President Donald Trump’s administration has not finalized how to allocate the more than half-trillion-dollar increase in U.S. military spending outlined in the White House’s proposed budget, according to The Washington Post.

Trump in January had approved Department of War (DoW) Secretary Pete Hegseth’s request to increase defense spending to $1.5 trillion in Fiscal Year 2027, up from the previous year’s $900 billion, a record at the time. This move, however, was heavily scrutinized by several members of the administration, including Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought, who is widely considered to be a deficit hawk, the outlet reported Saturday, citing four anonymous sources. (RELATED: US Army Takes Cue From Wall Street For Officer Bonuses)

Newly-retired New York archbishop Cardinal Timothy Dolan weighed in on the impact decisions made by Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani had on local Catholics.

Dolan, who served as archbishop of New York from 2009 until the end of 2025, specifically referred to the avowed socialist mayor’s decisions to not invite the cardinal to his Jan. 1 inauguration and to skip the installation of Dolan’s successor, Archbishop Ronald Hicks. The cardinal also shared his thoughts on Vice President JD Vance, a Catholic, during an “EWTN News In Depth” interview released Friday.

Vandals poured a toxic chemical across the Trump-Kennedy Center’s outdoor ice rink early Friday morning, forcing officials to cancel that evening’s performance.

A brown-black substance spread across the ice surface caused severe damage to the outdoor arena, Fox News reported. A gallon-sized container was left behind on the damaged rink. Officials confirmed the substance was toxic, though the exact chemical has not been publicly identified.

Bill Mazeroski, the Pittsburgh Pirates legend who delivered the only walk-off home run in Game 7 of a World Series, has died at 89.

The Pirates announced his passing Saturday morning, Fox News reported. Mazeroski spent all 17 of his major league seasons in Pittsburgh, earning 10 All-Star selections and capturing two World Series titles during his career.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is stepping into a federal lawsuit accusing nation’s second-largest school district of illegally sorting students by race to determine funding and school admissions.

The Civil Rights Division filed a motion to intervene Wednesday in the case against Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), according to a DOJ press release. The lawsuit targets the district’s Predominantly Hispanic, Black, Asian, and Other (PHBAO) program, which classifies neighborhoods as “Anglo” or non-Anglo and distributes resources accordingly.

President Donald Trump announced Saturday he would be raising his global tariff rate by 50%, one day after the Supreme Court ruled against the authority he invoked to tax imports.

In Friday’s landmark 6-3 decision, the Court ruled the Carter-era International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not allow Trump to implement tariffs. The president almost immediately declared a temporary 10% global tariff, citing a different 1970s law as its authority. The following day, Trump announced on Truth Social he would be increasing the 10% tariff to 15%, which he called the “the fully allowed, and legally tested” level. (RELATED: Alan Dershowitz Says Trump Team Made ‘Wrong Argument’ In Tariff Case)

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass got fact-checked on live television Friday when a local reporter questioned her pothole repair claims during an interview.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass gets absolutely obliterated on live TV during a pothole filling photo op.

She attempts to brag about paving 60 miles of Los Angeles streets, when the reporter informs her there are 22,000 miles to pave in Los Angeles.

For those keeping track at home… pic.twitter.com/lVhXIaUL5f

— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) February 20, 2026

The U.S. Army will soon determine bonuses for its warrant officers through an auction where high-ranking service members will bid against each other.

The Army announced the auction in a Thursday press release, stating that the “innovative” new auctions introduce “a market‑based approach to retaining senior technical talent while ensuring responsible stewardship of taxpayer dollars.” The system’s rollout will start in March, Task & Purpose reported, citing an Army official.

A Virginia Tech sociology professor alleged white teenagers targeted him in a racist attack, but police found the juveniles were simply clearing snow from their truck.

The Christiansburg Police Department (CPD) investigated the Feb. 10 incident and ruled out any hate crime, Fox News Digital reported. After speaking with multiple people, including an independent witness, investigators determined the juveniles had attended a gathering nearby. Two struggled to clear frozen debris from their truck bed because of the slope where the vehicle sat. The group then stopped where the road leveled out, and one pushed the remaining ice from the truck before they drove off.

Democratic congressional candidate, Justin Pearson, wouldn’t support deporting a single illegal alien when pressed by Scott Jennings during a Friday segment on CNN.

Pearson, the current Democrat representing Tennessee’s 86th District in the State House of Representatives, spoke on a CNN panel about the need to abolish U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). (RELATED:Scott Jennings Sends CNN Panel Into Tizzy After Suggesting Dems Think Minorities Are ‘Too Dumb’ To Get Voter ID)

A New York man carrying multiple firearms drove his rental car through a secured gate at a Nevada power facility Thursday before taking his own life, authorities said.

#BREAKING TERRORISM UPDATE – JOINT INVESTIGATION

LVMPD Sheriff Kevin McMahill was joined this afternoon by Chief Timothy Shea of the Boulder City Police Department and Special Agent in Charge Chris Delzotto of the FBI Las Vegas Field Office to provide an update regarding a… pic.twitter.com/8cC7huYthL

— LVMPD (@LVMPD) February 20, 2026

Former State Department official and investigative journalist Mike Benz warned time is running out for the Trump administration to expose government corruption before November’s midterm elections possibly hand Democrats congressional majorities.