POLITICS * In rare move, Veterans Affairs pulls back on controversial disability rule - (The Washington Post) * Trump says world has 10 days to see if Iran agrees deal or 'bad things happen' - (BBC News) * Israeli settlers kill 19-year-old Palestinian American, officials and witnesses say - (Associated Press) * U.
POLITICS * Canadians kind of hate America now. Our new poll shows just how much. - (Politico) * Former South Korean President Yoon receives life sentence for imposing martial law - (Associated Press) * February 18, 2026 - (Substack.com) * As Israel takes steps to claim land in West Bank, U.S. stands by - (The Washington
POLITICS * Trump Suffers Record Low Polling on Key MAGA Policy - (Daily Beast) * U.S. offers more details on claim China conducted secret nuclear weapons test - (The Washington Post) * Why California could be the big winner as EPA abandons climate policy - (Politico) * DHS spokeswoman who became a face of Trump deportation
POLITICS * Nancy Guthrie disappearance: Savannah Guthrie says 'we still believe' as FBI investigates DNA - (Fox News) * American surfer Kurt Van Dyke found dead in apparent robbery at his home in Costa Rica - (CNN) * Iran meets UN nuclear watchdog in Geneva ahead of more US talks - (Associated Press) * U.
POLITICS * How the case against a Venezuelan man who was shot by an ICE agent fell apart - (CNN) * States reliant on Colorado River fail to meet the latest deadline to find consensus - (Associated Press) * Sen. Mark Kelly's lawyer urges DOJ officials not to seek indictment for a second
POLITICS * What's next for Cuba? Trump turns the screws as the island runs out of jet fuel - (CNBC) * New images of White House ballroom show clearest look yet at Trump project - (The Washington Post) * Prime Minister Carney and Canada's main opposition leader hold hands during school
POLITICS * Bangladesh Nationalist Party claims victory in country’s first election since 2024 uprising - (Associated Press) * Japan Seizes Chinese Fishing Boat and Arrests Its Skipper - (The Wall Street Journal) * Ocasio-Cortez, Rubio to offer dueling visions of world order in Munich - (The Washington Post) * Second US aircraft carrier is being
POLITICS * Billionaire Jim Ratcliffe Says UK Is ‘Colonized’ by Immigrants - (Bloomberg) * Police identify 18-year-old as suspect in Tumbler Ridge shootings - (BBC News) * Poll: Top NATO allies don’t think US helps deter enemies anymore - (Politico) * US Energy Secretary Chris Wright visits Venezuela to assess oil industry overhaul - (Associated
POLITICS * Three House Republicans cross party lines to block effort to shield Trump from challenges to his tariffs - (CNN) * The Swamp: What Kennedy Center Boss Really Knew About Trump’s Shutdown - (Daily Beast) * Democratic governors pledge to boycott White House events after a Trump snub - (Politico) * Minnesota gubernatorial candidate suspends
POLITICS * How the Trump administration skirts — and defies — court rulings on ICE detentions - (Politico) * After Greenland, it’s the micro-agressions - (Politico) * 'Despicable and reprehensible': China lashes out at UK expansion of visa scheme following Jimmy Lai conviction - (CNBC) * House approves housing bill, setting stage for tough Senate
POLITICS * Eritrea accuses Ethiopia of fabricating report its troops had crossed the border - (BBC News) * Israeli security cabinet approves rules to increase control over West Bank - (Al Jazeera English) * Hong Kong court jails pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai for 20 years - (BBC News) * Japan election: Japanese stocks surge as
POLITICS * Democrat Chasity Verret Martinez wins District 60 seat, replacing Chad Brown - (The Advocate) * Immigrant whose skull was broken in 8 places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked - (NPR) * Appeals court affirms Trump policy of jailing immigrants without bond - (Associated Press) * Trump aims to hold the first meeting of
