Trump News for Monday, February 16, 2026

"Get the files out. They are slow-walking it," the former US secretary of state says. The White House says it has done "more for the victims than Democrats ever did".

US soldiers will not have a combat role and are to operate under full command authority of Nigeria's military.

An image posted online in mid-February 2026 authentically shows a man wearing a MAGA hat blocking a transgender person from entering the women's restroom.

Epstein’s disturbing Amazon purchases, including child-coded clothing and controversial books, have surfaced as U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirms all DOJ records related to the disgraced financier have been released.

The father claimed the weapon simply "went off" in his hands.

In February 2026, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump said in a new ruling that "when the sun disappears at night, we don’t know where it goes."

President Trump is blaming Maryland Governor Wes Moore for sewage pollution in the Potomac River, something Moore has no control over. “There is a massive Ecological Disaster unfolding in the Potomac River as a result of the Gross Mismanagement of Local Democ…

Donald Trump’s so-called Department of War is threatening to cut ties with Anthropic because it won’t help the Pentagon conduct mass surveillance on Americans or make fully autonomous weapons that the administration can use however it likes.A senior Trump adm…

An image from the U.S. Department of Justice's Epstein files authentically showed President Donald Trump sitting in a room looking at a group of blindfolded girls.

Former President George W. Bush won’t defy the “code of silence” that prevents ex-U.S. leaders from publicly chastising their successors, but he’s apparently not opposed to throwing shade.In a Presidents’ Day essay published Monday by the pro-democracy instit…

HAVANA, Feb 16 (Reuters) - Garbage has begun to pile up on street corners in the Cuban capital of Havana, attracting hordes of flies and reeking of rotten food, in one of… Leggi

Donald Trump might’ve been celebrating Presidents Day stateside ... but over in Germany, they were dragging him through the streets -- literally. Düsseldorf’s infamous "Rose Monday" carnival parade unleashed a brutal procession of Trump…

A small-town Kansas mayor is in trouble for voting illegally as a noncitizen—but he has the support of his town. Joe Ceballos was recently reelected mayor of Coldwater, Kansas, by a comfortable 101-20 margin. But just hours before the results came in, Ceballo…

Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to reassure Europe at the Munich Security Conference, but European leaders are skeptical.

Adorable viral video shows the moment an Arizona woman surprised her husband in the middle of their workout by revealing the couple was expecting their first child.

A judge ordered Interior Secretary Doug Burgum on Monday to restore a slavery-related exhibit at the President’s House in Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. Burgum ordered the National Park Service last month to remove the Philadelphia exh…

Donald Trump is making it crystal clear ... if Nancy Guthrie’s kidnappers don’t bring her back alive, they could be staring down the ultimate punishment: the death penalty. The President told the New York Post in a phone call the abductors need…

Anthropic is hesitant to allow the Pentagon to continue using its Claude AI model over fears the Pentagon could break its Usage Policy.

Former Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon once called Jeffrey Epstein “God” during a text message exchange, newly released government files reveal. In May 2018, the two men were having a discussion about currency trading, in which Bannon praised Epstein’s fina…

Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries still refuses to engage with growing calls to abolish ICE, even as the agency is in the nadir of its popularity.The Left Hook podcast host Wajahat Ali read Jeffries a list of facts when they appeared together F…

Donald Trump’s White House is posting about President’s Day in the creepiest way possible.In honor of the holiday, the White House Monday posted a menacing picture of Trump accompanied by the quote: “I was the hunted, and now I’m the hunter.”That particular c…

The federal cap on credit-card interest rates that US President Donald Trump has proposed would, in theory, prevent issuers from gouging customers. But not everyone agrees that this would be good for Americans, especially lower-income households that are ofte…

A battle over brushstrokes and biography puts Trump’s legacy and national museums back in the spotlight

Attorney General Pam Bondi tried to pacify critics of the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files by sending Congress a letter Saturday with a list of 130 names—which for some reason, included dead celebrities.The list contains some absurd …

Even as the FBI continues to refuse to share evidence, the DOJ is investigating two ICE agents in Minnesota for lying.

42% of surveyed adults chose the Puerto Rican musician, compared to 39% who picked Trump. Survey: More Americans Believe Bad Bunny “Better Represents” U.S. Than Trump Scoop Harrison

Thirty-three-year-old Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia will soon mark one year trapped in ICE detention. Kordia, who was born in East Jerusalem, first came to police attention when she was arrested during the 2024 Gaza solidarity protests at Columbia Univers…

The writers of the Constitution sought an approach the balanced control between the states and the federal government.

The FBI did speak to a victim of Jeffrey Epstein who also accused Donald Trump of sexually and violently assaulting her, according to records in the Justice Department’s own Epstein database and discovered by investigative journalist Roger Sollenberger. The d…

The public reaction to the violence in Minneapolis suggests that we have held on to our sense of universal morality.

South Africa’s racist system of Apartheid endured for generations and, so brutally was it maintained, appeared impregnable. One of those who played a vital role in its unlikely demise was Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the religious leader and theologian. He did it…

Have the Epstein files shifted US politics beyond news hype?

Bush doesn’t name Trump in his first essay, but since his successor continues to openly drool over staying past his two-term limit, it’s pretty obvious what he’s actually trying to say.

By Humeyra Pamuk and Anita KomuvesBUDAPEST, Feb 16 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump is committed to the success of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban because his lea… Leggi

Americans under 30 swung to the right in 2024, but they’re not getting what they voted for.

Raising kids should be about quality, not quantity

Some breakups, you can just see coming. In this case, the Canadian government plans to divert billions of dollars in military spending to U.S. defense companies and direct it instead to their own manufacturers. Duh! What else are they supposed to do? Sure, Ma…

Fears over a drug cartel drone over Texas sparked a recent airspace shutdown in El Paso and New Mexico, highlighting just how tricky it can be to deploy anti-drone weapons near cities.

We take a look at President Trump’s decision to reject a landmark climate finding, the cause of an unusual winter in the U.S. and the physics behind a bizarre ski jumping scandal

A MAGA senator was called out after he tied himself in knots over Donald Trump’s efforts to imprison two of his Senate colleagues for a video in which they...

In hacker spaces and at their homes, creative protesters are laser-cutting and 3D-printing tools to resist an occupation.

Immigration advocates say the Trump administration, as part of its immigration crackdown, is keeping minors detained for longer than the permitted by law.

Europe is facing a great dilemma: continue with liberalist values or embrace Trump's defence of 'Western civilisation'?

It's not just the government and private companies. Some wealthy individuals are pledging to give money to American children's' Trump Accounts.

Fresh statistics show violent crime in major U.S. cities dropped sharply in 2025 from the previous year, and U.S. President Donald Trump is claiming that his get-tough policies are the reason. The inconvenient truth for this Trump administration is that viole…

Iran's top diplomat says he will meet with IAEA director before the high-stakes talks with US are held on Tuesday.

Is America still a democracy? Scholars tell NPR that after the last year under President Trump, the country has slid closer to autocracy or may already be there.

Indonesia’s plan to send troops to Gaza could test its longstanding foreign policy independence.

Panamanian-flagged Veronica III left Venezuela on the same day as the US capture of President Nicolas Maduro in January.

Israeli prime minister details demands on Iran as US prepares to hold second round of nuclear talks in Geneva.

The truth is always more powerful than fiction. The Perfect Neighbor team made up of director Geeta Gandbhir and producers Alisa Payne, Nikon Kwantu and Sam Bisbee took home the award for Best Documentary at the 2026 Independent Spirit Awards on Sunday.  Spea…