Month: February 2026

President Donald Trump announced he will sign an executive order to eliminate mail‑in ballots and replace voting machines with “watermark” paper ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Calling mail voting and some machines corrupt and inaccurate, he said top lawyers are drafting the order and framed it as necessary to restore election honesty. Legal experts and news outlets note that states control election procedures and such an order would almost certainly face immediate constitutional challenges and logistical chaos, potentially disenfranchising overseas voters and people who rely on absentee voting. The announcement intensified debate over federal election authority and democratic norms. (forbes.com)

Do you support this? No. An order attempting to ban mail‑in voting or force states to scrap machines would likely exceed presidential authority, invite swift court challenges, and risk disenfranchising many voters. (cbsnews.com)

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Elon Musk, speaking on the Benny Johnson podcast on March 28, 2025, attacked federal judges and urged limits on foreign‑born or dual‑citizen jurists, saying many on the D.C. bench were “foreign” or still held non‑U.S. citizenship and arguing that dual allegiance should disqualify lifetime appointees. He pushed reforms including impeachment, stripping jurisdiction, and even a constitutional amendment to require sole U.S. citizenship for judges. Musk’s broad denunciations of the judiciary followed repeated social‑media posts calling court rulings a “judicial coup” and drew criticism and coverage from national outlets and legal observers. (podscripts.co)

Actress Robin Wright announced she has left the United States and settled in England, calling America “a s—show” in a candid interview with The Sunday Times. (people.com) She said she finds the English seaside calmer and praised a “freedom of self,” saying people are kinder and less caught up in rush, traffic and competition. (parade.com) Wright, 59, said she and her boyfriend, British architect Henry Smith, are renting a coastal home with their dogs and plan to spend more time there; she still owns a Los Angeles house. (people.com) Her remarks, in The Sunday Times interview, provoked widespread debate on social media recently. (yahoo.com)

House Oversight Chairman Rep. James Comer announced Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to in person depositions about Jeffrey Epstein and that he plans to release recorded audio, video and transcripts publicly. Comer said the Clintons relented after the committee prepared contempt proceedings and that some Democrats signaled they would support contempt votes. He said terms and dates still require clarification. Clinton aides have denied wrongdoing. The announcement follows recent large releases from the Epstein files and mounting pressure from victims and lawmakers. Comer said the committee intends to make the testimony available for public review. No timeline yet announced. (transcripts.cnn.com)

Four people were charged in a Massachusetts federal case accused of using more than 100 stolen identities to fraudulently obtain about $440,000 in SNAP benefits and over $700,000 in pandemic unemployment aid—roughly $1.1 million total—then buying bulk food for El Primo restaurant in Leominster, selling meals for profit and wiring proceeds to individuals in Venezuela and the Dominican Republic. Prosecutors say counterfeit IDs, fake EBT cards and records were seized; two of the accused are Venezuelan nationals. Rhode Island officials detected the scheme in June 2024 during an audit; arrests and initial court appearances occurred in Worcester in early February 2026. (wbur.org)

Vanity Fair staff have threatened to walk out if First Lady Melania Trump is featured on the magazine’s U.S. cover, with one editor telling the Daily Mail, “I will walk out the motherf***ing door, and half my staff will follow me.” (thedailybeast.com) Semafor reported that the magazine’s new global editorial director, Mark Guiducci, floated the idea as he reshapes the title. (thewrap.com) Conservative outlets amplified the dispute and a fake Vanity Fair–style Melania cover spread online; PolitiFact says that image was inauthentic. (politifact.com) Some employees called the quit threats performative, while others said the final decision rests with Condé Nast leadership and editors.

CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz announced federal findings that Minnesota’s Medicaid autism program spending surged from about $3 million in 2018 to roughly $400 million by 2023 — a more than 13,000% increase — amid allegations that multiple autism centers submitted fraudulent claims. Federal prosecutors have charged and secured guilty pleas against providers, including a Smart Therapy operator accused of paying monthly cash kickbacks of $300–$1,500 to recruit families and billing millions for services not delivered. Oz gave Governor Tim Walz 60 days to address the fraud or face federal action; lawmakers have demanded investigations while state officials coordinate with federal partners. (startribune.com)