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February 2026

Trump Says He's Weighing Several ‘Off Ramps’ From Iran Strike: ‘I Can Go Long’

Donald Trumppresident
My administration has taken every possible step to minimise the risk to US personnel in the region. Even so, and I do not make this statement lightly, the Iranian regime seeks to kill,
I can go long and take over the whole thing, or end it in two or three days and tell the Iranians: 'See you again in a few years if you start rebuilding [your nuclear and missile programs],
I saw that every month they did something bad, blew something up or killed someone,

Lawmaker Slams 'Feckless' Mike Johnson And Trump Over Iran Strike

The Iranian regime seeks to kill. The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost and we may have casualties. That often happens in war, but we’re doing this not for now. We’re doing this for the future, and it is a noble mission.”
Seth Moultonu.S. Representative from Massachusetts
The President didn’t even try to explain that this was just a limited strike. He said outright, this is war. These are major combat operations, and under the Constitution, that means Congress must vote on whether or not we send American troops to war,
Seth Moultonu.S. Representative from Massachusetts
He hasn’t asked the American people. He hasn’t asked the U.S. Congress. He just got the go ahead from Benjamin Netanyahu, and now we’re at war,
Wolf Blitzeramerican journalist and television news anchor (born 1948)
Not under the completely feckless Mike Johnson. I think he will go down as the weakest speaker in American history, and he’s not talking about calling us back at all,
There’s no strategy underlying what we’re doing,
It seems that the only person that Trump cares about getting permission from is Benjamin Netanyahu.”

Marjorie Taylor Greene Blasts Trump Admin As 'Sick F**king Liars' As Iran Strikes Divide GOP

Donald Trumppresident
My administration is taking every possible step to minimize the risk to U.S. personnel in the region. Even so, and I do not make this statement lightly, the Iranian regime seeks to kill,
The Constitution conferred the power to declare or initiate war to Congress for a reason, to make war less likely.... As with all war, my first and purest instinct is wish Americans soldiers safety and success in their mission,
The Trump admin actually asked in a poll how many casualties voters were willing to accept in a war with Iran???,
Lindsey Grahamsenator
I echo President Trump’s call to the Iranian military, IRGC and security forces to lay down their arms. I echo his call to the Iranian people to take back their government,

Ahead Of Strikes, Trump Told Iran Attack Was High Risk, High Reward

Donald Trumppresident
For these reasons, the United States military is undertaking a massive and ongoing operation to prevent this very wicked, radical dictatorship from threatening America and our core national security interests. We are going to destroy their missiles and raze their missile industry to the ground,
The lives of courageous American heroes may be lost, and we may have casualties — that often happens in war,
Nicole Grajewskiforeign policy researcher
The Iranian opposition is pretty fragmented. It’s unclear what the population is willing to do in terms of rising up,
Daniel B. Shapiroamerican diplomat
Iran has many more ballistic missiles that can reach U.S. bases than the U.S. has interceptors... some Iranian weapons will get through,

Leading Lights Of MAGA Dodge Accountability For Epstein Ties — So Far

We’re going to continue to ask questions of everyone that shows up in photos on the island and things like that,
Ro Khannau.S. Representative from California
There are other societies that are applying the proper seriousness and gravity to the matter,
Elon Muskright activist
Do you have any parties planned?”

Trump Administration Cannot ‘Terrorize' Minnesota's Refugees With Arrests, U.S. Judge Rules

The administration had sought to do so under a policy adopted as part of “Operation PARRIS,” a program announced in January that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security billed as “a sweeping initiative” to reexamine thousands of refugee cases

John R. Tunheimjudge
This Court will not allow federal authorities to use a new and erroneous statutory interpretation to terrorize refugees who immigrated to this country under the promise that they would be welcomed and allowed to live in peace, far from the persecution they fled,

Los Angeles School Superintendent Placed On Paid Leave Amid Federal Probe

The move on Friday by the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education comes two days after the FBI served search warrants at his home and the district’s headquarters

CNN Legal Analyst Rips Trump DOJ For 'Embarrassing' Lack Of Epstein Investigations: 'Perhaps Purposeful'

Elie HonigcNN senior legal analyst
The United States Department of Justice is getting lapped by both Congress and the British authorities on follow-up investigations around the Epstein files,
Elie HonigcNN senior legal analyst
Not exactly the tenacious prosecutorial posture Blanche and I learned during our concurrent early days at the Southern District of New York. But hey, if our Justice Department isn’t going to make meaningful use of its own Epstein files, at least others will.”
Elie HonigcNN senior legal analyst
British police investigated and arrested a former prince (Andrew) and a lord (Mandelson); have subjected both men, and others around them, to extensive questioning; and have conducted searches at properties associated with the subjects,
Elie HonigcNN senior legal analyst
Meanwhile, the British authorities and Congress forge ahead,
Yet we’ve seen no indication of DoJ doing any such thing,
As British police arrest astonishingly powerful men for their dealings with Jeffrey Epstein and the U.S. House of Representatives tries to force titans of finance and politics to answer tough questions, our Justice Department lags far behind.”

Neil Sedaka, The Singer-Songwriter Behind Dozens Of Hits Of The ‘60s And '70s, Dies

Our family is devastated by the sudden passing of our beloved husband, father and grandfather, Neil Sedaka,
Past 70, Pavarotti told me the vocal cords are not what they used to be. I’m very fortunate that my voice has held,

Trump Orders All Federal Agencies To Phase Out Use Of Anthropic Technology

Sam AltmanopenAI CEO
For all the differences I have with Anthropic, I mostly trust them as a company, and I think they really do care about safety, and I’ve been happy that they’ve been supporting our war fighters,
The Pentagon is negotiating with Google and OpenAI to try to get them to agree to what Anthropic has refused,
We will not let ANY company dictate the terms regarding how we make operational decisions,
John N.T. Shanahana retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who last served as the first Director of the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center
Since I was square in the middle of Project Maven & Google, it’s reasonable to assume I would take the Pentagon’s side here,

'Can I Use Any Profanity?': Morgan Freeman Rips Trump And His Immigration Policies

Academy Award winner Morgan Freeman on Thursday unleashed on President Donald Trump during a no-holds-barred appearance on MS NOW, but only after graciously asking “Last Word” host Lawrence O’Donnell if he could “use profanity” to do so

Lawrence O'Donnellhost
I’m constantly reminded of Germany in 1935,
I don’t know what I would say to young people, other than if you are at all aware of where we’re headed, where we are right now and where we’re headed — and if you don’t agree with it — there is one sure way to change the direction of our country: Vote.”
Morgan Freemanamerican actor and producer (born 1937)
Now this administration wants to build large detention centers.”

Former DOD Lawyer Shreds Trump's 'Madcap' Scheme For 2026 Elections

Goodman made his case on “OutFront” after The Washington Post reported that a group of MAGA activists drafted an executive order to accuse China of interfering in the 2020 elections as a pretext for declaring a national emergency for the 2026 midterms

There is a criminal statute that says that people should not engage in a conspiracy to deprive people of their rights. That’s 18 U.S.C. § 241. And it specifically says a conspiracy with respect to the right to exercise one’s vote. That’s what it’s about.”
He can’t legally do it, so I don’t think this survives first contact with the courts,
Erin Burnetthost
It’s madcap in a certain sense of how extraordinary the idea is,
So he passed an executive order, middle of last year,
If [Trump] passes this kind of executive order, I imagine within hours there will be people who have already developed their litigation strategy to counter it, because it’s being broadcast by him and his team, or at least by this group with The Washington Post.”
Not saying that China would or wouldn’t do it, but I just am making the point here that bipartisan Congress acknowledged that Russia did interfere, and they’re not mentioning that,

Love The Dyson V8? Reviewers Say This Mini Version Delivers Similar Power For Over $100 Less

While there’s no shortage of budget options on the web, reviewers call Dyson’s handheld, cordless vac a “small but professional cleaning device,” that’s “so worth the investment,” especially when it’s on rare sale for 20% off

Honestly bought this for work and now I take it home every weekend to get some of my stuff at home done…... Bad ass little vacuum would definitely recommend to anyone who needs a powerful lil vacuum
Tafanireviewer
Don’t waste money on other brands,

Lauren Boebert Gives Jaw-Dropping Excuse For Snapping Pic Of Hillary Clinton In Closed Deposition

Lauren Boebert gave an absurd reason for giving a right-wing influencer a photograph of Hillary Clinton testifying Thursday during her closed door deposition, possibly breaking House Oversight Committee rules

Lauren Boebertunited States Representative from Colorado since 2021
I really admired her, um, blue suit, so I wanted to capture that for everyone,
No U.S. Ambassadors were harmed in the taking of today’s photo,
Lauren Boebertunited States Representative from Colorado since 2021
So I guess in regards to taking photos, I do not recall,
It then got, at the end, quite unusual, because I started being asked about UFOs and a series of questions about ‘Pizzagate,’ one of the most vile, bogus conspiracy theories that was propagated on the internet, that was serving as the basis of a member’s questions to me,
We had a bit of a challenge in the beginning, because we agreed upon rules based on the fact it was going to be a closed hearing at their demand, and one of the members violated that rule, which was very upsetting,

Gavin Newsom Makes Stark Prediction About The Fate Of Donald Trump's Presidency

Here’s what’s more alarming and this is my biggest concern — is that there’s a chance that we may not [ever] know for one reason.”
Even if [Trump and his supporters] fell out, he’s the president of the United States for the next three years. Good news, he’s temporary. That’s just three years. And the presidency as we know it will de facto end this November when we get the gavel back and Speaker [Hakeem] Jeffries becomes the next speaker, as long as we remain vigilant,
There’s a reason he’s single-handedly worked so hard to make sure they were never released... Period.”
The courts are speed bumps [to Trump], they’re not stop signs. He tries to work around them. He doesn’t believe in coequal branches of government.”
He’s a reality, and we can’t turn our back to that reality.”

Girlfriend's Defense Of Kash Patel's Winter Olympics Trip Goes Off The Rails

Country singer Alexis Wilkins briefly answered a question about her boyfriend Kash Patel’s controversial visit to the Winter Olympics ― and she took a wild detour

Alexis Wilkinssinger
So I really am not going to dip too much into this, because this is kind of my whole point,
So, I think that we should be probably more concerned with the fact that, you know, the Democrats were trying to spend millions of dollars to see if mice can be transgender,
President Trump still calls the fake news ‘fake news’ ― and that’s how we know they’re the fake news,

U.S. Stocks Sink, Oil Prices Rise As Inflation, AI, War Worries Hit Wall Street

A surprisingly discouraging update on inflation is also hurting the market, while oil prices climb with worries about tensions between the United States and Iran

I don’t think we’re early to this realization. I think most companies are late. Within the next year, I believe the majority of companies will reach the same conclusion and make similar structural changes.”
Jack DorseycEO
Intelligence tools have changed what it means to build and run a company,

Security Footage Contradicts DHS Story After Disabled Refugee Dies In Buffalo Cold

Nobody told me or my family or attorney where my dad was dropped off,
Chuck Schumersenate Minority Leader
Border Patrol took a nearly blind father, barely able to communicate, and seemingly abandoned him in the cold far from his home without telling his loved ones. My heart breaks for Nurul Amin Shah Alam’s family,
We want his death to bring awareness to his community, his family, his community at large. We want his name, his story to be a voice for those who are still suffering,
He is not able to use a phone and does not know phone numbers or addresses,