The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem authorized the departure of “non-emergency U.S. government personnel and family members of U.S. government personnel to leave Israel.” “In response to security incidents and without advance notice, the U.S. Embassy may further restrict or prohibit U.S. government employees and their family members from traveling to certain areas of Israel, the Old City of Jerusalem, and the West Bank. Persons may wish to consider leaving Israel while commercial flights are available,” a release read. The embassy listed the following alerts: Reconsider Travel To: Israel due to terrorism and civil unrest West Bank due to terrorism and civil unrest Do Not Travel To: Gaza due to terrorism and armed conflict and within 11.3 km/7 miles of the Gaza Periphery Northern Israel within 4 kilometers/2.5 miles of the Lebanese and Syrian borders due to continued military presence and activity The Egyptian border within 2.4km/1.5 miles, except for the Taba crossing, which is open On February 27, 2026, the Department of State authorized the departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and family members of U.S. government personnel from Mission Israel due to safety risks. In response to security incidents and without advance notice, the U.S.… pic.twitter.com/aWzX6Gk36x — U.S. Embassy Jerusalem (@usembassyjlm) February 27, 2026 NBC News explained further: The message, conveyed in an email from Ambassador Mike Huckabee that was sent to the U.S. mission, instructed those wishing to leave to “do so TODAY.” NBC News has seen the email, which was first reported by The New York Times. The guidance was issued out of “an abundance of caution” after meetings and calls through the night, including conversations with the State Department, Huckabee said in the email. “There is no need to panic,” the email read. “For those desiring to leave, it’s important to make plans to depart sooner rather than later.” He also urged anyone intending to leave to go ahead and book flights, citing the likely surge in demand out of Israel after the embassy’s move. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel early next week as tensions build between the United States and Iran. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Israel next week amid heightened regional tensions and growing speculation over potential US military action against Iran. pic.twitter.com/PPfHlwuIIw — Al Arabiya English (@AlArabiya_Eng) February 27, 2026 More from the Associated Press: U.S. Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to meet later Friday in Washington with Oman’s foreign minister, Badr al-Busaidi, who has been mediating during the talks, according to a person with knowledge of the meeting who spoke on condition of anonymity because the meeting is private. Earlier, al-Busaidi said that there had been significant progress made on Thursday, though officials from Iran and the United States haven’t announced steps forward. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Thursday offered no specifics, but said “what needs to happen has been clearly spelled out from our side.” According to a confidential report by the International Atomic Agency circulated to member states and seen Friday by The Associated Press, Iran hasn’t granted the U.N. nuclear watchdog access to its nuclear facilities affected by the 12-day war in June, and as a result can’t confirm whether or not Iran has stopped its enrichment or the size of its stockpile. Airlines such as Netherlands-based KLM have already announced plans to suspend flights out of Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International Airport, and other embassies have also made plans for authorized departures from Israel and neighboring countries. Meanwhile, Britain’s Foreign Office said that “due to the security situation, U.K. staff have been temporarily withdrawn from Iran.” It said that the embassy was operating remotely.

The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division has filed federal lawsuits against five states for “failure to produce their full voter registration lists upon request.” The states include: Utah Oklahoma Kentucky West Virginia New Jersey “We sued UT, OK, KY, WV, & NJ for not providing us their voter rolls. We appealed rulings in CA, OR, & MI to ensure residents can vote freely & fairly,” said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. “At SCOTUS, we are arguing that Election Day means DAY!” she added. Exciting @TheJusticeDept @CivilRights election law updates! • We sued UT, OK, KY, WV, & NJ for not providing us their voter rolls• We appealed rulings in CA, OR, & MI to ensure residents can vote freely & fairly• At SCOTUS, we are arguing that Election Day means DAY! pic.twitter.com/W5O52qyRaN — AAGHarmeetDhillon (@AAGDhillon) February 26, 2026 POLITICO shared further: While access to election information varies by jurisdiction, states generally release redacted versions of their voter rolls to the public and government agencies. But the DOJ has demanded that states supply the federal government with unredacted files, including voters’ private data, like their driver’s license numbers and the last four digits of their Social Security numbers. Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon accused state election officials of “choosing to fight us in court rather than show their work” with regard to voter roll access. “We will not be deterred, regardless of party affiliation, from carrying out critical election integrity legal duties,” she said in a Thursday statement. The DOJ has argued the states are in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1960, which allows the attorney general to request voter records from election officials. State officials have pushed back on that reasoning, framing the requests as an escalation of the administration’s broader effort to insert itself into state election proceedings. “Accurate, well-maintained voter rolls are a requisite for the election integrity that the American people deserve,” said Attorney General Pam Bondi. “This latest series of litigation underscores that This Department of Justice is fulfilling its duty to ensure transparency, voter roll maintenance, and secure elections across the country,” she added. Fox News has more: “Neither state nor federal law entitles the Department of Justice to collect private information on law-abiding American citizens. Utahns can be assured that my office will always follow the Constitution and the law, protect voters’ rights, and administer free and fair elections,” Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson said in a statement to Politico. Kentucky Secretary of State Michael Adams also criticized the lawsuit, saying the state’s elections were “a national success story.” “Kentucky law protects voters’ personal information, and I will not voluntarily commit a data breach by providing Kentuckians’ personal data to the federal bureaucracy unless a court order tells me to,” he said in a statement to the outlet. West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner’s office said it had not yet been served with a lawsuit. “Regardless, I think Secretary Warner’s comments to the DOJ were pretty clear. Bring it on! The federal government is not going to get any personal information on West Virginia voters as long as Kris Warner is Secretary of State,” spokesperson Mike Queen said in a statement to Politico. Earlier this month, the FBI executed a search warrant at an election office in Fulton County, Georgia, seizing ballots and other voting records from 2020, according to local officials. The Peach State went to former President Joe Biden in 2020, but Trump carried the state in 2024. In efforts to ensure only American citizens are voting, Trump has also urged Congress to pass the SAVE America Act, which would require voters in federal elections to prove citizenship by providing a photo ID and other documentation, such as a passport or birth certificate.

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The biggest mic-drop moment of the 2026 State of the Union Address was when President Trump trapped the Democrats with a simple but absolutely brilliant move. Knowing that they had all planned together ahead of time to never applaud a single thing he said all night, he rolled out the most basic trap ever. It was a classic Trump “double bind” something he is famous for. A “double bind” is when someone presents you with two options and you lose no matter which option you chose. There is usually a “less bad” choice, but not a good choice. In this case, the Democrats chose the “more bad” choice of the two. The double-bind was simple: Ask the entire room to applaud and stand up if they agree the #1 job of Congress is to serve American citizens and not illegal aliens. That’s it. Simple. Easy to understand. And Democrats had a choice that they had to make in a split second (NOTE: while they are known for sticking together, they’re aren’t exactly known for quick thinking on their feet)… The “more bad” choice relied on expecting the Democrats to band together and honor the secret pledge they made ahead of time to never applaud anything… The “less bad” choice would have required quick thinking and presence of mind to realize we have to at least stand for this one or we violate our most basic core duty to the American citizens. Of course the Democrats failed the IQ test, President Trump won the double bind, and this ad below was born. Other than passing The SAVE Act, all we need to do to win Midterms is to play this on loop: BREAKING: A DEVASTATING new ad just dropped exposing Democrats refusing to stand for Trump saying, “the government should protect American citizens, not illegal aliens” BRUTAL camera angles of Democrats betraying America Blast this EVERYWHERE. pic.twitter.com/XyJopV19Kx — Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) February 26, 2026 No, we’ll never win over the Far-Left Liberals suffering extreme Trump Derangement Syndrome. But we will win over the “everyday Americans” who don’t care much about politics and don’t follow it closely. I can’t tell you how many “normies” I have heard from since Tuesday night who said I’ve never really cared about politics but I watched this clip and I couldn’t believe they refused to stand up for that.  What is going on? Indeed. What is going on is going to be the biggest RED WAVE you have ever seen in November! Bank on it.

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem said some staffers had installed “spying software” on her phone and computer. Noem said Elon Musk and his team helped make the discovery. “Performing my role as Secretary of Homeland Security has shown me just how real and dangerous the deep state really is. @elonmusk helped us find that a few DHS staff had installed spying software on the phones and computers of myself and other political hires. We found secret, secure rooms with hidden files that we turned over to attorneys,” Noem explained. “Under the leadership of @POTUS Trump, @DHSgov is returning to the standard of excellence and behavior we expect our government agencies to function at. We will root out actors who do not have the interests of America in mind,” she continued. “You wouldn’t believe what I’ve found since I’ve been in this department,” Noem told podcast host Patrick Bet-David. Noem told Bet-David that a secret SCIF (Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility) recently discovered “had files nobody knew existed.” “An employee walked by a door and wondered what it was and started asking questions,” Noem said. “We went in there and there was individuals working there that had secret files that nobody knew about on some of these most controversial topics,” she added. Noem said Musk and his team were “extremely helpful,” telling Bet-David that they helped her identify that some of her own employees in her department had downloaded software on her phone and laptop to spy on her. She said they used the software to “record our meetings.” Watch the clip below: Performing my role as Secretary of Homeland Security has shown me just how real and dangerous the deep state really is.@elonmusk helped us find that a few DHS staff had installed spying software on the phones and computers of myself and other political hires. We found secret,… pic.twitter.com/ktnM6j7kog — Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) February 26, 2026 “Kristi Noem details nonstop cyber threats to America’s grid, ports, and elections, alleging secret DHS files, internal spying, and firings of bad actors. She discusses China’s infiltration risks, CISA’s role, and efforts to expose misconduct inside Homeland Security,” Valuetainment wrote. Watch the full episode with Noem below: