House Oversight GOP members skipped billionaire Les Wexner’s deposition, where he revealed new details about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

The Wednesday deposition with the House Oversight Committee took place in Ohio where several Democrat committee members traveled to be present at the Epstein co-conspirator’s deposition, including California Democrat Ranking Member Robert Garcia. (RELATED: Billionaire Businessman Les Wexner Tries To Clarify Relationship With Epstein During Congressional Testimony)

Democratic candidates Daniel Biss and Kat Abughazaleh appeared to cozy up to each other and enjoy drinks at a historic Chicago cocktail bar, less than a month before they are set to face each other in a heated House primary.

A VERY married @DanielBiss has a VERY cozy after-debate drinks at the Green Mill with his congressional opponent @KatAbughazaleh.

I've never seen two congressional race opponents look at each other the way Daniel is looking at Kat.

Is this what campaign season is really… pic.twitter.com/e1tPa3dpsG

— Angela Van Der Pluym (@anjewla90) February 20, 2026

As the 2026 midterm elections draw nearer, voters across the country are sizing up the stakes in America’s supercharged political landscape.

Republicans are clinging to narrow majorities in both the House and the Senate amid a historical pattern that often punishes the party holding the White House. Democrats are looking to seize on this opportunity to take back control of Congress after the GOP still hasn’t solved the most important 2024 election issue. Still, neither side enters the midterms on a strong foot. Democrats and Republicans both have to grapple with vulnerabilities that could prove decisive.

Eileen Gu, the born-and-raised American Olympic skier competing for China, is firing back at Vice President J.D. Vance.

“I certainly think that someone who grew up in the United States of America who benefited from our education system, from the freedoms and liberties that makes this country a great place, I would hope they want to compete with the United States of America. So, I’m going to root for American athletes, I think part of that is people who identify themselves as Americans. That’s who I’m rooting for in this Olympics,” Vance told Fox News host Martha MacCallum during a Tuesday interview, referencing Gu. (RELATED: Olympic Moms Keep Proving Eileen Gu Is A Selfish Idiot)

The tech industry is facing accountability on its handling of child safety issues, signaling what could be a pivotal shift in the long-simmering battle over Big Tech’s role in child abuse and exploitation.

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg endured a grueling day on the witness stand Wednesday in a landmark Los Angeles trial about Meta’s strategy to target teens and tweens. Zuckerberg was forced to defend his company’s platforms against accusations of deliberately engineering addiction among children, leading to mental health crises, self-harm, and even suicides. The very next day, Thursday, Republican West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey filed a groundbreaking lawsuit against Apple. The suit alleges that the tech giant knowingly allowed its iCloud service to become a haven for storing and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), prioritizing user privacy over child protection.

Podcast host Joe Rogan called Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani “a fucking psychopath” while discussing his budget proposal during a Thursday episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience.”

Mamdani’s fiscal year 2027 budget proposal published on Tuesday allocated an additional $1.2 billion for migrants coming to New York City, the New York Post reported. Rogan said on his show that the spending on migrants was “crazy.” (RELATED: Trump Admin May Be Quietly Plotting To Blow Up Mamdani Campaign Cornerstone)

A fired college official has no regrets in getting an alumnus arrested in Oregon after the suspect pleaded guilty to assaulting a federal officer on Wednesday, the former employee told the Daily Caller News Foundation.

Portland’s Reed College removed Gary Granger as head of security in 2025 for helping the FBI identify Robert Hoopes, a 2023 graduate who hurled a rock at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during a June riot. Hoopes’ Wednesday confession to prosecutors vindicates Granger’s actions despite the repercussions, he says. (RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: College Says Employee Hurt Its ‘Reputation’ By Helping FBI Catch Leftist Riot Suspect)

A principal at Wilson High School in Spring Township, Pennsylvania, ordered students who walked out of class to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to return to class.

“We go back to class and we’re good. If you stay out here, we will get your names, you will be suspended, OK? That is your option at this point because you are operating outside the bounds of what was granted,” Weber told the students. “That event was canceled. You left school without, you left school without permission. Your rights do not supersede the school. So if you understand that, that is your option.”

Democratic Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s first State of the City address on Tuesday drew criticism for technical difficulties and policy priorities, The Center Square reported on Wednesday.

Wilson, a self-described socialist, has been widely compared to socialist Democratic New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. She received poor reviews on her address, which began with technical difficulties and touched on city issues, including crime, homelessness and affordability, according to The Center Square. (RELATED: Seattle Mayor Proudly Admits She Is Not Seeking Probe Into Somali Scammers)

The Washington Post’s editorial board mocked Democratic New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s proposed tax hikes on Wednesday, arguing that he admitted his city has a spending problem.

Mamdani proposed a $127 billion budget for the next fiscal year, which is larger than the budgets of 47 states, and would increase taxes for more than 3 million residents in the city. The editorial board said Mamdani was admitting that his constituents would have to pay the price in order to fund his socialist policies.