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Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says

By MICHELE L. PRICE
Updated 10:05 AM CST, February 22, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as another vehicle was exiting before being shot and killed early Sunday morning, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Secret Service.

The man, who was in his early 20s and from North Carolina, had a gas can and a shotgun, according to Anthony Guglielmi, the spokesman. He had been reported missing by his family a few days ago, and investigators believe he headed south and picked up the shotgun along the way.

Guglielmi said a box for the weapon was discovered in the man’s vehicle after the incident, which took place around 1:30 a.m.

The man killed was identified by investigators as 21-year-old Austin Tucker Martin, according to a person familiar with the matter. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss details of the investigation.

Trump has faced threats to his life before, including two assassination attempts during the 2024 campaign. Although the president often spends weekends at his resort, he and first lady Melania Trump were at the White House when the breach at Mar-a-Lago occurred. ...

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Mexico's most wanted drug lord 'El Mencho' killed in military operation

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Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as "El Mencho", is head of one of Mexico's most powerful drug cartels.
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'Affront to humanity': Sudan slams Uganda for hosting RSF paramilitary boss

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Sudan accuses Uganda of flouting international law by meeting Rapid Support Forces boss Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
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Foreign minister: Iran has the right to "nuclear energy, including enrichment"

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Washington — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Sunday that Iran has "every right to enjoy a peaceful nuclear energy, including enrichment" as the U.S. pushes for a deal on its nuclear program.

Negotiators for the U.S. and Iran met last week in Geneva, where both sides said progress was made. President Trump said on Friday, amid a massive military buildup in the region, that he's considering a limited military strike on Iran, after warning that Tehran had a matter of days to reach a deal on its nuclear program, or "bad things" would...
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AOC blames critics, Trump after Munich hiccup backlash

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An emotional Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attempted to blame critics – and even President Donald Trump's own off-the-cuff agility – for the backlash she received for her response to a question at the recent Munich Security Conference on American defense of Taiwan in the event of a Chinese invasion.

"If you think I don't understand foreign policy, because of out of hours of discourse about international affairs, I pause to think about one of the most sensitive geopolitical issues that currently exist on earth, I'm afraid the issue is not my...
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Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 22, 2026

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On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, moderated by Margaret Brennan:

Click here to browse full transcripts from 2026 of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan."

MARGARET BRENNAN: I'm Margaret Brennan in Washington.

And this week on Face the Nation: In a major blow to the president's economic agenda, the Supreme Court strikes down his use of an emergency law to impose tariffs on foreign goods. Despite the defeat, the president digs in, announcing a new 15 percent global tariff to replace the measures struck down by the...
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President Trump tells Netflix to fire Susan Rice or 'pay consequences'

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President Donald Trump called on Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice immediately or "pay the consequences."

Trump’s comments followed remarks Rice made Thursday on the "Stay Tuned with Preet" podcast, hosted by former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara.

During the interview, Rice warned that corporations she said had "taken a knee" to Republican pressure should not expect forgiveness from Democrats if they return to power.

"This is not going to be an instance of forgive and forget. The damage that these people are doing is too severe to the American...
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Why keeping lawmakers in DC during shutdown may have caused more harm than good

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I must have fielded forty questions last week from colleagues, friends and acquaintances. Even reporters and editorial staff from other news organizations. And that’s to say nothing of a few Congressional aides.

Everyone had the same question. They were in disbelief that lawmakers just abandoned the Capitol a week ago Thursday and left the Department of Homeland Security without funding on Saturday at 12:00:01 am et.

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Armed man killed after entering secure perimeter of Trump's residence, Secret Service says

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The suspect was carrying a shotgun and fuel can when he was killed, officers said. Trump was in Washington DC at the time.
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Bones of St Francis of Assisi go on public display in Italy

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The remains of Italy's patron saint have only been seen in public once before - for one day in 1978.
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Greenland says 'no thanks' to Trump US hospital boat

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Greenland's PM reminded Trump of its free healthcare, after Trump said he was sending a boat to aid people who were allegedly "not being taken care of".
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US ambassador's Israel comments condemned by Arab and Muslim nations

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Mike Huckabee suggested Israel would be justified in taking much of the Middle East on Biblical grounds.
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Explosions kill police officer and injure 25 in western Ukraine

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Twenty-five people were injured by explosions overnight in what officials are calling a terror attack.
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Greer says White House expects to "stand by" trade deals after SCOTUS ruling

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U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Sunday that the White House expects to "stand by" the trade deal agreements it has signed with its partners despite the Supreme Court's Friday ruling that could disrupt the Trump administration's tariff policy.

"We expect our partners to stand by them," Greer said on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." "And I haven't heard anyone yet come to me and say, 'the deal's off.' They want to see how this plays out."

The Supreme Court wrote in its opinion on Friday that President Trump does not have the...
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Huckabee's remarks on Israel and Middle East were taken out of context, embassy says

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An uproar continued Sunday after the U.S. ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, said Israel has a right to much of the Middle East, as more Arab and Muslim countries objected and the U.S. said his comments were taken out of context.

Huckabee spoke in an interview with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson that aired Friday. Carlson said that according to the Bible, the descendants of Abraham would receive land that today would include essentially the entire Middle East, including parts of modern-day Jordan, Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. He quoted from...
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Transcript: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 22, 2026

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The following is the transcript of the interview with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Feb. 22, 2026.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to the escalating tensions between the U.S. and Iran. The U.S. has assembled what is, by some measures, the biggest military buildup in the region since the 2003 invasion of Iraq, as the world's largest warship also heads towards the region. But President Trump has said he'd prefer a diplomatic deal with Iran. For the latest, we go now to Tehran and the...
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Transcript: Govs. Laura Kelly of Kansas, Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Mike Braun of Indiana and Mike DeWine of Ohio on "Face the Nation with Margaret Bre

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The following is the full transcript of the interview with Govs. Laura Kelly of Kansas, Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Mike Braun of Indiana and Mike DeWine of Ohio that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Feb. 22, 2026.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Every year, America's governors gather here in Washington, and we're joined now by Kansas Democrat Laura Kelly, Kentucky Democrat Andy Beshear, Ohio Republican Mike DeWine and Indiana Republican Mike Braun. Thank you all for being here and having a bipartisan conversation, they are rare these days, and...
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Transcript: U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 22, 2026

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The following is the transcript of the interview with U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Feb. 22, 2026.

MARGARET BRENNAN: We turn now to the U.S. Trade Representative, Jamieson Greer, Ambassador. Welcome back to Face The Nation.

JAMIESON GREER, UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE: Thank you. It's great to be on.

MARGARET BRENNAN: So the president had imposed these tariffs using several different statutes, but the Supreme Court declared that invoking tariffs under the International...
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Trump curious why Iran has not 'capitulated', US envoy Witkoff says

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US envoy Steve Witkoff says the president is puzzled why Iran has not yet compromised in the face of a major American military build-up nearby.
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Transcript: Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank president, on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 22, 2026

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The following is the transcript of the interview with Christine Lagarde, European Central Bank president, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Feb. 22, 2026.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Welcome back to 'Face The Nation.' We're joined now by the head of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde. The ECB sets interest rates for many countries in the European Union, which is America's largest trading partner. It's great to have you here.

CHRISTINE LAGARDE: Great to be here, Margaret.

MARGARET BRENNAN: Well, particularly in this moment in...
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Armed man shot and killed after ‘unauthorized entry’ into Mar-a-Lago: Secret Service

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A man in his early 20s was shot and killed early Sunday after allegedly breaching the secure perimeter of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach, FLorida, the U.S. Secret Service announced.

The Secret Service said the incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. when the suspect made an "unauthorized entry" at the property.

The individual was observed near the north gate carrying what appeared to be a shotgun and a fuel can.

Agents and a deputy from the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office confronted the man who was pronounced dead at the...
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'Affront to humanity': Sudan slams Uganda for hosting RSF paramilitary boss

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Sudan accuses Uganda of flouting international law by meeting Rapid Support Forces boss Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo.
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More than 1,500 Venezuelan political prisoners apply for amnesty

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The announcement by the head of Venezuela's National Assembly comes amid US pressure following the capture of ex-President Nicolás Maduro.
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Willie Colón, trombonist who pioneered salsa music, dies aged 75

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His career spanned 60 years and dozens of albums and had been named among the most influential Latino artists of all time.
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Man shot, killed at Mar-a-Lago perimeter, Secret Service says

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Washington — A man in his early 20s was shot and killed early Sunday morning after an "unauthorized entry" into the secure perimeter at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, the U.S. Secret Service said.

The president remained in Washington this weekend.

This is a breaking news story and will be updated.
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France to summon U.S. ambassador over comments on Quentin Deranque's death

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France will summon U.S. Ambassador Charles Kusher to protest comments made by the Trump administration over the death of a far-right activist, the foreign affairs minister said on Sunday.

Jean-Noel Barrot was reacting to a statement by the U.S. State Department's Counterterrorism Bureau, which stated that "reports, corroborated by the French Minister of the Interior, that Quentin Deranque was killed by left-wing militants, should concern us all."

The State Department said in its post on X that "violent radical leftism is on the rise and its role in...
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