02/16/2026 05:10 CDT
REPUBLICANS HAVING TROUBLE GETTING AGENDA PASSED BECAUSE OF RINO OPPOSITION
TODAY’S TOP TEN
RINOS BLOCKADING POPULIST AGENDA
CONSERVATIVES CAN’T BEAT DEMOCRATS until they defeat RINOs in their own party. The Federalist.
TRUMP HAS A BACKUP PLAN to require voter ID in the midterms in case Congress balks. RedState.
WRAY FBI OPENED 1,200 “assessments” of sensitive figures like politicians, journalists and clergy. Just the News.
LIBERAL MEDIA ACTIVELY trying to cover up Obama officials’ ties to Epstein. Breitbart.
VIRGINIA HIGH COURT GREENLIGHTS Democrat scheme to leave millions of Republicans only a single congressional seat. The Federalist.
LIBERAL CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR Gavin Newsom compares ICE agents to Nazi “secret police.” Legal Insurrection.
LIBERAL SCHOLARS SAY WOMEN need abortions to make more money. The College Fix.
WEST VIRGINIA TAKES AIM at firms that blacklist and censor conservative media. The Daily Signal.
ANOTHER GOP HEADQUARTERS targeted by vandals — this one in western Wisconsin. Breitbart.
DELAWARE LEADS THE RESISTANCE against Trump’s efforts to protect female privacy in public spaces. Restoration News.
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COMMENTARY WORTH READING
The woke Smithsonian disrespects our nation’s 250th anniversary. S. David Sultzer.
Get married young. Brad Wilcox.
Media needs to stop gaslighting on “trans” mass shooters. Bethany Mandel.
VIDEO WORTH WATCHING
Senator McCormick on SAVE Act: If an 80-20 issue can’t get 60 votes, something is amiss in Senate. Real Clear Politics.
Homan: I don’t like masks, either, but ICE agents have to protect themselves. CBS News.
EPA administrator Zeldin: If you want greenhouse gas regulation, Congress has to pass a bill. Real Clear Politics.
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OFFBEAT BEAT
NBC issues apology for calling female Olympic skier “she.” The Western Journal.
TWEETS OF NOTE
(@PolitiBunny) I would encourage Republicans at the national level to get involved here in Virginia, because what the Democrats are trying to pull here has nothing to do with us and everything to do with taking over the House and impeaching Trump. We need all of you to speak up and help. Tweet.
(@BigJoeBastardi ) Part of the reason this winter has been so "cold" is the American public has been brainwashed by a phony climate war agenda into believing it can't be cold, or if it does get cold, it's because of warming. Good reason to let climate writers go, because they have contributed to that non-truth Tweet.
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Also terminated: Hated start-stop button. Lee Zeldin.
BONGINO REPORT TOP HEADLINE AT TIME OF EMAIL
Trump Ends Disastrous Obama-Era Climate Change Regulations BONGINO REPORT.
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POLYMARKET PREDICTION MARKET
Will Democrats control House after 2026 midterms? 83%.
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