February 13th, 2026: Japan and the Philippines Named as China's Next Targets & Trump Ends Minnesota Operation

In this episode of The President's Daily Brief:

• Taiwan’s president warns that if China takes Taiwan, it won’t stop there. As Beijing pressures Washington over arms sales, we examine whether Taiwan is the objective… or just the first move in a broader regional strategy.

  
  

• The Trump administration announces it is ending its immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota. Officials cite coordination and enforcement gains as reasons for winding down the operation.

  
  

• South Korea’s intelligence agency says Kim Jong Un may be positioning his teenage daughter as North Korea’s future leader, potentially extending the Kim dynasty into a fourth generation.

  
  

• And in today’s Back of the Brief — Israeli reservists are accused of using classified information to place bets on military strikes through the prediction platform Polymarket, raising concerns about operational security in the digital age.

  
  

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