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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on his 66th birthday, 19 February 2026, on suspicion of misconduct in public office following revelations contained in the Epstein files. (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

The Duke of hazard

Hugo Gurdon · February 20, 2026 6:10 am

This March 28, 2017, mugshot, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry, shows Jeffrey Epstein.

Epstein estate agrees to $35 million settlement in trafficking victims’ class action lawsuit

Washington Examiner Staff · February 20, 2026 6:06 am

Grand Canyon Railway car

Fairness and Justice

Public safety needs follow-through, not symbolism

Patrick A. McLaughlin · February 20, 2026 6:00 am

Xavier Becerra, Steve Hilton, Matt Mahan, Tom Steyer, Tony Thurmond, Antonio Villaraigosa, and Betty Yee.

California Democrats meet as party careens toward a fractured primary

Barnini Chakraborty · February 20, 2026 6:00 am

Airport traffic control tower at sunset.

Bringing our national airspace into the 21st century

Steve Womack · February 20, 2026 6:00 am

Former President Barack Obama.

Obama admits Housing First was a losing strategy

Michele Steeb · February 20, 2026 6:00 am

US dollars banknote wears graduation cap, stack coins chalkboard background. Education expense budget plan of money saving, student loan or debt, personal loan, scholarship for studying abroad concept

Community and Family

New education dollars are on the table. Will governors take them?

Peter Murphy · February 20, 2026 6:00 am

February 10, 2015: The University of Colorado Boulder in Boulder, Colorado.

Fairness and Justice

End the climate lawsuit feeding frenzy

Todd Zywicki · February 20, 2026 6:00 am

In this photo released by the Taiwan Presidential Office, Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te speaks during a press conference on "Taiwan-U.S. Economic Prosperity Partnership" in Taipei, Taiwan on Feb. 3, 2026. (Taiwan Presidential Office via AP)

Beltway Confidential

Will Trump choose Xi’s favor or Taiwan’s defense?

Daniel DePetris · February 20, 2026 6:00 am

A woman wearing a face mask walks quickly through crowds of Taliban fighters and supporters during celebrations marking the fourth anniversary of the U.S. withdrawal and the start of Taliban rule in Kabul, Afghanistan, Friday, Aug. 15, 2025.

Beltway Confidential

Taliban faces new US pressure on hostages

Beth Bailey · February 20, 2026 6:00 am

CIA Director John Ratcliffe, President Donald Trump, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Jan. 3. (Molly Riley/The White House via AP)

What is this mysterious ‘Discombobulator’ that neutralized Venezuela’s defenses?

Jamie McIntyre · February 20, 2026 5:47 am

Credit card companies are easy to vilify, but the wrong target for consumer ire

Taylor Millard · February 20, 2026 5:46 am