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Aggregated District of Columbia News Articles

• White House gives Democrats new DHS funding offer as partial government shutdown drags on
  
  The Department of Homeland Security has been shut down since Feb. 14 as immigration enforcement negotiations drag on.
  CNBC.  Fri, 27 Feb 2026 21:43:44 GMT.
• Republican Governor tells Kristi Noem GET OUT OF MY STATE as Trump insiders warn growing mutiny 'is a huge problem'
  
  Donald Trump's immigration crackdown is fracturing his own party, with Republican governors openly defying the White House over detention expansion.
  Daily Mail.  Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:05:09 GMT.
• U.S. Olympic hockey star 'would never say' what White House shared in AI video
  
  U.S. Olympics hockey star Brady Tkachuk is also team captain of the NHL Ottawa Senators. So he was annoyed at a White House Tik Tok video that used AI to have him disparaging Canadians.
  Steve Henson.  Los Angeles Times.  Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:28:42 GMT.
• Americans were aboard a stolen speedboat shot at by Cuba, White House says
  
  The White House confirmed that at least one American was killed and another arrested by Cuban officials when people on a stolen speedboat allegedly opened fire on Cuban troops about a mile off the island's coast. Nancy Cordes reports.
  CBS News.  Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:08:00 -0500.
• American among those killed on speedboat in Cuban waters, White House confirms
  
  At least one U.S. citizen was also among the six who were wounded and arrested by Cuban authorities, a U.S. official said.
  CBS News.  Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:05:00 -0500.
• Contributor: The U.S. hockey team took gold. Its bigger feat? Transcending politics
  
  Their patriotic response to Trump's invitation was refreshing: 'When you get the chance to go to White House and meet the president, we're proud to be Americans.'
  Josh Hammer.  Los Angeles Times.  Fri, 27 Feb 2026 11:00:00 GMT.
• US Olympian says 'I would never say that' after White House AI video shows him insulting Canada
  
  USA men's ice hockey player Brady Tkachuk distances himself from an AI-enhanced White House video in which he appears to disparage Canadians, saying "those words would never come out of my mouth".
  BBC News.  Fri, 27 Feb 2026 08:53:41 GMT.
• Sens' Tkachuk miffed over White House AI video
  
  Brady Tkachuk said he didn't appreciate the AI-doctored video released by the White House that made it appear he was disparaging Canadians.
  Greg Wyshynski.  ESPN.  Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:40:08 EST.
• Brady Tkachuk addresses White House's 'clearly fake' AI video showing him insulting Canadians
  
  Team USA gold medalist Brady Tkachuk will return to play for the Ottawa Senators in Canada after an AI-generated video falsely attributed anti-Canadian statements to him.
  Fox News.  Thu, 26 Feb 2026 18:56:58 -0500.
• Trump to award Medal of Honor to three U.S. Army soldiers
  
  President Trump will award the Medal of Honor to three U.S. Army soldiers, two posthumously, who fought in three different wars decades apart, the White House announced Thursday.
  Jeff Mordock.  Washington Times.  Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:25:46 -0500.
• How Ghislaine Maxwell brought Bill Clinton into Epstein's orbit
  
  Documents in the Epstein files reveal how Maxwell nurtured the connection between the two men after Clinton left the White House.
  BBC News.  Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:14:56 GMT.
• Judge won't block Trump's White House ballroom
  
  A federal judge shot down an attempt to derail President Trump's White House ballroom construction plans, saying Thursday that the group that challenged him bungled its lawsuit.
  Stephen Dinan.  Washington Times.  Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:37:13 -0500.

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