NYTIMES (Tracy Mumford, Will Jarvis and Ian Stewart) - Killing of Cartel Boss Sets Off Chaos in Mexico, and Trump Has a New Plan for Tariffs
Plus, a shooting at Mar-a-Lago.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Feras Dalatey and Orhan Qereman) - US military begins withdrawing from main base in northeast Syria, Syrian sources say
Dozens of trucks, some carrying armored vehicles, departed the base at Qasrak in Hasakah province on Monday morning, witnesses said.
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - SCOTUS strikes down tariffs, Amb. Huckabee on Iran and 2028 Dem contenders | Batya! Full Show 2/21
On this week’s episode of “Batya!”, a look at the Supreme Court ruling against President Trump’s emergency tariffs. Batya Ungar-Sargon speaks with a panel of swing voters to get their reactions and discuss whether justices aided foreign countries like China in their ruling. Plus, the U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee talks about growing tension in Iran and what President Trump hopes the Iranian regime will do to prevent war. And the former Biden press office chief of staff gives her take on which Democratic presidential contenders are rising to the top ahead of the 2028 election. On "Batya!" host Batya Ungar-Sargon examines the week's most newsworthy topics with a wide range of newsmakers, prominent politicians, and media…
YOUTUBE (NewsNation) - Would UFO-related new energy discovery crash U.S. markets?
Ross Coulthart wonders whether disclosure around UAPs could crash the U.S. markets due to the discovery of new currencies and energies.
STRIPES - Danish military evacuates US submariner who needed urgent medical care off Greenland | Stars and Stripes
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Democrats look deep into Trump's territory for 2026 House pickups
Data: Dave's Redistricting Atlas, Cook Political Report, AP. (Virginia is in the process of redistricting.) Table: Axios Visuals Democrats plan to invest in districts that went for President Trump in 2024 by as many as 18 percentage points in their efforts to retake the House by a decisive margin in November. Why it matters: Partisan gerrymandering has resulted in a historically small number of highly competitive House seats — but that does not square with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries ' (D-N.Y.) growing ambitions. - Emboldened by strong Democratic performances in recent special elections, Jeffries said at a press conference last week that his party is eyeing an increasing number of seats as potential pickups. - "The…
NYTIMES (Emily Oster) - This Exercise Research Tells Us Nothing
We will probably never get good data to answer the question of which exercise routine is best.
NYTIMES (Jeneen Interlandi) - The Human Cost of the Trump Administration’s War on Science
The ripple effects of cutting H.I.V. research funding.
NYTIMES (Maria Abi-Habib) - Drug Lord ‘El Mencho’ Was Killed in Mexico. What’s Next for the Cartel He Led?
The death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes dealt a major blow to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, but few believe it spells the end for the powerful group.
AXIOS (Dave Lawler) - Scoop: Hegseth to meet Anthropic CEO as Pentagon threatens banishment
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has summoned Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei to the Pentagon on Tuesday morning for what sources say is likely to be a tense meeting over terms for military use of Anthropic's Claude. - "Anthropic knows this is not a get-to-know-you meeting," a senior Defense official told Axios. "This is not a friendly meeting. This is a shit-or-get-off-the-pot meeting." Why it matters: Claude is the only AI model available in the military's classified systems, and the most capable model for sensitive defense and intelligence work. The Pentagon doesn't want to lose access to Claude, but is furious with Anthropic for refusing to lift its safeguards entirely. State of play: The two sides are heading into the meeting on two…