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— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) February 23, 2026
House Speaker Mike Johnson confirmed to reporters Monday that his team is working with other House officials to figure out seating arrangements for the United States' Men's Olympic Hockey team at Tuesday's State of the Union address.
The scramble comes after President Donald Trump invited the team to his speech after they won gold against Canada in Italy on Sunday. The president also invited the Women's Hockey team, but they declined over other obligations.
The Department of Education announced Monday that it was giving two more of its responsibilities to other agencies as the Trump administration makes moves to shutter it.
The change comes after the Trump administration announced last year that it was giving the department's responsibilities to five different federal agencies, consisting of the Departments of Labor, Interior, Health and Human Services and State.
Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office has reportedly stopped pursuing a criminal case against six Democratic lawmakers who participated in a controversial social media video last year, sources told NBC News Monday.
The decision comes after the Justice Department suffered a setback earlier this month by failing to secure a federal grand jury indictment against the video's participants. The 90-second video featured six prominent Democratic lawmakers who were either veterans or past members of the Intelligence Community.
President Trump has already indicated that Tuesday's State of the Union Address will be long, because there is a lot to talk about. Last year, in his address to Congress, which was not considered a State of the Union address because he had just taken office, he spoke for about 100 minutes.
The Pentagon shared concerns Monday about the Senate-passed Rotorcraft Operations Transparency and Oversight Reform (ROTOR) Act as the House is expected to take it up this week, despite having supported the bill in the upper chamber.
The Senate unanimously passed the ROTOR Act late last year, which is expected to require the military to use the Automatic Dependent Surveillance–Broadcast on routine training flights but not on sensitive military missions.
The State Department said Monday Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to the Caribbean this week to meet leaders at the 50th meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM.
The meeting is expected to begin Wednesday in St. Kitts and Nevis and conclude Friday, though it is not clear if the secretary will be there for the full meeting.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol launched a manhunt Monday after a Christian County deputy was shot and killed that afternoon.
No suspect has been identified so far, but authorities have described the suspect's vehicle as a white 2001 Chevrolet Silverado extended cab pickup truck with Missouri license plate 9MGX36.
All commercial driver’s license tests will be administered in English, the U.S. Department of Transportation said Friday.
In a press conference, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Administrator Derek Barrs said the move will “strengthen safety and integrity on America’s roads.”
. @CNN is a total disgrace.
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) February 23, 2026
President Trump hosted a powerful event honoring Angel Families who lost loved ones at the hands of illegal alien criminals and deadly drugs – but CNN refused to cover EVEN one second of it.
That’s because CNN doesn't care about the victims of… https://t.co/8jJIYmkGOB
Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry’s approach of aligning state agencies with the private sector to attract business has produced a $12 billion investment in northwest Louisiana, promising significant economic revitalization.
The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division is looking to intervene in a lawsuit that challenges a Los Angeles Unified School District taxpayer-funded program that allegedly uses racial demographics to determine school funding.
