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Alexei Navalny’s widow demands ‘accountability’ for Putin after European leaders say husband was poisoned
This is performative politics again.

Five European governments on Saturday announced their investigation determined Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned, contradicting Moscow’s claims he died of natural causes. 

The United Kingdom, Sweden, France, Germany, and the Netherlands said they “are confident” Navalny was poisoned by epibatidine, a toxin found in poison dart frogs in South America. Officials said in a joint statement that they came to the conclusion based on analyses of samples from Navalny, who died in February 2024 while imprisoned at an Arctic penal colony in Russia. 

The development appears to confirm accusations from Navalny’s widow and others that he was murdered by Russian authorities seeking to eliminate a threat to President Vladimir Putin. In a speech reacting to her husband’s death during the Munich Security Conference two years ago, when his death was announced, Yulia Navalny called for Putin “to be punished.” 

DHS ENTERS SHUTDOWN AFTER CONGRESS SKIPS TOWN WITHOUT DEAL ON ICE

This week, Yulia Navalny was again attending the Munich conference when the news broke that European leaders formally attributed her husband’s death to poison, a conclusion she said last fall was determined by two lab analyses. U.K. Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper met with the widow on the sidelines of the German conference on Saturday, saying that “only the Russian government had the means, motive and opportunity to deploy this lethal toxin against Alexei Navalny during his imprisonment in Russia.”

Yulia Navalnaya, human rights activist and wife of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, gives a press statement on the death and circumstances of her husband’s death on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Saturday Feb. 14, 2026. (Kay Nietfeld/dpa via AP)

“Today, beside his widow, the U.K. is shining a light on the Kremlin’s barbaric plot to silence his voice. Russia saw Navalny as a threat. By using this form of poison the Russian state demonstrated the despicable tools it has at its disposal and the overwhelming fear it has of political opposition,” Cooper said. 

Yulia Navalny said in a statement to X that she “was certain from the first day that my husband had been poisoned.” 

“Now there is proof: Putin killed Alexei with chemical weapon,” she said. “I am grateful to the European states for the meticulous work they carried out over two years and for uncovering the truth. Vladimir Putin is a murderer. He must be held accountable for all his …

Casey Wasserman to sell his talent agency after becoming ‘distraction’ due to Epstein files
Same show, different day.

Casey Wasserman is selling one of the most prestigious talent agencies in the world after his name was among many found in the latest Epstein files released. 

Emails in the files indicated Wasserman engaged in flirtatious banter decades ago with Ghislaine Maxwell, who is currently in prison after being accused of ​​working closely with Jeffrey Epstein to sexually exploit multiple minor girls. 

Wasserman said Friday evening that he was selling the firm because he felt he had become a “distraction.” Wasserman is stepping back from the business he founded in 2002 to devote his attention to chairing the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, telling 4,000 employees in a company-wide message, “I’m deeply sorry that my past personal mistakes have caused you so much discomfort,” according to the New York Times. 

BYRON YORK: IN THE EPSTEIN MESS, GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS FOR TRUMP

While aside from Maxwell, those who associated with Epstein have not been criminally implicated in any way and have professed ignorance of his sexual exploits, the latest batch of government releases on the now-deceased financier have led to widespread repercussions, with Wasserman’s decision being the latest. Singer Chappell Roan and soccer star Abby Wambach were among celebrities who led the artist exodus from Wasserman after the latest government’s latest documents on Epstein were released on Jan. 30 by the Justice Department. 

Epstein’s connections to powerful figures across the entertainment, business, and political sectors have been long documented. He mingled with figures ranging from former President Bill Clinton and President Donald Trump, to Victoria’s Secret’s Lex Wexner and Microsoft founder Bill Gates, as well as Harvard academia, distinguished scientists such as physicist Stephen Hawking, and Leonardo DiCaprio. 

The 2028 Los Angeles Olympics 35-member committee stood by Wasserman this week, after conducting a review they said determined the talent mogul’s relationship with Epstein and Maxwell “did not go beyond what has already been publicly documented.” 

“Twenty-three years ago, before Mr. Wasserman or the public knew of Epstein and Maxwell’s deplorable crimes, Mr. Wasserman and his then-wife flew on a humanitarian mission to Africa on Epstein’s plane at the invitation of the Clinton Foundation. This was his single interaction with Epstein.  Shortly after, he traded the publicly-known emails with Maxwell,” the board wrote in a statement. 

“The [LA28] Executive Committee of the …

Four men in unredacted files named by Ro Khanna have no ties to Epstein
This looks less like justice and more like strategy.

Ro Khanna publicly named six men on the House floor as “likely incriminated” in the Jeffrey Epstein files. However, four of the men turned out to have no apparent connection to Epstein beyond appearing in an old photo lineup, meaning he effectively labeled innocent uninvolved people as tied to a sex‑trafficking case without any basis.
Khanna went to the House floor and read out the names of six “wealthy, powerful men” he said were “likely incriminated” in unredacted Epstein documents, framing them as being hidden by the Justice Department. The Justice Department later clarified that four of those men were only in a years‑old photographic lineup created by SDNY prosecutors, with no other apparent ties to Epstein in the millions of pages of records. The Guardian notes that these four men do not appear elsewhere in the files and were not identified by victims as participants in abuse, undercutting Khanna’s claim that they were being protected as implicated figures. Additionally, Khanna seems to have completely made up that these four men were wealthy and powerful (one at least is apparently a mechanic). By using a speech on the House floor (and the speech or Debate Clause protections) to say their names in this context, Khanna associated those four men with Epstein’s crimes in a way that they cannot easily challenge legally, despite the lack of substantive evidence in the documents.
What sort of repercussions should Ro Khanna (and by association Thomas Massie, who was also involved in implicating the innocent men) face for using a speech on the House floor to falsely implicate innocent men Epstein's crimes?
The Guardian seems to have broken the story but other sources are no covering it:

For the birthright citizenship case, is there a middle ground argument where birthright citizenship is not protected Constitutionally, but needs Congress to change it?
Law enforcement shouldn't be political.

Even if the court decides birthright citizenship isn’t protected constitutionally, there’s still the question of whether its end can be done solely by the President.
Now, both 14A and US immigration law includes the “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” clause with people born here, so I’m assuming the Supreme Court will just apply its interpretation to both. But even then, I have a hard time seeing how even if they overturn the Constitutional requirement for it, that the President can outright determine who’s a citizen or not.

Fetterman slams Democrats' 'Jim Crow 2.0' voter ID rhetoric as party unity fractures
What's the endgame here?

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., is continuing his streak of breaking with his party — this time on voter ID legislation gaining momentum in the Senate.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Democrats have near-unanimously rejected the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act, election integrity legislation that made its way through the House earlier this week.
Schumer has dubbed the legislation "Jim Crow 2.0," arguing it would suppress voters rather than encourage more secure elections.
COLLINS BOOSTS REPUBLICAN VOTER ID EFFORT, BUT WON’T SCRAP FILIBUSTER
But Fetterman, who has repeatedly rejected his party’s messaging and positions, pushed back on Schumer’s framing of the bill.
"I would never refer to the SAVE Act as like Jim Crow 2.0 or some kind of mass conspiracy," Fetterman told Fox News’ Kayleigh McEnany on "Saturday in America."
"But that's part of the debate that we were having here in the Senate right now," he continued. "And I don't call people names or imply that it's something gross about the terrible history of Jim Crow."
The bill would require voters to present photo identification before casting ballots, require proof of citizenship in person when registering to vote and mandate states remove non-citizens from voter rolls.
MURKOWSKI BREAKS WITH GOP ON VOTER ID, SAYS PUSH ‘IS NOT HOW WE BUILD TRUST’
Momentum is building among Republicans. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, became the 50th member of the conference to back the legislation. But Senate Democrats have all but guaranteed its demise in the upper chamber, via the filibuster.
Fetterman would not say whether he supports the bill outright. However, he noted that "84% of Americans have no problem with presenting IDs to vote."
"So it's not like a radical idea," Fetterman said. "It's not something — and there already are many states that show basic IDs. So that's where we are in the Senate."
HARDLINE CONSERVATIVES DOUBLE DOWN TO SAVE THE SAVE ACT
Even if Fetterman were to support the bill on the floor, it is unlikely to pass without more significant procedural changes.
There are currently not enough votes to overcome the Senate’s 60-vote filibuster threshold.
Fetterman is also not keen on eliminating the filibuster — a position shared by most Senate Republicans.
He noted that Senate Democrats once favored scrapping the filibuster but now want to preserve it while in the minority in a Republican-controlled government.
"I campaigned on it, too," Fetterman said. "I mean we were very wrong about that to nuke the filibuster. And we should really humble ourselves and remind …

The Con Consuming American Politics
This deserves loud pushback.

There is a growing sense of frustration coursing through American politics, and it is no longer confined to one party or ideology.

That frustration has real roots.

Major institutions badly damaged their credibility during the COVID-19 pandemic, the excesses of the Black Lives Matter movement, and years of breathless coverage of Russiagate. At the same time, artificial intelligence looms over the labor market with few clear answers about what comes next. Add to that a political class that often appears shamelessly corrupt, and the result is a public that feels misled, ignored, and exposed.

But frustration does not remain static. In the United States today, it is mutating into something darker: nihilism.

This nihilism is built on an enormous lie. It tells people that America’s problems are unsolvable, that their personal struggles are not the result of bad decisions, bad luck, or even fixable structural flaws but of an all-encompassing evil system. In this story, shadowy elites control everything, success is impossible without “piercing the matrix,” and anyone who talks about personal responsibility or moral restraint must be part of the conspiracy itself.

This mindset does not produce solutions. It prevents them. It short-circuits thought, discourages effort, and ultimately leads to personal and national self-destruction. Its political consequences are already visible: incoherence, radicalization, and a growing number of young Americans searching for meaning at the edges of society—sometimes with violent results.

On Monday, Washington Post reporter Peter Whoriskey described a troubling pattern behind a series of recent attacks:

“Amid a wave of high-profile killings and political violence in the United States, investigators have been confounded regularly by the absence of a recognizable agenda. … They were not Democrat or Republican, or Islamist militant, or antifa or white supremacist.

“They were something new. In their manifestos, these attackers declared their contempt for humanity and a desire to see the collapse of civilization. Law enforcement officers and federal prosecutors have begun to describe these attacks as a contemporary strain of nihilism, an online revival of the philosophical stance that arose in the 19th century to deny the existence of moral truths and meaning in the universe.”

History offers a warning here. Periods of upheaval have long been fertile ground for nihilistic violence. Fyodor Dostoyevsky captured this phenomenon in “Notes from the Underground” in 1864, describing the human impulse to reject reason, order, and even self-interest simply to assert independence. Strip people of the belief that they have meaningful choices, Dostoyevsky warned, and they will lash out—not despite the destruction that follows but because of it.

This insight remains painfully relevant. When people are convinced that nothing they do matters, destruction begins to look like agency.

The modern version of this thinking often takes the form of what philosopher Karl Popper famously called the “conspiracy theory of society.” Writing in the mid-20th century, Popper argued that as belief in divine forces faded, people replaced gods …

ICE officers face criminal probe for alleged 'untruthful statements' under oath about Minneapolis shooting
This looks less like justice and more like strategy.

Two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are under criminal investigation after federal prosecutors moved to dismiss felony assault charges against Venezuelan nationals stemming from a January shooting in Minneapolis.
ICE Director Todd Lyons said Friday that newly reviewed video evidence suggests the officers may have made "untruthful statements" under oath about the Jan. 14 confrontation, during which a Venezuelan national was shot, The Associated Press reported. The officers have been placed on administrative leave and could face termination and possible criminal prosecution, according to Lyons and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin.
"A joint review by ICE and the Department of Justice (DOJ) of video evidence has revealed that sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements," McLaughlin told Fox News Digital in an email. "Both officers have been immediately placed on administrative leave pending the completion of a thorough internal investigation." 
"Lying under oath is a serious federal offense. The U.S. Attorney’s Office is actively investigating these false statements," McLaughlin added. "Upon conclusion of the investigation, the officers may face termination of employment, as well as potential criminal prosecution. The men and women of ICE are entrusted with upholding the rule of law and are held to the highest standards of professionalism, integrity, and ethical conduct. Violations of this sacred sworn oath will not be tolerated."
MINNESOTA POLICE CHIEFS ALLEGE SOME ICE AGENTS RACIALLY PROFILED US CITIZENS, INCLUDING OFF-DUTY OFFICERS
The case centered on Alfredo Alejandro Aljorna and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, two Venezuelan nationals initially accused of attacking an ICE officer during what authorities described as a targeted traffic stop. 
U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen moved to dismiss the charges, citing "newly discovered evidence" that was "materially inconsistent" with allegations outlined in the criminal complaint and earlier court testimony. A federal judge granted the motion on Friday. In court, video footage and witness testimony reportedly failed to support claims that the ICE agent had been assaulted with a shovel and broom, according to the AP.
JUDGE BLOCKS TRUMP ADMIN FROM 'DESTROYING OR ALTERING' EVIDENCE IN DEADLY MINNEAPOLIS SHOOTING
According to a previous announcement from DHS, officers attempted to arrest Sosa-Celis on Jan. 14 when he allegedly fled the scene in his vehicle, crashed into a parked car and ran on foot.
DHS said at …

Trump trounces Biden energy records in just months as admin celebrates 1 year of 'historic gains': data
What's the administration thinking here?

FIRST ON FOX: The White House on Saturday marked the one-year anniversary of President Donald Trump’s National Energy Dominance Council by drawing a sharp contrast with the Biden-era, including Interior Secretary Doug Burgum citing higher production and lower gas prices as proof of "real savings" for Americans.
"Under the President’s leadership and through the Council’s relentless execution, we have delivered historic gains in energy production, affordability, and security," Interior Secretary Doug Burgum, chair of the National Energy Dominance Council, told Fox News Digital. 
"Gasoline prices have fallen to some of the lowest levels in years, permitting has been streamlined, and American energy exports are surging," he added. "These achievements are not abstract, they mean real savings for families, farmers, and small businesses, and they are strengthening our position on the world stage." 
Trump signed an executive order creating the National Energy Dominance Council on Feb. 14, 2025, which was tasked with cutting red tape and coordinating agencies to boost U.S. energy production, speed up permitting approvals, expand exports and deliver a national "energy dominance" strategy. 
TRUMP DIRECTS MILITARY TO STRIKE NEW DEALS WITH COAL-FIRED POWER PLANTS: ‘GOING TO BE BUYING A LOT OF COAL’
A year later, the administration pointed to a series of metrics showing the U.S. has accelerated past Biden-era data on production — while driving down energy costs that ripple through household budgets, from gas and heating to shipping and groceries.
U.S. crude oil production, for example, reached a record 13.6 million barrels per day in 2025, with the White House calling it the highest output of any country in the world. In comparison, the Biden administration took four years for production to climb from 11.3 million to 13.2 million barrels per day, a figure "Trump blew past in months," according to the White House. 
On the natural gas production front, the administration said the U.S. produced 110.1 billion cubic feet per day in November 2025, the highest level recorded since federal tracking began in 1973. All in, production is about 8% above the Biden-era average, and 4% above the previous record for U.S. natural gas production, according to the data. 
TRUMP ADMIN TO REPEAL OBAMA-ERA GREENHOUSE GAS FINDING IN LARGE-SCALE DEREGULATION
While the U.S. has also widened its lead as the world’s top liquefied natural gas (LNG) exporter, with average LNG exports rising to 15 billion cubic feet per day in 2025, up from 11 under the Biden administration. 
"As we mark this …

Collins boosts Republican voter ID effort, but won’t scrap filibuster
Trust is earned, not demanded.

Senate Republicans gained a key ally in their quest to enshrine voter ID into law, but the lawmaker’s support comes with a condition.
A trio of lawmakers, led by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, have undertaken a campaign to convince their colleagues to support the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, working social media and closed-door meetings to secure the votes.
The campaign has proven successful, with the cohort gaining a crucial vote from Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, who announced that she would back the SAVE America Act, which recently passed the House. With Collins, Senate Republicans have at least a slim majority backing the act.
HARDLINE CONSERVATIVES DOUBLE DOWN TO SAVE THE SAVE ACT
"I support the version of the SAVE America Act that recently passed the House," Collins said in a statement first reported by the Maine Wire. "The law is clear that in this country only American citizens are eligible to vote in federal elections."
"In addition, having people provide an ID at the polls, just as they have to do before boarding an airplane, checking into a hotel, or buying an alcoholic beverage, is a simple reform that will improve the security of our federal elections and will help give people more confidence in the results," she continued.
Collins noted that she did not support the previous version of the bill, known simply as the SAVE Act, because it "would have required people to prove their citizenship every single time they cast a ballot."
ONLY ONE HOUSE DEM VOTED IN FAVOR OF VOTER ID, PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP IN US ELECTIONS
Her decision gives Lee and Senate Republicans the votes needed to clear a key procedural hurdle in the Senate.
"We now have enough votes to pass a motion to proceed to the House-passed bill — even without any additional votes — with Vice President JD Vance breaking the tie," Lee said in a post on X.
That tie-breaking scenario would only present itself if Republicans turn to the standing, or talking, filibuster. It's a move that Lee has been pushing his colleagues to make, and one that would require actual, physical debate over the bill. 
It's the precursor to the current version of the filibuster, where the only hill lawmakers have to climb is acquiring 60 votes. Lee and other conservatives believe that if they turn to the standing filibuster, rather than the "zombie filibuster," they can barrel through Democratic resistance.
But some fear that turning to that tool could paralyze the Senate floor for weeks or even months, depending on Senate Democrats' resolve.  
And Collins' support is not enough to smash …

Zelensky offers to ‘give a ceasefire to the Russians if they do elections’ in Munich plea
Transparency shouldn't be controversial.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday handed Russia a tongue-in-cheek offer to end the war between the two countries at the Munich Security Conference. 

Zelensky said during a panel discussion that he would be willing to agree to a ceasefire “for Russians if they will do elections in Russia,” prompting laughter and applause from attendees, as critics say Russian President Vladimir Putin is essentially guaranteed wins through the country’s authoritarian system. 

On a more serious note, Zelensky responded to U.S. pressure to hold elections in Ukraine. Kyiv has received intense criticism for canceling presidential elections since the war broke out in 2022, by declaring martial law. Zelensky said this week that he would be willing to hold elections, but only if a ceasefire is first declared, which he said President Donald Trump could broker. The United States has for months been leading peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, seeking to end the war as it approaches the four-year mark.

TRUMP GIVES RUSSIA AND UKRAINE JUNE DEADLINE TO END WAR: ZELENSKY

“I’m very honest. Give us two months of ceasefire. We will go to elections. That’s it,” Zelensky said. “Give us security infrastructure … President Trump can do it. Push Putin. Make ceasefire. Then our parliament will change the law, and we will go to elections.” 

During his high-profile address at the Munich conference, Zelensky pushed Europe for more support in the war effort, arguing that it is to their advantage to counter Russia so they can eliminate the threat before it crosses NATO  borders, instead of hunkering down and “building trenches.” He pressed the continent to establish “a real common defense policy,” and argued that Ukraine deserves a seat at the table with integration into NATO, a highly controversial proposal, as Kyiv offers “the strongest army in Europe” and “new approaches to protect lives in any European country.” 

​​”Just imagine, hundreds of thousands of Russian troops on your borders, massive military equipment, and all you, all you hear, is ‘dig trenches.’ So if Russian troops enter Lithuania, God bless you, just like example, or another country on NATO’s eastern flank, what will the allies hear then? Will they hear that help is on the way? I hope so, or will they hear dig trenches or something else? We must have the ability to give a strong response to that threat, and that is why we are talking about a joint European defense policy. That is why we need American …

Walking the Camino in the Shadow of Belief
This deserves loud pushback.

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/ February 14, 2026

Walking the Camino in the Shadow of Belief

I trudged through Spain as a rift grew within American Catholicism. I returned home with a renewed sense and understanding of faith.

Rhian Sasseen

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A pilgrim approaches the church in the village of Hospital on the Camino de Santiago.

(Xurxo Lobato / Getty Images)

It began with the reckless flip of a coin. Heads, tails. Right, left. Forwards, backwards. “Fate,” or something stranger.

Standing on a sidewalk in Brooklyn beside a man who did not love me but who would not let me leave, I liked to play a game, one borrowed from the Situationists in Paris. I liked to take long walks. Upon reaching an intersection, I’d take a quarter from my pocket kept expressly for these purposes and flip it. Heads, we’d take a right. Tails, left.

Sometimes I’d adjust the rules: Tails would embolden me to walk backward a block while heads meant I would move forward. It kept the uneasy air between me and this man calm, lending a sense of purpose to the otherwise aimless hours we spent together, building toward nothing. With these simple goals, we were distracted, and we would not argue. I could convince myself that he was kind.

One afternoon, after I took myself out on one of these walking games, this time alone, I fantasized about what it might feel like to walk endlessly; to walk out of my day-to-day life and into a happier future. To walk for hours, long past the time I usually spent on these meanders. I was in graduate school, with a student’s schedule for the first time in over a decade, and I’d have the summer off.

A few days later, a photo taken by a stranger in Spain came up on my timeline. It depicted a stretch of something I had once heard of, back in my days of Catholic school: the Camino de Santiago. An ancient pilgrimage dating from the ninth century CE, crisscrossing Spain and ending at the cathedral of the northwestern city of Santiago de Compostela, where the remains of the apostle James supposedly lie, in the last 40 years transformed into a popular and somewhat secularized revival following an enterprising Galician priest’s idea to renovate the trails as a tourist draw.

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I turned the quarter over in my palm. Heads, tails. Forward, or backward?

Often, when you toss a coin in the air so as to allow Providence to make its decision, you already know which path you’re going to take.

Of all the various forms of long-distance walking that can be found—the hike, the urban ramble of the flaneur—the pilgrimage is perhaps the truest distillation of one of the principal aims of this kind of walking: …

SWAT swarms locations near Nancy Guthrie’s home as DNA found on property
This looks less like justice and more like strategy.

A SWAT team flocked to the area surrounding Nancy Guthrie’s Arizona home Friday night, suggesting the investigation into the elderly woman’s mysterious disappearance may have taken a turn. 

DNA that does not belong to Nancy Guthrie was found on her property on Friday and is being tested, along with gloves found in the surrounding area, according to officials. The same evening, three people were detained for questioning in relation to the case, according to some reports, although others indicated otherwise. The Washington Examiner reached out for comment on arrests made, but did not receive a response. 

Late Friday night, over a dozen law enforcement vehicles, including a Pima County SWAT team, descended on a residence roughly two miles from Guthrie’s home, with the FBI executing a search warrant at the Tucson-area home. The Pima County Sheriff’s Department confirmed around that time that “law enforcement activity is underway at a residence near E Orange Grove Rd & N First Ave related to the Guthrie case.” 

TRUMP’S DEPORTATIONS MAY HURT, NOT HELP, GOP’S POLITICAL MATH

Three people were detained for questioning in connection with the case, according to NewsNation and Fox Digital, including a man who was reportedly heading to the property that was being searched. He was detained nearby during a traffic stop, with photos from Fox depicting him in the parking lot of Culver’s restaurant. Police are also investigating a Range Rover at the scene, according to the outlet. 

But the apparent detentions may have ended without major breakthroughs. 

The law enforcement operation concluded without any arrests, a law enforcement official told CNN, adding that authorities questioned one “cooperative” man but released him. 

Pima County Sheriff block a road near Nancy Guthrie’s home in Tucson, Ariz. on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

The raid came hours after TMZ said it received another alleged ransom note from an “intermediary,” who warned law enforcement should “be prepared to go international” in order to locate the “main individual” behind Nancy Guthrie’s abduction. Multiple media outlets have received alleged ransom notes over the past two weeks. Authorities are investigating them to determine whether they are real, or from impostors looking to take advantage of the situation. 

FBI DOUBLES REWARD IN SEARCH FOR NANCY GUTHRIE AS NEW SUSPECT DETAILS RELEASED

The search for Nancy Guthrie, the elderly mother of Today co-host Savannah Guthrie, has …