DAILYCALLER (Andrew Powell) - Echinus, Earth’s Biggest Acidic Geyser, Erupts For First Time Since 2020 At Yellowstone National Park
Acid geysers are rare due to acidic water being able to break down rock making up the plumbing system of a geyser
WAR (Matthew Olay) - Trio of Army Medal of Honor Recipients Inducted Into Pentagon's Hall of Heroes
Three Army noncommissioned officers who recently received the Medal of Honor were inducted into the Pentagon's Hall of Heroes during a ceremony at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in Arlington, Va.
AXIOS (Sara Fischer) - Scoop: The White House meeting that never was
Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos never met with President Trump or any White House officials last week when he visited Washington, according to sources familiar with the engagement. - Sarandos was informed shortly after arriving at the White House that his meeting was canceled because of a last-minute scheduling conflict, and then he promptly left the building. Why it matters: Media onlookers were quick to speculate that Sarandos' meeting at the White House on Thursday prompted Netflix to drop out of the bidding war for Warner Bros. Discovery. - But Netflix had already determined at that point that it wouldn't up its bid, Sarandos told Bloomberg. - Trump talked to Sarandos on the phone later that evening after Netflix had already announced…
AXIOS (Marc Caputo) - Exclusive: The Trump-Netanyahu call that changed the Middle East
Last Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called President Trump with a stunning tip: Iran's supreme leader and his top advisers were all set to meet at one location in Tehran on Saturday morning. - They could all be killed in a single devastating airstrike , Netanyahu told Trump and his team, according to three sources briefed on the discussion. Why it matters: The Feb. 23 call — held from the White House Situation Room and unreported until now — was a pivotal moment that set the Iran war in motion. - It answers the question that lawmakers, MAGA skeptics and world leaders have all been asking since Saturday: why now? - The answer: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his inner circle were irresistible targets of opportunity…
AXIOS (Julianna Bragg) - American support for abolishing ICE hits record 50% in new poll
Half of Americans now support abolishing ICE , compared with just 39% who oppose eliminating the agency, according to a new YouGov poll . Why it matters: It's the first time in YouGov's polling history that support for abolishing ICE has reached 50%, capping a steady rise since January amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown . - While Democrats have largely supported abolishing ICE in 2026 polling, this survey also marks a new high for Independents, with 52% backing the idea. - A majority of Republicans (68%) still oppose abolishing ICE, but in another record-high finding, 23% now say they support eliminating the agency. Zoom in: Even among Americans who don't favor abolishing ICE, there's broad support for restricting…
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Trump officials' briefing to Congress on Iran derided as "bullsh*t" by Democrats
House Democrats left a Tuesday night briefing on Iran expressing even greater frustration towards the Trump administration than they had going in, with several lawmakers describing it as "bullsh*t." Why it matters: Democrats are full steam ahead on forcing a vote this week on a resolution that would constrain Trump from unilaterally waging war with Iran. - Rep. Gabe Vasquez (D-N.M.), one of House Democrats' most vulnerable battleground-district members, said his thinking was "not at all" changed by the briefing and that he will be "supporting our resolution." - 'They're coming in and bullsh*ting us just like ... they did with Venezuela," said Rep. Dave Min (D-Calif.), another swing-district Democrat. - Even Rep. Jim Costa (D-Calif.),…
AXIOS (Josephine Walker) - Trump claims America can fight "forever" but munitions are limited
President Trump 's claim that America has a "virtually unlimited" munitions stockpile and could fight a war "forever," could soon be tested as counterattacks target military bases and U.S. Embassies across the Middle East in what has become a rapidly-widening conflict . Why it matters: Reporting suggests that the U.S. stockpile and that of key allies, such as Israel and Gulf nations, are dwindling faster than production can replace the weapons. - The problem is particularly notable given that other countries are considering whether to jump into the war. What they're saying: "The United States Munitions Stockpiles have, at the medium and upper medium grade, never been higher or better," the president wrote on Truth Social Monday night. …
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - SOUTHCOM says US, Ecuador conducted joint military operations against 'terrorist organizations'
The Trump administration has largely been attacking alleged drug boats from Venezuela in its fight against drug cartels, and has conducted dozens of strikes against the boats so far, which have killed over 100 alleged "narco-terrorists."
JUSTTHENEWS (Greg Piper) - Supreme Court orders lower courts to stop ignoring a century of parental rights precedents
Unlike federal abortion rights, the right to direct a child's upbringing is "deeply rooted" in American history and tradition and "implicit in the concept of ordered liberty," majority says, reinstating ban on California's "gender secrecy" policies.
JUSTTHENEWS (Amanda Head) - Trump drug czar targets lethal opioids with new offensive modeled after Warp Speed vaccine program
While the opioid crisis driven by fentanyl has subsided slightly, there are new threats to Americans as millions of deadly pills still cross the border.