February 21, 2026

The Watchlist with Jayar Jackson: February 21, 2026

Hosts: Jayar Jackson

Herschel Walker steps up to champion Donald Trump at a rally-style appearance meant to energize the MAGA base, only to unleash a cascade of baffling rhetoric on women’s sports, the Bible, and voter ID that revives memories of his Georgia Senate run and raises fresh questions about the political spectacle orbiting the Republican Party.

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February 20, 2026

The Watchlist with Jayar Jackson: February 20, 2026

Hosts: Jayar Jackson

Trump’s Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer finds her carefully polished image deteriorating with explosive reporting, uncomfortable questions, and a media spotlight she can’t spin away, as allegations, investigations, and Washington fallout threaten to unravel yet another Trump administration scandal.

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10 minutes

Les Wexner attempts to downplay his Epstein connections during a deposition that takes a bizarre turn, as his own attorney is caught issuing a heated warning while questions about redactions, financial ties, and Trump-linked appearances refuse to go away.

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11 minutes

James Comer rushes in to protect Donald Trump with recycled defenses, only to find the Epstein files, stubborn facts, and damning contradictions quietly tearing the story apart in plain sight.

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12 minutes

February 19, 2026

The Watchlist with Jayar Jackson: February 19, 2026

Hosts: Jayar Jackson

Univision correspondent Lidia Terrazas walks straight into a deportation story officials would rather keep out of frame, as her reporting from Dilley, Texas to Mexico clashes with DHS talking points, ICE operations, and the disturbing human fallout left behind.

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12 minutes

Ron DeSantis’ Florida, operating in lockstep with Donald Trump’s deportation agenda, sinks staggering taxpayer money into Everglades detention camps — including a jaw-dropping fortune on porta potties — only to face uncomfortable scrutiny as the costs, contracts, and political spin start unraveling in public.

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Donald Trump’s own sons stride onto CNBC to celebrate crypto fortunes and wave away conflict-of-interest concerns, only to find Reuters reports, Wall Street Journal revelations, and James Comer’s transparency defense quietly shredding the story they thought they were selling.

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16 minutes

Donald Trump’s America is laid bare through a haunting Texas bodycam, a fatal argument inside a Prosper home, and a gun that “just went off,” as BBC reporting and court findings abroad unravel a story that raises deeply uncomfortable questions for Republicans.

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11 minutes

February 18, 2026

The Watchlist with Jayar Jackson: February 18, 2026

Hosts: Jayar Jackson

Donald Trump’s immigration machine barrels forward under DHS and Stephen Miller, only to run headfirst into ProPublica’s reporting, Joaquin Castro’s warnings, and the disturbing reality inside the Dilley Texas ICE detention center.

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15 minutes

Tricia McLaughlin exits DHS after loyally defending Donald Trump and Kristi Noem, only to leave behind ProPublica revelations, shell company questions, and an uncomfortable trail of contracts, conflicts, and self-enrichment allegations that now speak louder than the narrative she spent months promoting.

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14 minutes

Terry Reintke delivers a blistering EU Parliament rebuke, sounding the alarm on ICE raids and the Trump administration’s deportation tactics, framing America not as a beacon of democracy but as a nation drifting toward fear, intimidation, and authoritarian excess.

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14 minutes

February 17, 2026

The Watchlist with Jayar Jackson: February 17, 2026

Hosts: Jayar Jackson

Shawn Ryan barrels straight into the Epstein files and what begins as outrage over a rigged justice system quickly detonates into a clash with Trump-world narratives, DOJ stonewalling, and a deeply unsettling Christian camp abuse scandal that powerful interests now appear desperate to contain.

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8 minutes

RFK Jr’s vaccine record collides head-on with Dana Bash’s measles questions as Dr. Oz scrambles on CNN to defend the administration, only for South Carolina’s outbreak numbers, past RFK statements, and the reality of MMR science to rip straight through the talking points.

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13 minutes

Jason Smith tries to wave away disturbing reports from ICE detention centers, only for his evasions, blocked oversight, and firsthand accounts to unravel the script, revealing a jarring gap between Republican messaging and the human reality on the ground.

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13 minutes

February 16, 2026

The Watchlist with Jayar Jackson: February 16, 2026

Hosts: Jayar Jackson

Thomas Massie rails against Washington’s wall of silence on the Epstein files, refusing to play along as Pam Bondi, the DOJ, and Donald Trump’s orbit struggle to contain a storyline that keeps slipping further out of their control.

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14 minutes

Hakeem Jeffries appears on Joy Reid’s show to project strength on ICE, only to find blunt questions, rising public anger, and the brutal realities of raids, masks, and accountability exposing the widening gap between Democratic rhetoric and the crisis unfolding on America’s streets.

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12 minutes

Hakeem Jeffries attempts to defend a cautious Democratic posture, only to be undercut by Tom Homan’s hardline rhetoric, Republican contempt for judicial warrants, and a chilling reminder of how casually constitutional protections are brushed aside when power, politics, and ICE converge.

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8 minutes

Donald Trump reels from brutal approval lows as CNN’s numbers expose the slide, while Marco Rubio strides onto the Munich stage preaching “shared civilization” beside Viktor Orbán, leaving critics to ask whether a hollowed-out DOJ and a defiant White House are dragging America toward something darker.

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February 14, 2026

The Watchlist with Jayar Jackson: February 14, 2026

Hosts: Jayar Jackson

As fresh DOJ documents expose Jes Staley’s shadowy email chain with Jeffrey Epstein — including the bizarre ‘Snow White’ and Super Bowl distraction remarks — Maria Farmer’s haunting account and artwork now force a reckoning with the establishment figures who tried to bury the Epstein files while the world danced on.

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16 minutes

February 13, 2026

The Watchlist with Jayar Jackson: February 13, 2026

Hosts: Jayar Jackson

Jeremy Carl enters a Senate confirmation hearing defending “white identity” and Great Replacement rhetoric, only to face Chris Murphy, Cory Booker, and Tim Kaine as the questions sharpen, the contradictions mount, and arguments aligned with Donald Trump fracture under brutal scrutiny.

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13 minutes

Tom Homan confidently enters Laura Ingraham’s friendly arena to sell a triumphant Minnesota drawdown, only to watch the performance crack as his own rhetoric, protester database talk, and glaring contradictions turn the interview into an unexpectedly revealing spectacle.

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11 minutes

After heckling Donald Trump at Ford’s Fort Dearborn Truck Plant, TJ Sabula didn’t just survive the backlash — he walked away with his job intact, shielded by the UAW and Laura Dickerson, as the White House bristled and one shouted moment snowballed into a clash over power, speech, and consequences.

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February 12, 2026

The Watchlist with Jayar Jackson: February 12, 2026

Hosts: Jayar Jackson

Pam Bondi walks into a DOJ hearing determined to defend Donald Trump and change the subject, only to discover that the Epstein files, the unanswered questions, and a room full of lawmakers are waiting to dismantle the narrative she tried to control.

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Pam Bondi faces Ted Lieu in a volatile House Judiciary hearing as Epstein file questions collide with scrutiny of Donald Trump’s past social behavior, raising explosive concerns about whether the attorney general’s testimony crossed into misleading territory under oath.

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Pam Bondi sits stone-faced as Pramila Jayapal forces the spotlight onto Epstein survivors standing right behind her, exposing a DOJ that apologizes in words, deflects in practice, and refuses to face the people still begging for accountability.

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9 minutes

What should have been a routine House vote turned into a revealing political moment as several Republicans broke with party leadership on Donald Trump’s Canada tariffs, triggering visible tension inside the GOP and leaving Mike Johnson navigating the fallout from an unexpectedly divided conference.

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10 minutes

Pam Bondi is hit with explosive accusations of DOJ spying after a hearing photo reveals monitored congressional search histories, triggering outrage on Capitol Hill and raising alarming questions about surveillance.

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9 minutes

February 11, 2026

The Watchlist with Jayar Jackson: February 11, 2026

Hosts: Jayar Jackson

As Howard Lutnick struggles under questioning about his Jeffrey Epstein ties, the Senate exchange exposes how powerful elites keep rewriting their stories, raising unsettling questions about accountability, political protection, and what Washington would rather you not examine too closely.

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14 minutes

Ro Khanna’s decision to read previously hidden names into the record sends shockwaves through Washington, signaling that the battle over DOJ and FBI redactions is no longer unfolding behind closed doors but in full public view.

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14 minutes

The arrest of an ICE background investigator in Minnesota sends shockwaves through Homeland Security’s credibility, raising unsettling questions about who vets the vetted—and how deeply the Trump-era enforcement machine’s judgment crisis may actually run.

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An Irish immigrant with legal status recounts months inside a Texas ICE detention facility as lawmakers spar on C-SPAN and Trump allies defend the system, raising unsettling questions about how far America’s immigration crackdown has gone.

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