Year: 2026
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...
February 12, 2026
Congress
Billy Long calls Iceland ‘52nd state’ joke ‘totally inappropriate’
Former Rep. Billy Long apologized to lawmakers for a private joke he made to former House colleagues saying Iceland would be the “52nd state” with him as its governor....
February 12, 2026
Politics
Congress expands probe of TeaOnHer app accused of letting men post nudes of exes
The powerful House Oversight Committee is expanding its probe into the company behind the defunct, controversial TeaOnHer app that let men dish on the women they've dated, which has...
February 12, 2026
Congress
Minnesota AG: Feds still not cooperating on Pretti and Good investigations
The comments come as White House border czar Tom Homan announced an end to the surge in immigration operations in Minneapolis.
February 12, 2026
Politics
GOP Sen. John Cornyn unveils ‘Defeat Sharia Law Act’ amid contoversy over sprawling Muslim-centered community
Texas Sen. John Cornyn is introducing new legislation aimed at making the enforcement of Islamic Sharia Law, and discrimination based on the fundamentalist Muslim code, a violation of the...
February 12, 2026
Politics
Josh Hawley demands congressional oversight of abortion pill over safety concerns
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is calling for a crackdown on the abortion pill Mifepristone. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is calling for a crackdown on the abortion pill Mifepristone.
February 12, 2026
Politics
Pam Bondi’s cutting response to LA Dem over Epstein files prompts outrage in Culver City
In a heated exchange between Bondi and Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, who represents the state’s 37th District, the congresswoman called out the nation’s top law enforcement official for refusing to...
February 12, 2026
Politics
Melania Trump says she reunified displaced Ukrainian and Russian children with their families
First lady Melania Trump’s office said Thursday that she played a role in the return of an unspecified number of Ukrainian and Russian children separated from their families. “For...
February 12, 2026
Congress
Justice Democrats endorse Kat Abughazaleh in Illinois primary
Justice Democrats and the Peace, Accountability, and Leadership PAC, or PAL PAC, have jointly endorsed progressive influencer Kat Abughazaleh in the hotly contested Democratic primary to replace Rep. Jan...