New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced a city-wide travel ban across the five boroughs as the Big Apple faces the possibility of up to two feet of snow Sunday night into Monday. ALERT: New York City Under Blizzard Warning As Vicious Nor’easter Targets Northeast "All bridges, highways, and streets will be closed to traffic from 9pm Sunday thru noon Monday. No cars, trucks, scooters, or e-bikes. Limited exemptions for essential and emergency movement," New York City Comptroller Mark D. Levine said. "This is projected to be NYC’s worst blizzard in a decade, with extremely dangerous conditions. Please take this seriously. Stay home if at all possible," he added. ** TRAVEL BAN FOR NYC ** All bridges, highways, and streets will be closed to traffic from 9pm Sunday thru noon Monday. No cars, trucks, scooters, or e-bikes. Limited exemptions for essential and emergency movement. This is projected to be NYC’s worst blizzard in a decade, with… — Mark D. Levine (@MarkLevineNYC) February 22, 2026 Mamdani shared further info below: The snow is back. But New York is ready. Here's everything you should know about tomorrow's blizzard. Stay safe, stay warm, and sign up for real-time updates by texting NotifyNYC to 692-692. pic.twitter.com/QesFsF2h4S — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) February 22, 2026 Fox News has more: Millions across the Northeast are under blizzard warnings as a powerful bomb cyclone prepares to dump up to 2 feet of snow along the I-95 corridor. Experts have warned residents to expect 70 mph wind gusts, and widespread power outages as the historic storm intensifies through Sunday night. More than 7,000 flights had been canceled across the Northeast region as of Sunday afternoon. New York City, Boston and Philadelphia are all projected to receive between 18 and 24 inches of snow. The nation's capital is still expected to see 5-8 inches, along with nearby Baltimore, whose projections have come down overnight. Blizzard warnings currently are in place for 29 million Americans. New York City on Saturday put out a call for emergency snow shovelers ahead of the storm. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul declared a State of Emergency for New York City, and Mamdani announced outreach teams have been mobilized. "Tomorrow (Mon 2/23) is a full snow day — no remote learning, no logging on. Our first real snow day in seven years. This blizzard is serious. Stay inside. Travel ban 9pm–noon tomorrow so crews can keep streets clear. After the worst passes, bundle up and enjoy the snow — safely," Mamdani said. NYC public schools: Tomorrow (Mon 2/23) is a full snow day — no remote learning, no logging on. Our first real snow day in seven years.⁰This blizzard is serious. Stay inside. Travel ban 9pm–noon tomorrow so crews can keep streets clear.⁰After the worst passes, bundle up and… pic.twitter.com/e2DvrDgax1 — Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani (@NYCMayor) February 22, 2026 Gothamist shared further: The worst of the blizzard was expected to begin around 6 p.m. The weather service warned of “dangerous to impossible travel” with low visibility, especially on Monday morning. Mamdani said a violation of the travel ban would constitute a Class B misdemeanor, but that the city’s focus will be on compliance rather than punishment. Long Island and Westchester are also under travel bans beginning at 9 p.m., Governor Kathy Hochul said. In New Jersey, commercial vehicles are banned from many highways starting at 3 p.m. Sunday, and highway speed limits have been temporarily lowered to 35 mph. Connecticut also declared a state of emergency and restricted commercial vehicles traveling on highways starting at 5 p.m. on Sunday. Public transit was also cutting service. Long Island Rail Road service will be reduced on select branches as early as 7 p.m. Sunday, and will be fully suspended by 1 a.m. The Metro-North Railroad will run hourly service on the Harlem, Hudson, and New Haven lines and weekend service on the Connecticut and Wassaic branches. The Staten Island Railway will run every half hour on Monday, with no express service. NJ Transit planned to halt bus, light rail and Access Link service Sunday at 6 p.m. Officials expected to suspend rail service.

This is one of the funniest things I have seen in a long time…. A caller named John just called into C-Span claiming to be a “Republican” and then trashing the Supreme Court’s Tariff’s ruling and also trashing a bunch of Democrats. The funny part? It sounds EXACTLY like Donald J. Trump and “John Barron” was a pseudonym he reportedly, famously used back in the 1990s to “anonymously” call the press and plant positive stories. You have to love this guy! Watch here: BREAKING: John Barron (Trump’s known past pseudonym) called into C-SPAN to complain about the Supreme Court’s tariff decision. pic.twitter.com/xqxqIqpLwK — Leading Report (@LeadingReport) February 22, 2026 Backup here if needed: So now the big question….is that call real? Well, all sources I could find said the call and C-Span video footage is indeed real — but the identity of Donald J. Trump posing as “John” is in question: C-SPAN Broadcast Analysis: February 20, 2026 Yes, this appears to be a real call that aired live on C-SPAN’s Washington Journal program on February 20, 2026, shortly after the Supreme Court’s ruling in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump. The clip shared in the X post is an authentic excerpt from that broadcast, featuring host Greta Brawner taking viewer calls on the topic of the tariff decision. Identity of the Caller However, the caller—introduced as “John from Virginia, Republican” but self-identifying as “John Barron”—is widely reported to be a prankster doing a Trump impersonation, not Donald Trump himself. While the voice and mannerisms mimic Trump’s style closely (including his cadence, tangents, and insults), and “John Barron” was a known pseudonym Trump used in the 1980s and ’90s to speak anonymously to reporters, there’s no evidence it’s actually him. Public Reception and Context Speculation: Some social media users and commentators have speculated it could be Trump. Mainstream Reporting: Mainstream reports describe it as a hoax or spot-on impression. Official Response: Trump addressed the ruling in a White House press briefing later that day, making an anonymous call-in unlikely. Obviously it sounds exactly like him, but there are some great impersonators out there. Personally, I like to hold out hope in my mind that it was Shawn Farash calling in: TRUMP CONGRATULATES TEAM USA HOCKEY! pic.twitter.com/5w8FfuWcXN — Shawn Farash (@Shawn_Farash) February 22, 2026 The NY Post referred to the call as an apparent prankster: An apparent prankster dialed into C-SPAN Friday using President Trump’s famous pseudonym “John Barron” and sporting a remarkably family accent called into the public access channel to rant about the Supreme Court’s tariff ruling. Impersonating Trump’s brash Queens accent, the caller described himself as a Republican from Virginia and slammed the Supreme Court’s decision to take a sledgehammer to the president’s tariff agenda. “This is the worst decision you ever have in your life, practically,” Barron vented. “But this is a terrible decision.” “And you have Hakeem Jeffries, who, he’s [sic] a dope, and you have Chuck Schumer, who can’t cook a cheeseburger. Of course, these people are happy. Of course, these people are happy, but true Americans will not be happy.” C-SPAN host Greta Brawner quickly interrupted and cut the caller off, switching to others. The White House did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment. Early on in Trump’s first term, it emerged that he had used pseudonyms such as “John Barron” to call up journalists in attempts to frame certain narratives, particularly about his net worth. Audio from those calls showed that “John Barron” sounded remarkably like Trump. C-SPAN had been fielding calls from viewers across the country in reaction to the Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling that Trump cannot use the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to impose tariffs. The “John Barron” legend dates back to the early 1990s: Despite denying it was him, CNN once aired all the times Trump called into journalists as John Barron They reported at the time that it was such an obvious “open secret for so long that it’s hard to believe anyone is still questioning it.” pic.twitter.com/FJURdzjVeV — Dr.Sam Youssef Ph.D.,M.Sc.,DPT. (@drhossamsamy65) February 22, 2026

There has been widespread confusion after the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said PreCheck airport security lanes would operate normally. “At this time, TSA PreCheck remains operational with no change for the traveling public,” TSA officials said in a statement. “As staffing constraints arise, TSA will evaluate on a case by case basis and adjust operations accordingly. Courtesy escorts, such as those for Members of Congress, have been suspended to allow officers to focus on the mission of securing America’s skies,” it added. Courtesy escorts, such as those for Members of Congress, have been suspended to allow officers to focus on the mission of securing America's skies. (2/2) — TSA (@TSA) February 22, 2026 The TSA’s statement follows an announcement from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) that it intended to shut down the faster security checkpoints amid the partial government shutdown. CNBC explained further: DHS early Sunday said that PreCheck and Global Entry and other program suspensions were scheduled to take effect at 6 a.m. ET on Sunday. As of 12:40 p.m. ET, its updated statement still included a suspension of Global Entry but it had removed its mention of PreCheck. “We are glad that DHS has decided to keep PreCheck operational and avoid a crisis of its own making,” Geoff Freeman, chief executive of U.S. Travel, an industry group whose members include major airlines, hotel chains like Hyatt and Marriott International and tourism boards around the country. The move comes as a partial U.S. government shutdown that has left thousands of DHS workers, including TSA airport screeners, working without pay since it started on Feb. 14. “TSA and CBP are prioritizing the general traveling population at our airports and ports of entry and suspending courtesy and special privilege escorts,” DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said, according to the outlet. “Democrat members of Congress are getting paid, but they’re withholding @TSA workers pay checks. Democrats in Congress have chosen to not fund @DHSgov, which means that all of our TSA workers who showed up today are not getting paid,” Noem wrote on X. “The men and women of TSA work hard to make sure you and your loved ones can fly safely. This political theater is only making it hard on them and their families. If you see a TSA officer today, thank them!” she continued. Democrat members of Congress are getting paid, but they’re withholding @TSA workers pay checks. Democrats in Congress have chosen to not fund @DHSgov, which means that all of our TSA workers who showed up today are not getting paid. The men and women of TSA work hard to make… pic.twitter.com/JdPsM3ozXZ — Secretary Kristi Noem (@Sec_Noem) February 22, 2026 More from the Associated Press: The security disruptions come at a time where a major winter storm will hit the East Coast from Sunday into Monday. Nine out of 10 flights going out of John F. Kennedy International Airport, LaGuardia Airport and Boston Logan Airport have been canceled for Monday. Global Entry is a U.S. Customs and Border Protection program that allows pre-approved, low-risk travelers to use expedited kiosks when entering the United States from abroad. There’s no specific government data that shows how much time passengers save at airports or other ports of entry from Global Entry but travel industry experts estimate that Global Entry cuts the amount of time passengers getting through customs from an average of 30 to 90 mins for regular customs lines to 5 to 10 minutes in Global Entry lines. Those who have Global Entry also receive TSA PreCheck. The Department of Homeland Security said in 2024 that more than 20 million Americans had TSA PreCheck, and millions of those Americans have overlapping Global Entry memberships. Airport lines seemed largely unaffected through midday Sunday, with security check line wait times listed as under 15 minutes for most international airports, according to TSA’s mobile app. Amy Wainscott, 42, flew from the Destin-Fort Walton Beach airport in Florida to Dallas Love Field on Sunday and said she didn’t hear about the shutdown until she had already gone through TSA’s PreCheck. “When we got to the airport this morning everything was working like usual,” she said. “It didn’t seem like anything had changed.” Jean Fay, 54, said she had no issues going through TSA PreCheck at the Baltimore airport for her 6 a.m. Sunday flight back home to Texas. She didn’t hear about the shutdown until she was changing planes in Austin, Texas, on her way to Dallas Love Field.

Violence erupted in parts of western Mexico on Sunday after reports of a military operation that led to the death of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho.” “@Defensamx1 informs the public that, through central military intelligence efforts, from the National Intelligence Center and the Attorney General’s Office (FEMDO), Special Forces of the Mexican Army planned and executed an operation in Tapalpa, Jal., in which various aircraft from the Air Force and the National Guard’s Immediate Reaction Special Force intervened to achieve the detention of Ruben ‘N’ (a) Mencho,” Mexico’s Ministry of Defense said in a statement. “During this operation, military personnel were attacked, so in defense of their integrity they repelled the aggression, resulting in four members of the ‘CJNG’ criminal group dead at the scene and three seriously injured, who lost their lives during their transfer via air to Mexico City; among the latter is Ruben ‘N’ (a) Mencho, however, the corresponding authorities will handle the expert activities for their identification. In addition to the above, two other members of this criminal organization were detained and various weaponry and armored vehicles were seized, including rocket launchers capable of downing aircraft and destroying armored vehicles,” the statement continued. “Unfortunately during this military action, three members of the institution were injured, who were likewise transferred to healthcare facilities in Mexico City for their urgent medical attention. It should be noted that, for the execution of this operation, in addition to the central military intelligence efforts, within the framework of bilateral coordination and cooperation with the USA, complementary information was provided by authorities from that country. At this time, elements of the National Guard and troops from the Army in central Mexico and states adjacent to Jalisco are concentrating to reinforce the security of this federal entity. With these actions, the Secretariat of National Defense reaffirms its commitment to contribute to the strengthening of Mexico’s security. Army, Air Force and National Guard, the Great Force of Mexico,” it added. #UltimaHora #Comunicado@Defensamx1 se hace del conocimiento a la opinión pública que, con trabajos de inteligencia militar central, del Centro Nacional de Inteligencia y de la Fiscalía General de República (FEMDO), Fuerzas Especiales del Ejército Mexicano planearon y… — @Defensamx (@Defensamx1) February 22, 2026 Puerto Vallarta, a popular resort town on Mexico’s Pacific coast, witnessed widespread violence and chaos after reports of the military operation. More from the New York Post: Tourists in Puerto Vallarta were warned to stay indoors as narco gangs lashed out following the death of drug kingpin Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the powerful boss of the violent crime outfit. The US State Department urged Americans to shelter in place, and some American tourists have reported being trapped in the region. “Federal forces carried out an operation in Tapalpa a few hours ago, which has led to clashes in the area,” Jalisco Governor Pablo Lemus Navarro said on X. “Also as a result of said operation in various points of that region and in other parts of Jalisco, individuals have burned and blocked vehicles with the aim of hindering the actions of authorities.” Navarro added that much of Jalisco was in a “code red.” “We reiterate the recommendation to avoid leaving your homes,” Navarro said. “The clashes are occurring in several federal entities.” Footage circulated on social media: Vehicles were set ablaze in the streets of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, allegedly by members of the CJNG cartel. pic.twitter.com/pRb73xZOLH — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 22, 2026 BREAKING: Chaotic situation in Mexico after the killing of Mexican drug lord Nemesio Oseguera, commonly known as "El Mencho. El Mencho's cartel unleashed a wave of violence in the country — torching vehicles, attacking security forces, and targeting airports pic.twitter.com/Dh7NUex9ce — Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) February 22, 2026 JUST IN: CJNG cartel sets buses and buildings on fire in Puerto Vallarta after Mexican Army kills cartel leader El Mencho. pic.twitter.com/ogVU8UsnNr — BRICS News (@BRICSinfo) February 22, 2026 Multiple vehicles burn in the parking lot of a Costco in Puerto Vallarta, as the CJNG Cartel continues its rampage throughout the city and across the Mexican state of Jalisco. pic.twitter.com/z0iHsGItMA — OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) February 22, 2026 ” Jalisco State (including Puerto Vallarta, Chapala, and Guadalajara), Tamaulipas State (including Reynosa and other municipalities), areas of Michoacan State, Guerrero State, and Nuevo Leon State,” the U.S. Embassy & Consulates in Mexico wrote. “Due to ongoing security operations and related road blockages and criminal activity, U.S. citizens in the named locations should shelter in place until further notice,” it added. It listed the following actions to take: Avoid areas around law enforcement activity. Be aware of your surroundings. Seek shelter and minimize unnecessary movements Monitor local media for updates. Follow the directions of local authorities and in case of emergency, call 911. Avoid crowds. Keep family and friends advised of your location and well-being via phone, text, and social media. The U.S. Embassy in Mexico has issued a security alert for the states of Jalisco, Tamaulipas, Michoacán, Guerrero, and Nuevo León, advising Americans to shelter in place until further notice due to ongoing security operations, road blockages, and criminal activity following… pic.twitter.com/tJuYTUESc3 — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 22, 2026 CBS News shared further: The state of Jalisco is the base of the cartel known for trafficking huge quantities of fentanyl and other drugs to the United States. U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau, who also confirmed the cartel leader’s death, described him as “one of the bloodiest and most ruthless drug kingpins.” “This is a great development for Mexico, the US, Latin America, and the world. The good guys are stronger than the bad guys,” he said on X. During the operation, troops came under fire and killed four people at the location. Three more people, including Oseguera Cervantes, were wounded and later died, the Ministry of Defense’s statement said. Two others were arrested and armored vehicles, rocket launchers and other arms were seized. Three members of the armed forces were wounded and are receiving medical treatment. The killing of the powerful drug lord triggered several hours of roadblocks with burning vehicles in Jalisco and other states. Such tactics are commonly used by the cartels to block military operations.

Team USA’s hockey team has just taken the gold! In an overtime thriller, Team USA defeated Canada 2-1 to mark the USA’s first gold medal win in men’s hockey since the Miracle on Ice in 1980. Just look at the energy after the win: THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA OWNS HOCKEY GOLD MEDAL FOR THE USA pic.twitter.com/5khSBeqT6W — Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) February 22, 2026 Teeth lost Gold medal acquired pic.twitter.com/io1U5H74sj — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) February 22, 2026 ESPN reported more on USA hockey’s  big win: Jack Hughes may have lost some teeth along the way, but his hockey smile is even bigger with a gold medal around his neck. For the first time since the 1980 “Miracle on Ice,” the United States won an Olympic gold medal in men’s hockey as Hughes scored the golden goal in 3-on-3 overtime for a 2-1 win against rival Canada on Sunday. U.S. goalie Connor Hellebuyck, meanwhile, was sensational, stopping 41 shots to keep the game tied heading into OT. Hughes’ goal, less than two minutes into the extra period, was assisted by Zach Werenski, who wrestled the puck away from Canada’s Nathan MacKinnon and sent a cross-ice feed to an open Hughes. “He’s a freaking gamer. He’s always been a gamer,” Jack’s brother, U.S. defenseman Quinn Hughes, said. “Just mentally tough, been through a lot, loves the game. American hero.” Here was President Trump’s reaction to the big win: TRUMP: Congratulations to our great USA ice hockey team. THEY WON THE GOLD. WOW! President DONALD J. TRUMP pic.twitter.com/5TcPKUzaUg — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 22, 2026 And Vice President JD Vance’s response: Heart full of pride for his country and a few front teeth gone missing. That’s American hockey right there. Congratulations to Jack and everyone on Team USA for bringing home the gold https://t.co/9GKqPnoGaF — JD Vance (@JDVance) February 22, 2026 FBI Director Kash Patel was on Team USA’s hockey team: The boys are partying with Kash Patel rn on Dylan Larkin’s IG live pic.twitter.com/zNLORT27m8 — PuckEmpire (@puckempire) February 22, 2026 Here was game winning scorer Jack Hughes ‘ post-game interview: Golden Goal Scorer Jack Hughes: “This is all about our country right now. I love the USA… We’re so proud to be Americans.” pic.twitter.com/6rLiGbe5ft — Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 22, 2026