Peggy Camp

Jared Kushner moments after claiming that nobody is personally profiting from the Board of Peace: "We've secured over $7 billion"

Ossoff: "If you live in a major democracy, and the nation's spy chief is showing up at raids on sensitive election sites, something has gone wrong."

UK blocking Trump from using RAF bases for strikes on Iran The disagreement over the use of British sites is behind the US president’s withdrawal of support for the Chagos Islands deal, The Times understands

"The Times understands that the UK is yet to give permission for the US to use the bases in the event that Trump orders a strike on Iran, owing to concerns that it would be a breach of international law."

This is a BIG deal given the US-UK military relationship.

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

New York Appellate Court Allows Redraw of Congressional Map to Move Forward But there’s still one wildcard that could affect the map used in the 2026 midterm elections: the U.S. Supreme Court.

🚨BREAKING: A New York Appellate Court has ruled that the state’s independent redistricting commission must draw up a new congressional map, after a court struck down* the state’s current 11th Congressional District for diluting the voting power of Black and Latino residents.

JD Vance takes the mic and immediately attempts to tell a joke. He doesn't get a single laugh. Not. Even. One.

Good article! Thank you.

The Army Clause: A Forgotten Constitutional Check on ICE, CBP, and the Pentagon Why the One Big Beautiful Bill violates a forgotten constitutional check on funding standing armies and how Congress can enforce it now.

The Constitution bars Congress from funding “standing armies” for more than two years.

Why the One Big Beautiful Bill violates this forgotten constitutional check and how Congress can enforce it now, from @scott-levy.bsky.social and Kevin McNellis:

www.justsecurity.org/129908/congr...

CBS's Bari Weiss pulls out of UCLA lecture Weiss, the founder of the Free Press and now editor-in-chief at CBS News, had been invited to speak at UCLA on the future of journalism.

www.latimes.com/entertainmen... she is a coward

Obviously- release the EPSTEIN FILES!

Trump: "I don't like young, handsome men. Women? I like."

It's wild that, here in the US, we can't seem to find any evidence implicating third-parties of criminal conduct in the Epstein files, but they are easily finding that evidence everywhere else.

And, they are acting on it.

ICE Issued Confident Announcements About Warehouse Purchases in Two States. Neither Was True. As the beleaguered agency rushes to open detention facilities across the country, it can't seem to get its own announcements right.

Much more here on ICE reversing course (and retracting their initial statements) on two proposed Trump prison camps, from the indispensible team at Project Salt Box:

projectsaltbox.substack.com/p/ice-issued...

MS NOW has obtained a statement from the family of Virginia Roberts Giuffre:

At last.
 
Today, our broken hearts have been lifted at the news that no one is above the law, not even royalty.

Ukraine’s Long War and History’s Lessons for the West Similarly to World War I, how the U.S. and Europe handle Russia’s long war in Ukraine will shape Europe’s future order and security.

“Some wars change the world, and history illuminates how the Russia-Ukraine War might do so.”

From Amb. Daniel Fried on the impending 4th anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine:

www.justsecurity.org/131874/russi...

Bonus 210: Federal Judges Speaking Out A new advisory opinion from the Judicial Conference's Codes of Conduct Committee reinforces the appropriateness of federal judges speaking publicly in defense of their colleagues—and the rule of law.

Today's bonus issue of "One First" looks at a quiet new "advisory opinion" from the federal judiciary's "Codes of Conduct Committee," and how it reinforces the propriety (if not the importance) of federal judges speaking out in defense of their colleagues, judicial independence, and the rule of law:

Early Edition: February 19, 2026 A curated weekday guide to major news and developments over the last 24 hours.

Today's news roundup:
-Former Prince Andrew arrested in Britain over Epstein ties
-Trump admin expands ICE authority to detain refugees
-US develops online portal to bypass content bans in Europe
-Aid cuts force WFP in Afghanistan to turn away 3 in 4 children
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www.justsecurity.org/131940/early...

GOP angst over voter turnout builds as losses pile up Strategists admit that Democratic voters appear far more motivated than Republicans assumed.

NEW: Republicans are getting crushed in scores of state and local races, raising deep concerns about a deflated GOP base refusing to show up even in the most pro-Trump areas.

In race after race, Dems are outpacing their 2024 performance by double digits.

Silicon Valley’s Favorite Doomsaying Philosopher Nick Land believes that digital superintelligence is going to kill us all. In San Francisco, his followers ask: What if, instead of trying to stop an A.I. takeover, you work to bring it on as fast as ...

www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

DOJ needs to release the files and investigation into co conspirators needs to start immediately. Enough covering up for the US elite!

U.K. action helps expose DOJ coverup:

Feb 7: Bondi DOJ memo: "We did not uncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties."

Sept 16: Kash Patel testimony: "There is no credible information, none" that Epstein trafficked girls to other men.

Man, just listen to this. Trump's effort to contain the Epstein scandal has failed, spectacularly.

BREAKING: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly Prince Andrew, has been arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office as part of the Epstein files investigation, per the BBC.

The probe centers on allegations he shared confidential material with Jeffrey Epstein while serving as trade envoy.

How Legal Immigration Became a Deportation Trap Under Trump, the Homeland Security agency responsible for processing visas and green cards has become a site for easy arrests.

“Under Trump, the Homeland Security agency responsible for processing visas and green cards has become a site for easy arrests.”
By Jonathan Blitzer
www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

Epstein once attended an elite arts camp. Years later, he used it to find his victims Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell lavished money on the Interlochen Center for the Arts to gain access, documents show — even funding an on-campus lodge they stayed in. In the process, two teenagers were pulled into their orbit.

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell lavished money on the Interlochen Center for the Arts to gain access, documents show — even funding an on-campus lodge they stayed in. In the process, two teenagers were pulled into their orbit. n.pr/3MyKsok

Hegseth’s Firing Campaign Reaches Down Into the Ranks The ouster of the spokesperson Dave Butler, a colonel, shows that the defense secretary’s culling is far from over.

“With the removal of a top Army spokesperson, Pete Hegseth has displayed a willingness to extend his firing campaign further down into the military’s ranks,”@nancyayoussef and @missy_ryan report: www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

150 Years Ago in Photos A collection of images showing events and sights from around the world in 1876—the year the United States celebrated its 100th anniversary with the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.

See a collection of images showing events and sights from around the world in 1876—the year the United States celebrated its 100th anniversary with the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia.
www.theatlantic.com/photography/...

Who might he be willing to give up to try & save himself?

Here’s the latest.

Former Prince Andrew arrested over accusations that he shared confidential information with Jeffrey Epstein while serving as a British trade envoy www.nytimes.com/live/2026/02...

Surprise ICE warehouse could house up to 10,000 detainees for months at a time, new documents show After weeks of speculation about what the 400,000-square-foot warehouse in Surprise might be used for, the documents confirm it will be retrofitted as an ICE detention center, potentially housing 7,00...

We must stop every single proposed concentration camp. www.kjzz.org/the-show/202...

Stephen Colbert and the First Amendment As if CBS hasn’t drawn enough fire for tampering with 60 Minutes’ journalistic integrity, on Monday, Stephen Colbert shared that he was told by the network’s lawyers that he couldn’t have Texas Democr...

Brendan Carr, head of the FCC, wrote the chapter on it in Project 2025. It’s hard to know what’s worse: The administration’s efforts to intimidate journalists or CBS’s willingness to cave in. Read here to understand the issues: open.substack.com/pub/joycevan...
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