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#1 Epstein Files End Business, Political Careers Across Globe - April Rubin for Axios, Shadi Alkasim, Reynolds Jasperterian, Eddie Cabe, Uldouz, Farm Girl Carrie, Jennifer, and Ascension on X
The latest round of the Epstein files has effectively ended the careers of some of the world's most powerful figures, from captains of industry to prominent attorneys. The revelations aren't stopping, with new names — and new recriminations — coming to light every day. The Justice Department released its final tranche of Epstein files in late January, revealing connections between the convicted sex offender and disgraced financier and some of the world's most powerful political and business figures...
#2 Trump Administration Ordered to Restore George Washington Slavery Exhibit It Removed in Philadelphia - Hannah Schoenbaum AP News, C. Allen, WGN TV News, The Epoch Times, Dailymindvirus, and mike forte on X
An exhibit about nine people enslaved by George Washington must be restored at his former home in Philadelphia after President Donald Trump’s administration took it down last month, a federal judge ruled on Presidents Day, the federal holiday honoring Washington’s legacy. The city of Philadelphia sued in January after the National Park Service removed the explanatory panels from Independence National Historical Park, the site where George and Martha Washington lived with nine of their slaves in the 1790s, when Philadelphia was briefly the nation’s capital...
#3 Nancy Guthrie’s Family Members Cleared as Suspects in Disappearance - Peter D'Abrosca and Michael Ruiz for Fox News, Good Morning America, IBTimes UK, MOSCOW NEWS, @Azeem_USA, NewsRadio WHAM 1180,
Nancy Guthrie's family members have been cleared as suspects in the investigation into her disappearance, according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos. "To be clear…the Guthrie family – to include all siblings and spouses – has been cleared as possible suspects in this case," Nanos said in a Monday afternoon statement. "The family has been nothing but cooperative and gracious, and are victims in this case. "To suggest otherwise is not only wrong, it is cruel," he added. "The Guthrie family is victims plain and simple…please, I’m begging you, the media to honor your profession and report with some sense of compassion and professionalism."
#4 Trump Says He Will Issue Executive Order to Get Voter-Id Requirements Before Midterms - Justin Papp for CNBC, America, ABC News, Paul Bond, MAGA Kenneth F Crowe/Pamela Addis, and Benny Johnson/Quickfix SB on X
President Donald Trump on Friday said he will issue an executive order “shortly” laying out the “legal reasons” for national voter-identification requirements. Trump, in posts late Friday to Truth Social, said he wants voter-ID laws implemented for the 2026 midterm elections, even though legislation mandating them appears poised to stall in Congress. “The Democrats refuse to vote for Voter I.D., or Citizenship. The reason is very simple — They want to continue to cheat in Elections,” Trump posted to Truth Social...
#5 Rep. Biggs to Newsmax: Dems Used Munich Forum to Bash Trump - Theodore Bunker for Newsmax, Scott Jennings, Rich Zeoli Show, Derrick Evans, RealClearPolitics, and The Big Weekend Show on X
Rep. Sheri Biggs, R-S.C., told Newsmax on Monday that Democrat leaders who attended the Munich Security Conference embarrassed the U.S. by using the international forum to criticize President Donald Trump rather than focus on global security challenges. The Munich gathering, one of the world's premier security forums, drew dozens of heads of state, with U.S. officials seeking to outline the administration's foreign policy priorities amid the war in Ukraine and debate over NATO spending...
#6 Anderson Cooper Leaving ‘60 Minutes’ in Latest CBS News Shakeup - Reuters/NBC News, Brian Kilmeade, FAFO, Hoodlum/Cerebral Political Perspectives, Corbin Boiles, and Grace Chong, MBI on X
Anderson Cooper is leaving CBS News’ “60 Minutes” program after nearly two decades, in the latest staffing shake-up to hit the storied news magazine and network. Cooper has been a “60 Minutes” correspondent through a deal between Paramount Skydance-owned CBS News and Warner Bros. Discovery’s CNN since the 2006-2007 season, according to his page on the CBS News website. “For nearly twenty years, I’ve been able to balance my jobs at CNN and CBS, but I have little kids now, and I want to spend as much time with them as possible, while they still want to spend time,” Cooper said in a statement Monday...#7 Cruz Calls Newsom ‘Historically Illiterate,’ Posts Clown Emoji After Governor Fires Back - Alex Nitzberg for Fox News, DataRepublican (small r), Ted Cruz/Gavin Newsom (community note), Tim Young, and Stephen L. Miller on X
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, blasted California Gov. Gavin Newsom on social media, posting a clown emoji after the Golden State governor claimed that the lawmaker from the Lone Star State had called him "illiterate." Cruz had actually referred to Newsom as "historically illiterate." But Newsom, who is dyslexic, fired back, writing, "Ted Cruz calling a dyslexic person illiterate is a new low, even for him." Cruz pointed out that he had not claimed that the governor is unable to read. "I didn’t say you couldn’t read, you [clown emoji]," Cruz responded...
#8 Student Anti-Ice Walkouts: Some Officials Praise Activism, Others Dole Out - Howard Blume, Christopher Buchanan for Los Angeles Times/Yahoo News, The Highline Journal, Sassafrass84, DJ CandyMan, The Dallas Express News, and Schools Unhinged on X
After some 150 students walked out of Redlands schools early this month in support of immigrants, they were dealt an unexpected consequence: a temporary suspension of school privileges as administrators enforced rules that forbid them from leaving a classroom without permission. The punishment — the loss of access to sports, dances, performances and other school events — in a school system with a conservative-majority governing board stands in sharp contrast to the positive reception that student activism has received in some other California school systems, including Los Angeles Unified School District...
