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  • Mullin on DHS shutdown: ‘All this is a political theater’
    by Tara Suter on February 15, 2026 at 9:06 pm

    Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Sunday slammed Democrats over the current Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, calling their actions “political theater.” “What is actually happening right now with the Democrat Party by this political theater, by shutting down DHS for something that you even admitted yourself can’t be done. They’re not stopping [Immigration and…

  • Mullin on DHS shutdown: ‘All this is a political theater’
    by Tara Suter on February 15, 2026 at 9:06 pm

    Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) on Sunday slammed Democrats over the current Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown, calling their actions “political theater.” “What is actually happening right now with the Democrat Party by this political theater, by shutting down DHS for something that you even admitted yourself can’t be done. They’re not stopping [Immigration and…

  • Kelly rails against Trump as Munich Security Conference ends
    by Max Rego on February 15, 2026 at 8:47 pm

    As he departed the Munich Security Conference on Sunday, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) sharply criticized President Trump for destabilizing NATO. Kelly wrote on the social platform X that it took the president “less than a year to practically destroy” the NATO alliance, adding that Russia and China are benefiting from Trump’s threats to European countries….

  • Kelly rails against Trump as Munich Security Conference ends
    by Max Rego on February 15, 2026 at 8:47 pm

    As he departed the Munich Security Conference on Sunday, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) sharply criticized President Trump for destabilizing NATO. Kelly wrote on the social platform X that it took the president “less than a year to practically destroy” the NATO alliance, adding that Russia and China are benefiting from Trump’s threats to European countries.…

  • Partial government shutdown drags on amid immigration oversight battle
    by Aamer Madhani, Associated Press on February 15, 2026 at 8:30 pm

    A partial government shutdown began Saturday after congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump’s team failed to reach a deal on legislation to fund the department through September.

  • Trump Administration Ends Credit for Start-Stop Feature in Cars
    by Amanda Holpuch on February 15, 2026 at 8:01 pm

    Manufacturers will no longer get a credit toward vehicle emissions standards by installing engines that automatically stop at red lights.

  • Opinion | Rubio’s Tough Love for Europe
    by The Editorial Board on February 15, 2026 at 7:59 pm

    His message is better than Vance’s, but then there’s Ukraine.

  • Obama praises Minnesota protesters, calls ‘rogue behavior’ of federal agents ‘deeply concerning and dangerous’
    by Max Rego on February 15, 2026 at 7:49 pm

    Former President Obama in an interview published Saturday criticized the actions of federal immigration officers in Minneapolis while praising those protesting their presence in the city. Obama told host Brian Tyler Cohen on his “No Lie” podcast that federal agents have acted in a “rogue” manner in Minneapolis, where immigration enforcement officers shot and killed…

  • Obama praises Minnesota protesters, calls ‘rogue behavior’ of federal agents ‘deeply concerning and dangerous’
    by Max Rego on February 15, 2026 at 7:49 pm

    Former President Obama in an interview published Saturday criticized the actions of federal immigration officers in Minneapolis while praising those protesting their presence in the city. Obama told host Brian Tyler Cohen on his “No Lie” podcast that federal agents have acted in a “rogue” manner in Minneapolis, where immigration enforcement officers shot and killed…

  • Iran’s state media reports foreign minister will attend indirect talks with the U.S.
    by Associated Press on February 15, 2026 at 7:14 pm

    Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and his delegation left for the Swiss city of Geneva after the first round of indirect talks took place in Oman last week.

  • In Munich, Lawmakers Concede Scars Remain After Trump’s Greenland Threat
    by Megan Mineiro on February 15, 2026 at 7:08 pm

    Congress members said that President Trump’s coveting of Greenland had left a mark, even as they expressed hope for a less bellicose approach to foreign relations.

  • Obama responds to Trump sharing racist AI video depicting him as an ape
    by Chandelis Duster on February 15, 2026 at 6:45 pm

    “There doesn’t seem to be any shame about this among people who used to feel like you had to have some sort of decorum,” Obama said in an interview that was posted on YouTube Saturday.

  • Trump’s border czar says smaller force of ICE agents will remain in Minnesota amid drawdown
    by Ben Finley, Associated Press on February 15, 2026 at 6:44 pm

    He also said agents will keep investigating fraud allegations as well as the anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a church service.

  • Christie: Trump admin putting up ‘a bunch of ham sandwiches’ and grand juries not indicting them
    by Elliott Davis on February 15, 2026 at 6:44 pm

    Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) slammed the Department of Justice’s efforts to prosecute President Trump’s perceived political enemies, saying the common phrase that grand juries would indict a ham sandwich is being proven false by the administration. “They’re putting a bunch of ham sandwiches up there and the grand juries are not indicting…

  • Christie: Trump admin putting up ‘a bunch of ham sandwiches’ and grand juries not indicting them
    by Elliott Davis on February 15, 2026 at 6:44 pm

    Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R) slammed the Department of Justice’s efforts to prosecute President Trump’s perceived political enemies, saying the common phrase that grand juries would indict a ham sandwich is being proven false by the administration. “They’re putting a bunch of ham sandwiches up there and the grand juries are not indicting…

  • Trump announces Board of Peace members have pledged more than $5B toward Gaza
    by Elvia Limon on February 15, 2026 at 6:41 pm

    President Trump on Sunday said members of his newly created Board of Peace have pledged $5 billion toward Gaza reconstruction efforts and will commit thousands of personnel to “maintain security and peace” in the territory. Trump plans to host the board’s inaugural meeting on Feb. 19 at the “Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace” in Washington, D.C., where, he…

  • Trump announces Board of Peace members have pledged more than $5B toward Gaza
    by Elvia Limon on February 15, 2026 at 6:41 pm

    President Trump on Sunday said members of his newly created Board of Peace have pledged $5 billion toward Gaza reconstruction efforts and will commit thousands of personnel to “maintain security and peace” in the territory. Trump plans to host the board’s inaugural meeting on Feb. 19 at the “Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace” in Washington, D.C., where, he…

  • Andrew’s time as trade envoy should be investigated, says Vince Cable
    on February 15, 2026 at 6:33 pm

    The former prince’s alleged actions were “totally unacceptable”, the ex-business secretary says.

  • Transportation policy is incomplete without housing
    by Rohan Aras and Andrew Justus, opinion contributors on February 15, 2026 at 6:00 pm

    Congress has a rare opportunity to address both the housing and transportation crises by updating transportation funding formulas to reward housing growth, prioritizing projects that increase access to jobs and opportunities, and reducing infrastructure costs.

  • Transportation policy is incomplete without housing
    by Rohan Aras and Andrew Justus, opinion contributors on February 15, 2026 at 6:00 pm

    Congress has a rare opportunity to address both the housing and transportation crises by updating transportation funding formulas to reward housing growth, prioritizing projects that increase access to jobs and opportunities, and reducing infrastructure costs.

  • Beshear on tension between White House and governors: ‘It’s just a lot of drama’
    by Tara Suter on February 15, 2026 at 5:59 pm

    Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) on Sunday decried the recent tension between governors and President Trump over invites and snubs to an annual White House meeting, calling it “unnecessary.” “It’s just a lot of drama, and it’s unnecessary. You know, governors wake up every day focused on getting results, on creating better jobs, creating safer…

  • Beshear on tension between White House and governors: ‘It’s just a lot of drama’
    by Tara Suter on February 15, 2026 at 5:59 pm

    Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear (D) on Sunday decried the recent tension between governors and President Trump over invites and snubs to an annual White House meeting, calling it “unnecessary.” “It’s just a lot of drama, and it’s unnecessary. You know, governors wake up every day focused on getting results, on creating better jobs, creating safer…

  • Opinion | If You Want Peace, Don’t Lose the Nuclear Arms Race
    by Tom Cotton on February 15, 2026 at 5:58 pm

    Now that New Start has expired, the U.S. can finally build the deterrent we need.

  • Opinion | Washington Inflates Credit Scores and Another Housing Bubble
    by Allysia Finley on February 15, 2026 at 5:48 pm

    Why is the Trump administration continuing the Biden push for ‘inclusive’ credit scores?

  • Obama derides social media ‘clown show’ in first comments since Trump’s racist video post
    by Alexandra Marquez on February 15, 2026 at 5:36 pm

    Former President Barack Obama called the kind of rhetoric coming from President Donald Trump and his administration “a clown show” in a podcast interview that aired Saturday

  • Grand juries take on growing importance amid Trump’s legal retribution campaign
    by Ella Lee on February 15, 2026 at 5:00 pm

    Grand juries are running interference with President Trump’s aggressive use of the Justice Department — including when it comes to going after his political foes. The common phrase that a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich underscores the reputation of the panels as a rubber stamp of sorts for prosecutors. But they haven’t always worked…

  • MAP: Which states have the most measles cases in 2026?
    by Jeremy Tanner on February 15, 2026 at 5:00 pm

    Measles outbreaks in close to half of U.S. states are responsible for over 900 confirmed cases in 2026, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

  • MAP: Which states have the most measles cases in 2026?
    by Jeremy Tanner on February 15, 2026 at 5:00 pm

    Measles outbreaks in close to half of U.S. states are responsible for over 900 confirmed cases in 2026, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

  • ICE raids can revive Democrats’ multiracial coalition
    by Efrén Pérez, opinion contributor on February 15, 2026 at 5:00 pm

    Democrats must seize the opportunity to rebuild their multiracial coalition by highlighting the similarities that connect all people of color, and reminding Latinos of the shared discrimination they face with other racial minorities, in order to win in 2026 and beyond.

  • Grand juries take on growing importance amid Trump’s legal retribution campaign
    by Ella Lee on February 15, 2026 at 5:00 pm

    Grand juries are running interference with President Trump’s aggressive use of the Justice Department — including when it comes to going after his political foes. The common phrase that a grand jury would indict a ham sandwich underscores the reputation of the panels as a rubber stamp of sorts for prosecutors. But they haven’t always worked…

  • ICE raids can revive Democrats’ multiracial coalition
    by Efrén Pérez, opinion contributor on February 15, 2026 at 5:00 pm

    Democrats must seize the opportunity to rebuild their multiracial coalition by highlighting the similarities that connect all people of color, and reminding Latinos of the shared discrimination they face with other racial minorities, in order to win in 2026 and beyond.

  • Exiled crown prince says US intervention in Iran would be ‘humanitarian’
    by Elliott Davis on February 15, 2026 at 4:56 pm

    Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said Sunday that any U.S. intervention in Iran would be a “humanitarian” effort, pointing to the thousands of protesters killed under the country’s regime since antigovernment demonstrations began in January. During an appearance on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” Pahlavi addressed President Trump’s recent comments that regime change in…

  • Exiled crown prince says US intervention in Iran would be ‘humanitarian’
    by Elliott Davis on February 15, 2026 at 4:56 pm

    Exiled Iranian Crown Prince Reza Pahlavi said Sunday that any U.S. intervention in Iran would be a “humanitarian” effort, pointing to the thousands of protesters killed under the country’s regime since antigovernment demonstrations began in January. During an appearance on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” Pahlavi addressed President Trump’s recent comments that regime change in…

  • Obama says aliens are ‘real,’ but aren’t in Area 51 in new interview
    by Addy Bink on February 15, 2026 at 4:56 pm

    Obama even admitted that the first question he wanted answered after becoming president was “Where are the aliens?”

  • Republican State Legislators Rush to Limit Their Own Regulators
    by David W. Chen and Tierney L. Cross on February 15, 2026 at 4:35 pm

    South Carolina’s state legislature is one of 17, mainly in heavily Republican states, that is moving to handcuff state agencies at a moment of tectonic changes in energy, technology and finance.

  • Homan says he doesn’t ‘know’ meaning behind Noem’s ‘right leaders’ comments
    by Tara Suter on February 15, 2026 at 4:33 pm

    White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday he didn’t “know” what Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s recent comments about ensuring “we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country” meant. “So, what does she mean when she says ‘electing the right leaders?’ That’s not really immigration enforcement…

  • Homan says he doesn’t ‘know’ meaning behind Noem’s ‘right leaders’ comments
    by Tara Suter on February 15, 2026 at 4:33 pm

    White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday he didn’t “know” what Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s recent comments about ensuring “we have the right people voting, electing the right leaders to lead this country” meant. “So, what does she mean when she says ‘electing the right leaders?’ That’s not really immigration enforcement…

  • Massie: Bondi was ‘afraid to’ look at Epstein survivors at hearing
    by Elvia Limon on February 15, 2026 at 4:25 pm

    Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Sunday said Attorney General Pam Bondi did not look at the Jeffrey Epstein survivors during her testimony before a House panel because she was “afraid to.” Co-host Martha Raddatz asked Massie on ABC News’s “This Week” if he was surprised that Bondi would not look at the Epstein survivors behind her. “I think…

  • Massie: Bondi was ‘afraid to’ look at Epstein survivors at hearing
    by Elvia Limon on February 15, 2026 at 4:25 pm

    Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Sunday said Attorney General Pam Bondi did not look at the Jeffrey Epstein survivors during her testimony before a House panel because she was “afraid to.” Co-host Martha Raddatz asked Massie on ABC News’s “This Week” if he was surprised that Bondi would not look at the Epstein survivors behind her. “I think…

  • Trump’s Relentless Self-Promotion Fosters an American Cult of Personality
    by Peter Baker on February 15, 2026 at 4:23 pm

    President Trump has engaged in a spree of self-aggrandizement unlike any of his predecessors, fostering a mythologized superhuman persona and making himself the inescapable force at home and around the world.

  • Massie says Garland performed ‘much better’ than Bondi after fiery House hearing
    by Elvia Limon on February 15, 2026 at 4:02 pm

    Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Sunday said former Attorney General Merrick Garland “performed better” than Attorney General Pam Bondi did during her testimony before a House panel examining the Justice Department and its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. “I don’t think she did very well. She came with a book full of insults, one for each congressperson. She obviously…

  • Massie says Garland performed ‘much better’ than Bondi after fiery House hearing
    by Elvia Limon on February 15, 2026 at 4:02 pm

    Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Sunday said former Attorney General Merrick Garland “performed better” than Attorney General Pam Bondi did during her testimony before a House panel examining the Justice Department and its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. “I don’t think she did very well. She came with a book full of insults, one for each congressperson. She obviously…

  • There’s no such thing as a ‘good shoot’ — only credible investigations
    by Christopher M. Donohue, opinion contributor on February 15, 2026 at 4:00 pm

    That is why the Department of Justice should issue a detailed public investigative report on the two recent shootings that occurred in Minneapolis.

  • Schumer on Dems’ DHS demands: ‘These are common sense’
    by Tara Suter on February 15, 2026 at 3:18 pm

    Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Sunday that Democrats’ demands for reforming the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) “are common sense,” just one day after funding for the department ran out. “We need masks off, we need cameras on and we need every police — every [Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)] officer, to be…

  • Checks and Balance: The death of the “endangerment finding”
    on February 15, 2026 at 3:14 pm

    John Prideaux, our US editor, says the rollback of climate regulation reveals a deeper story about American governance

  • Musk’s lunar city plan supercharges America’s return to the moon
    by Mark R. Whittington, opinion contributor on February 15, 2026 at 3:00 pm

    NASA may wind up renting space at the SpaceX lunar city for its explorers and scientists at less cost than if it built one itself.

  • America can avoid a public health crisis by saving this one alert system 
    by Sean Hennessy, opinion contributor   on February 15, 2026 at 3:00 pm

    U.S. policymakers use a secret weapon to uncover widespread threats to public health. This tool enabled them to discover that Americans had high blood lead levels from leaded gasoline. It warned them when Americans were showing the first signs of the obesity epidemic. It helped them learn about the millions with high blood pressure who never…

  • Italy’s Brignone Triumphs Again, Shiffrin Fails To Secure Medal In Women’s Giant Slalom Final
    on February 15, 2026 at 2:53 pm

    The Italian skier captured her second gold medal in four days, finishing ahead of defending champion Sara Hector and Thea Louise Stjernesund, who shared the silver medal.

  • At least 11 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza
    by Tara Suter on February 15, 2026 at 2:09 pm

    Israeli strikes killed at least 11 Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, Palestinian officials said, according to multiple outlets. Reuters, citing local medics, reported one airstrike that hit an encampment with displaced families left four dead. A different strike, according to health officials, left five others dead in Khan Younis. According to the Israel Defense Forces…

  • Europeans reject U.S. claims after Rubio’s address in Munich
    by Emma Burrows, Associated Press on February 15, 2026 at 2:08 pm

    A top European Union official has rejected the notion that Europe faces “civilizational erasure,” pushing back at criticism of the continent by the Trump administration. It came a day after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio offered a somewhat reassuring message to European allies.

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