The Transportation Security Administration said that PreCheck remains operational after a prior announcement from the Department of Homeland Security that the flight-security program had been suspended amid the partial government shutdown.

President Trump has invited both the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team and women's Olympic hockey team to the State of the Union address and to the White House after their gold medal wins against Canada.

🚨 EPIC! Kash Patel put PRESIDENT TRUMP on the phone in Team USA’s locker room so that 47 could PERSONALLY congratulate them

“Congratulations! That was an UNBELIEVABLE game! We love you guys!”

“You’re going to be proud of that game for FIFTY YEARS!”

“I can send a MILITARY… pic.twitter.com/GGCUOadySq

— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 23, 2026

President Donald Trump is set to expand his imprint on the federal judiciary following the announcement of two upcoming vacancies on powerful U.S. Courts of Appeals.

Last week, Chief Judge Jeffrey S. Sutton, of the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, based in Cincinnati, and Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston, of the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, in New York City, announced their plans to assume senior status later this year. Both judges were appointed by President George W. Bush. 

Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, this week warned citizens of the state to remain vigilant to to watch for travel warnings as violence in Mexico over the killing of Nemesio ‘El Mencho’ Oseguera Cervantes, the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear a request from ExxonMobil and Suncor to throw out a climate lawsuit the city of Boulder, Colo., brought against them.

The city sued the companies, alleging that they deliberately contributed to the climate crisis, though the oil companies have asked the court to assert that federal law bars state-level claims of climate injuries, The Hill reported.

The State Department on Monday ordered non-emergency personnel to evacuate the U.S. embassy in Beirut, Lebanon.

The department did not provide details for the reason behind the evacuation, Fox News reported. The order comes as President Trump has ordered a large buildup of U.S. military forces in the Middle East and made threats against the Iranian regime amid nuclear talks.

Former U.K. ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson was arrested Monday amid an investigation into his connection to Jeffrey Epstein, according to London's Metropolitan Police.

Epstein was a wealthy, well-connected financier and convicted sex offender who died in 2019 awaiting trial on similar federal charges.

U.S. skier Lindsey Vonn said Monday that surgery saved her left leg from amputation after she crashed in the women's downhill at the Milan Cortina Olympics.

242K likes, 12K comments - lindseyvonn on February 23, 2026: "I’m finally out of the hospital!!! 🙌🏻 After almost 2 weeks of laying in a hospital bed almost completely immobile, I’m finally well enough to move to a hotel. It’s not home yet, but it’s a huge step! I hope I explained my injury well enough. I’m not a doctor so if I don’t explain something perfectly please forgive me. When the injury happened the situation was quite challenging in many ways but in the end, the situation was brought back into control. Again, thank you Dr Tom Hackett 🙏🏻❤️ Now I will focus on rehab and progressing from a wheelchair to crutches in a few weeks. It will take around a year for all of the bones to heal and then I will decide if I want to take out all the metal or not, and then go back into surgery and finally fix my ACL. It will be a long road but I’ll get there. At least I’m out of the hospital 🙌🏻💪🏻 Love you all 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️".

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The White House is defending Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee amid global fallout from his interview with Tucker Carlson in which he appeared to endorse an Israeli conquest of the Middle East.

BREAKING: US Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee tells Tucker Carlson that Israel has the Biblical right to take over all of the Middle East.

“It would be fine if they took it all.” pic.twitter.com/BN4fXh03ga

— Tucker Carlson Network (@TCNetwork) February 20, 2026

The raid on Jalisco New Generation Cartel boss Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes occurred after he was visited by a romantic partner, according to Mexican authorities.

Oseguera Cervantes died on Sunday in a helicopter after being injured in a Mexican special forces operation in a wooded area outside the town of Tapalpa in the western state of Jalisco, according to Mexico's defense ministry, Reuters reported.

Palm Beach County, FL Police Officer and Former NYPD Officer: "I personally arrested José Ibarra for endangering the welfare of a child. A few months later, I saw his face again in the news after he viciously murdered Laken Riley. I did my job. I put him in custody — the system… pic.twitter.com/3N1aMivjfw

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 23, 2026

House Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed to reporters Monday that his team is working with other House officials to figure out seating arrangements for the United States' Men's Olympic Hockey team at Tuesday's State of the Union address.

The scramble comes after President Donald Trump invited the team to his speech after they won gold against Canada in Italy on Sunday. The president also invited the Women's Hockey team, but they declined over other obligations.