The 7 Trump and election powers; Hillary Clinton’s Epstein testimony; Neanderthal sex bias; and more
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Feb 27, 2026 A circulated draft executive order seeks to centralize election power and claims of 2020 interference. A released Rohingya refugee was later found dead. Discussion of Iran war prospects and political deposition testimony from a leading Democrat. Pentagon pushes an AI firm on military use. New maps show record winter snowfall. Ancient DNA suggests sex-biased Neanderthal–human mating.
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Draft Executive Order Would Let President Override Voting Rules
- Pro-Trump activists circulated a 17-page draft executive order claiming China interfered in 2020 to justify a national emergency.
- The order would let the president ban mail ballots and voting machines and follow Trump's threat to act unilaterally if the Save America Act fails in the Senate.
Partially Blind Rohingya Refugee Vanished After Release
- Border Patrol released partially blind Rohingya refugee Narul Amin Shah Alam into a closed parking lot and he vanished for days.
- Security footage shows a white van dropping off a man matching his clothes; five days later he was found dead about five miles away in downtown Buffalo.
Vance Says Long War With Iran Is Unlikely
- Vice President J.D. Vance told The Post he sees no chance of a drawn-out war with Iran despite President Trump weighing strikes.
- Vance cited recent swift interventions in Iran and Venezuela and said talks on Iran's nuclear program made significant progress.