From USA TODAY. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton are set to give depositions to a House committee this week as part of its investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The depositions will take place near the Clintons’ house in Chappaqua, New York. Hillary Clinton is scheduled to…

From USA TODAY. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton are set to give depositions to a House committee this week as part of its investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The depositions will take place near the Clintons’ house in Chappaqua, New York. Hillary Clinton is scheduled to…

From USA TODAY. A federal judge ruled the Department of Homeland Security’s third country deportations are unlawful. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/25/trump-administration-third-country-deportations-ruling/88867899007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day’s top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

From USA TODAY. A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for the fatal crash that killed Dixie Chicks founding member Laura Lynch in 2023. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2026/02/26/dixie-chicks-founding-member-laura-lynch-crash/88873136007/

From USA TODAY. Russia calls for restraint after Cuban forces kill four exiles in a Florida registered speedboat near Cuba as tensions rise between the U.S. and Cuba. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/02/25/florida-speedboat-cuba-gunfire-ministry-says/88865583007/

From USA TODAY. As honey traps target even trained officials, questions grow about safeguarding national security from seduction‑based espionage. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/3ekpakrz Sign up for our newsletter for the day’s top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

From USA TODAY. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former President Bill Clinton are set to give depositions to a House committee this week as part of its investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The depositions will take place near the Clintons’ house in Chappaqua, New York. Hillary Clinton is scheduled to…

From USA TODAY. Hundreds of thousands of truckers could be removed from American roads under the Trump administration’s newly aggressive enforcement and safety campaign. READ: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/25/foreign-truckers-trump-dalilah-law/88860021007/

From USA TODAY. Four people in a speedboat registered in the U.S. were killed Feb. 25 in a gunfight with Cuban government forces after entering the country’s waters, according to the Cuban Embassy in the U.S. Crewmembers opened fire on Cuban Ministry of the Interior forces as they approached the American vessel, the Cuban Embassy…

From USA TODAY. Memorial services for Rev. Jesse Jackson will take place the next two weeks in several locations across the U.S. Organized by Jackson’s family and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Celebration of Life events will give the public a chance to honor the late activist’s life and accomplishments. Born in Greenville, South Carolina,…

From USA TODAY. President Donald Trump delivered the longest State of the Union address in American history on Feb. 24, at one hour and 47 minutes. The president’s speech to Congress touched on tariffs, the economy, immigration, the Supreme Court and more. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/24/key-moments-2026-sotu/88852958007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day’s top stories,…

From USA TODAY. Four people in a speedboat registered in the U.S. were killed Feb. 25 in a gunfight with Cuban government forces after entering the country’s waters, according to the Cuban Embassy in the U.S. Crewmembers opened fire on Cuban Ministry of the Interior forces as they approached the American vessel, the Cuban Embassy…

From USA TODAY. Robert Cosby Jr., the son of ‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ star Mary Cosby, has died at the age of 23. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2026/02/25/mary-cosby-son-robert-dead-rhoslc-bravo/88863919007/

From USA TODAY. In Trump’s first State of the Union address for his second term, Trump embodied the defiant and combative speaking style that defined his candidacy. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/53pj7b7k Sign up for our newsletter for the day’s top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

From USA TODAY. Mexican President reviews legal action following Elon Musk’s cartel claims. Allegations dismissed as ‘absurd’. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/4espc2fy

From USA TODAY. Casey Means, MD, faces the Senate health committee in a confirmation hearing to be U.S. Surgeon General. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/05/08/casey-means-trump-us-surgeon-general/83509745007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day’s top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

From USA TODAY. At least 30 representatives and senators will skip the State of the Union to attend a livestreamed counter-State of the Union Feb. 24 at the other end of the National Mall. The "People’s State of the Union" hosted by MeidasTouch, MoveOn Civic Action and other community organizing groups begins at 8 p.m.…

From USA TODAY. While President Donald Trump delivered his State of the Union address on Feb. 24, a live rebuttal was offered just a few minutes away in Washington D.C. The "State of the Swamp" counter-address, which included a speech by actor Robert De Niro as well as a virtual appearance by Mark Ruffalo, invoked…

From USA TODAY. President Donald Trump addressed his health care plan and drug prices during his 2026 State of the Union speech, sharing details on Trump Rx to provide pharmaceuticals at the lowest price possible.

From USA TODAY. During President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, could be heard shouting, "You have killed Americans! You are the murderer!" The comments came after Trump said "the first duty of the American government is to protect American citizens, not illegal aliens," Trump said during his Feb.…

From USA TODAY. President Donald Trump said Team USA women’s hockey team will visit the White House following their gold-medal win at the Winter Olympics. The announcement came on the heels of a controversy after Trump’s comments on the president spoke on the phone to the men’s team following its gold medal victory on Feb.…

From USA TODAY. A Democratic congressman had choice words for President Donald Trump before his State of the Union Address. As Trump walked to the podium in the House of Representatives chamber, Rep Al Green, D-Texas, held a sign behind the president reading: "Black people aren’t apes." Green was ushered out of the chamber minutes…

From USA TODAY. President Donald Trump state on script while trying to sell his economic message as he gave his State of the Union address to Congress Tuesday. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/24/trump-state-of-the-union-response-analysis/88511459007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day’s top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

From USA TODAY. President Donald Trump reunited relatives from Venezuela during his State of the Union speech,. Trump said the uncle and niece were separated due to an imprisonment during Nicolás Maduro’s time as president. Trump touted the raid on Maduro’s compound in Caracas that resulted in American authorities bringing the longtime Venezuelan leader and…

From USA TODAY. Democrats provided a response to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Feb. 24 with a rebuttal delivered by Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger. In her speech, Spanberger, the first woman elected governor of Virginia, outlined the party’s priorities and contrast them with Trump’s agenda, suggesting the "scale of corruption (by…

From USA TODAY. President Donald Trump touched on political violence and crime during his State of the Union speech with Charlie Kirk’s widow and Anna Zarutska, the mother of the woman murdered on a train in North Carolina, in attendance. READ: https://www.usatoday.com/live-story/news/politics/2026/02/24/state-of-union-2026-live-updates/88605855007/#glc88853027007

From USA TODAY. Despite claiming to have obliterated their weapons program last summer, President Donald Trump says the Iranian regime has developed missiles that can threaten Europe and says they can’t have a nuclear weapon. READ: https://www.usatoday.com/live-story/news/politics/2026/02/24/state-of-union-2026-live-updates/88605855007/#glc88853027007

From USA TODAY. President Donald Trump entered the House of Representatives Chamber at the US Capitol to deliver his State of the Union address on Feb. 24 before Congress and the nation.

From USA TODAY. Four Supreme Court justices attended President Donald Trump’s first formal State of the Union address of his second term on Tuesday, Feb. 24, just days after the court struck down his sweeping tariff regime in a 6-3 ruling. A mixed group of justices appeared in the House chamber of Feb. 24, mirroring…

From USA TODAY. Cameras captured Melania and Donald Trump leaving the White House to attend the State of the Union. President Trump will deliver the speech before Congress and the nation, the second State of the Union of his second term. 📹: US Network Pool == Sign up for our newsletter for the day’s top…

From USA TODAY. Allyson Friedman, an associate professor at Hunter College in New York City, apologized for her comments made during a virtual meeting. Friedman said she was explaining the "concept of systematic racism" to her child using an "obviously racist trope" when the "inadvertent unmute" occurred. READ: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/02/24/nyc-professor-allyson-friedman-investigation/88841669007/

From USA TODAY. At the "People’s State of the Union" event, held outside prior to President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech inside Congress, media commentators Joy Reid and Katie Phang introduced the rally. Hosted by MeidasTouch, MoveOn Civic Action and other community organizing groups, the event was framed as offering truth by Reid…

From USA TODAY. While President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address on Feb. 24, a roster of influential actors, elected officials, cultural figures, journalists and veterans assembled beforehand to deliver a live rebuttal. The "State of the Swamp" counter-addressed included comments from commentator Mehdi Hasan, who suggested the State of the Union…

From USA TODAY. Sky Roberts spoke at a press conference with Democrats on Feb. 24 in order to demand justice for his sister Virginia Giuffre and other victims of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/24/sky-roberts-virginia-giuffre-brother-epstein-files/88847732007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day’s top stories, from sports to movies to politics to…

From USA TODAY. At least 30 representatives and senators will skip the State of the Union to attend a livestreamed counter-State of the Union Feb. 24 at the other end of the National Mall. The "People’s State of the Union" hosted by MeidasTouch, MoveOn Civic Action and other community organizing groups begins at 8 p.m.…

From USA TODAY. While President Donald Trump delivers his State of the Union address on Feb. 24, a roster of influential actors, elected officials, cultural figures, journalists and veterans will assemble just a few minutes away in Washington to deliver a live rebuttal. The "State of the Swamp" counter-address, headlined by actor Robert De Niro,…

From USA TODAY. Senator Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats hold a news conference to discuss what they say are the negative impacts of President Donald Trump’s policies ahead of the State of the Union. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/live-story/news/politics/2026/02/24/state-of-union-2026-live-updates/88605855007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day’s top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world…

From USA TODAY. Senator Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats hold a news conference to discuss what they say are the negative impacts of President Donald Trump’s policies ahead of the State of the Union. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/live-story/news/politics/2026/02/24/state-of-union-2026-live-updates/88605855007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day’s top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world…

From USA TODAY. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt spoke with reporters outside the White House on Feb. 24, ahead of President Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address. 5 things to watch for in Trump’s State of the Union address: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/24/trump-state-of-union-what-to-watch-for/88605865007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day’s top stories, from sports…

From USA TODAY. Best known for his roles as Lewis in "Revenge of the Nerds" and Sam in "Lizzie McGuire," Robert Carradine has died at 71 after navigating bipolar disorder. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2026/02/24/robert-carradine-death-lizzie-mcguire-actor-revenge-nerds/88838510007/

From USA TODAY. Communities across the Northeast are digging out from the snow on Tuesday after a powerful blizzard blanketed much of the region, bringing travel to a near-standstill and causing widespread power outages.

From USA TODAY. Last week, the Supreme Court delivered a major ruling on presidential power — striking down a centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s economic agenda. What happens next? USA TODAY White House Correspondent Bart Jansen joins The Excerpt to break it all down. Read more: https://tinyurl.com/b2zdvcdf Sign up for our newsletter for the day’s…

From USA TODAY. Former British ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson was arrested by London police on Monday on suspicion of misconduct in public office, following revelations over his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson, 72, was fired from the most prestigious posting in Britain’s diplomatic service in September, when the depth of…

From USA TODAY. Dr. Peter Attia is exiting CBS News after his ties with Jeffrey Epstein came to light. He has expressed regret over his email exchanges with the disgraced financier and is not criminally charged in Epstein’s case. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2026/02/23/peter-attia-epstein-files-leaves-cbs-news/88489682007/

From USA TODAY. New York officials declared blizzard warnings as the snow left thousands without power. USA TODAY tracked more than 200,000 outages in Massachusetts, climbing closer to 300,000 on Monday. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2026/02/23/noreaster-snow-nyc-surroundings-snow-totals/88820997007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day’s top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

From USA TODAY. New York officials declared blizzard warnings as the snow left thousands without power. USA TODAY tracked more than 200,000 outages in Massachusetts, climbing closer to 300,000 on Monday. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/weather/2026/02/23/noreaster-snow-nyc-surroundings-snow-totals/88820997007/ Sign up for our newsletter for the day’s top stories, from sports to movies to politics to world events: https://profile.usatoday.com/newsletters/daily-briefing/

From USA TODAY. Mexican officials are praising a military operation that resulted in the death of a major drug lord known as "El Mencho." El Mencho, who’s real name was Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, was killed in Tapalpa, Jalisco, Mexico on Sunday, Jan. 22, as part of a Mexican military operation. Oseguera was seriously injured…

From USA TODAY. Mexican officials are praising a military operation that resulted in the death of a major drug lord known as "El Mencho." El Mencho, who’s real name was Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, was killed in Tapalpa, Jalisco, Mexico on Sunday, Jan. 22, as part of a Mexican military operation. Oseguera was seriously injured…

From USA TODAY. U.S. President Donald Trump participates in Angel Families Remembrance Ceremony, which honors victims of crimes by undocumented migrants.

From USA TODAY. New York City’s official emergency notification system warned residents that heavy snow and intense winds will continue through the morning. "Several bands of very heavy snow will likely persist through mid- morning across the area with snowfall rates of 1 – 2 inches per hour, possibly locally higher & northerly wind gusts…

From USA TODAY. Who is "El Mencho," the cartel leader who rose from cartel assassin and built one of the world’s most violent criminal organizations. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/02/22/el-mencho-nemesio-oseguera-drug-cartel-kingpin/88814896007/

From USA TODAY. President Trump imposed 15% blanket tariffs under a new law, the Trade Act of 1974. The world’s markets reacted to new uncertainty about tariff policy. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/02/21/trump-tariffs-worldwide-supreme-court/88796259007/

From USA TODAY. U.S. President Donald Trump participates in Angel Families Remembrance Ceremony, which honors victims of crimes by undocumented migrants.

From USA TODAY. Alan Cumming briefly paused the BAFTAs on two occasions to address expletives and racial slurs yelled by Tourette’s syndrome advocate John Davidson. Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2026/02/22/john-davidson-tourette-syndrome-outburst-racial-slur-baftas/88817429007/

From USA TODAY. A powerful nor’easter rapidly intensified early Monday as it pummeled much of the Northeast with heavy snow, grounding flights, shuttering schools and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses. Over 40 million people were under blizzard warnings from Maryland to Maine as the storm brought snowfall rates of…

From USA TODAY. America needs affordable energy, and that demand sits at the crossroads of creating economic stability while balancing environmental responsibility. Green energy solutions like wind and solar farms hold promise, but there’s been strong pushback over safety and land use. As the country weighs questions about infrastructure and affordability, what kind of energy…

From USA TODAY. U.S. Secret Service agents and local police shot and killed an armed man who allegedly breached a secure perimeter at Mar-a-Lago and raised a gun at law enforcement officials in the early hours of Sunday, Feb. 22. A security detail detected the man near the north gate of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago…

From USA TODAY. Salsa legend Willie Colón dies at 75, his family announced, as he’s remembered for his groundbreaking music and lasting influence.

From USA TODAY. Caleb Flynn, a contestant on Season 12 of "American Idol," has been arrested after the death of his wife, Ashley, in Ohio. READ: https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2026/02/20/caleb-flynn-american-idol-arrest-murder-wife/88783003007/

From USA TODAY. President Donald Trump said during a White House press briefing on Feb. 20 that Iranians leaders "better negotiate a fair deal" the day after saying Iran has 10 days to reach a nuclear deal. Trump said he would consider military action if the two sides do not come to an agreement. Read…