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Feb 16, 2026

Jeffries Cracks Under Pressure As Border Czar Ramps Up ICE Authority

Hakeem Jeffries attempts to defend a cautious Democratic posture, only to be undercut by Tom Homan’s hardline rhetoric, Republican contempt for judicial warrants, and a chilling reminder of how casually constitutional protections are brushed aside when power, politics, and ICE converge.

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The Watchlist with Jayar Jackson: February 16, 2026

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Thomas Massie rails against Washington’s wall of silence on the Epstein files, refusing to play along as Pam Bondi, the DOJ, and Donald Trump’s orbit struggle to contain a storyline that keeps slipping further out of their control.

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14 minutes

Hakeem Jeffries appears on Joy Reid’s show to project strength on ICE, only to find blunt questions, rising public anger, and the brutal realities of raids, masks, and accountability exposing the widening gap between Democratic rhetoric and the crisis unfolding on America’s streets.

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12 minutes

Hakeem Jeffries attempts to defend a cautious Democratic posture, only to be undercut by Tom Homan’s hardline rhetoric, Republican contempt for judicial warrants, and a chilling reminder of how casually constitutional protections are brushed aside when power, politics, and ICE converge.

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8 minutes

Donald Trump reels from brutal approval lows as CNN’s numbers expose the slide, while Marco Rubio strides onto the Munich stage preaching “shared civilization” beside Viktor Orbán, leaving critics to ask whether a hollowed-out DOJ and a defiant White House are dragging America toward something darker.

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11 minutes