Year: 2026
February 12, 2026
Politics
DHS shutdown at the end of Friday inevitable as Sen. Thune admits lawmakers ‘not close’ to a deal
For the third time in three months, the federal government is hurtling towards another government shutdown, this time a partial one specific to programs under the Department of Homeland...
February 12, 2026
Politics
See the billionaires flooding Matt Mahan’s Gov campaign with cash – rivals says he’s owned by big tech
Silicon Valley billionaires, venture capitalists, and real estate executives dominate the crowd of early donors giving millions to Matt Mahan’s 2026 campaign for governor, according to newly filed state...
February 12, 2026
Politics
Rep. Elise Stefanik urges RFK Jr. to probe Mayor Mamdani’s Department of Health over anti-Israel group
Rep. Elise Stefanik is urging Trump Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to investigate Zohran Mamdani's Health Department, after staffers allegedly used taxpayers resources to launch...
February 12, 2026
Politics
How a little-known Maine ballot initiative could defang super PACs before the 2028 election
Politicians — from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) — have decried the potential corrupting force of unlimited donations from plutocrats and corporations. Politicians —...
February 12, 2026
Politics
Trump says Iran faces ‘very traumatic’ moment if no deal is struck ‘over the next month’
"We have to make a deal, otherwise it's going to be very traumatic, very traumatic," Trump told reporters at the White House — one day after he met privately...
February 12, 2026
Congress
Trump State Department nominee says he won’t stop posting on social media
President Donald Trump’s nominee for a high-ranking State Department post told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday he will not stop making posts and statements as he waits...
February 12, 2026
Congress
Mike Johnson chides DOJ for tracking lawmakers’ perusal of unredacted Epstein files
Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday he disapproves of the Justice Department surveilling lawmakers who come to agency headquarters to review the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files. “I don't think it's...
February 12, 2026
Congress
DHS shutdown all but certain after failed Senate vote
Lawmakers are heading for the exits following a failed Senate vote Thursday, all but guaranteeing the Department of Homeland Security shuts down early Saturday morning. The funding lapse, which...
February 12, 2026
Politics
Lee Zeldin says he’s trying to end ‘Obama switch’ that makes cars turn off at stoplights
"We are ending the federal government's push to get manufacturers to install that Obama switch, the almost universally despised start-stop feature," Zeldin said while announcing the repeal of the...
February 12, 2026
Politics
Trump and Lee Zeldin announce ‘largest deregulatory action in American history’
President Trump and EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin on Thursday announced the repeal of a 2009 policy allowing the federal government to regulate the emissions of fossil fuels by declaring...