Some of the frivolous September purchases made under Secretary Pete Hegseth’s stewardship include a $98,329 Steinway & Sons grand piano for the Air Force chief of staff’s home, $5.3 million for Apple devices such as the new iPad, and an astronomical amount of shellfish, including $2 million for Alaskan king crab and $6.9 million worth of lobster tail. (Lobster tail is apparently a favorite of Hegseth’s Pentagon—the department spent more than $7.4 million total on the luxury item in March, May, June, and October.) In other pricey food purchases, the government decided to drop $15.1 million for ribeye steak (again, just in September), $124,000 for ice cream machines, and $139,224 on 272 orders of doughnuts.

Column: Yes, Trump has broken his vow not to start foreign wars. What’s worse is than in the major theaters of foreign policy—the Mideast, Europe and Asia—he's led along by foreign leaders. And Netanyahu, Putin and Xi do not have U.S. interests at heart. latimes.com/opinion/story/20…

Trump’s State of the Union was notable for something his second term has largely lacked: restraint. But the issues he avoided addressing could haunt him in November. politico.com/news/2026/02/25…

.@SpeakerJohnson on Team USA men's hockey team attending tonight's State of the Union address: "We're going to work out the logistics and somehow, someway we'll squeeze in the hockey players tonight." #SOTU

‘MELANIA’ is on track to flop domestically and earn $2M-$5M on its opening weekend. Amazon spent $40M for acquiring the rights of the film plus $35M on marketing.

White House yanks Stefanik’s UN nomination ow.ly/AFen1063JFF

TRUMP says STEFANIK will rejoin House Republican leadership. Johnson can create a position for her at the leadership table -- chair of the leadership or something like that. To be honest, the "she's rejoining the leadership team" has taken a lot of members of the leadership by surprise! Congress!

What happened to them?

“If someone calls your office and says they saw Bigfoot, that doesn’t mean they saw Bigfoot. You have a sense of responsibility as a running mate, and he certainly does as the candidate, to not promote false information, right?”

There’s an apostrophe battle brewing among grammar nerds. Is it Harris’ or Harris’s?

After enduring unimaginable suffering and uncertainty, the Americans detained in Russia are safe, free, and have begun their journeys back into the arms of their families.

WATCH: Former RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel says she doesn’t support freeing those charged and convicted with crimes related to January 6th — something Donald Trump has promised to do if re-elected. @kwelkernbc: “Why not speak out earlier?” @RonnaMcDaniel: “When you’re the RNC Chair, you kind of take one for the whole team."