Monday, February 23, 2026

Newly unearthed DEA document from Epstein files raises question: Did Epstein facilitate drug trafficking?

By Daniel RuetenikPat MiltonCara Tabachnick
February 23, 2026 / 6:20 PM EST / CBS News

Jeffrey Epstein was the subject of a previously undisclosed U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency investigation — a five-year-plus probe targeting him and 14 other individuals for suspicious money transfers possibly linked to illegal narcotics, a newly uncovered document in the Department of Justice's Epstein files reveals.

Suspect in Nancy Guthrie case had been to the house before the night of her disappearance, source says


By Jennifer Jacobs, Pat Milton, Jonathan Vigliotti, Anna Schecter 
Updated on: February 23, 2026 / 10:37 PM EST / CBS News

Why tariffs aren’t shrinking the US trade deficit

Story by Tom Fairless, Gavin Bade • 
16 hours • 5 min read

STUTTGART, Germany—President Trump is doubling down on his tariffs, even though they have so far failed to achieve one of their key stated goals: rebalancing lopsided global trade. On the contrary, recent data show the tariffs that the Supreme Court struck down on Friday and that Trump has vowed to reimpose under a different statute are cementing these imbalances.

'Unprepared For Tsunami': Bernie Sanders Fiery Speech On AI Ahead Of Trump SOTU Address | US News

 

The Greek Courier 

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders delivered a fiery speech that the United States is 'unprepared for the tsunami' of artificial intelligence, raising alarms about mass job losses. 

Stocks sell off as traders wake up to the realization that Trump has ‘highly punitive’ options for new trade tariffs



Jim Edwards
Mon, February 23, 2026 at 3:13 AM PST 
3 min read

Peter Mandelson arrested amid Epstein fallout


Huge figure in Labour politics arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
February 23, 2026
By Matt Honeycombe-Foster

LONDON —Former U.K. ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson was arrested Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, amid scrutiny of his association with Jeffrey Epstein.

Sunday, February 22, 2026

Who was El Mencho, Mexico's most wanted man? (BBC NEWS UPDATE)



Will Grant
BBC Central America and Cuba correspondent
There are only a handful of names that have had a lasting impact in the history of Mexican organised crime.
3 hours ago

Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes – more commonly known as 'El Mencho' – is one of them. Hailing from humble rural roots in the western state of Michoacán, his rise to the top of one of the most feared and dangerous cartels in modern Mexico, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was meteoric. And it was achieved through aggression, ambition, brutality and ruthlessness.

Abbreviated Pundit Roundup: ICE moves to the Minneapolis suburbs

by Chitown Kev

Community 
(This content is not subject to review by Daily Kos staff before publication.)
Sunday, February 22, 2026
We begin today with Jonathan V. Last of The Bulwark reporting that DHS and ICE has not pulled out of Minnesota but has primarily moved from Minneapolis/St. Paul to the suburbs.

Live: Hungary will block new EU sanctions on Russia over Ukraine oil dispute

EUROPE 
Issued on: 
Modified: 

Hungary will block ⁠the European Union's ​next package of sanctions against Russia, its foreign minister said on Sunday, until Ukraine resumes shipments of Russian oil to Hungary and Slovakia ​via the Druzhba ‌pipeline, which has been cut off since January 27 after being damaged by a Russian drone, according to Kyiv. 

After a deadly raid, an AI power struggle erupts at the Pentagon








The Defense Department’s rush to embed artificial intelligence across combat operations has exposed tensions with Anthropic’s corporate principals, risking the firm’s $200 million contract.

February 22, 2026 

One of the nation’s leading artificial intelligence firms is negotiating whether it can continue to work with the military, according to people familiar with the discussions, after Pentagon officials called their once-close relationship into question in the wake of January’s raid to capture Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.

Once believed impossible, scientists manage to transform lead into gold

logo

 02-22-2026

Earth.com staff writer

The 17-mile Large Hadron Collider (LHC), located beneath the French-Swiss border, regularly slams heavy ions together at near light speed. But on July 30, 2025, researchers reported something many thought belonged to folklore: lead ions momentarily changed into gold before decaying back into more ordinary matter.

Chaos erupts at Mexican airports after death of drug lord 'El Mencho'


Alyssa Goldberg, Will Carless
USA TODAY
Updated Feb. 22, 2026, 6:26 p.m. ET

Flights to Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara airports have been disrupted after Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, commonly known as "El Mencho," was killed in a military raid

Danish Navy evacuates U.S. submariner off Greenland to prevent Trump from landing penguins in the Arctic


The Greek Courier

February 22, 2026

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — In a plot twist unworthy of a Hollywood script, Denmark's military just pulled off a daring sea rescue by evacuating a crew member from a U.S. submarine off the coast of Greenland for some urgent medical treatment. Talk about a cold call for help, especially considering the alternative that was too hot to handle, meaning Trump sending a rescue mission just to prove that Greenland is guarded by penguins, which, by the way, live only in the Southern Hemisphere. 

DHS abruptly reverses suspension of TSA PreCheck



Published Sun, Feb 22 2026
Updated 54 Min Ago
Leslie Josephs@lesliejosephs


Key Points
  • The Transportation Security Administration said PreCheck airport security lanes are operating normally.
  • The agency’s statement came hours after the Department of Homeland Security said the service is suspended.
  • DHS has not issued a statement on the suspension of Global Entry.

So, what happens if Iran sinks a carrier? Anybody thought of that?


The Greek Courier

As the rhetoric intensifies between the United States and Iran, recent reports indicate that President Donald Trump has been privately contemplating the possibility of regime change in Iran, emboldened by what he perceives as successes in foreign policy in Venezuela. However, this path toward military action carries grave consequences—not just for geopolitical stability, but for the lives of countless service members and their families.

Nancy Guthrie Abduction: Widespread Online Outrage Over Investigative Delays Intensifies after DNA Conundrum Update






The Greek Courier

22/02/26 

TUCSON, Arizona (AP) — The Pima County Sheriff's Department is facing heightened public scrutiny and significant online outrage following its recent announcement that critical DNA evidence in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance case contains "mixed samples," requiring an extended analysis period. This revelation, indicating the presence of DNA from more than one individual, has fueled widespread frustration over the pace of the investigation and raised pointed questions about the initial handling of the high-profile case.

Saturday, February 21, 2026

''Dangerous and inflammatory'': Fourteen nations slam US Envoy's remarks on Israel's territorial expansion

 ANI Feb 22, 2026

The joint backlash follows a televised interview with commentator Tucker Carlson on Friday, during which Huckabee suggested that Israel possesses the right to extend its borders across significant portions of the Middle East.

Trump tariffs: EU grapples with fallout of US court ruling


Arthur Sullivan
13 hours ago
European leaders and businesses have responded to the US Supreme Court's decision to rule many of US President Donald Trump's tariffs illegal with both cautious optimism and deep uncertainty.