Thursday, February 19, 2026

CRIME

FBI Warrant Called ‘Recycled Election Conspiracy Theories’

(Kim Jarrett, The Center Square) A search warrant for the Fulton County Election Board offices is part of a plan to "dramatically remake" elections, said Lauren Groh-Wargo, CEO of Fair Fight Action. The FBI raided the Georgia office on Jan. 28, taking physical ballots, tabulator tapes, ballot images and voter...

Trump Administration Briefly Closes El Paso Airspace, Blames Mexican Cartel Drone Incursion

(Headline USA) A Mexican cartel drone incursion prompted an hourslong closure of airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas that was lifted on Wednesday morning, the Trump administration said. Just hours earlier, the Federal Aviation Administration had announced a 10-day closure grounding all flights to and from the airport. Transportation...

North Carolina Sheriff Can’t Name the 3 Branches of Government

(José Niño, Headline USA)  A North Carolina sheriff admitted he did not know how many branches of government exist and then named the wrong one during a state legislative hearing called in response to a series of deadly train stabbings, and Gun Owners of America wasted no time connecting...

FBI Releases First Surveillance Images of Masked Person on Nancy Guthrie’s Porch

(Headline USA) Authorities investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie released the first surveillance images Tuesday showing a masked person with what looked like a handgun holster on her porch the night she went missing more than a week ago. Video released by the FBI shows the person wearing a backpack...

Commerce Secretary Acknowledges Meetings w/ Epstein, Contradicting Previous Claims

(Headline USA) Under questioning from Democrats on Tuesday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledged that he had met with Jeffrey Epstein twice after the late financier's 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a child, reversing Lutnick's previous claim that he had cut ties with him after 2005. Lutnick again downplayed his...

U.S. House Probes Michigan Noncitizen Voting Claims

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. House Oversight Committee is investigating claims of noncitizen voting in Michigan. U.S. Reps. James Comer, R-Ky., and John James, R-Mich., sent a letter on Tuesday to Attorney General Pam Bondi requesting a briefing on how the Department of Justice is handling government reports...

Lawmakers Discuss Next Steps after Maxwell Pleads the Fifth in Deposition

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Ghislaine Maxwell, close associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, refused to answer the House Oversight Committee’s questions in her virtual deposition Monday. With Maxwell invoking her Fifth Amendment right to any and all questions, the deposition ended early, vexing both Democratic and Republican lawmakers. “This...

Epstein Files Reveal 330 Gallon Sulfuric Acid Purchase on Same Day FBI Opened Sex Trafficking Probe

(José Niño, Headline USA) Newly released government documents show Jeffrey Epstein ordered 330 gallons of sulfuric acid for his private island on the same day federal investigators launched a sex trafficking case against him, according to records released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law November 19,...

Judge Slashes Sentence of Convicted Rapist She Portrays as a Victim 

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A Kentucky judge sparked outrage after slashing in half a jury’s recommended 65-year sentence for a convicted felon who robbed, kidnapped and sexually assaulted a woman.  Jefferson County Judge Tracy Davis reduced the sentence of Christopher Thompson on Feb. 2 despite the jury’s recommendation.  Davis’s sentence effectively spared the 24-year-old from what would...

FBI Held Tabletop Exercise in Summer 2020, Previewing Disputed Election

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The FBI held a tabletop exercise in June 2020 that previewed that year's disputed election and ensuing chaos during the Jan. 6, 2021, election certification process, according to newly released FBI records. Dubbed an “alternative futures exercise,” the FBI’s Boston field office studied possible domestic extremist...

Democratic Groups Took Hundreds of Thousands from ICE Contractor

(José Niño, Headline USA) Two Democratic campaign organizations collected hundreds of thousands of dollars from a private prison company that contracts directly with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, even as the party's leaders escalated their attacks on federal immigration operations. The Democratic Governors Association and the Democratic Lieutenant Governors Association together...

11 of 37 Mexican Nationals Extradited to U.S. Being Prosecuted in Texas

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) ​​Eleven of 37 Mexican nationals extradited to the U.S. from Mexico are being prosecuted in Texas. The extradition was the largest transfer of fugitives in U.S.-Mexican history. Several extradited were captured by the Mexican military. Thirty-seven Mexicans were extradited to 16 districts in 13 U.S. states...
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