Month: February 2026
February 13, 2026
Politics
Transportation chief Sean Duffy mandates merit-based hiring of US airline pilots
The secretary threatened federal investigations if the airlines refuse to comply. The secretary threatened federal investigations if the airlines refuse to comply.
February 13, 2026
Politics
See the Valentine’s Day notes Republicans are sending their Dem foes: ‘Love note from reality’
The official House Republican campaign arm is firing off backhanded valentines to a dozen of its top Democratic targets in the 2026 midterm elections, needling them over various controversies....
February 13, 2026
Politics
Ken Paxton on course for John Cornyn runoff in Texas Senate Republican primary: internal poll
Around 36% of likely GOP primary voters in the Lone Star State support Paxton, 27% back Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and 15% prefer Rep. Wesley Hunt (R-Texas). Around 36%...
February 13, 2026
Politics
Trump says he plans to visit Venezuela after Caracas government’s warm welcome for energy secretary
President Trump announced Friday that he plans to visit Venezuela following the interim government's warm welcome for Energy Secretary Chris Wright this week. President Trump announced Friday that he...
February 13, 2026
Education
Students remember the 17 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School victims
Broward County Public Schools students remembered the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting on Friday by reading the names of the 17 victims. Driftwood Elementary School students in Hollywood...
February 13, 2026
Congress
‘You’re going to see more defections’: Trump’s turncoat problem in Congress is growing
A small group of politically insulated members is causing headaches for party leaders and anxiety among their GOP colleagues.
February 13, 2026
Politics
DOJ sues Harvard for withholding records on alleged race-based admissions
The US Supreme Court nearly three years ago found that Harvard had run afoul of federal civil rights law in its undergraduate admissions. The US Supreme Court nearly three...
February 13, 2026
Politics
RFK Jr. admits ‘I used to snort cocaine off of toilet seats’ while discussing germs
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted to having snorted cocaine off toilet seats while recounting his past drug abuse and decades of recovery during a...
February 13, 2026
Health Care
Top aides to RFK Jr. will leave posts
The moves are part of a broader management shakeup at the health department. The moves are part of a broader management shakeup at the health department. Health Care
February 13, 2026
Politics
Corey Lewandowski fired Coast Guard pilot for leaving Kristi Noem’s blanket on plane: report
Lewandowski reportedly fired a Coast Guard pilot -- but rehired him upon realizing there was nobody else to fly the plane. Lewandowski reportedly fired a Coast Guard pilot --...