Tuesday, February 24, 2026

State of the Union Preview, Stock Market Slide & BAFTAs Backlash 

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Story Links

All the news stories mentioned in today's episode are listed with links below, so you can spend as much -- or as little -- time as you want to review the latest happenings... 

Read more about the stories in today's show:

State of the Union Address Tonight: The Hill, WSJ, NY Post, USA Today, NBC News

Former ICE Instructor Testifies on Training: Star Tribune, WaPo, WSJ, NY Times, CBS News

Mexico Responds to Ongoing Violence: AP, CBS News, WaPo, BBC, CNN

Ex-British Ambassador to U.S. Arrested: Metro Police, BBC, NY Times, NPR, Reuters

Historic Northeast Snowstorm Totals: TWC, CNN, WaPo, AP, CNBC, NY Times

Dow Drops 800 Points: CNBC, Bloomberg, WSJ, ABC News

Binance Investigators Find Links to Iran: Fortune, WSJ, NY Times, The Guardian

FCC’s ‘Pledge America’ Campaign: FCC, NewsNation, NPR, Politico, THR

BAFTAs Outburst Aired: ABC News, The Guardian, NPR, Variety, Newsweek

MLB Spring Training Games: Yahoo! Sports, The Big Lead, USA Today

Trivia Tuesday: What kitchen utensil was considered sinful in the Middle Ages?
Last Week’s Q: Where is the oldest city in the U.S.? 
Last Week’s A: St. Augustine, Florida
Read More: Visit Florida, Insider, WorldAtlas, Thought Co