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President Trump issues a warning for those responsible for kidnapping Nancy Guthrie.
16 Feb 2026
Chapter 1: What warning did President Trump issue regarding Nancy Guthrie's kidnapping?
A warning for whoever took Nancy Guthrie. I'm Chris Foster, Fox News. President Trump tells the New York Post he'll instruct the Justice Department to pursue the federal death penalty if today's show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother is not returned unharmed. It's day 16 of the search in Arizona.
There is frustration among law enforcement, both local and federal. It's really palpable in speaking with sources. The Pima County Sheriff's Office is still leading this investigation, but the FBI still continues to be involved.
Fox's David Spunt. The official holiday on the federal calendar today is Washington's birthday. It's become more commonly known as President's Day.
It started out in the late 1700s as a way to commemorate the first president, George Washington's birthday on February 22nd. It officially became known as a federal bank holiday in 1879.
But in 1968, as part of an effort to move federal holidays to Mondays, giving folks more three-day weekends, Congress passed the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, moving the date of the celebration from Washington's actual birthday to the third Monday of February. Wow.
This is Christian Goodwin.
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Chapter 2: How is the investigation into Nancy Guthrie's kidnapping progressing?
After causing some excitement, former President Obama is clarifying something he said on a podcast about aliens being real.
During a lightning round of questions, the former president was asked if aliens were real. He responded with they're real, but I have not seen them and they're not being kept in Area 51. In a post on Instagram clearing things up. Obama said statistically the universe is so vast that the odds are good that there's life out there, but he saw no proof of contact during his presidency.
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About 100 U.S. troops are reported to have arrived in Nigeria to help train soldiers there. Nigeria's military says the government requested help with training, technical support, and intelligence sharing. President Trump has threatened Nigeria over allegations that the government there is not protecting its Christian citizens. The U.S.
women's hockey team advances to the gold medal game at the Olympics, beating Sweden. Five, nothing.
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Chapter 3: What holiday is being celebrated today and what is its historical significance?
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Early voting starts today in the special election to fill Marjorie Taylor Greene's Georgia House seat.
The Republican resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives in January after a public falling out with President Trump. The Georgia 14th is located in the northwestern part of the state, including the cities of Rome and Dalton. There are 20 candidates of varying party affiliation on the ballot.
Election day is March 10th, with a runoff possible on April 7th if no candidate earns more than half of all votes cast.
Fox's Eben Brown. Iran's top diplomat has held talks with the United Nations nuclear watchdog ahead of a second round of negotiations tomorrow with the U.S. and Geneva, Switzerland, with Oman acting as mediator.
These conversations are expected to focus mainly on Iran's nuclear program, uranium enrichment, and Iran's ballistic missile program. The Iranian deputy foreign minister said over the weekend that the regime would be open to compromise on nuclear issues if the U.S. lifts sanctions.
Fox's Dana Marie McNichol, an Israeli TV and film production company, denies rumors that Iranian agents killed one of its founders.
Award-winning Israeli producer Dana Eden has died suddenly in Greece, where she was filming season four of Apple TV's spy thriller Tehran.
Where is he? He'll be looking for me.
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