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5 min readPresident Trump is set to travel to Georgia on Thursday, a state central to his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen, which he repeated during a White House appearance. Meanwhile, his Board of Peace meets for the first time in Washington, tech CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified in a trial over Instagram’s age enforcement, and an avalanche in California’s Tahoe National Forest has shifted from a rescue to a recovery mission. These are the major developments in the latest news roundup.
Trump’s Georgia Visit and Election Claims
President Trump is preparing to visit Rome, Georgia, on Thursday to deliver remarks on the economy. The trip places him in a battleground state that has been at the center of his false claims that the 2020 election was stolen. During a White House appearance Wednesday, Trump repeated those claims, saying, “The good thing when they cheated on the election, they made me wait four years, and because I waited four years, I get the 250th year. I get the Olympics, which I was the one that got it, and I get the World Cup.” His visit comes less than a month after federal agents seized voting records and ballots from heavily Democratic Fulton County, Georgia.
Board of Peace Meets; Only One Nation Commits Troops to Gaza
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- 1 (00:26) **NPR News Now: February 19, 2026** - NPR News Now begins with a brief NPR Plus promotion, then host Giles Snyder introduces the top stories: President Trump's travel to Georgia, the first meeting of his Board of Peace, and Mark Zuckerberg's testimony in a civil trial.
- 2 (00:28) **President Trump to Visit Georgia** - Trump is traveling to Rome, Georgia, to deliver remarks on the economy, repeating false claims about the 2020 election being stolen.
- 3 (01:10) **Trump's "Board of Peace" Meets for First Time** - The White House says representatives from over 40 nations will participate, with 27 formally joining, but only Indonesia has committed troops to a stabilization force for Gaza.
- 4 (01:27) **Mark Zuckerberg Testifies in Civil Trial** - The Meta CEO told a jury it is "very difficult" to enforce Instagram's age requirement, admitting many young people lie to get on the app.
- 5 (02:34) **Avalanche in Tahoe National Forest Kills Skiers** - An avalanche struck a guided three-day ski tour, killing several people. The operation has shifted from rescue to recovery.
- 6 (03:25) **No Breakthrough in U.S.-Brokered Ukraine Talks** - The third round of talks in Geneva was described as "difficult" by both sides.
- 7 (03:54) **Mikaela Shiffrin Wins Olympic Gold** - Shiffrin won gold in the women's slalom, her third Olympic gold and first since 2018, overcoming frustration from failing to medal in Beijing four years ago.
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