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Tennessee Republicans propose bill that would allow the death penalty for women who have an abortion

Monday 23 February 2026 13:26 EST Republicans in Tennessee have proposed a bill that would allow women who have had an abortion to be sentenced to death. House Bill 570 allows for the death penalty to be imposed on women who have abortions, as well as charging women “involved in the homicide of her own unborn child” with homicide. It was co-sponsored by state Rep. Jody Barrett and Senator Mark Pody, who sponsored the bill, though it is not yet on the calendar for consideration, according to T ...

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Peter Attia Out at CBS News After Epstein Files Correspondence Disclosures (Exclusive)

Home Business Business News Peter Attia Out at CBS News After Epstein Files Correspondence Disclosures (Exclusive) The longevity researcher and health influencer had been named a contributor to CBS by Bari Weiss last month. By Alex Weprin February 23, 2026 10:47am Peter Attia Photo by David Dee Delgado/Getty Images for The New York Times Longevity guru Dr. Peter Attia is stepping aside as a contributor to CBS News, after correspondence between Jeffrey Epstein and the researcher and heal ...

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Trump Iran airstrikes decision to be guided by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff's advice

Donald Trump’s decision to order airstrikes against Iran will hinge in part on the judgment of Trump’s special envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, about whether Tehran is stalling over a deal to relinquish its capacity to produce nuclear weapons, according to people familiar with the matter. The president has not made a final determination on any strikes, as the administration prepares for Iran to send its latest proposal this week, ahead of what officials have described as a last-ditch ro ...

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Lawyer in SCOTUS case against Trump's tariffs says his clients want a refund

Updated February 23, 2026 1:48 PM ET Neal Katyal, one of the attorneys who argued on behalf of plaintiffs in the U.S. Supreme Court case against Trump's tariffs, told Morning Edition that his clients want a refund from the federal government. "There's a pretty commonsense principle, which is if you've collected a bunch of money illegally and the court says it's illegal, then you've got to give it back," Katyal said. "It's not a finders keepers rule in this country. We have a s ...

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Trump snubbed as U.S. Women's Hockey Team declines State of the Union invitation

Olympic champions opt out of high-profile White House moment, citing scheduling conflicts Aaron Parnas 2 hours ago The gold medal–winning U.S. women’s hockey team has declined an invitation to attend President Donald Trump’s upcoming State of the Union address, citing prior commitments. A spokesperson for USA Hockey confirmed that the team was invited to the event but would be unable to attend due to scheduling conflicts. The statement emphasized the players’ appreciation for the re ...

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Epstein hid secret files in storage units across US

(The Telegraph) Jeffrey Epstein hid computers and photographs from United States authorities in secret storage lockers across the country, The Telegraph can reveal. Documents uncovered by this newspaper show the paedophile paid private detectives to remove equipment from his Florida home in an apparent attempt to prevent investigators from finding it. Search warrants reviewed by The Telegraph suggest US authorities never raided the lockers, raising the possibility that they may contain unseen evidence relating to Epstein and his associates, including Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Lord Mandelson.

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Mar-a-Lago Gunman 'Fixated' on Epstein Files, Believed There Was a Trump Government 'Cover-up'

(Mediaite) TMZ reported on Sunday that the man who was shot and killed by Secret Service agents after he breached the secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago with a shotgun was “fixated” on the files tied to Jeffrey Epstein and believed there was a “government cover-up” protecting his accomplices. The report is based on text messages from February 15 and from “sources who worked” with the man — identified as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin — at a North Carolina golf course. TMZ also reported that Martin “regularly expressed support” for President Donald Trump; he apparently wasn’t as much of a MAGA fan anymore, considering he was prepared to attack the president’s estate.

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US tourists stranded after Mexico drug lord's killing sparks wave of violence

(CNN) The US State Department urged American nationals in parts of Mexico to “seek shelter and remain in residences or hotels.” Other tourists were stranded after several US carriers suspended flights to Puerto Vallarta.The killing of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes triggered unrest in 20 of Mexico’s 32 states, with suspected gang members torching buses and businesses, blocking roads and clashing with security forces. Mexico’s Security Cabinet said 252 blockades were reported in states right across the country, and included what it called “localized incidents and isolated blockades.”

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Kash Patel Faces Backlash For Flying To Winter Olympics, Partying It Up With Team USA

(Huff Post) FBI Director Kash Patel is facing backlash for reportedly using an FBI jet to head to Italy where he spent the final days of the Winter Olympics watching hockey and, later, celebrating Team USA’s gold medal win over Canada on Sunday. Patel, a hockey fan since his childhood, was spotted at the U.S. men’s semifinal game against Slovakia, and later at the final, where he was seen celebrating with Team USA center Dylan Larkin in the locker room after America’s overtime win.

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Kash Patel once slammed FBI predecessor for taxpayer-funded travel

(Ron Filipowski) Kash Patel in 2023: “I’m just saying Chris Wray doesn’t need a government funded G5 jet to go to vacations. Maybe we ground that plane. $15,000 every time it takes off. Just a thought.”

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Education Department hands off more of its responsibilities to other U.S. agencies

2 min ago - Feb. 23, 2026 4:30 PM PT WASHINGTON — The Education Department is handing over more of its programs and grants to other federal agencies, announcing a pair of new agreements Monday that move the Trump administration closer to its goal of shuttin ... (Los Angles Times/AP)

Canada plans to assist Cuba as Washington squeezes the island

23 min ago - Canada said on Monday it plans to provide assistance to Cuba while the island grapples with fuel shortages after Washington moved to choke off Cuba’s oil supplies. Washington has escalated a pressure campaign against the Communist-run island and ... (CNN)

Former ICE instructor testifies that agency slashed training for new officers

30 min ago - Updated February 23, 2026 at 6:30 p.m. EST A former instructor for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday accused the agency of dramatically slashing training standards for new officers and lying to Congress about it as the Trump administ ... (Washington Post)

Newly unearthed DEA document from Epstein files raises question: Did Epstein facilitate drug trafficking?

56 min ago - February 23, 2026 / 6:20 PM EST Jeffrey Epstein was the subject of a previously undisclosed U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency investigation — a five-year-plus probe targeting him and 14 other individuals for suspicious money transfers possibly linked ... (CBS News)

Exclusive: Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump

1 hr ago - The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds. It also removed some documents from the public database where accusations against Jeffrey Epstein ... (NPR)

Park ranger fired for hanging trans pride flag sues Interior Department

1 hr ago - 02/23/26 6:20 PM ET A former National Park Service (NPS) ranger who was fired last year for hanging a transgender pride flag in Yosemite National Park sued multiple federal agencies Monday over their termination, arguing it violated their First Amend ... (The Hill)

Paramount submits higher offer for Warner Bros.

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House Democrats bringing Jeffrey Epstein survivors to Trump's State of the Union speech

1 hr ago - Feb. 23, 2026, 4:02 PM EST / Updated Feb. 23, 2026, 5:32 PM EST At least half a dozen House Democrats have invited survivors of Jeffrey Epstein to be their guests at President Donald Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night. They include Rep ... (NBC News)

Trump administration expands efforts to dismantle the Education Department

2 hrs ago - 02/23/2026 04:57 PM EST The Trump administration is expanding its efforts to dismantle the Education Department by moving its oversight of school safety grants and foreign funding for universities to other agencies, the administration announced Monda ... (Politico)

US pulls nonessential staff from Beirut embassy as tensions with Iran ratchet up

2 hrs ago - Mon, February 23, 2026 at 4:20 PM EST The United States has ordered nonessential personnel and their family members to leave its embassy in Beirut, a senior State Department official told Military Times on Monday, as Washington continues a massive mi ... (Yahoo! News/Military Times)

Why some Democratic women will wear white to Trump's State of the Union

3 hrs ago - 12h Washington — When President Trump gives his State of the Union address on Tuesday night, more than a dozen Democratic congresswomen plan to again make a sartorial political statement by wearing white, according to the Democratic Women's Cauc ... (msn/CBS News)

A new lawsuit alleges DHS illegally tracked and intimidated observers

3 hrs ago - Updated February 23, 2026 3:06 PM ET Last month, Colleen Fagan was observing an immigration enforcement operation at an apartment complex in Portland, Maine, when federal agents scanned her face with a smartphone and appeared to record her car licens ... (NPR)

Widespread Kaiser Strike to End After 4 Weeks With No Deal Yet

7 hrs ago - By Farida Jhabvala Romero Feb 23, 2026 Updated 12:47 pm PT A four-week strike by thousands of Kaiser Permanente health care workers in California and Hawaii is set to end Tuesday morning, even though no contract deal has been reached, according to th ... (KQED)

Isaac Hayes estate settles lawsuit accusing Trump of unauthorized song use

9 hrs ago - By SAFIYAH RIDDLE Updated 6:33 PM CST, February 23, 2026 President Donald Trump has settled a lawsuit with the estate of renowned singer and songwriter Isaac Hayes that accused the president of using the hit record “Hold On, I’m Coming” ... (AP)

SCOTUS passes on Boeing bid to block pilot union suit over 737 Max training

10 hrs ago - February 23, 2026 WASHINGTON (CN) — The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case brought by Boeing, in which the aviation company requested the high court block a pilot association from suing over inadequate training for the 737 Max, the ... (Courthouse News Service)

Secret Hidden Epstein Photos Heap More Pressure on Bondi

10 hrs ago - Jeffrey Epstein had at least six storage units throughout the country where he hid materials that were apparently never searched. Documents obtained by The Telegraph reportedly show the late pedophile kept up payments on the lockers right up until hi ... (Daily Beast)

CDC deputy director abruptly resigns from role as agency reels from turnover

11 hrs ago - Mon 23 Feb 2026 12.52 EST Last modified on Mon 23 Feb 2026 13.04 EST Ralph Abraham, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s principal deputy director, has stepped down, the agency said on Monday, announcing the exit of a top official ... (The Guardian/Reuters)

Jeanine Pirro's office shelves pursuit of Democrats over social video, sources say

11 hrs ago - Feb. 23, 2026, 6:25 PM EST Jeanine Pirro's office has decided to stop pursuing the case against six Democratic lawmakers who urged members of the military and intelligence communities in a social media video not to comply with unlawful orders, three ... (NBC News)

Wisconsin taxpayers accuse Legislature of wasting funds on private attorneys

11 hrs ago - February 23, 2026 MADISON, Wis. (CN) — Three Wisconsin taxpayers accused the Legislature of wasting taxpayer dollars to the tune of $26 million on private lawyers to undermine Democrat Attorney General Josh Kaul in a newly available lawsuit. In ... (Courthouse News Service)

Pentagon Says They Haven't Been Ordered to Send Medical Boat to Greenland - Despite Trump Claim a 'Great Hospital Boat'

12 hrs ago - Feb 23rd, 2026, 5:55 pm President Donald Trump claimed a "great hospital boat" was on its way to Greenland to help sick people there who aren't "being taken care of" -- but the Pentagon reportedly says it has not received any such orders. Trump anno ... (MEDIAite)