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Kash Patel purges more FBI agents tied to Mar-a-Lago investigation

By Perry Stein and Aaron C. Davis
Feb 26, 2026 9:27 pm - FBI Director Kash Patel continued his purge Thursday of FBI agents and staff tied to the probe into Donald Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents after he left office in 2021, firing at least a dozen agents across the country this week.
Trump, seeking executive power over elections, is urged to declare emergency

By Isaac Arnsdorf
Feb 26, 2026 7:51 pm - Pro-Trump activists who say they are in coordination with the White House are circulating a 17-page draft executive order that claims China interfered in the 2020 election as a basis to declare a national emergency that would unlock extraordinary presidential power over voting.
Refugee released by Border Patrol found dead, sparking outrage

By Evan Hill and Joanna Slater
Feb 26, 2026 7:03 pm - Border Patrol agents left a partially blind refugee who spoke little English in the parking lot of a Buffalo coffee shop the night of Feb. 19 shortly before the man disappeared, according to security camera footage reviewed by The Washington Post. He was found dead five days later.
Netflix walks away from Warner Bros deal, clearing the path for Paramount

By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS
Feb 26, 2026 6:14 pm - Netflix is declining to raise its offer to buy Warner Bros. Discovery’s studio and streaming business, in a stunning move that effectively puts Paramount in a position to take over its storied Hollywood rival.
Instagram says it will notify parents if teens ‘repeatedly’ search for terms related to suicide

By BARBARA ORTUTAY
Feb 26, 2026 3:56 pm - Instagram said Thursday it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will only go to parents who are enrolled in Instagram’s parental supervision program.
IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential information to ICE 42,695 times, judge says

By FATIMA HUSSEIN
Feb 26, 2026 3:20 pm - A federal judge said Thursday that the IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential taxpayer information “approximately 42,695 times” to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
DOJ reviewing if Epstein files with Trump allegations were wrongly withheld

Perry Stein
Feb 26, 2026 2:30 pm - The Justice Department said Thursday that it is examining whether it wrongly withheld FBI files that contained allegations against President Donald Trump in its release of millions of pages from the investigatory files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
US and Iran hold another round of indirect nuclear talks as American forces mass in Mideast

By FANNY BRODERSEN, JON GAMBRELL and MELANIE LIDMAN
Feb 26, 2026 12:43 pm - Iran and the United States were held another round of indirect talks in Geneva on Thursday to try to reach a deal on Tehran's nuclear program and potentially avert another war as the U.S. gathers a massive fleet of aircraft and warships in the Middle East.
Judge rejects request to block Trump White House from building its $400 million ballroom project

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
Feb 26, 2026 12:39 pm - A federal judge on Thursday rejected a preservationist group’s request to block the Trump administration from continuing construction of a $400 million ballroom where it demolished the East Wing of the White House.
What to know about the boat shooting in Cuban waters that killed 4

By DÁNICA COTO
Feb 26, 2026 11:07 am - A speedboat carrying 10 people approached Cuba’s north shore and opened fire on Cuban soldiers when they confronted the vessel, according to the Caribbean island's government.

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