Tuesday, February 17, 2026

POLITICS

Swalwell Once Wrote Graphic Erotic Poems and Backed Notorious Cop Killers

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Yet another controversy has engulfed California gubernatorial candidate and Rep. Eric Swalwell, who has already been tied to an alleged foreign spy and dogged by mortgage accusations and residency questions.  A trove of decades-old college documents revealed that Swalwell once wrote graphic erotic poetry and supported two of...

UN Slammed for 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...

Leftist Magazine Deletes Threatening Headline, Dodges Questions from Headline USA

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The leftist Slate magazine seemingly walked back a controversial headline that many critics online interpreted as a veiled threat against conservatives.  The aggressive headline originally read: “Conservatives Are Terrified That People Like Me Are Buying Guns Now. Maybe They Should Be.” It has since been changed to the far less provocative: “My...

Program Under Former Gov. Cooper Freed Violent Offenders

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) More than 50 individuals convicted of rape and murder are among the 3,500 inmates set to be released “early” under a 2021 deal led by then-North Carolina Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper, a new report found.  Cooper, who left office in 2025, entered the settlement with the NAACP that greenlit...

​​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...

Robert Duvall, Oscar-Winning Actor and ‘Godfather’ Mainstay, Dead at 95

(Headline USA) Robert Duvall, the Oscar-winning actor of matchless versatility and dedication whose classic roles included the intrepid consigliere of the first two "Godfather" movies and the over-the-hill country music singer in "Tender Mercies," has died at age 95. Duvall died “peacefully” at his home Sunday in Middleburg, Virginia, according...

Shapiro Charged Taxpayers for Luxury Hotels, Critics Question Spending

(Mark Stricherz, The Center Square) Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, a Democrat and a likely 2028 presidential candidate, spent nearly $1,700 of taxpayer dollars for three nights at high-end, luxury hotels, according to records The Center Square obtained under state open records laws. The hotel stays were for two ceremonial political...

​​27 Members of TdA, Anti-Tren Members Charged in New York

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) An additional 27 members of Venezuelan transnational criminal organizations, Tren de Aragua and its splinter faction, anti-Tren, have been indicted in New York in an ongoing prosecution of groups the Trump administration has designated as foreign terrorist organizations. Last year, several hundred TdA members were...

Texas Republicans Alarmed About Comptroller Candidate’s Purchase of Epstein Ranch

(Bethany Blankley, The Center Square) Texas Republicans are expressing alarm about a GOP state comptroller candidate, Don Huffines, for secretly purchasing a New Mexico ranch owned by convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. They and many others are calling for transparency and an investigation. Huffines’ LLC purchased the ranch in 2023...

Trump Endorses Florida Congresswoman Pushing Amnesty Bill

(José Niño, Headline USA) President Donald Trump endorsed Rep. María Elvira Salazar, R-Fl., for reelection on Tuesday, igniting immediate controversy over her sponsorship of immigration legislation that would provide legal status to millions of illegal aliens, according to social media posts and news coverage. https://twitter.com/OcrazioCornPop/status/2021401920745742366 Trump posted on Truth Social giving...
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