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NYTIMES (Vjosa Isai) - Canada to Probe What OpenAI Knew About Tumbler Ridge Shooter Mon Feb 23 23:47:41 2026

The company suspended the killer’s ChatGPT account over a policy violation in June, eight months before the attacks in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia.

NYTIMES (Matthew Cullen) - Mexico Is on Edge After the Killing of a Cartel Boss Mon Feb 23 23:47:40 2026

Also, a blizzard sweeps through the Northeast. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.

NYTIMES (James Wagner) - Mexican Forces Say They Tracked El Mencho to Cabin by Following His Lover Mon Feb 23 23:47:40 2026

Top security officials revealed details of the operation that led to the death of Mexico’s most wanted drug cartel leader.

AXIOS (Kate Santaliz) - Rep. Tony Gonzales faces growing Republican calls to resign over alleged affair Mon Feb 23 23:42:06 2026

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) is facing mounting blowback from fellow House Republicans — including calls for his resignation — following allegations that he had an affair with a former staffer before she died by suicide. - Gonzales has denied having the affair. Why it matters: The backlash from conservative lawmakers could create headaches for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and President Trump, who have continued to back Gonzales ahead of a competitive primary next week. - Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Monday afternoon became the first congressional Republican to call on Gonzales to resign. - Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas), a House Freedom Caucus member, later followed suit, posting , "America deserves better. Tony should drop…

Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) is facing mounting blowback from fellow House Republicans — including calls for his resignation — following allegations that he had an affair with a former staffer before she died by suicide. - Gonzales has denied having the affair. Why it matters: The backlash from conservative lawmakers could create headaches for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and President Trump, who have continued to back Gonzales ahead of a competitive primary next week. - Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Monday afternoon became the first congressional Republican to call on Gonzales to resign. - Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas), a House Freedom Caucus member, later followed suit, posting , "America deserves better. Tony should drop…Open

AXIOS (Dave Lawler) - Musk's xAI and Pentagon reach deal to use Grok in classified systems Mon Feb 23 23:42:05 2026

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI has signed an agreement to allow the military to use its model, Grok, in classified systems, a Defense official confirmed to Axios. Why it matters: Up to now, Anthropic's Claude has been the only model available in the systems on which the military's most sensitive intelligence work, weapons development and battlefield operations take place. But the Pentagon is threatening Anthropic in a dispute over safeguards and may soon need a replacement. - Anthropic has refused the Pentagon's demand that they make Claude available for "all lawful purposes," insisting in particular on blocking its use for the mass surveillance of Americans and the development of fully autonomous weapons. - xAI …

Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI has signed an agreement to allow the military to use its model, Grok, in classified systems, a Defense official confirmed to Axios. Why it matters: Up to now, Anthropic's Claude has been the only model available in the systems on which the military's most sensitive intelligence work, weapons development and battlefield operations take place. But the Pentagon is threatening Anthropic in a dispute over safeguards and may soon need a replacement. - Anthropic has refused the Pentagon's demand that they make Claude available for "all lawful purposes," insisting in particular on blocking its use for the mass surveillance of Americans and the development of fully autonomous weapons. - xAI …Open