The Mexican military reportedly killed the leader of one of the Western Hemisphere’s most dangerous drug trafficking organizations during a Sunday operation, setting off violent retaliation across multiple states.

The federal forces killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” head of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), The Associated Press reported. A federal official who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed the death occurred during a military operation in Jalisco.

United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told “This Week” guest host Martha Raddatz on Sunday that, despite a Supreme Court ruling against his invoking of one legal authority, President Donald Trump still had multiple options to levy tariffs on other countries.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) reversed course on its planned suspension of Transportation Security Administration (TSA) PreCheck just hours after announcing the expedited screening program would shut down amid the partial government shutdown.

Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent told “Sunday Morning Futures” host Maria Bartiromo on Sunday that revenue from tariffs would not drop, despite the Supreme Court’s ruling against the authority President Donald Trump’ invoked to levy his “Liberation Day” tariffs.

New York City residents hoping to earn extra cash clearing snow from public spaces must first produce three forms of identification.

The requirement has drawn sharp criticism given the city’s relaxed approach to voter ID. The Department of Sanitation of New York is recruiting temporary workers ahead of a major blizzard expected to dump nearly two feet of snow on the five boroughs, according to the agency’s official website. Registration demands three categories of documentation: two small photos sized 1.5 inches square, a pair of original IDs along with photocopies, and a Social Security card.

U.S. Secret Service agents shot and killed an unidentified man attempting to force his way into President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida early Sunday morning.

An armed man was shot & killed by U.S. Secret Service agents & @PBCountySheriff after unlawfully entering the secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago early this morning. A press briefing with additional details will be held at 9:00 a.m with @FBI and Palm Beach County. pic.twitter.com/jAXhdb1xEL

— Anthony Guglielmi (@AJGuglielmi) February 22, 2026

Millions of Americans across the Interstate 95 corridor throughout the Northeast are getting prepared to be heavily impacted by a potent nor’easter bomb cyclone that will generate large amounts of snow in a strong portion of the region beginning Sunday.

President Donald Trump’s administration has not finalized how to allocate the more than half-trillion-dollar increase in U.S. military spending outlined in the White House’s proposed budget, according to The Washington Post.

Trump in January had approved Department of War (DoW) Secretary Pete Hegseth’s request to increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in Fiscal Year 2027, up from the previous year’s $900 billion, a record at the time. This move, however, was heavily scrutinized by several members of the administration, including Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought, who is widely considered to be a deficit hawk, the outlet reported Saturday, citing four anonymous sources. (RELATED: US Army Takes Cue From Wall Street For Officer Bonuses)

Newly-retired New York archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan weighed in on the impact decisions made by Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani had on local Catholics.

Dolan, who served as archbishop of New York from 2009 until the end of 2025, specifically referred to the avowed socialist mayor’s decisions to not invite the cardinal to his Jan. 1 inauguration and to skip the installation of Dolan’s successor, Archbishop Ronald Hicks. The cardinal also shared his thoughts on Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic, during an “EWTN News In Depth” interview released Friday.

Vandals poured a toxic chemical across the Trump-Kennedy Center’s outdoor ice rink early Friday morning, forcing officials to cancel that evening’s performance.

A brown-black substance spread across the ice surface caused severe damage to the outdoor arena, Fox News reported. A gallon-sized container was left behind on the damaged rink. Officials confirmed the substance was toxic, though the exact chemical has not been publicly identified.

Bill Mazeroski, the Pittsburgh Pirates legend who delivered the only walk-off home run in Game 7 of a World Series, has died at 89.

The Pirates announced his passing Saturday morning, Fox News reported. Mazeroski spent all 17 of his major league seasons in Pittsburgh, earning 10 All-Star selections and capturing two World Series titles during his career.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is stepping into a federal lawsuit accusing nation’s second-largest school district of illegally sorting students by race to determine funding and school admissions.

The Civil Rights Division filed a motion to intervene Wednesday in the case against Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), according to a DOJ press release. The lawsuit targets the district’s Predominantly Hispanic, Black, Asian, and Other (PHBAO) program, which classifies neighborhoods as “Anglo” or non-Anglo and distributes resources accordingly.