Monday, February 23, 2026

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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...

‘Stacey Abrams Tanks’: Trump Names 60-Ton Warfighting Machine after Foe

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) President Donald Trump on Friday poked fun at Stacey Abrams, the twice-failed Georgia gubernatorial candidate and leftist activist, saying that he named a 60-ton battle tank after her.  Trump made the quip during a speech addressing military families at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, ahead of Valentine’s Day.  “To give...

Member of Trump’s ‘Religious Liberty Commission’ Removed After Questioning Claim That Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitic

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) A member of the Trump administration’s “Commission on Religious Liberty” has been removed after a hearing turned contentious over her objection to the idea that anti-Zionism is antisemitism. Carrie Prejean Boller, a Catholic conservative activist and model, took issue with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) definition...

Trump Has ‘Very Good’ Meeting With Netanyahu

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that “nothing definitive” was reached during what he described as “very good” talks with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the White House. “I have just finished meeting with Prime Minister Netanyahu, of Israel, and various of his Representatives,” Trump wrote...

Report: US Smuggled Thousands of Starlink Terminals Into Iran During Protests

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) The US smuggled thousands of Starlink terminals into Iran in January to support anti-government protesters inside the country, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The report said that the State Department purchased 7,000 Starlink terminals several months ago with the aim of providing them to anti-government...

Trump Says It Will Be ‘Very Traumatic’ for Iran if a Nuclear Deal Isn’t Reached

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) President Donald Trump said on Thursday that it would be “very traumatic” for Iran if Washington and Tehran don’t reach a nuclear deal, echoing threats he made last year in the lead-up to the 12-Day War. “We have to make a deal with Iran, otherwise it’s going...

New England Patriots Owner Built Command Center to Track Online Speech

(José Niño, Headline USA) New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft operates a surveillance hub inside the team's stadium that monitors over 500 million social media posts daily and sends intelligence reports on campus speech to university administrators. Chris Menahan of Information Liberation highlighted the operation, tweeting that Robert Kraft's Blue...

Trump’s Approval Rating Higher in Israel Than in the US

(Kyle Anzalone, Libertarian Institute) President Donald Trump has substantially higher approval ratings among Israelis than among Americans. Trump had taken several positions that are unpopular with Americans but favorable to Israel. According to a new poll conducted by the Jewish People Policy Institute, Trump’s approval in Israel is 73%. There...

Ilhan Omar Invokes Execution While Attacking Trump

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Rep. Ilhan Omar D-Minn., implied Wednesday that President Donald Trump would face execution in Somalia, suggesting that “pedophiles” are put to death there after labeling him the “leader of the Pedophile Protection Party.”  Omar made the bizarre suggestion in an X post responding to a video clip in...

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...

Pentagon Obstructing Congressional Visit to Area 51, Despite Trump’s Approval

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Rep. Eric Burlison is one of the House Oversight Committee members investigating unidentified anomalous phenomena, more commonly known as UFOs. As such, he is trying to visit Area 51 and other military bases that may hold UFOs or other secretive technologies. According to Burilson, the Trump...

War Department Cuts Ties with Harvard, Others Under Review

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) ​​Secretary of War Pete Hegseth cut the military's academic ties with Harvard and called for a sweeping review of all graduate programs with universities, including those in the Ivy League, in the coming weeks. Hegseth said the money the Department of War pays Harvard for...
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