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February 19, 2026

ICE at the polls? Arizona lawmakers consider bill to allow that

A bill in the Arizona Legislature would require county election offices to allow U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to be present at polling places in November. The bill would be the first in the nation, as several civil rights groups, lawmakers and political candidates said it would amount to voter intimidation.  Republican lawmakers want […]

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February 19, 2026

Trump hosting inaugural ‘Board of Peace’ meeting to rebuild Gaza

The inaugural meeting of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace is being held on Thursday. Representatives from more than two dozen countries set to focus on reconstructing war-torn Gaza and building an international stabilization force there. Ahead of the meeting, Trump said so far, board members have pledged $5 billion for reconstruction efforts. It’s estimated to cost $70 billion to rebuild the devastated enclave. Members of the board […]

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February 19, 2026

White House pushes back at Fed study saying Americans pay nearly all tariff cost

President Donald Trump’s tariffs have raised billions of dollars since he implemented them in January. Who pays for those has been hotly debated inside and outside of the Washington D.C. beltway.  The latest finding saying American consumers bear that cost has the White House lashing out.  White House economic advisor Kevin Hassett on Wednesday criticized […]

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February 19, 2026

The US gives Iran an ultimatum: Two weeks to make a deal

After indirect talks in Geneva, Vice President JD Vance issued a blunt warning: Iran has two weeks to meet U.S. demands. He said the negotiations failed to produce a breakthrough and that Tehran has not agreed to what he called the administration’s core requirements. The U.S. is insisting Iran halt uranium enrichment, arguing it gives […]

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February 19, 2026

New seismic data challenges Beijing’s nuclear test ban claims

A senior U.S. arms-control official says seismic data from June 22, 2020, point to a suspected low-yield nuclear test at China’s Lop Nur test site. Speaking at the Hudson Institute, Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Yeaw pointed to data from a monitoring station in Kazakhstan that detected a magnitude 2.75 event roughly 450 miles from […]

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February 19, 2026

Eight dead, one still missing after Tahoe avalanche

Officials in California confirmed Wednesday that eight people are dead and another is missing and presumed dead after a large-scale avalanche near Lake Tahoe, California. Search-and-rescue crews were able to extract six additional people who were caught in the avalanche Tuesday but not buried. It was the deadliest avalanche in the United States since a […]

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February 19, 2026

At Munich Security Conference, Europe questions its reliance on America

MUNICH, Germany — Black BMWs and Audis rolled up to Munich’s Hotel Bayerischer Hof, their tinted windows concealing presidents, prime ministers and military commanders. From nearby rooftops, snipers scanned the streets below, where police sealed off blocks throughout Old Town. This was the scene in the Bavarian capital last Friday, the opening day of the […]

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February 19, 2026

NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya becomes third CDC head in under a year

The National Institutes of Health announced its director, Jay Bhattacharya, would also temporarily head the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, The New York Times reports.  Bhattacharya is the third person to lead the CDC since President Donald Trump returned to the White House. Last summer, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy fired […]

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February 19, 2026

Zuckerberg testifies in California trial that ‘could wipe out’ social media

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended his company in a Los Angeles court as part of a landmark civil trial over social media. The 20-year-old plaintiff says she became addicted to social media as a child, and the algorithms of Instagram and YouTube harmed her mental health. Lawsuit The plaintiff, known as “Kaley,” and her mother […]