The Daily Brief for Friday, February 27, 2026

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S., DENMARK, AND GREENLAND | U.S. AND VENEZUELA | MORE U.S. AND VENEZUELA | U.S. SOCIAL PROGRAM FUNDING | U.S. IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT | CALIFORNIA | IRAN | KOREA AND CHINA | FOOTBALL | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | JANUARY 6 | U.S. MILITARY | U.S. PUBLIC BROADCASTING | U.S. VACCINES | U.S. POLICE FATALITIES | U.S. TRAVEL VISAS | MINNESOTA | U.S. AND VENEZUELA | VENEZUELA | DENMARK AND GREENLAND | IRAN | CHINA AND JAPAN | INDONESIA | EUROPE INFANT FORMULA | MORE...

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. AND VENEZUELA | TEXAS | CALIFORNIA | MORE CALIFORNIA | U.S. AND DENMARK | NORTH KOREA | IRAN | FRANCE | MYANMAR | SWITZERLAND | NIGERIA | MORE NIGERIA | GERMANY | FOOTBALL | WEEKEND MOVIES | TODAY IN HISTORY

The U.S. military, under orders from President Donald Trump, carried out large-scale airstrikes and ground operations in Venezuela overnight in which Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife were captured and taken out of the country.

UKRAINE | U.S. MILITARIZATION | TRUMP INVESTIGATIONS | U.S. HEALTH INSURANCE | U.S. SUPREME COURT | NEW YORK CITY | U.S. HEALTHCARE POLICY | COLORADO | U.S. AND VENEZUELA | SWITZERLAND | IRAN | AFGHANISTAN | TAIWAN | INDONESIA | SYRIA | INDIA | FINLAND | PAKISTAN | MORE...

MIDDLE EAST | U.S. FLU | MINNESOTA | U.S. CONSUMER PROTECTION | U.S. DRUG PRICES | U.S. PRESIDENTIAL VETOES | U.S., IRAN, AND VENEZUELA | UNITED NATIONS | THAILAND AND CAMBODIA | BOLIVIA | WEST AFRICA | PERU | BULGARIA | INDONESIA | EUROPEAN BANKING | R.I.P. | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. ANTI-DRUG STRIKES | MINNESOTA | U.S. HEALTHCARE FUNDNG | FLORIDA | KENNEDY CENTER | RUSSIA | IRAN | CHINA AND TAIWAN | TURKEY AND ARMENIA | TURKEY | AUSTRALIA | SOCCER | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. FOREIGN AID | NEW JERSEY | MINNESOTA | CALIFORNIA | TAIWAN AND CHINA | CAMBODIA AND THAILAND | IRAN | TURKEY | SOMALILAND | NORTH KOREA | GUATEMALA | MEXICO | KOSOVO | WEEKEND MOVIES | R.I.P. | TODAY IN HISTORY

EDITORIAL NOTE | MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. MEDIA AND POLITICS | COLORADO | EPSTEIN INVESTIGATION | U.S. AND DENMARK | U.S. AND VENEZUELA | THAILAND AND CAMBODIA | INDONESIA | INDIA AND NEW ZEALAND | NIGERIA | PAKISTAN | WEEKEND MOVIES | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | BROWN UNIVERSITY AND MIT SHOOTINGS | U.S. ELECTIONS | U.S. LGBTQ+ | U.S. SPACE POLICY | NEBRASKA | WISCONSIN | NORTH CAROLINA | TRUMP PRESIDENCY | U.S. MARIJUANA REGULATION | U.S. AND CANADA | INDIA AND PAKISTAN | UNITED NATIONS | MORE...

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. ECONOMY | U.S. PRESIDENCY | U.S. HEALTHCARE | CALIFORNIA | U.S. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS | U.S. IMMIGRATION | U.S. DEFENSE SPENDING | U.S. AND VENEZUELA | U.S. AND TAIWAN | GERMANY | ISRAEL AND EGYPT | SOUTH KOREA | TODAY IN HISTORY

U.S. TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS | TRUMP INVESTIGATIONS | MARYLAND | WHITE HOUSE BALLROOM | U.S. MILITARY ANTI-DRUG OPERATIONS | U.S. ELECTRIC VEHICLES | REINER MURDERS | U.S. AND VENEZUELA | GLOBAL ENERGY | SLOVAKIA | E.U. ABORTION | FRANCE | E.U. AUTO REGULATIONS | COSTA RICA | MORE...

UKRAINE | U.S. ECONOMY | U.S. ANTI-DRUG STRIKES | WASHINGTON | BROWN UNIVERSITY SHOOTING | ROB REINER DEATH | WASHINGTON, DC | U.S. DRUG WAR | TRUMP BROADCASTING LAWSUIT | U.S. AND U.K. | U.K. AND RUSSIA | TURKEY | PAKISTAN | SOUTH SUDAN | GOLF | R.I.P. | TODAY IN HISTORY

MIDDLE EAST | UKRAINE | U.S. GUN VIOLENCE | U.S. HEALTHCARE | U.S. TRANSPORTATION | U.S. AND EUROPE | AUSTRALIA | COLOMBIA | HONG KONG | INDIA | CZECH REPUBLIC | CHILE | SOUTH KOREA | GUATEMALA | MOROCCO | CONGO | FRANCE | COLLEGE FOOTBALL | R.I.P. | WEEKEND MOVIES | MORE...