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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 14.02.2026.
It displays 152 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
14.02.2026 ⇢ The Day of the Pima County SWAT Operation
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Morning editorial focus was split between the midnight expiration of Department of Homeland Security funding and a major escalation in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case. Following a jurisdictional dispute the previous day, news outlets tracked a pre-dawn SWAT operation in Arizona where three individuals were detained and a vehicle was seized after the discovery of unidentified DNA. By midday, attention shifted to the Munich Security Conference, where Secretary of State Marco Rubio attempted to balance the administration’s unilateralist rhetoric with assurances of Western unity. Editors highlighted a shift in tone as Rubio addressed European allies, even as the DHS shutdown left TSA agents working without pay. In the evening, the Guthrie investigation stalled as local law enforcement released all detainees without charges, a development described by some sources as a return to "square one." Simultaneously, a public rift opened between the current and former administrations after Barack Obama condemned a racist video shared by the White House, while Donald Trump engaged in a personal social media dispute with television host Bill Maher.
14.02.2026
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The Daily Beast
The First Lady’s tribute to love letters preceded Trump’s celebration of “military might.”
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The Washington Post
Democrats have refused to fund the department without new restrictions on federal immigration agents, including requiring them to wear body cameras and tighter rules on warrants.
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The Daily Beast
The president has said he is extra cautious on stairs to avoid tripping like his predecessor.
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Associated Press
The Trump administration announced this week that its immigration crackdown in Minnesota is ending. Minneapolis will now need to decide how to manage the makeshift memorial sites for two U.S. citizens killed by federal agents.
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A SWAT team with the Pima County Sheriff’s Department swarmed a home near Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona home on Friday and ordered two people out of the residence, according to a report.
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The New York Times
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that under President Trump, the United States’ claim to global leadership “has been challenged, and possibly squandered.”
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The Pima County Sheriff's Department announced the activity but released no additional information about the investigation, citing a request from the FBI.
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04:27⇢The Pima County SWAT Descent
⌨Editorial focus is split between the Department of Homeland Security shutdown and a major escalation in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case. Following a midnight funding lapse, mainstream outlets emphasize the partisan impasse over immigration reform (CBS, Washington Post, MSNBC, The Hill). Simultaneously, reports of a SWAT operation and the detention of three individuals in Arizona dominate the Guthrie investigation coverage (ABC News, Fox News, CNN, NY Post, NBC News).
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The New York Times
European leaders were hoping for a relatively friendly speech from the secretary of state, whom they largely praise as a constructive partner.
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Washington Free Beacon
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Live updates as FBI agents and local law enforcement officers seen at two locations near her home.
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The Washington Post
The planned 90,000-square-foot project would represent the most significant change to the White House grounds in decades.
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The Washington Post
The spy agency investigated a Norwegian government experiment with a pulsed-energy machine in which a researcher built and tested a device on himself.
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The Washington Post
The spy agency investigated a Norwegian government experiment with a pulsed-energy machine in which a researcher built and tested a device on himself.
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Recent laws require performance reviews that determine whether faculty members are effective teachers, not just researchers and scholarly journal writers.
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The Washington Post
The CIA investigated a Norwegian government experiment with a pulsed-energy machine. Some see new evidence for a theory that a foreign adversary is behind “anomalous health incidents.”
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The New York Times
The department has sent Google, Meta and other companies subpoenas for information on accounts that track or comment on ICE, officials and tech workers said.
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DNA that does not belong to Nancy Guthrie or anyone close to her was collected at her property, the sheriff said
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06:58⇢The Range Rover in the Desert
⌨The Pima County SWAT operation marks a turning point in the Nancy Guthrie case, with the seizure of a Range Rover and the detention of three individuals following the discovery of foreign DNA (Fox News, NBC News, Newsweek, NY Post). Concurrently, editors are tracking Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s diplomatic efforts in Munich to reassure European allies while the Department of Homeland Security remains in a funding shutdown (NYTimes, CNN, CBS, MSNBC, The Hill).
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DNA that does not belong to Guthrie or anyone close to her was collected at her property, authorities said
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Another shutdown for parts of the federal government is expected this weekend. Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is set to expire Saturday as lawmakers debate new restrictions on President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda.
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A shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has gone into effect. That includes the Transportation Security Administration, whose officers are responsible for screening passengers and bags at airports.
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Secretary of State Marco Rubio echoed the Trump administration’s talking points on Western decline, but he also seemed to strike a constructive tone.
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The New York Times
The F.A.A., citing “a grave risk of fatalities” from a new technology being used on the Mexican border, got caught in a stalemate with the Pentagon.
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The New York Times
European leaders expressed relief at the tone of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s remarks, but it was clear that the trans-Atlantic rift remained.
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Funding for the Department of Homeland Security expired at the end of the day Friday. Here's what will be affected.
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ChatGPT sent screenwriter Micky Small down a fantastical rabbit hole. Now, she's finding her way out.
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The Atlantic
A shutdown threat is bringing more attention to the DHS secretary’s record.
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Ahead of the midterms, Democrats' 2028 jockeying is turning into a personality question for how best to handle Donald Trump and persuade swing voters.
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It's the second time in as many weeks that government funding has lapsed as Democrats and the White House remain at an impasse over immigration enforcement policies.
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Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Trump, immigration, and fighting back.
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Ring Drops Controversial Partner After Super Bowl Ad Backlash
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It’s good that the federal occupation of Minnesota is ending. But the Trump administration shouldn’t be allowed to pretend it never happened. Justice would require a wave of impeachments, criminal charges, and restitution to the people of the Twin Cities.
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09:34⇢Unpaid Sentinels at the Gate
⌨The media is fixed on the Department of Homeland Security shutdown following a funding lapse over immigration enforcement (CBS, AP News, MSNBC, The Hill, The Atlantic). Editors emphasize the operational impact on unpaid TSA agents and the political deadlock. Simultaneously, the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping investigation has intensified with new forensic evidence and the detention of a suspect in Arizona (Fox News, NBC News, Newsweek, NY Post).
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Breitbart News
The “delusion” of globalism and the decision to allow mass migration into the West threatens the future of Europe and its peoples, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told attendees at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Saturday.
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America's top diplomat Marco Rubio strikes a conciliatory tone at the Munich Security Conference, saying that the U.S. and Europe 'belong together.'
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The Washington Post
The Army is investing heavily in a strategy that will team soldiers with autonomous drones on the battlefield, with the goal of leveraging next-generation technology to save American lives, the U.S. Army’s chief technology officer said in an exclusive interview.
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The Washington Post
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Associated Press
Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly played up hosting the head of the Nobel Peace Prize committee in invitations to and chats with elites like Richard Branson, Larry Summers and Steve Bannon, the Epstein files show.
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The Washington Post
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Last year, Vance told Europe there was 'a new sheriff in town.' Returning to the same forum, Rubio took a different tact. 'We will always be a child of Europe.'
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The Federalist
From Chuck Schumer’s race-baiting false equivalencies to Lisa Murkowski being, well, Lisa Murkowski, it was a great week for bad people.
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The Epoch Times
Serving as both a warning and an invitation, Rubio’s remarks acknowledged ’mistakes’ made by both the U.S. and Europe in the decades following the Cold War.
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DNA that does not belong to Guthrie or anyone close to her was collected at her property, authorities said
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Tom Barrack, a top U.S. diplomat and longtime friend of President Trump, networked and socialized with Epstein for years, CBS News found.
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The Daily Caller
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The Epoch Times
Serving as both a warning and an invitation, Rubio’s remarks acknowledged ’mistakes’ made by both the U.S. and Europe in the decades following the Cold War.
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DNA that does not belong to Guthrie or anyone close to her was collected at her property, authorities said
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12:21⇢Rubio Mends the Munich Rift
⌨The editorial focus has shifted toward Marco Rubio’s diplomatic efforts at the Munich Security Conference, where he emphasized Western unity while addressing transatlantic tensions (CNN, NYTimes, USA Today, The Epoch Times, Breitbart, Newsmax). Simultaneously, the Nancy Guthrie investigation continues to dominate domestic coverage as forensic developments, including unidentified DNA and repeated detentions in Arizona, raise questions about the speed of the manhunt (ABC News, Fox News, NBC News, Washington Examiner, NY Post).
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Authorities say they are searching for an unidentified person seen in doorbell camera footage. Here's the latest information.
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“We won’t quit. We’re going to find Nancy. We’re going to find this guy.”
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“We won’t quit. We’re going to find Nancy. We’re going to find this guy.”
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Live updates as FBI agents and local law enforcement officers seen at two locations near her home.
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Dr. Mehmet Oz, who heads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, is advancing a $50 billion plan to modernize rural health care.
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Gallup will cease compiling presidential job approval ratings after 88 years. We show who’s had the highest and lowest numbers.
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The Daily Beast
Ahead of the Lenten season, Pope Leo XIV suggested people abstain from hate.
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The Washington Post
President Trump has buried media outlets in an unprecedented avalanche of lawsuits alleging they defamed him and sullied his reputation, a move legal scholars say could strike the largest blow against media bias ever seen.
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As the Nancy Guthrie abduction case enters its 14th day, news outlets were waiting on official word from authorities after law enforcement swarmed a Tucson home and detained three people in connection with the elderly woman’s mysterious disappearance.
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Betsy Brantner Smith, the National Police Association spokesperson and former hostage negotiator, said investigators appear to be "back to square one" in the disappearance case of Nancy Guthrie after a chaotic night of law enforcement activity in Tucson ended with no one in custody.
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Gallup will cease compiling presidential job approval ratings after 88 years. We show who’s had the highest and lowest numbers.
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14:19⇢The Tucson Desert Search Stalls
⌨The Nancy Guthrie abduction remains the primary editorial focus as conflicting reports emerge regarding the detention of suspects in Tucson (Newsweek, Newsmax, Breitbart, NY Post, ABC News, NBC News). Concurrently, Marco Rubio’s diplomatic overtures at the Munich Security Conference attempt to align European allies with the administration’s 'Western Revival' vision, though he maintains a unilateralist warning (CNN, Daily Caller, The Epoch Times, Washington Examiner).
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The Daily Beast
The president called his dinner with Bill Maher “a total waste of time.”
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The Daily Beast
The president called his dinner with Bill Maher “a total waste of time.”
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New York Post
The famous sketch artist is offering the first glimpse of what the masked creep might look like.
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"Up First Winter Games" brings details on what it was like in the stadium where Ilia Malinin failed to medal and Mikhail Shaidorov became the new Olympic champion. Plus a look at how figure skating judges do their job and a report on romance at the games.
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Few know Jens-Frederik Nielsen, but everyone wants to talk to him.
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The Washington Post
Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was “highly likely” killed in 2024 by a toxin found in poison dart frogs, five European nations said in a statement Saturday.
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On Feb. 12, the FBI doubled its reward for a tip leading to an arrest in the case to $100,000.
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U.S. Ambassador to NATO Matthew Whitaker said the United States remains firmly committed to the NATO alliance, but warned European nations must dramatically increase defense investment to meet growing security threats.
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Former President Barack Obama said a video President Donald Trump posted depicting Obama and his wife as apes was part of a shameless "clown show."
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Breitbart News
A judge ordered the Trump administration to help return deported illegal aliens suspected of being members of Tren de Aragua.
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Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies, NBC News found.
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The Epoch Times
The U.S. president has continued to expand military build-up in the region, and has entertained talk of regime change in Iran.
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This preliminary matchup was closer than the Americans would’ve liked.
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18:13⇢The Great Atlantic Fray
⌨Editors are increasingly focused on the widening rift between the Trump administration and European allies at the Munich Security Conference (NYTimes, CNN, Newsmax, Washington Examiner, The Atlantic). While U.S. officials demand higher defense spending, European leaders are openly discussing 'de-risking' from Washington. Domestically, the president’s personal attacks on political figures and his administration’s use of force against protesters draw sharp criticism (The Daily Beast, Fox News, USA Today, NBC News).
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The New York Times
Traces of the toxin were found in the body of the Russian dissident Aleksei Navalny, who died in prison two years ago, five governments said.
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The New York Times
In Munich, European leaders discussed “de-risking” from the United States, citing President Trump’s unpredictability.
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Former President Barack Obama said a video President Donald Trump posted depicting Obama and his wife as apes was part of a shameless "clown show."
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New York Post
“Everyday moving forward there will be a lot of police activity throughout the community. As to what level of activity that is depends on what lead they chase and how it develops,” Nanos told Fox News Saturday.
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Associated Press
Two golfers in Washington, D.C., have sued the federal government to try to prevent the Trump administration from overhauling a more than 100-year-old public golf course.
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Associated Press
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has offered a reassuring message to America’s allies. He struck a less aggressive but still firm tone on Saturday about the Trump administration’s intent to reshape the trans-Atlantic alliance and push its priorities after more than a year of President Donald Trum
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The Daily Beast
The president’s all-or-nothing stakes thrive in an environment of chaos.
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Unlike in Europe, officials in the U.S. with ties to Epstein have largely held their positions of power.
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Canada’s women’s curling team at the Milan Cortina Olympics has been accused of the same violation that prompted an expletive-laden outburst from a Canadian men’s curler a day earlier.
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The FBI and sheriff's department have been investigating the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, for nearly two weeks.
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Live updates as FBI agents and local law enforcement officers seen at two locations near her home.
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“We want allies who are proud of their culture … and able to defend it,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a meeting of European politicians, generals, media, and influencers in Germany on Valentine’s Day.
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“We want allies who are proud of their culture … and able to defend it,” Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a meeting of European politicians, generals, media, and influencers in Germany on Valentine’s Day.
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For Ilia Malinin, a terrible night was followed by a wonderful postscript. How he responded in the face of a meltdown was beautiful.
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Live updates as FBI agents and local law enforcement officers seen at two locations near her home.
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‘EVs will only grow very slowly from here on out due to a saturated market and lack of consumer demand,’ an energy analyst said.
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23:23⇢The High-Tech Hunt for Nancy Guthrie
⌨Editors focus on the intensifying search for Nancy Guthrie as law enforcement deploys high-tech tracking and forensic analysis near her Arizona home (CBS, Fox News, NY Post, Newsweek, ABC News). Simultaneously, the Munich Security Conference highlights a diplomatic rupture; while Secretary of State Marco Rubio issues unilateralist warnings to European allies, those leaders discuss 'de-risking' from an unpredictable Washington (CNN, NYTimes, Breitbart, Daily Caller, Newsmax).