Tuesday, February 17, 2026

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Huckabee Says US and Israel ‘Absolutely Aligned’ on Iran

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said on Monday that the US and Israel are “absolutely aligned” on the need to “deal” with Iran as Washington continues building up its forces in the Middle East to prepare for a potential attack on the Islamic Republic. Huckabee made...

New Subpoenas Issued in Inquiry on Response to 2016 Russian Election Interference, AP Sources Say

(Headline USA)  The Justice Department has issued new subpoenas in a Florida-based investigation into perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump and the U.S. government's response to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, according to multiple people familiar with the matter. An initial wave of subpoenas in November asked recipients...

​​Michigan Man Sentenced in $2.5M Pandemic Aid Scheme

(Elyse S. Apel, The Center Square) A Shelby Township man has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for his role in a multi-million-dollar pandemic relief fraud scheme, federal officials announced. Samer Kammo, 46, was sentenced in Detroit by U.S. District Judge Jonathan J. C. Grey after pleading guilty...

Sen. Lindsey Graham Pushes for War on Iran While Admitting US Troops Could Be ‘Hit’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) From Israel on Monday, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) pushed for a US war against Iran while acknowledging that US soldiers in the region could get “hit” by Iranian counterattacks, a risk he said was worth it. “Could our soldiers be hit in the region? Absolutely, they could....

Air Force Major Calls Out Social Media Users Tracking Secret Military Aircraft Movements

(José Niño, Headline USA) A senior U.S Air Force officer sparked widespread debate after publicly criticizing civilian hobbyists on social media for tracking and publishing American military aircraft movements at levels that would qualify as classified intelligence, according to a tweet posted by WS News.  https://twitter.com/warstrike88/status/2023181353911480510 Major Claire Randolph, Chief of...

Instagram Suspends AIPAC Watchdog Account With 137,000 Followers

(José Niño, Headline USA) Instagram removed the Track AIPAC watchdog account from its platform over alleged intellectual property and trademark violations, according to Middle East Monitor, placing the project at risk of permanent deletion if an appeal fails within a 180-day window. Founded in 2024 by Cory Archibald and Casey...

Would You Take Investment Advice from a 10-Year-Old? Maybe You Should!

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Are you smarter than a 10-year-old? Would you take investment advice from a 10-year-old Chinese girl? Maybe you should! One little girl in China sets the intelligence bar pretty high. In fact, people are calling her a “genius” based on her investment savvy. Three years ago,...

Physical Silver Demand Is Challenging Paper-Driven Futures Market

(Mike Maharrey, Money Metals News Service) Paper silver has driven the market for years, but with metal in short supply, physical demand is beginning to exert control. After briefly skyrocketing to $120 an ounce, the silver price has corrected, retreating to the $75 range. However, one of the fundamentals driving silver...

UN Features White Child Image in Anti-Child Bride Campaign 

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A United Nations social media campaign against child marriage sparked criticism after it featured an image of a blond, white bride rather than a child from the countries where child marriage is most common.  “Every 3 seconds, a girl is married somewhere in the world. Child marriage is...

​​Heavy Voter Registration Losses Continue For Democrats

(Alan Wooten, The Center Square) Amid decreases overall and by both major parties, the bloc of independent voter registrations in North Carolina grew by more than 2,000 in the past seven days. Since Jan. 17, the Democratic bloc has lost 3,134, according to analysis by The Center Square on records...

Report: US Preparing for Sustained, Weeks-Long War Against Iran If Trump Orders Attack

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US military is preparing for the possibility of a sustained, weeks-long operation against Iran if President Donald Trump orders an attack on the country, Reuters has reported, as the US continues to build up its forces in the region. The report, which cited two unnamed US...

Obama Confronts UFO Contact Claims

(Headline USA) Former U.S. President Barack Obama said he did not see evidence that aliens “have made contact with us,” after sending social media abuzz by saying aliens were real on a podcast over the weekend. During a lightning round of questions with podcast host Brian Tyler Cohen, Obama was...
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