A newly uncovered 2020 email, purportedly from the Justice Department during President Donald Trump’s first administration, is drawing renewed scrutiny after referring to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s death as a “murder” investigation. The email, released amid the DOJ’s disclosure of roughly 3.5 million Epstein-related documents, appears to show a…

A National Park Service worker who hung a transgender pride flag at Yosemite National Park has filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Washington, D.C., claiming First Amendment violations. The case centers on whether federal employees can exercise protected speech rights when expressing personal views on matters of public…

By Sam Barron | Monday, February 23, 2026 at 9:18 p.m. EST The Central Intelligence Agency provided Mexico with intelligence on the location of drug lord Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” which led to his killing Sunday. A U.S. official confirmed Mexican authorities tracked Oseguera Cervantes through one…

By A News Analyst | Monday, 23 February 2026 01:59 PM EST Some Republican lawmakers are hopeful that an agreement can be reached this week on a final Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill, The Hill reported. “Once the State of the Union is over, then I’m sure talks…

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has invited Ziba Murat, daughter of Dr. Gulshan Abbas, to attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday. In a statement, Johnson noted that in 2018, Dr. Gulshan Abbas was forcibly detained and arrested by the Chinese Communist Party in the Xinjiang…

Maryland has filed a lawsuit seeking to block the federal government’s plan to convert a warehouse into an immigration detention facility, alleging violations of environmental laws and procedural requirements. Attorney General Anthony Brown announced the suit against the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), arguing the…

By Jim Mishler Monday, 23 February 2026 A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement instructor told members of Congress on Monday that the agency’s accelerated hiring effort could result in new recruits entering the field with less preparation. Ryan Schwank, an attorney who resigned from ICE earlier this month, testified…

By Brian Freeman | Monday, 23 February 2026 11:49 AM EST Increasing negative political discourse is inciting real-world violence against Republicans, Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., stated in a recent interview. She cited multiple assassination attempts against President Donald Trump and what she described as a broader rise in threats nationwide….