Ilhan Omar says she has no regrets after yelling at Trump during State of the UnionRep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer she does not regret yelling at President Donald Trump during the State of the Union: "You have killed Americans,” after he criticized Democrats for demanding reforms before funding the Department of Homeland Security.

February 25, 2026 15:52 UTC

In his State of the Union address Tuesday, President Trump praised his immigration crackdown. To defend an increasingly unpopular immigration crackdown during his State of the Union speech, President Trump highlighted the victims of crimes perpetuated by undocumented immigrants. Recent polls show public approval of Trump’s immigration policies has fallen to record lows since he returned to the White House. Democrats, meanwhile, invited immigrants, family members of those detained or deported, and U.S. citizens who were violently arrested by immigration agents. California Sen. Adam Schiff was among the Democrats to boycott Trump’s speech and cited immigration enforcement as one reason for his absence.

February 25, 2026 15:50 UTC

Conan O’Brien isn’t really Rose Byrne’s therapist. But he is her ‘unofficial life coach’Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied! PrintRose Byrne talks therapy, motherhood and the great Conan O’Brien during our newest episode of “In the First Place ...”

February 25, 2026 15:48 UTC

Threats to groups like USPSTF could send public health back to the early 1980sKey takeaways:HHS could “scuttle the USPSTF by choking off its budget and staff,” former members said. The USPSTF regularly issues recommendations on preventive health services. Image: Adobe StockThe frequency of new USPSTF recommendations has notably declined in the past year. According to reporting from The New York Times, USPSTF members have not met since March of last year, with HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. postponing meetings scheduled for July and November. Public confidence in the ACIP has eroded, and vaccine policy is in chaos.”Whether USPSTF experiences a similar restructuring is unclear.

February 25, 2026 15:38 UTC

Before Iran’s attack on Qatar in June, the 5th Fleet similarly scattered its ships at sea to protect against a potential attack. Responding to Trump, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei sought to compare him to Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler’s propaganda minister. Advertisement“Whatever they’re alleging in regards to Iran’s nuclear program, Iran’s ballistic missiles, and the number of casualties during January’s unrest is simply the repetition of ‘big lies,’” Baghaei wrote on X. If the goal is to pressure Iran to make concessions in nuclear negotiations, it’s not clear whether limited strikes will work. The status of Iran’s nuclear program is another mystery.

February 25, 2026 15:28 UTC





LOADING ERROR LOADINGHARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — The United States has said it will begin winding down health assistance to Zimbabwe after the collapse of negotiations on a proposed multi-million-dollar bilateral funding agreement. AdvertisementThe U.S. had offered $367 million over five years to support Zimbabwe’s priority health programs, including HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention, tuberculosis, malaria, maternal and child health, and disease outbreak preparedness, the U.S. embassy in Zimbabwe said. Zimbabwe, like many low-income countries, has been grappling with the effects of aid reductions under President Donald Trump, although some programs continued under PEPFAR. The U.S. in January also withdrew from the World Health Organization, part of a broader reconfiguration of global health engagement. Under the new U.S. framework, the Trump administration has pursued bilateral “America First” health funding agreements, replacing arrangements previously coordinated through the now-dismantled U.S. Agency for International Development.

February 25, 2026 15:28 UTC

Actor Martin Short and Katherine Elizabeth Short at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on February 27, 2011, at the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood. Katherine Short, a Los Angeles social worker and the daughter of actor and comedian Martin Short, has died. AdvertisementAfter news broke of his daughter’s death, Martin Short postponed a trio of shows on his joint comedy tour with Steve Martin. “I’ve been asked to write books over the years,” Martin Short told The Times in a 2014 interview at his Pacific Palisades home. Martin Short and Martin paid tribute to O’Hara during a recent stop on their joint comedy tour.

February 25, 2026 15:17 UTC

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February 25, 2026 15:14 UTC

In today’s edition … Campaigning on being a Trump nemesis … but first … Trump points his finger at Democrats on affordability and immigration Americans are feeling underwater on affordability. “You caused that problem.”Trump accused Democrats of fueling inflation under President Joe Biden and harming American workers by allowing undocumented immigrants to flow into the country. Trump did not mention Good or Pretti in his speech — a fact Democrats criticized. On the economic front, Democrats also heckled Trump as he urged Congress to pass legislation restricting members of Congress from buying and trading stocks. Gavin Newsom has become one of the Democrats’ 2028 front-runners because of his vocal opposition to Trump.

February 25, 2026 15:07 UTC

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February 25, 2026 15:00 UTC

And it just looks like this really fun existence where they have completely upended how work works for them. It makes us feel very productive to be presented with eight research reports after our morning run. But actually what would be productive is doing the research. And what they’re now going to spend all their time doing is absorbing B-plus-level reports from an A.I. And after that, you’re, in my experience, you’re trying to do all the turn-your-brain-off schlep work that surrounds that work.

February 25, 2026 14:38 UTC

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February 25, 2026 14:36 UTC

A lot of them were the greatest hits you hear at President Trump’s rallies. The White House’s own website at this moment, or at least earlier tonight, used a 9.7 trillion figure, way lower. He inherited 3.0% inflation, though it was a 40-year high, about 9.1% more than two years before he took office. There is no state, not a single one, where the AAA state average today was below $2.37. New: The Mediaite One-Sheet "Newsletter of Newsletters"Your daily summary and analysis of what the many, many media newsletters are saying and reporting.

February 25, 2026 14:21 UTC

A federal magistrate judge on Tuesday rescinded the Trump administration's ability to examine data seized from Washington Post reporter Hannah Natanson last month, saying he would "conduct an independent judicial review" of the materials obtained by the Justice Department through a search warrant. Porter wrote that he "further hopes the record ultimately bears out the government’s representations." Porter had approved the search warrant in connection with an investigation into Navy veteran Aurelio Perez-Lugones, who was charged last month with unlawful retention of national defense information. Porter wrote that he was "unaware" of that law when he conducted a limited probable cause review, and he accepted responsibility for the "gap" in his analysis. Still, Porter wrote Tuesday, he could not "simply order the government to return all devices" and allow the Post to unilaterally identify material responsive to the search warrant.

February 25, 2026 14:18 UTC

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February 25, 2026 13:57 UTC