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Bill O'Reilly, here. You are listening to the O'Reilly Update. Coming up next, the News with Mike Slater.
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Thank you, Bill. It is Monday, February 16, 2026. Here's what's happening today in America. All time Rubio speech, strikes in Syria, a glove found and Homan on masks. That's all coming up. Then Bill's gonna be here with your message of the day. But first, our Secretary of State Marco Rubio gave an all time speech at the Munich Security conference this weekend. I recommend reading all of it. This is a military and national defense security conference, but the speech was about what it is in life that's worth defending. It's hard to pick out a key quote. All of it was excellent. But this is a good setup. National security is not merely a series of technical questions, how much we spend on defense or where or how we deploy it. These are important questions, but they're not the fundamental one. The fundamental question we must answer on the onset is what exactly we are defending, because armies do not fight abstractions. Armies fight for a people. Armies fight for a nation. Armies fight for a way of life. And that's what we're defending. A great civilization that has every reason to be proud of its history, confident of its future and aims to always be the master of its own economic and political destiny. Incredible. And he goes on, talks about national sovereignty and being proud of your heritage. He said, we want to do it together with you, with a Europe that is proud of its heritage and of its history, with a Europe that has a spirit of creation, of liberty, that sent ships out in uncharted seas and birthed our civilization, with a Europe that has the means to defend itself and the will to survive. California's Governor Gavin Newsom, of course, running for president, he was there, too. For some reason, he told the world, I hope, if there's nothing else I communicate today is that Donald Trump is temporary. He will be gone in three years. The United States hit 30 targets in Syria held by ISIS. This is a part of Operation Hawkeye Strike, which was launched in retaliation for an ISIS ambush that killed Sergeant Edgar Brian Torres Tovar and Sergeant William Nathaniel Howard and an interpreter. This is in Syria back in December 13th. The President vowed very serious retaliation after the ambush. This is after 70 targets were hit in mid December. Tom Homan, our border czar who's currently in charge of operations in Minnesota, he told cbs, quote, I don't like the masks either, but these men and women have to protect themselves. There's a partial government shutdown going on right now because the Democrats have some demands for ice, including no longer wearing masks and to stop racial profiling. Holman said there is no racial profiling. And he said if there's anything Congress wants to change, he said Congress can legislate. But right now, ice is acting within the framework of federal statutes enacted by Congress and signed by President Olympic update. Our star skier, Mikayla Shiffrin, not even close to the podium. And the woman who won the gold medal four years ago in the women's 500 sprint, she got fifth. But our men's curling team beat Sweden and Norway, and our women beat China. So that's good. And USA Hockey beat Germany 5 to 1. They got a buy. They play in the quarterfinal on Wednesday. I'm Mike Slater for the podcast Politics by faith. Bill O'Reilly has your message of the day next.
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Time now for the O'Reilly update, message of the Day. On this Monday, it is President's Day. The urchins are off. And let's take a look at Washington and Lincoln, the two men we honor. So George Washington, brilliant commander, very brave man, deserves the title father of our country. Not perfect, could get very, very angry, held slaves when he knew that was not the right thing to do, but it was convenient. Martha wanted them on the estate in Mount Vernon, Virginia. George went along, but he knew in his heart that wasn't the right thing to do. But George Washington was the guy who enabled all of us to have our freedoms today. Then there's Abraham Lincoln, the best president in our history. So I wrote a book, killing Lincoln, the first of the Killing series, enormous bestseller. Lincoln was an extraordinary individual, I believe, put here for a reason by God. And he held the nation together when very few men could have done that. He was not a happy man, had melancholia. They used to call it depression today, but very brave. And he kind of knew that he was going to get assassinated because so many people hated him in the South. But Lincoln commanded respect, unbelievably honest, and kept this country intact. That's who we're honoring. I'm Bill O'Reilly. I approve the message by writing it. You can reach me billorilly.com bill@billorilly.com name in town. If you wish to opine now, let's go to the mail. Robert Land, Chabolo, Texas, understand President Trump's hesitancy in launching military strikes against Iran because of civilian damage, but if the regime survives, how many Persians will be killed by the mullahs? But isn't it the people's responsibility themselves to overthrow the moas. Is it us? Is that our responsibility to go in there and change that government? So the Persians have got a and they're going to be dead. We had a lot of dead in American Revolution. It's not our responsibility. Blake Chase, Bangkok, Thailand Interesting town, that's for sure. Hey Bill, thanks for highlighting national debt. I believe we're at a point of no return and that's why I'm investing in metals. Okay? Metals have skyrocketed, so be careful. Point of no return on the national debt. In our lifetimes, we're not going to pay off 39 trillion. Everybody watching me now will be dead before that ever happens. So that's true. But we could have a balanced budget amendment. We could stop the debt and start to bring it down and all that would be very, very positive. JAMES Concierge member JAMES Direct access to me has become increasingly clear. The Democratic Party is degenerated into ultimately wanting the destruction of the United States. They want a different United States. They want socialism. They want woke. They want dei, they want open borders. That's what they want. And I don't think most Americans agree, but they hide party hides. That's what they want. In a moment, something you might not know. Now, the O'Reilly update brings you something you might not know. 103 years ago today, British archaeologists discovered a sealed chamber buried deep in the sands of Egypt. They were the first people to enter the room for 3,000 years. The crew had finally found the lost tomb of King Tut. Here is the story. English explorer Howard Carter arrived in Cairo in the 1890s. After a three decade search, his team found a secret staircase near the entrance of another tomb. That path led to an ancient sealed doorway bearing the name teuton Comet. On February 16, 1923, Carter opened that passage. There they found a coffin made of solid gold. Inside was the mummified body of Mr. Tut, the teenage ruler who lived around 1300 B.C. the tomb also contained religious shrines, jewelry, statues, a chariot, weapons and clothing. The well preserved mummy was the first discovery of by European explorers. Despite rumors of a deadly curse, any ancient incantation went almost unnoticed. All the members of the expedition survived. The treasures documented and dispatched to museums in Cairo and London. The news of Carter's big dig made global headlines. Of course, touch discovery would have a lasting effect on pop culture culture. Mummy soon appeared in comic books, movies, even a hit record from comedian Steve Martin. The novelty song simply called King Tut first appeared on Saturday Night Live in 1978. The single would sell 2 million copies. And here's something else you might not know. The ancient Egyptians didn't just mummify people. They also use the practice on household pets. Since the early 20th century, archaeologists have found the preserved remains of more than 700,000 cats and dogs. Back in a moment. Thank you for listening to the O'Reilly update. I am Bill O'Reilly. No spin, just facts. And always looking out for you.