By Mark Swanson, Wednesday, February 18, 2026 Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., warned that the survival of Iran’s ruling regime poses a fatal threat to the Abraham Accords and broader Middle East peace efforts, arguing that a historic opportunity for change is at hand. During a visit to the United Arab…

The Republicans running to be Texas’ next attorney general are attempting to prove their unwavering loyalty to President Donald Trump and his agenda. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, a member of the Freedom Caucus, is competing against state Sen. Mayes Middleton; attorney Aaron Reitz, formerly with the Department of Justice; and…

By Nicole Weatherholtz | Wednesday, 18 February 2026 12:14 PM EST Facing mounting backlash after 19 people died during a winter cold snap, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is reversing a major campaign promise and reinstating homeless encampment sweeps across the five boroughs. The mayor is expected to restart…

By Sam Barron | Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 7:40 PM EST Republican California State Senator Steven Choi introduced Senate Bill 1176, which would prohibit adversarial foreign actors from purchasing, acquiring, leasing, or holding a controlling interest in California agricultural land. The legislation targets businesses and governments from countries designated as…

By Hans von Spakovsky | Wednesday, 18 February 2026 03:32 PM EST With the passage of the revised Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 11, it is now up to the U.S. Senate to overcome a threatened filibuster and pass legislation that…

By Jim Thomas | Wednesday, 18 February 2026 09:06 PM EST A federal audit found that nearly 1 in 5 of the nondomiciled commercial driver’s licenses reviewed in Illinois were issued in violation of federal requirements. The audit prompted the U.S. Transportation Department to give the state 30 days to…

Denmark’s King Frederik arrived in Nuuk on Wednesday as he embarked on his second visit to Greenland within a year, underscoring unity with the Danish territory in the face of President Donald Trump’s push to acquire the Arctic island. The visit comes after Greenland, Denmark, and the U.S. launched diplomatic…

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett has labeled a recent New York Federal Reserve study on tariff impacts as the worst paper in the history of the Federal Reserve system, demanding disciplinary action against its authors. In a recent interview, Hassett criticized the report published February 12, which concluded that…

By Sam Barron | Wednesday, 18 February 2026 04:29 PM EST House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., told reporters Wednesday that Democrats remain “steadfast” in their demands for reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Jeffries made his comments as the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security reached its fifth…