February 17, 2026
'Keep Hope Alive.' Your Wonkette News One-A-Day, Feb. 17, 2026
We lost Jesse Jackson today, and it was Mardi Gras, also a bunch of other news kept happening too.

TL;DR
- Kristi Noem's private jet was highlighted.
- Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed an anti-transgender bill, with a potential override due to a Republican supermajority.
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was criticized for a factual error regarding Venezuela's location.
- CBS chose not to air Stephen Colbert's interview with James Talarico, citing the 'equal time' rule.
- The day ended with a remembrance of Rev. Jesse Jackson.
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