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Black Allies Defend Trump on Race
Black Allies Defend
Trump on Race
Feb 18, 2026 7:10 PM CST

Black Allies Defend Trump on Race

Presidential pardon czar says her presence shows 'how he feels about Black Americans'

(Newser) - During a White House Black History Month event on Wednesday, President Trump honored the Rev. Jesse Jackson while showcasing praise from Black supporters and revisiting his record on race-related issues. The Black History Month event at the White House was held shortly after an outcry erupted over a video Trump...

Democrats Will Counter Trump's SOTU Differently

New York Times reports they're changing tactics from last year

(Newser) - When President Trump delivers his State of the Union next Tuesday, at least a dozen Democratic members of Congress won't be there to hear it, as has occurred in years past . NBC News reports the lawmakers plan to boycott the address and instead appear at a "People's...

Trump Is Ditching Air Force One's Robin's Egg Blue

Repainted presidential jets will adopt Trump's preferred color scheme

(Newser) - The president's planes are getting a makeover in President Trump's favored colors. Officials tell CBS News the US Air Force is phasing out the Kennedy-era robin's egg blue-and-white palette on its presidential and VIP aircraft in favor of a dark navy, deep red, gold, and white scheme...

Vatican Explains Why It Won't Join Trump's Board of Peace

Cardinal emphasizes the UN should lead global crisis management

(Newser) - The Vatican won't take a seat at President Trump's new foreign-policy table. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See's top diplomat, said Tuesday that the Vatican will not accept Trump's invite to join his "Board of Peace," which is set to hold its first meeting...

Epstein Files Test 'Teflon Don'
Epstein Files Test 'Teflon Don'
Feb 18, 2026 8:52 AM CST

Epstein Files Test 'Teflon Don'

Amid consequences for others with Epstein ties, White House dismisses the backlash

(Newser) - Around the world, there have been resignations of top government officials , politicians , and lawyers , and new law enforcement investigations launched. Yet at the White House, officials' ties to Jeffrey Epstein are not resulting in a mass exodus, seemingly demonstrating "the Trump administration's ability to repel even the most...

Trump Calls Jesse Jackson a Political 'Force of Nature'

President recalls decades-long friendship, policy alliances with civil rights leader

(Newser) - President Trump is mourning Jesse Jackson while also revisiting their decades-long rapport. In a Truth Social post on Tuesday morning, Trump called the civil rights leader, who died at 84 , a "force of nature" and "a good man" with "grit" and "street smarts," while offering...

Hillary Clinton Alleges Epstein 'Cover-Up'

Ex secretary of state demands full file release, decries congressional inquiry as biased

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton says the Trump administration isn't coming clean on Jeffrey Epstein as part of a "continuing cover-up." In a BBC interview from Berlin, the former secretary of state accused officials of "slow-walking" the release of Epstein-related documents and "redacting the names of men" in...

Deal or War? It's a Crucial Day for US and Iran

Trump, ayatollah each issue threats as nuclear talks resume

(Newser) - It's a crucial day for US-Iranian relations as talks resume on Tehran's nuclear program. Axios sees the summit in Geneva as a possible "make or break moment" that will determine whether the nations strike a deal or head to a military conflict. The leaders of both nations...

Kelly: 'Reckless' Trump 'Only Knows How to Break Things'

Arizona Democrat weighs 2028 bid amid clash with Trump administration

(Newser) - Mark Kelly is sounding a lot like a presidential candidate these days, talking up his qualifications in a new interview with the BBC . The Democratic senator said he will "seriously consider" a 2028 presidential run, framing the decision as a response to what he called "seriously challenging times....

Trump Blames Democrats for 'Massive Ecological Disaster'

He says feds will take lead role in response to Potomac sewage spill

(Newser) - President Trump is sending federal help to deal with a major sewage spill in the Potomac River and pinning the blame squarely on local Democrats. In a Truth Social post Monday, Trump called the wastewater release a "massive Ecological Disaster" and accused Washington, DC, and Maryland officials of "...

Military Airlifts Small Reactor as Part of a Trump Project

Ferrying of components is a first

(Newser) - In a first-of-its-kind move, three US C-17 transport jets on Sunday flew components of a compact, unfueled nuclear reactor from March Air Reserve Base in California to Hill Air Force Base in Utah—where it will be tested. The device, a Valar Atomics Ward 250 "mini-reactor," sat in...

Israel Claiming West Bank Land for the State

Critics say move entrenches settlements, violates international law

(Newser) - Israel is moving ahead with a new land-registration system in the occupied West Bank that Palestinians say amounts to annexation. The government is expected to formally register large tracts in Area C—about 60% of the territory—as state land, a step Israeli ministers openly link to expanding Jewish settlements...

Public Health-Care Costs Are for Patients, or So We Thought

Insurers and hospitals end up using the posted prices for leverage, per KFF News

(Newser) - Republicans have long argued that if patients could see medical prices upfront, they'd act like bargain hunters and push costs down. KFF Health News reports that hasn't happened. Both the Trump and Biden administrations have tried to force hospitals and insurers to publicly post prices, but compliance has...

Local Cops Hedge on Investigating Federal Agents
When ICE Agents Shoot,
Local Cops Often Step Back
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Feb 15, 2026 1:40 PM CST

When ICE Agents Shoot, Local Cops Often Step Back

Legal experts say local police have obligation to investigate shootings by feds, but it rarely happens

(Newser) - Police in one Chicago suburb were securing the scene when they decided that the one thing they wouldn't do is scrutinize the federal agent who'd just killed a man. Bodycam footage from Franklin Park, Illinois, shows then-police chief Mike Witz telling his officers last September that they wouldn'...

Asked About Ape Video, Obama Laments 'Clown Show'

Former president doesn't name Trump, but he worries about American discourse

(Newser) - Barack Obama is addressing the infamous ape video for the first time, and he sees it as an example of what he calls the "clown show" of American discourse at the moment. When appearing on the No Lie podcast , host Brian Tyler Cohen asked Obama about President Trump reposting...

With US Oil Embargo, Cuba Scraps Cigar Fair for Now

Cultural events are being called off because of fuel shortages and blackouts

(Newser) - Cuba's annual cigar fair, which was scheduled for the last week of February, has been postponed, organizers said Saturday, as the island faces blackouts and severe fuel shortages brought about by a US oil embargo. In a statement, the cigar fair's organizer, Habanos S.A. said it decided to...

Analysis Shows Americans Pay Nearly All Tariff Costs

New York Fed's findings undercuts Trump's claim about who pays

(Newser) - Americans, not overseas sellers, are paying almost all of President Trump's tariff increases, according to a new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The report finds that roughly 90% of the cost of the administration's import duties is falling on US consumers and businesses, undercutting...

WH 'Excellently Preserved' as East Wing Was Destroyed

So says a memo made public on Friday

(Newser) - The White House mansion's eastern facade appears to have been "excellently preserved" when demolition crews tore down the East Wing to make way for President Trump's planned ballroom, an administration official said in a memo made public on Friday. Contractors took pains to protect the White House...

3 Dead After US Military Strikes Another Boat

US Southern Command says the 'narco-trafficking' hit against took place in the Caribbean

(Newser) - The US military said on Friday that it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Caribbean Sea. US Southern Command said on social media that the boat "was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was engaged in narco-trafficking...

Ford Strike Group Heads to Mideast During Iran Talks

Trump says deployment is 'in case we don't make a deal'

(Newser) - President Trump is doubling down on a show of US naval power in the Middle East as he pushes for a fast-track deal with Iran over its nuclear program. The Pentagon will deploy the USS Gerald R. Ford and its strike group to the Gulf region, officials confirmed, adding a...

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