2/20/26 GPL News Brief

Here is the GPL News Brief for February 20th 2026:* Hundreds of students suspended, schools under close watch over anti-ICE walkouts* Top German soccer team cancels trip to Minneapolis, citing Trump immigration crackdown* Hegseth rails against ‘Godless left’ in political speech to Christian convention* Police report gives details, timeline of the sexual assault claim against Pete Hegseth (From 2024)* Hegseth said he settled sexual assault accusation for $50,000 (from 2025)* Temporary residents shouldn’t receive full benefits, says Alberta premier* Palm Beach International Airport will be renamed after Donald Trump* Trump Is Finally Releasing All the Files. No, Not Those Files.* Metadata Exposes Authors of ICE’s ‘Mega’ Detention Center Plans* 11 Million Visitors Short: Inside America’s Continuing Tourism Slump* USA and Canada to meet in Olympic men’s ice hockey gold medal gameThose are your headlines for today. We release a recap of all the news of the week on Fridays, so if you haven’t yet, please like, subscribe, and restack on Substack so these and all our newsletters get delivered to your mailbox! For Free!We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet?Talk to y’all tomorrow! 🚫🤴Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globallyxx JalonTexas Primaries Are Here! Make sure you vote! Get full access to Get Pod Local at getpodlocal.substack.com/subscribe