Tuesday, February 17, 2026

FOREIGN AFFAIRS

Former White House Writer Blames Antisemitism for Jewish Success in Media

(José Niño, Headline USA) Sarah Hurwitz, who crafted speeches for President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, told an audience that Jews were forced to dominate Hollywood and banking because of discrimination, declaring that antisemites "made us do that." In remarks captured on social media, Hurwitz addressed the persistent...

Zelensky Wants To Meet With Trump ‘as Soon as Possible’ To Finalize Terms of Ukraine Deal

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is ready to meet with President Trump “as soon as possible” to finalize an agreement on the terms for ending the war in Ukraine, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing Andriy Yermak, a top aide to Zelensky. Later on Tuesday, President Trump said on...

Ukraine Agrees to Preliminary Peace Plan; Russian Strikes Continue

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square)  Ukraine has agreed to a peace deal in hopes of ending the over three-year war with Russia, according to the White House. Following talks in Switzerland between the U.S. and European officials, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said progress has been made in bringing...

Russian Hackers Target US Engineering Firm Because of Work done for Ukrainian Sister City

(Headline USA) Hackers working for Russian intelligence attacked an American engineering company this fall, investigators at a U.S. cybersecurity company said Tuesday — seemingly because that firm had worked for a U.S. municipality with a sister city in Ukraine. The findings reflect the evolving tools and tactics of Russia's cyber...

Ukraine Makes Significant Changes to US Peace Plan

Ukrainian officials made significant changes to a US-drafted peace deal during negotiations with their US counterparts in Geneva on Sunday, The Guardian has reported. The original 28-point plan leaked to the media was substantially altered during the talks, led by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on the US side...

Netanyahu’s 2024 Diary Reveals Frequent Meetings and Calls With Sen. Lindsey Graham

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s 2024 diary reveals that he spoke frequently with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who was working at the time to ensure the US continued providing unconditional military aid to Israel to support its genocidal campaign in Gaza. According to Haaretz, the diary, published...

Report: Trump Plans To Hold Talks With Venezuela’s Maduro

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Trump has told his advisers that he’s planning to speak directly with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, Axios reported on Monday, citing administration officials. While the Trump administration has continued to build up its forces in the Caribbean, bomb boats in the region, and leak information to...

US Designates Non-Existent Cartel as a ‘Foreign Terrorist Organization’ To Justify Attacks on Venezuela

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US State Department on Monday formally designated the Cartel de los Soles, or Cartel of the Suns, a group that doesn’t actually exist, as a “Foreign Terrorist Organization,” providing a pretext for a potential attack on Venezuela. The term “Cartel of the Suns” was first used...

Trump Designates Muslim Brotherhood as Terrorist Organization 

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) President Donald Trump on Monday began the process to give the Muslim Brotherhood the recognition critics say it has long earned: a designation as a foreign terrorist organization.  The Muslim Brotherhood, a Sunni Islamist organization founded in 1928 in Egypt, has long leveraged its ties to terrorist groups to exert...

Another Poll Shows Going To War With Venezuela Is Extremely Unpopular Among Americans

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A new CBS/YouGov poll has found that 70% of Americans oppose the US taking military action against Venezuela, reaffirming previous polls that show the idea of launching a war to oust Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro is extremely unpopular among Americans. The new poll shows that the opposition...

Airlines Cancel Flights To Venezuela After US Warning of ‘Worsening Security Situation’

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) International airlines have continued to cancel flights to Venezuela after the US’s Federal Aviation Administration issued a warning about flying near the country, a statement that came as the US continues to move toward launching a war with the goal of ousting Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The...

Two Men Tried to Raise Army of Homeless People to Conquer Haiti, DOJ Claims

(Headline USA) Federal prosecutors say two Texas men plotted to take over a Haitian island, one going so far as joining the U.S. military to acquire training for an armed attack, with the goal of killing all the men and using the women and children for sex. Gavin Rivers Weisenburg, 21,...
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