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International Business Times

February 2026

Trump Suggests U.S. Could Pursue 'Friendly Takeover' of Cuba

The Cuban government is talking with us, and they're in a big deal of trouble,

Bill Clinton's Opening Statement For Epstein Files Deposition Compared to Hillary's

Bill Clintonpresident
I have no recollection of when I first met Ms. Maxwell, though I believe she was working for Mr. Epstein at the time."
Bill Clintonpresident
Before we start, I have to get personal. You made Hillary come in. She had nothing to do with Jeffrey Epstein. Nothing. She has no memory of even meeting him. She neither travelled with him nor visited any of his properties. Whether you subpoenaed ten people or 10,000, including her, was simply not right,
I'm here is that the girls and women whose lives Jeffrey Epstein destroyed deserve not only justice, but healing. They've been waiting too long for both,
I'm here today for two reasons. The first is that I love my country. And America was built upon the idea that no person is above the law, even Presidents — especially Presidents,

CEO Says AI is Main Reason For Laying Off Nearly Half of His Employees: 'Can Do More And Do It Better'

A significantly smaller team, using the tools we’re building, can do more and do it better. And intelligence tool capabilities are compounding faster every week,
Jack DorseycEO
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. I’d rather get there honestly and on our own terms than be forced into it reactively,
Jack DorseycEO
Yes we over-hired during covid because i incorrectly built 2 separate company structures (square & cash app),
Unwinding less than half an insane COVID overhiring binge has much more to do with Jack Dorsey's managerial incompetence than whether AI is going to take your job,

Epstein Subpoena For Trump's Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick 'Very Possible', Republicans Say

I actually haven't spoken to him about it, but from what I hear he was there with his wife and children and I guess in some cases some people were. I wasn't. I was never there. Somebody will someday say that. I was never there."
Adam Schiffdemocratic Senator
For months he's claimed to have spent 'zero time' with him. Now, in the Epstein Files, we learn that the two were in business together years after Epstein was first convicted, with Lutnick even planning to visit Epstein's private island."

Russian Officials Privately Mock Trump's 'Naïveté' About Putin's Real Goals, Intelligence Reports Reveal

We have continually shown them intelligence that shows the Russians are lying,
The Russians are privately mocking Trump over his naïveté about Putin's intentions. Putin doesn't want to end the war,

Hillary Clinton Insists She Has No New Info on Epstein While Blasting GOP for Not Holding Public Hearings

Bill Clintonpresident
I had no idea about their criminal activities. I do not recall ever encountering Mr. Epstein,
Bill Clintonpresident
Like every decent person, I have been horrified by what we have learned about their crimes. It's unfathomable that Mr. Epstein initially got a slap on the wrist in 2008, which allowed him to continue his predatory practices for another decade,
You have made little effort to call the people who show up most prominently in the Epstein files,

Howard Lutnick's 'Brash' Negotiation Tactics Sparking Fury Within Trump Administration: Report

The Cato Institute published a detailed analysis that debunked the claim entitled "Trump's $18 trillion Fantasy"

I did have lunch with him, as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me, as were my four children and nannies,
The reality is that only a small fraction of that [promised sum] has any specifics behind it and can really be considered new investment. So the rest of it is just repackaged stuff that they were already going to do, or stuff that's related to the AI boom and has almost nothing to do with tariffs,
Some Cabinet secretaries and senior officials in the administration are increasingly wary of what they describe as his brash and controlling style,
My wife was with me, as were my four children and nannies,
I did have lunch with him, as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation,

From Corporate Authority to Independent Influence: D Forbes-Edelen on Why AI Is Redefining Value for Women in Transition

The real shift is internal,
In transition, the innovators and the strategic conformers tend to move forward,
Imagine a young girl who can model ideas, critique systems, and test strategies with intelligent tools from the time she is five,
The future is not about choosing between AI and human expertise,
Right now, resources are distributed from the top down,
It's not about proving you were good enough before,

Lawmakers Blocked From Seeing Classified Intel Behind Tulsi Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint

Senator Mark Warner of Virginia and Representative Jim Himes of Connecticut, the ranking Democrats on the Senate and House intelligence committees, respectively, have formally pressed Gabbard's office to disclose who asserted the privilege and on what legal basis

FBI Director's Taxpayer-Funded Trip To Olympics Faces Scrutiny

The New York Times reviewed Patel's schedule in Italy and found that he had several hours of work meetings, but plenty of downtime

Ben Williamsontaxpayer expense, FBI spokesperson
Director Patel had highly productive meetings in Italy focused on strengthening joint counterterrorism coordination, transnational crime enforcement, the extradition of high value targets and Olympic security planning with our closest allies,

Why Pete Hegseth Is Demanding Anthropic Remove Its AI Safety Limits

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has given Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei until Friday evening to grant the US military unrestricted access to its Claude AI model, threatening to cancel the company's $200 million (£159 million) Pentagon contract and pursue a government blacklist designation if it refuses