Friday, February 27, 2026

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Social Media Company Says that Social Media Addiction if Fake

(Headline USA) Adam Mosseri, the head of Meta's Instagram, testified Wednesday during a landmark social media trial in Los Angeles that he disagrees with the idea that people can be clinically addicted to social media platforms. The question of addiction is a key pillar of the case, where plaintiffs seek...

Immigration Enforcement Surge to End in Minnesota, Homan Says

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) White House Border Czar Tom Homan said on Thursday the monthslong immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota will end in the next week.  On Dec. 4, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security sent 2,000 federal agents to the Minneapolis and St. Paul metropolitan areas as part...

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...

DHS Pleads for Money; Democrat Offers Alternative Funding Bill Excluding ICE

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) With less than 48 hours until the funding stopgap for the Department of Homeland Security expires, a hyper-partisan Congress faces limited options to avoid a partial government shutdown. Senate Democrats say they will reject any Homeland Security funding bill – the only fiscal year 2026...

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...

House GOP Pushes Strict Proof-of-Citizenship Requirement for Voters Ahead of Midterm Elections

(Headline USA) House Republicans are rushing ahead on Wednesday on legislation that would impose strict new proof-of-citizenship requirements ahead of the midterm elections, a longshot Trump administration priority that faces sharp blowback in the Senate. The bill, called the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility, or SAVE America Act, would require Americans...

Bondi Deflected Questions on Epstein Files Across 5-hour Hearing

(Headline USA) Attorney General Pam Bondi took heated questions from lawmakers in a combative congressional hearing over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensitive private information about victims despite redaction efforts. Bondi tried to turn the page from persistent criticism of the Justice...

Indicted Rep. McIver Asks ICE Director if He’s Going to Hell 

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A congressional hearing featuring ICE Director Todd Lyons grew tense after Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., accused him of having “blood” on his hands and asked him what would happen to him on Judgment Day.  Lyons was testifying before the House Committee on Homeland Security on Tuesday when...

Openly Gay Texas Judge Speedlin Gonzalez Suspended After Indictment 

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Texas’s first openly gay judge was suspended without pay after being indicted in a criminal case involving allegations of courtroom abuse of power.  The State Commission on Judicial Conduct suspended Judge Rosie Speedlin-Gonzalez on Thursday after a Bexar County grand jury indicted her on charges of official oppression and...

Stacey Plaskett Begged Epstein for Cash Using a Pseudonym 

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Rep. Stacey Plaskett, D-V.I., concealed her identity in an email using a pseudonym to solicit money from longtime associate Jeffrey Epstein, according to a recent report covering DOJ-released emails.  In one email, dated May 5, 2017, Plaskett used the pseudonym “LeRoy Daughter,” an apparent reference to her father, LeRoy...

San Francisco Sued Over Reparations Fund for Black Residents

(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) A lawsuit is challenging a San Francisco ordinance that establishes a reparations fund for Black residents. The ordinance, signed in December by San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, a Democrat, is aimed at addressing systematic harms. Even so, the Pacific Legal Foundation said this is wrong. “The...

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...
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