Conservative Reporting for 2026-02-19
Today’s news coverage from conservative media sources. Most MSM news is left leaning. If you need to get context that they often omit, these sites usually give it.
Biden Judge Holds DOJ Lawyer in Civil Contempt Over Immigration Case, Fines Him $500 Per Day
A Minnesota-based federal judge on Wednesday held a Justice Department attorney in civil contempt over an immigration case and fined him $500 per day for violating her order. The post Biden Judge Hold...
The Gateway Pundit
Feb 19, 2026 - thegatewaypundit.com
Why Are Anti-ICE Activists Building Borders?
Anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement activists in Minneapolis are setting up blockades. They’re demanding ID from drivers. In short, they’re setting up their own borders—against America’s... Read ...
The Daily Signal
Feb 18, 2026 - dailysignal.com
House Republicans Pressure Senate to Force Vote on SAVE America Act
A group of House Republicans, accustomed to pressuring their own chamber’s leadership, is now publicly calling for the Senate to use a “talking filibuster” in... Read More The post House Republicans P...
The Daily Signal
Feb 18, 2026 - dailysignal.com
Anti-ICE Rioter Who Hurled Rocks At Feds Now Facing Life-Changing Fallout
A man who injured a Customs and Border Protection officer by hurling rocks through a car window during last summer’s violent anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles County pleaded guilty on Tuesday to assaul...
The Daily Wire - Breaking News, Videos & Podcasts
Feb 18, 2026 - dailywire.com
EXCLUSIVE: Far-Left Atlantic CAUGHT Writing Bogus Hit Piece on USAGM Head Kari Lake, Selectively Editing Lake’s Answers to Their Questions – Lake Responds!
The far-Left Atlantic wrote a hit piece on Kari Lake last week, leveling accusations of mismanagement and self-promotion at the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM). The post EXCLUSIVE: Far-L...
The Gateway Pundit
Feb 18, 2026 - thegatewaypundit.com
Column: No Space for Homan on Locating Missing Immigrant Children
Column: No Space for Homan on Locating Missing Immigrant Children When Trump’s border czar Tom Homan held a press conference on February 12 to announce a drawdow...
Newsbusters - Welcome to NewsBusters, a project of the Media Research Center (MRC), America’s leading media watchdog in documenting, exposing
Feb 18, 2026 - newsbusters.org
New Strategies: Trump Team Spotlights Economy As Midterm Game-Changer
RedState
Feb 18, 2026 - redstate.com
Victor Davis Hanson: Rubio Tells Europe What It Needs to Hear
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see... Read More The post Victor Davis...
The Daily Signal
Feb 18, 2026 - dailysignal.com
DHS Shuts Down in Funding Spat Over ICE Reforms
State of the Union: Democrats are denying funds to the agency unless new restrictions are placed on DHS officers. The post DHS Shuts Down in Funding Spat Over ICE Reforms appeared first on The America...
The American Conservative
Feb 18, 2026 - theamericanconservative.com
Tricia McLaughlin leaving DHS after Good, Pretti shootings, prompting cheers from smug Democrats
Tricia McLaughlin, an unflappable 31-year-old defender of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration, announced on Tuesday that she is stepping down as Department of Homeland Security...
Blaze Media
Feb 18, 2026 - theblaze.com
How Trump Just Saved Americans Over $1 Trillion
President Donald Trump—determined to tackle America’s high cost of living left to him by Joe Biden—last Thursday stood up to the Washington Swamp and took... Read More The post How Trump Just Saved Am...
The Daily Signal
Feb 18, 2026 - dailysignal.com
Vance Rejects Fox Poll, Says America Still Recovering From Biden
Vice President JD Vance took issue with a Fox News poll showing a majority of voters preferring Democrats to Republicans in the upcoming November 2026... Read More The post Vance Rejects Fox Poll, Say...
The Daily Signal
Feb 18, 2026 - dailysignal.com
Democrats Reveal Their 2026 Strategy
The following is an edited transcript excerpt from The Michael Knowles Show. * * * The Democrats have admitted what their strategy is for the midterm elections and Republicans need to pay attention be...
The Daily Wire - Breaking News, Videos & Podcasts
Feb 18, 2026 - dailywire.com
Virginia Democrat running for new House seat created by his own redistricting plan
A Democratic lawmaker in the Virginia House of Delegates is running for a newly drawn congressional district this year after playing a key role in the state’s redistricting push. State Del. Dan Helmer...
Washington Examiner
Feb 18, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
Trump’s second term record shows sparse black voter policy wins in anti-DEI age
Black Americans abandoned the Democratic Party by significant margins in 2024, helping propel President Donald Trump back into the White House. But, one year in office, the president has few achieveme...
Washington Examiner
Feb 18, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
Hillary Clinton says Democrats have ‘good bench’ for 2028
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shared that she will not run for president again and that there are “good” Democratic candidates for the 2028 election. Clinton, who lost to President Donald...
Washington Examiner
Feb 18, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
Hysteria, Not History: CBS Giddy Over Lefty Historian Meacham Trashing Trump
Hysteria, Not History: CBS Giddy Over Lefty Historian Meacham Trashing Trump In CBS Mornings’s latest example of officially partnering with a liberal partisan to...
Newsbusters - Welcome to NewsBusters, a project of the Media Research Center (MRC), America’s leading media watchdog in documenting, exposing
Feb 18, 2026 - newsbusters.org
Socialist Math: Zohran Mamdani Sees Only One Solution — Higher Taxes
Townhall
Feb 18, 2026 - townhall.com
Kevin O'Leary Blasts CNN Panel Over Mamdani’s Tax Hike: 'You're All Nuts'
Townhall
Feb 18, 2026 - townhall.com
Mamdani's Solution to City's Budget Shortfall Is Exactly What You'd Expect
Townhall
Feb 18, 2026 - townhall.com
Minnesota Pastor Breaks Silence on Don Lemon
Former CNN host Don Lemon has pleaded not guilty to federal charges for his role in the invasion of a Minnesota church last month, claiming... Read More The post Minnesota Pastor Breaks Silence on Don...
The Daily Signal
Feb 18, 2026 - dailysignal.com
Mamdani’s Homelessness Crisis: Urgent Course Correction Needed
Allowing the homeless to languish on the streets is bad policy. Allowing the homeless to languish on the streets in severe winter weather can be... Read More The post Mamdani’s Homelessness Crisis: Ur...
The Daily Signal
Feb 18, 2026 - dailysignal.com
Dem Cries ‘Trump Censorship’ Over Colbert Interview — CBS Has A Different Take
The most explosive development in Texas’s high-stakes Senate race isn’t polling — it’s a late-night television appearance that never aired. Democratic candidate James Talarico claimed that the Trump a...
The Daily Wire - Breaking News, Videos & Podcasts
Feb 18, 2026 - dailywire.com
Morning Brief: Trans Gunman Kills Family, Iran Stalls For Time, & Trump Stays Neutral In Texas
Tragic new details emerge about Monday’s deadly shooting at a Rhode Island ice rink, the United States and Iran report progress in their nuclear talks in Geneva, and a critical Republican Senate prima...
The Daily Wire - Breaking News, Videos & Podcasts
Feb 18, 2026 - dailywire.com
'Pure bigotry': CNN fearmongers about 'Christian nationalism' in election-narrative tease
Democrats, the liberal media, and activist outfits have concern-mongered for years about the imagined threat posed by "Christian nationalism," a catchall term used to describe their ideological foes w...
Blaze Media
Feb 18, 2026 - theblaze.com
'Shut the f**k up!' Actor Jamie Kennedy slams Hollywood's hypocrisy over ICE
Celebrities should not be claiming they live under fascism while attending a film festival with a private security detail, actor Jamie Kennedy stated this week.Kennedy, a staple in Hollywood who has s...
Blaze Media
Feb 18, 2026 - theblaze.com
US-Iran conflict: All sides brace for war as ‘nothing burger’ nuclear negotiations prove fruitless
President Donald Trump would prefer to settle his dispute with Iran diplomatically, but U.S. officials and Israeli allies are increasingly concerned that there is no way forward without military inter...
Washington Examiner
Feb 18, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
U2 Attacks MAGA as 'People of the Lie' in Renee Good Protest Song 'American Obituary'
Irish rockers U2 have released a short album on Ash Wednesday with a track celebrating radical anti-ICE activist Renee Good and ripping Trump supporters. The post U2 Attacks MAGA as ‘People of the Lie...
Breitbart News
Feb 18, 2026 - breitbart.com
It's About Time: U.S. Department of Labor Strike Team Descends on CA, Newsom to Investigate UI Fraud
RedState
Feb 18, 2026 - redstate.com
While Democrats’ Anti-ICE Fury Escalates, Americans Show They Want Immigration Laws Enforced
As protests and riots against ICE grow more common, formal state and local cooperation with ICE grows far more common.
The Federalist
Feb 18, 2026 - thefederalist.com
Hakeem Jeffries Pushes for Maryland Redistricting
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries fired another volley in the nationwide congressional redistricting battle Wednesday with an attempt to persuade Maryland lawmakers to draw out... Read More The po...
The Daily Signal
Feb 18, 2026 - dailysignal.com
Employment Up and Inflation Down, New BLS Report Shows
Last week, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its January 2026 Current Employment Statistics and consumer price index reports. Here’s what you need to know:... Read More The post Employment Up an...
The Daily Signal
Feb 18, 2026 - dailysignal.com
Texas AG Contest Includes Cruz-Backed Candidate vs. Paxton-Endorsed Contender
Two former chiefs of staff for Sen. Ted Cruz, who also had senior roles under Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, sparred Tuesday evening over who... Read More The post Texas AG Contest Includes Cruz-B...
The Daily Signal
Feb 18, 2026 - dailysignal.com
Trump Floats Atlanta As Next City For National Guard Surge: ‘They’ll Never Fix It Themselves’
President Donald Trump suggested on Wednesday that Atlanta might be the next American city to see a surge of federal resources and personnel to help rein in rampant crime. Trump floated the possibilit...
The Daily Wire - Breaking News, Videos & Podcasts
Feb 18, 2026 - dailywire.com
The Rival Event Democrats Have In The Works As They Skip Trump’s Address
As President Donald Trump prepares to deliver his State of the Union address next Tuesday, some congressional Democrats are planning to protest or skip the speech altogether. MeidasTouch Network and M...
The Daily Wire - Breaking News, Videos & Podcasts
Feb 18, 2026 - dailywire.com
The Olympics Controversy That’s Suddenly About America Itself
This article is part of Upstream, The Daily Wire’s new home for for culture and lifestyle. Real human insight and human stories — from our featured writers to you. *** It is perhaps inevitable that a ...
The Daily Wire - Breaking News, Videos & Podcasts
Feb 18, 2026 - dailywire.com
ICED OUT: Sanctuary Release Of Illegal Immigrant ‘Pedophile’ Backfires
Sanctuary authorities in Connecticut released an illegal immigrant charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl and enticing minors online, forcing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to ...
The Daily Wire - Breaking News, Videos & Podcasts
Feb 18, 2026 - dailywire.com
Mamdani reverses controversial policy after 19 NYC residents die outdoors
While many in the media praised New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani for his response to life-threatening weather conditions this winter, the socialist has changed his mind on one policy with allegedly ...
Blaze Media
Feb 18, 2026 - theblaze.com
‘An effing disgrace’: Schumer introduces bill to protect Pride flag nationwide
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is fighting to get the gay Pride flag recognized at the same level as the U.S. flag in the eyes of the federal government — which would give it similar pr...
Blaze Media
Feb 18, 2026 - theblaze.com
LA thug who hurled concrete chunks at federal agents learns the hard way that actions have consequences
One of the thugs who attacked federal immigration agents last summer proved unable to outrun the whirlwind — and his time of reaping is at hand.Amid efforts by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, U.S. Sen. ...
Blaze Media
Feb 18, 2026 - theblaze.com
Travel industry warns of rising airport strain amid partial shutdown
The travel industry is warning that airports could face growing strain and longer security lines as a partial shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security stretches into the start of the busy sprin...
Washington Examiner
Feb 18, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
Trump may not have ‘made the case’ for US to take military action on Iran: Byron York
Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said on Tuesday he is unsure if President Donald Trump or the media has shown the public why the United States would need to take action ag...
Washington Examiner
Feb 18, 2026 - washingtonexaminer.com
Why Are Anti-ICE Activists Building Borders?
Why Are Anti-ICE Activists Building Borders? Anti-ICE activists in Minneapolis are setting up blockades. They’re demanding ID from drivers. In short, they’re se...
Newsbusters - Welcome to NewsBusters, a project of the Media Research Center (MRC), America’s leading media watchdog in documenting, exposing
Feb 17, 2026 - newsbusters.org
Illegal Alien Flees ICE, Kills Teacher in Crash
A Georgia teacher is dead after an illegal alien ran a red light while fleeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and crashed his car into... Read More The post Illegal Alien Flees ICE, Kills ...
The Daily Signal
Feb 17, 2026 - dailysignal.com
Here’s Why a Strong Japan Is Key to Peace in East Asia
At the Munich Security Conference over the weekend, all eyes were on the global powers. One of the headlines from the conference was a comment... Read More The post Here’s Why a Strong Japan Is Key to...
The Daily Signal
Feb 17, 2026 - dailysignal.com
SOTU Boycott Urged by Gen Z Activist Group
Young People Address the Nation, a campaign that “hosts actions in response to moments that lack perspectives from young people,” has called on members of... Read More The post SOTU Boycott Urged by G...