2/26/26 GPL News Brief

Here is the GPL News Brief for February 25th 2026:* The IRS broke the law by disclosing confidential information to ICE 42,695 times, judge says* Polls show increasing concerns about Trump’s mental acuityVance says U.S. ‘not at war with Iran, we’re at war with Iran’s nuclear program’* Witkoff says Iran ‘a week away’ from nuclear bombmaking material* Netflix Backs Out of Warner Bros. Bidding, Paramount Set to Win* Trump admin wants to bring in thousands of white South Africans as refugees: report* Trump listens to new pal Mamdani and has Columbia student freed after ICE took her from campus* A White House Staffer Appears to Run Massive Pro-Trump X Account* Lauren Boebert disrupts Epstein deposition by sharing photo of Hillary Clinton* Texas Rep. Gonzales resists calls to resign over allegations of an affair with an ex-staffer who died* Rep. Gonzales Faces Mounting Pressure From Fellow Republicans Over Harassment Allegations: What to Know* Late staffer’s husband calls Rep. Tony Gonzales a ‘predator’ amid affair allegations* Leaked ICE Memo Reveals Problems Vetting New Recruits* Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Make a Semi-Official Trip to Jordan to Visit José AndrésThose 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 Jalon👉🏽 This daily podcast is free, but if you’d like, please buy Jalon some coffee. She can’t do these newsletters and podcasts without it! (Seriously).Texas Primaries Are Here!Good News!We are now everywhere you get your podcasts! So you can take me on your commute, in the gym, or when I like to listen to podcast, while you’re washing dishes.Subscribe and leave a review for us!Listen on SpotifyListen on Apple Get full access to Get Pod Local at getpodlocal.substack.com/subscribe