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Americans oppose the tactics ICE is using to enforce immigration laws by 2:1 margin: Poll
ICE agents leave a residence after knocking on the door on January 28, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security continues its immigration enforcement operations after two high-profile killings by federal agents [Read More…]
Trump gives Iran a 10-day timeline in Board of Peace meeting on whether he’ll continue talks or strike
U.S. President Donald Trump attends an event to announce a rollback of the 2009 Endangerment Finding in the Roosevelt Room at the White House on February 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration will [Read More…]
Fine arts panel approves Trump’s White House East Wing ballroom plans
A 31-page report on the White House ballroom submitted to the panels reviewing the project show the proposed addition to the White House from additional angles and features new renderings of the project. (Photo courtesy [Read More…]
Trump admin restores Philadelphia slavery exhibit after judge set Friday deadline
Signage about slavery is displayed on an outdoor exhibit at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 24, 2025. (Photo by Michael Yanow/NurPhoto via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The National Park Service (NPS) [Read More…]
Democrats, White House still far from DHS funding deal amid standoff over ICE
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on February 18, 2026, in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The standoff between Democrats and the White House over Department [Read More…]
More renderings of Trump’s planned White House East Wing ballroom submitted to fine arts panel ahead of meeting
A 31-page report on the White House ballroom submitted to the panels reviewing the project show the proposed addition to the White House from additional angles and features new renderings of the project. Commission of [Read More…]
Democrats send counteroffer on to White House on DHS funding as partial shutdown continues
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, speaks during a news conference, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — [Read More…]
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon, dies at age 84
The Rev. Jesse Jackson walks to the front of the “Invading our community with peace” weekly Friday peace walk led by St. Sabina Church in Auburn Gresham, Chicago on June 25, 2021. (Vashon Jordan Jr./Chicago [Read More…]
Trump administration deportations to 3rd countries cost taxpayers ‘upward of $40M’: Report
A security contractor hired by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), checks the mouth of a Honduran immigration detainee from Honduras before a deportation flight to San Pedro Sula, Honduras on February 28, 2013 in [Read More…]
Mamdani top of mind as New York governor’s race ramps up
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is joined by New York Governor Kathy Hochul at an event in Brooklyn to support more housing construction in New York City on February 10, 2026 in New York [Read More…]
‘Trust has been lost:’ ICE, CBP officials questioned on enforcement tactics during Senate oversight hearing
Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, Joseph Edlow, US Customs and Border Protection, Commissioner Rodney Scott, and Acting Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyons testify before a Senate Homeland Security and [Read More…]
Judge says Pentagon ‘trampled on’ Sen. Kelly’s First Amendment rights
U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly speaks on the failed grand jury indictment against him during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on February 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Heather Diehl/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — In a [Read More…]
Sen. Schiff leads probe into Freedom250, the America birthday group offering access to Trump for donations
U.S. Sen. Adam Schiff questions U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi as she testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Win Mcnamee/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Sen. Adam Schiff of California [Read More…]
Judge blocks Pentagon from penalizing Sen. Mark Kelly over video on refusing illegal orders
(WASHINGTON) — A federal judge has blocked the Department of Defense from attempting to demote and reduce retirement benefits for Sen. Mark Kelly. This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Copyright © [Read More…]
2 US Navy ships collide in Caribbean, minor injuries reported
The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Truxtun departs Naval Station Norfolk, Feb. 3, 2026. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Derek Co/US Navy) (NEW YORK) — A rare collision at sea between two U.S. Navy ships [Read More…]
Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal accuses DOJ of ‘spying’ on her search history from unredacted Epstein files review
U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) questions U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi before the House Judiciary Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building on February 11, 2026 in Washington, DC. Bondi is expected to face questions [Read More…]
Bondi says Ghislaine Maxwell ‘will hopefully die in prison’
Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Committee on the Judiciary during an oversight hearing, at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC on February 11, 2026. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) [Read More…]
Combative Bondi grilled over Epstein files, targeting of Trump’s political foes
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi delivers remarks on an arrest connected to the 2012 U.S. Embassy attack in Benghazi, at the Department of Justice on February 6, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty [Read More…]
Bondi faces lawmaker grilling over Epstein files, targeting of Trump foes
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi delivers remarks on an arrest connected to the 2012 U.S. Embassy attack in Benghazi, at the Department of Justice on February 6, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty [Read More…]
Who controls the Kennedy Center — Trump or Congress?
A view of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts which was recently renamed The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the performing arts in Washington, DC on December [Read More…]