Year: 2026
February 12, 2026
Congress
Senate Democrat aims to put members on record opposing Maxwell pardon
Sen. Jacky Rosen will introduce a resolution Thursday designed to put the Senate on record opposing the prospect of President Donald Trump granting a pardon or clemency to Ghislaine...
February 12, 2026
Politics
Border czar Tom Homan announces end of ICE surge in Minnesota
Border czar Tom Homan announced that the immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota that began last year has now concluded with President Trump's blessing. Border czar Tom Homan announced that...
February 12, 2026
Congress
House member trips to Munich, elsewhere at risk due to likely DHS shutdown
Two dozen House members could miss a major national security gathering in Munich this weekend, thanks to the Senate's struggles to strike a deal that would avert a shutdown...
February 12, 2026
Politics
Ilhan Omar eviscerated for suggesting Trump is a pedophile — and should be executed: ‘Keep her mouth shut’
The powerful House Oversight Committee Chairman, James Comer, tore into Rep. Ilhan Omar after the far-left pol astonishingly suggested that President Trump is a pedophile -- and should be...
February 12, 2026
Congress
Capitol agenda: Senate heads into doomed DHS votes
A DHS shutdown is coming Friday night, and there’s no telling how long it could last. The White House on Wednesday night sent Congress the legislative text of its...
February 12, 2026
Congress
Koch-backed group posts 7-figure ad buy in North Carolina Senate race
Americans for Prosperity Action, the political arm of the powerful conservative Koch network, has placed a 7-figure ad buy for former RNC Chair Michael Whatley’s Senate campaign in North...
February 12, 2026
Politics
Tulsi Gabbard ends task force that aimed to reform intelligence gathering after less than a year
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said the task force's work was always intended to be temporary. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said the task force's work was...
February 12, 2026
Congress
Tariff votes hand Republicans an unwanted referendum on affordability
House GOP leaders shielded their most vulnerable members from politically explosive votes for more than a year. Now the fallout is reverberating.
February 12, 2026
Politics
Pentagon orders second carrier strike group to prepare to deploy to Middle East: report
President Trump has not yet given the carrier group the greenlight to deploy, but an order could be issued “in a matter of hours,” according to a report citing...
February 12, 2026
Politics
GOP lawmaker shocked after anti-ICE sheriff was stumped by ‘fifth-grade civics’ question
The sheriff answered, "The Constitution of the United States," to which Chesser responded, "That is what establishes the branches of government; I’m asking what branch you fall under." The...