February 23, 2026 at 6:06 PM EST
Federal agents are trained to ignore constitutional rights: ex-ICE instructor

New ICE agents are directly trained to ignore constitutional rights despite President Donald Trump's assertions to the contrary, according to a recent report by the Minneapolis Star Tribune. At a forum called by congressional Democrats on Monday, former ICE teacher Ryan Schwank from a Georgia training center will testify that the agents are trained to ignore the Constitution's Fourth Amendment which protects against unreasonable search and seizure.

February 23, 2026 at 6:01 PM EST
Trump faces huge loss in Texas as even MAGA Republicans call for his pick to drop out

President Donald Trump's preferred candidate in a key Texas congressional race is facing increased calls from prominent political and media to drop out of the race. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) is fighting for political survival after the candidate's late staffer was revealed by the San Antonio Express-News to have once texted, "I had an affair with our boss and I'm fine." The staffer in question later committed suicide. "@RepTonyGonzales, RESIGN!" Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) declared on the social media platform X.

February 23, 2026 at 5:42 PM EST
Trump fumes at 'fake news' after 3 separate reports reveal general's White House warning

In a lengthy post to social media, Donald Trump on Monday fumed over "fake news" after three separate major reports detailed a top general's warning to him and his White House "brain trust." Earlier the same day, a report from Axios detailed a warning that Trump and his officials had been given about carrying out a military strike against Iran. According to sources close to the situation, Gen. Dan Caine, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has recently advised the White House against any sort of military strike on Iran amid ongoing nuclear program negotiations, expressing concern that it could result in a much broader military conflict. He also expressed concerns about the U.S. military's ability to carry out a prolonged conflict in the Middle Eastern nation, due to the potential complexities involved and the recent depletion of the military's munitions stockpile.

February 23, 2026 at 5:32 PM EST
Republican governor says he's 'scared to death' of Trump's upcoming speech

North Carolina former Republican Gov. and Donald Trump supporter Pat McCrory says he is dreading what's going to come out of Trump's mouth at his State of the Union address Tuesday night. "We've got to get back to statesman like behavior, and I'm scared to death of tomorrow night -- Tuesday night -- both of what's going to be said at the podium and what the reaction is going to be, because it's everything that goes against my instincts of why I got into public service," McCrory told MS NOW anchor Katy Tur.

February 23, 2026 at 4:52 PM EST
Expert delivers epic take down of Trump's claim countries are 'playing games' with US

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary Evan Feigenbaum delivered an in-depth take down of President Donald Trump's threat to U.S. market partners seeking to "play games" with the "ridiculous Supreme Court decision." After the U.S. Supreme Court ended Trump's illegal use of emergency orders to institute tariffs at a whim, Trump posted on Truth Social, accusing countries that have "ripped off" the U.S.A. for years, and even decades," threatening that they will be met with a much higher tariff, and worse, than that which they just recently agreed to."

February 23, 2026 at 11:46 AM EST
Conservative National Review blasts 'angry toddler' Trump over Supreme Court attack

Donald Trump on Friday exploded at the Supreme Court after it voted, 6-3, that most of the sweeping global tariffs that he has been levying throughout his second term were not legal. Among the insults and invective he hurled at the Court during a press conference at the White House, he accused the justices of being under the influence of foreign interests. "It's my opinion that the [Supreme] Court has been swayed by foreign interests and a political movement that is far smaller than people would ever think," Trump said.

February 23, 2026 at 11:18 AM EST
Legal analyst fact-checks Judge Cannon's false claim

Judge Aileen Cannon issued a ruling on Monday morning that declared no person will be allowed to release information about President Donald Trump's classified documents case. But at one point in her ruling, she made an absurd claim -- and one legal expert is calling her out. "All Rise News" reporter Adam Klasfeld noted that when Cannon blocked the release of Volume II of Smith's report, she said she "'strains to find' an example of a report released after 'initiating criminal charges that did not result in a finding of guilt.' Most of John Durham's [targets] were acquitted. He released a report."

February 23, 2026 at 11:12 AM EST
'Red-alarm fire': State AGs 'running war games' to protect the midterms from Trump

Following a series of double-digit election victories in late 2025 and early 2026, Democrats are feeling increasingly optimistic about their prospects in this year's midterms. But Democratic elections attorney Marc Elias is worried about legal maneuvers that President Donald Trump and his allies are likely to make as November draws closer, and he warns that far-right "War Room" host Steve Bannon should be taken seriously when he calls for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to "surround the polls" on Election Day.

February 23, 2026 at 11:07 AM EST
MAGA existed before Trump -- and it's not going away when he leaves

President Donald Trump did not create the spirit of "MAGA," which is at the core of his Make America Great Again movement, but he did "recognize the sentiment, brand it, and give it a rallying cry," according to an opinion piece in The Hill that suggests that when Trump is gone, MAGA will remain. "The slogan didn't invent a movement; it catalyzed one," wrote Colin Kelly. "It pulled together a fragmented set of conservative circles and gave them a single banner. In that sense, MAGA didn't emerge from Trump's imagination -- Trump emerged from the cultural terrain MAGA had already shaped."

February 23, 2026 at 10:10 AM EST
'Corrupt judge' bashed for effort to hide Jack Smith's report

Judge Aileen Cannon has blocked another effort to obtain part two of special counsel Jack Smith's report regarding the documents President Donald Trump stole from the White House upon leaving in 2021. Among the documents Trump took and refused to return were a number of highly classified pages. While there have been other instances of documents being packed for officials like Vice President Mike Pence and then Vice President Joe Biden, all other officials have been willing to return any documents requested. Trump refused to return the information, the AP characterized in 2023.

February 23, 2026 at 6:10 AM EST
Stephen Colbert was right

Talk show host Stephen Colbert made headlines on Feb. 17, 2026, when he wrapped a network statement in a dog-waste bag and tossed it in the trash. He did it live, while on air.

February 23, 2026 at 5:22 AM EST
I already know the State of the Union -- it's abysmal

I'm not going to watch the State of the Union address Tuesday night. I urge you not to, either. I hope Nielsen (or whoever makes such estimates these days) will find that far fewer Americans watched Trump's State of the Union than have watched any other State of the Union in recent memory. It will drive Trump nuts.