Month: February 2026

NY Times: “Former Vice President Kamala Harris has endorsed Representative Jasmine Crockett of Texas in the state’s Democratic primary race for Senate, her most significant endorsement since leaving office 13 months ago. Ms. Crockett is locked in the final days of a close contest with James Talarico, a state representative who has built a substantial…

NY Times: “An anti-establishment restlessness appears to be coursing through voters of all political stripes, and what happens in the swing state of North Carolina — one of three states to hold primaries Tuesday, the first of the 2026 midterms — could be a bellwether…. A Democratic House member representing liberal Durham, Valerie Foushee, is locked…

NY Times: “An aide to Representative Tony Gonzales of Texas sent a text message to a co-worker last April saying that she had an affair with the Republican congressman, according to the co-worker who shared the text exchange with The New York Times. The text message, first reported on Tuesday by The San Antonio Express-News, and…

NOTUS: “House Democrats think they can expand their 2026 midterm map to include a couple of typically safe red districts because the incumbents have twin vulnerabilities: weak fundraising and ethics issues. Florida Republican Rep. Cory Mills faced allegations of stolen valor, domestic violence and shady business dealings this campaign cycle, and those issues appear to have deteriorated his…

WLBT: “Three deaths occurred at the Central Mississippi Correctional Facility days apart. Melvin Perkins died at the prison on February 8. Justin Knotts and Marty Breazeale both died on February 10. The family of Justin Knotts says he was severely beaten over the weekend. On Sunday morning, the family received a call from the University…

NBC: “Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., prompted calls for his resignation from Democrats and a major Islamic civil rights group after suggesting in a social media post that he’d choose dogs over Muslims. “If they force us to choose, the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one,” Fine posted to the social media platform…

MS Free Press: “Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant’s defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Today over its welfare scandal coverage could be revived after several Mississippi Supreme Court justices questioned a lower court’s dismissal and suggested a jury should consider the case. Bryant has accused the nonprofit publication and members of its staff of defaming him including,…

WaPo: “Ben Palmer, a stand-up comic in Nashville, has built a following online with his signature style of elaborate deadpan pranks, stumbling his way onto court TV shows and pyramid-scheme calls to poke fun at the latent absurdities of American life. Then in January of last year, he had an idea for a new bit:…

NY Times: “Most people who trickled into a historical movie theater in the border city of McAllen, Texas, this week had heard of Bobby Pulido, the Latin Grammy Award-winning Tejano singer running for Congress in the oddly shaped district jutting from the border to the outskirts of San Antonio, some 250 miles straight north. But…

Axios: “South Carolina Democrats are enlisting former President Biden to try to save the state’s place as the first contest in the party’s next presidential primary. The state’s party chair has invited the senior Democrats who will determine the 2028 primary calendar to a reception with Biden this Friday in Columbia, S.C., according to an email obtained…