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Updated Feb 18, 2026 - Politics & Policy

"Denied everything": Dems blast Wexner for downplaying Epstein ties

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Feb 18, 2026 - World

Trump meets with top Iran advisers as war threat grows

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Updated Feb 18, 2026 - Technology

Zuckerberg faces families in court over Meta's social media harm accusations

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Jeffries puts rare public pressure on fellow Dems

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Feb 18, 2026 - World

6 reasons the U.S. and Iran are on the brink of war

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Fed minutes show deep divide over rate cuts

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States testing limits of ICE, CBP agent immunity

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Jesse Jackson is a model for Black churches in Trump era, pastor says

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Les Wexner's ties to Jeffrey Epstein, explained

Photo illustration of New Albany houses, Les Wexner, Jeffrey Epstein, a map of Ohio, and money.

Where Christian nationalism is most dominant in the U.S.

Survey: Americans aren't as racially divided as we think

Feb 18, 2026 - World

Trump moves closer to a major war with Iran

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Exclusive: Rubio's secret squeeze on Raul Castro's Cuba

Photo illustration of President Trump, Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro, and Marco Rubio, with a topographical map of Cuba

Colbert slams CBS statement, accuses Paramount of not standing up to "bullies"

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Feb 17, 2026 - Sports

The long game: Winter Olympians redefining their prime

Photo illustration of Claudia Riegler, Nick Baumgartner, Elana Meyers Taylor, Rich Ruohonen, and Lindsey Vonn overlaid with clock motifs.
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