02 U.S. Politics – Page 56

Red States Struggle To Deliver Pro-American History In Schools– thefederalist.com

pgnewser February 18, 2026

Republican-controlled Iowa, Texas, Oklahoma, and Wyoming are revising social studies curricula for K-12 public schools, promising voters accurate, non-leftist revisions.

Yet Iowa recently delivered new K-12 curricula that entrench rather than solve the nationwide crisis of fact-challenged, anti-American Marxists controlling publicly financed history instruction. Oklahoma is one public comment period away from a similar outcome. That public comment closes Wednesday.

New York City in 2026: Waking Up to Islamic Calls to Prayer– gellerreport.com

pgnewser February 18, 2026

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There have been a number of videos posted with loud—and early—calls of submission. Eli Shepherd at RedState: A tweet making the rounds this week shows video of the Islamic call to prayer, the Adhan, echoing through New York City streets at dawn. Five in the morning. Amplified. Projected over neighborhoods that still carry the scars of September 11, 2001. That date is not ancient history. It is living memory…. The Adhan is not ambient background music. It is a declaration. The phrase “Allahu Akbar” means “God is greatest.” It is a theological claim. It is a call to submission. Practicing Muslims understand this. That is not controversial. That is simply fact. Now imagine living in lower Manhattan. Imagine hearing that broadcast before sunrise, rolling through concrete and glass, over a skyline where nearly 3,000 Americans were murdered in an attack carried out in the name of that same phrase. Context matters. Memory matters. And if that memory is ingrained in my mind, being in 6th grade and states away at the time, I can’t imagine where it sits for those in the city (Red State).

This is a mosque in New York.

They blast Islamic calls to prayer five times a day, the earliest one at 5 am.

This is what everyone has to wake up to!

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: NYC Board of Elections ADMITS to Registering ILLEGALS To Vote, “WE ACCEPT ANYTHING”– gellerreport.com

pgnewser February 18, 2026

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Independent journalists from Muckraker released footage Tuesday showing a New York City Board of Elections employee giving a registration form to someone claiming non-citizen status, noting the office accepts any submission without reporting issues. The worker acknowledged occasional non-citizen attempts but said his role is just to collect and forward forms, which later face database checks. Critics highlighted it as a vulnerability, while studies show non-citizen voting remains rare, fueling partisan divides over stricter proof-of-citizenship laws like the SAVE Act ahead of 2026 midterms.

Fear Porn About AI Dominance Follows The Covid Panic Playbook– thefederalist.com

pgnewser February 18, 2026

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Reading Matt Shumer’s viral essay about artificial intelligence was like stepping back in time to roughly six years ago, when the world started going insane over Covid-19.

It hits all the same beats as those viral essays from 2020, when we were told “something big was coming” and “life will never be the same.” It is written with the same insider tone, like the author is doing us a favor by telling us how horrible life is about to become. And the intent is clearly the same: to so unsettle a population that they will begin to feel powerless in the face of what is about to come.

Mamdani’s Homeless Policies Are Killing People– www.dailysignal.com

pgnewser February 18, 2026

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Allowing the homeless to languish on the streets is bad policy. Allowing the homeless to languish on the streets in severe winter weather can be a deadly policy.

It took a tragic loss of life among New York City’s homeless during weeks of brutal cold for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani to figure that out. But finally, the mayor has said he will reinstate homeless encampment sweeps.

During the recent spate of arctic temperatures, 18 people died on New York City streets. By the beginning of February, New York City’s death toll from cold exposure had already outpaced previous totals for nearly every year between 2010 and 2019.

Epstein Served as ‘Davos Concierge’ to Connect WEF Elites– slaynews.com

pgnewser February 18, 2026

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New evidence has emerged to reveal that convicted child predator Jeffrey Epstein operated as a power broker for the World Economic Forum (WEF) to connect globalist elites and set up meetings.

Epstein publicly claimed to “hate” the WEF, but privately, he leveraged it, according to unsealed emails.

Newly released emails from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), along with a cache of Yahoo account messages obtained by Bloomberg, reveal that Epstein described himself as a “Davos concierge.”

US immigration judge rejects Trump bid to deport Columbia student Mahdawi | Donald Trump News– www.aljazeera.com

pgnewser February 18, 2026

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An immigration judge in the United States has ruled against an attempt under President Donald Trump to deport Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University student arrested last year for his protests against Israel’s genocide in Gaza.

The decision, issued on February 13, became public as part of court filings on Tuesday from Mahdawi’s lawyers.

New Report On Georgia: More Votes Than People?!– wltreport.com

pgnewser February 18, 2026

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Okay, so this 250-page report has come out from the Election Oversight Group. The reason why I want to talk to you about this today is because of what happened with Pam Bondi yesterday. And I honestly, I need some new insight on this because I just don’t know where to go with this Pam Bondi thing.

I thought it was not good yesterday. I just don’t think she’s capable of fixing the errors that have just piled up and we have to fix the DOJ. It must be fixed because there’s too many important things that are riding on it. One thing that they are doing that is right is the Fulton County, Georgia situation with the election of 2020.

CBS Knows ‘Damn Well’ They Banned Talarico Interview– www.newsbusters.org

pgnewser February 18, 2026

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On Monday, CBS’s Stephen Colbert alleged that the network forbade him from airing an interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico over concerns about a potential FCC equal time rule violation. On Tuesday, CBS denied the allegation and said The Late Show was not prohibited from airing the interview but gave Colbert advice on how equal time could be fulfilled, but The Late Show balked at the suggestions and opted to put the interview on YouTube instead. Later on Tuesday, Colbert declared that CBS’s lawyers know “damn well” that they approved every word he said.

Washington House Dems vote to raid $4 BILLION from police, firefighter pensions | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

pgnewser February 18, 2026

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Of the projected $3.3 billion surplus, approximately $569 million would be deposited into the state’s Climate Commitment Account.

On Monday, the Washington State House Democrats voted to raid $4 billion from the law enforcement and firefighter pension plan to cover their deficit caused by out-of-control spending. Democrats in the Washington State House of Representatives have approved House Bill 2034, authorizing the transfer of approximately $2.5 billion, with projections of up to $4 billion over time, from the Law Enforcement Officers’ and Fire Fighters’ (LEOFF) Plan 1 retirement system. The legislation passed on a 55–39 vote, with every Republican voting against it.

Mamdani Proposes 9.5% Property Tax Hike if New York Won’t Pass Wealth Tax– legalinsurrection.com

pgnewser February 18, 2026

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When you elect a communist, you get a communist community.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani introduced his $127 billion preliminary budget plan on Tuesday.

That’s $11 billion higher than 2025. And cuts? Mamdani claimed he “identified another $1.7 billion in savings to reduce the budget gap.”

Did Mamdani explain those cuts? Of course not! Probably because he has no intention to cut any spending.

Vatican Rejects Trump’s Gaza ‘Board of Peace’ Invite, Calls for United Nations to Take Over– slaynews.com

pgnewser February 18, 2026

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The Vatican has rejected an invitation to participate in President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” which was recently formed to rebuild war-ravaged Gaza.

The Holy See’s top diplomatic official confirmed the rejection on Tuesday.

The refusal to join the international effort signals hesitation from the Catholic Church’s leadership toward the post-war initiative.

Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin said the Holy See “will not participate in the Board of Peace because of its particular nature, which is evidently not that of other States,” according to the Vatican’s official news outlet.

Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz, Conducts Military Exercises With China, Russia– gellerreport.com

pgnewser February 18, 2026

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243M Gallons of Sewage Spill Into the Potomac River in Largest U.S. Wastewater Disaster– townhall.com

pgnewser February 17, 2026

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Hundreds of millions of gallons of human waste have leaked into the Potomac River after an underground sewage line burst in January.

A Washington D.C. utility said that on Jan. 19, a sewage line burst in the Potomac Interceptor along the Clara Barton Parkway at the 495 interchange and C and O Canal National Historical Park.

The D.C. water utility estimated in a Feb. 6 press release, based on monitoring collection data, that about 243 million gallons of wastewater had overflowed from the collapse site. Roughly 194 million gallons of that happened in the first five days before bypass pumping reduced the overflow.

Major news networks won’t cover what has become the largest human waste spill in U.S. history. What’s worse is that this mess likely won’t be cleaned for about nine months, Townhall reported.

Democrat Gov JB Pritzker’s 2028 Hopes Dashed as Family’s Epstein Links Exposed– slaynews.com

pgnewser February 17, 2026

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JB Prikzker, a prominent Democrat governor viewed as a potential 2028 presidential contender, is facing renewed political attention after his cousin abruptly stepped down from a major corporate leadership role, citing regret over past ties to convicted child predator Jeffrey Epstein.

On Monday, Thomas J. Pritzker, 75, announced he would retire immediately as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels Corporation.

He also confirmed that he would not seek reelection to the company’s board at its 2026 annual meeting.

In a company statement, Pritzker acknowledged that his past contact with Epstein and the pedophile’s child sex trafficking accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell reflected a serious lapse in judgment.

Goldman Sachs Reportedly Plans To Axe DEI Criteria For Board Members– dailycaller.com

pgnewser February 17, 2026

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Goldman Sachs is planning to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) criteria for its board of directors when identifying prospective candidates, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ).

The major investment bank is planning the change in the aftermath of a September 2025 request from the National Legal and Policy Center (NLPC), a conservative nonprofit group, the WSJ reported on Monday, citing anonymous sources familiar with the matter. Goldman’s board’s governance committee currently selects potential qualified candidates using four main criteria, one of which is a broad definition of diversity that includes things such as perspectives, background, professional and military experience, as well as “other demographics” — a category that lists various DEI considerations, according to the outlet.

Bloody ‘trans’ rampage at boys’ hockey game brought to an end by ‘Good Samaritan’– www.theblaze.com

pgnewser February 17, 2026

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A week after a trans-identifying man went on a rampage in Western Canada, killing six children and two adults, another man who masqueraded as a woman allegedly took aim at innocents — this time at a local skating rink in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.

Families, students, and supporters flocked to the Dennis M. Lynch Arena on Monday afternoon to watch a boys’ high school hockey game between the Blackstone Valley School and Coventry-Johnson co-op teams.

‘Do not wonder why we Go BERSERK.’

Key GOP Senator Vows To Support SAVE Act, Draws Line On Filibuster– trendingpoliticsnews.com

pgnewser February 17, 2026

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U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) has indicated that she will support the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, commonly known as the SAVE Act, after weeks of speculation. While the long-serving GOP moderate indicated that she will vote in favor of the bill, Collins emphasized that she is not in favor of tweaking the legislative filibuster process, which could provide a significant hurdle to the bill’s final passage.

Collins confirmed that she would be supporting the bill in a statement to the Maine Wire on Friday. Her endorsement was critical, as it brought the number of Republicans supporting the measure up to 50, which would allow them to pass it with a tie-breaking vote from Vice President JD Vance.

Schumer Vows to Fight SAVE Act Despite 83% Public Support– www.dailysignal.com

pgnewser February 17, 2026

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THE DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer told CNN on Sunday that Democrats will fight “tooth and nail” against the House-passed SAVE America Act, an election integrity bill he likened to racial segregation.

During an appearance on “State of the Union with Jake Tapper and Dana Bash,” Schumer stressed his caucus will “not let” the legislation reach President Donald Trump’s desk and suggested Republicans only support it because they do not want poor people and minorities to vote.

The Trump-backed SAVE America Act would mandate voters to present photo ID at

Ukraine’s Zelensky Says He Met with Democrat Senators to Discuss ‘Pressure’ on Russia– slaynews.com

pgnewser February 17, 2026

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has announced that he met with Democrat senators to discuss plans for ramping up “pressure” on Russia.

Zelensky confirmed that he met with Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI).

The meeting highlights the continued efforts from Democrats to influence Ukrainian leadership as the war with Russia drags on.

In a video included in a post on X, Blumenthal can be heard greeting Zelensky and expressing interest in further cooperation.

Newsom compares Trump admin federal agents to Nazis during Munich appearance | The Post Millennial– thepostmillennial.com

pgnewser February 17, 2026

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“I want to remember all those images of masked men, the secret police, something familiar in Germany.”

California Gavin Newsom cannot seem to make up his mind about what to call federal law enforcement. He compared federal agents to Nazis during an appearance in Munich on Saturday, but has recently backtracked on similar claims.

Newsom, who recently backtracked on a post from his press office that referred to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as “state sponsored terror” agents, has now claimed that federal law enforcement that was sent to California is like the Nazis.

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins Claims Media Covers Trump Administration “Fairly And Accurately”– www.louderwithcrowder.com

pgnewser February 17, 2026

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According to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, the media covers the Trump administration “fairly and accurately.” If that were true, at least when it comes to her reporting, she would not tell such a blatant lie. This is proven by the fact that the media had zero relevance in the 2024 presidential election.

There are two things easily debunked in the video. First, it’s the claim that, at the very least, she believes she’s fair.

This is what she means when she claims she treats the president “fairly.”

Yeah, that was totally unbiased reporting….

Utah bill would protect college students’ right to opt out of pro-LGBT assignments– www.lifesitenews.com

pgnewser February 17, 2026

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(LifeSiteNews) — A bill working its way through the Utah state legislature would provide Christian students the ability to opt out of certain homework assignments they have a moral objection to.

Republican state Rep. Mike Peterson told The Salt Lake Tribune that he introduced HB204 after his daughter said her professor required her to write a letter to a local politician expressing support for pro-LGBT policies.

“Sometimes a student gets put in a position where it violates their conscience. It goes against their own core beliefs. They’re not comfortable with doing that assignment yet currently have really have no recourse,” Petersen said.

Rooting Against Anti-American Olympians Is Patriotic– thefederalist.com

pgnewser February 17, 2026

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Getting the opportunity to represent one’s country in the Olympics is an incredible honor for any athlete. Sadly, some of this year’s American competitors don’t seem to fully appreciate that point.

Throughout the first week of the 2026 Winter Olympics, several U.S. athletes have happily taken the bait from left-wing “journalists” seeking to get these Americans to trash their nation — and President Trump — on the world stage. Many of the comments thus far have specifically been focused on ICE and its efforts to deport foreign nationals illegally residing in the United States.

Now, Experts Are Warning Revolutionary AI Tools Change Everything – RedState– redstate.com

pgnewser February 17, 2026

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The advent of artificial intelligence is rattling a lot of cages. Trust me, I should know; two of our four daughters are freelance commercial graphic artists, and they are (rightfully) worried about being underbid and driven out of the market by computers. As for me, I’m not too worried – what computer could ever match my inimitable style, my wit, my wisdom, not to mention my modesty?

Colorado In-State Tuition Discount for Illegals Requires DOJ Investigation – Equal Protection Project– legalinsurrection.com

pgnewser February 17, 2026

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The Equal Protection Project has sent a Request to the Department of Justice calling for an investigation and possible enforcement action against Colorado’s Advancing Students for a Stronger Economy Tomorrow (ASSET) law, which, among other things, provides in-state tuition discounts to students illegally in the country while denying similar benefits to American citizens resident in other states.

Discrimination against American-born students has been a focus at EPP for a while. You may recall that in July 2025, after EPP complaints against five universities for DACA/”Undocumented” only scholarships, the Department of Education opened investigations and launched an initiative to address discrimination against Americans, creating a media firestorm:

Transgender suspect in Rhode Island mass shooting threatened to ‘go BERSERK’ if people ‘keep bashing us’– www.washingtonexaminer.com

pgnewser February 17, 2026

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The suspected shooter who opened fire at a Rhode Island high school hockey arena on Monday evening is a 56-year-old man who identified as transgender and made a number of alarming posts on social media prior to the shooting.

The suspect, Robert Dorgan, also went by Roberta and used the last name Esposito. Dorgan posted on X the night before the shooting, “keep bashing us. but do not wonder why we Go BERSERK,” in response to an anti-transgender post referring to Rep. Sarah McBride (D-DE) by their birth name, “Tim McBride.”

Post-Mortem Doctor Blows Whistle: Epstein Was Murdered– slaynews.com

pgnewser February 17, 2026

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A doctor who was present during Jeffrey Epstein’s post-mortem has blown the whistle and declared that the child predator did not die of “suicide” because he was “strangled.”

Dr. Michael Baden, the former New York City chief medical examiner who observed the autopsy on behalf of Epstein’s family, is renewing calls for a full investigation into the convicted sex offender’s death.

Republicans Defeat Wyoming Measure That Could Help Ban Abortions– www.lifenews.com

pgnewser February 17, 2026

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A measure to place a pro-life constitutional amendment on the ballot this fall in Wyoming fell short by a single vote of the 2/3rds threshold of votes required during a budget session. The final Senate tally was 20-11, with nine Republicans and the state’s only two Democrat senators casting nay votes.

Senate Joint Resolution 7 was sponsored by Riverton Republican Sen. Tim Salazar, who said, “This is one of the most important issues of our day.” He added, “I and many others simply seek a dialogue.”