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Top News Stories for Monday, February 16th 2026
Government shutdown hits DHS after Democrats blow up bipartisan funding deal over immigration uproar
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! The third government shutdown in under half a year has officially begun just after midnight on Saturday after Democrats and Republicans spent recent weeks battling over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. Just one area of government has been left without federal funding as of midnight — the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Congress has completed ...
Source: foxnews.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! Two Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers are under criminal investigation after federal prosecutors moved to dismiss felony assault charges against Venezuelan nationals from a January shooting in Minneapolis . ICE Director Todd Lyons said Friday that newly reviewed video evidence suggests the officers may have made "untruthful statements" under oath about the ...
Source: foxnews.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
The US military conducted a deadly strike on a suspected drug trafficking boat in the Caribbean Sea, killing three people. The operation is part of the Trump administration's ongoing campaign against drug cartels, which has resulted in 133 deaths through 38 attacks since September in Caribbean and eastern Pacific waters. US Southern Command shared details of the latest strike on social media, including video ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
At least a half-dozen top officials in the current Trump administration have connections to Jeffrey Epstein , according to an NBC News review of some of the over 3 million documents the Justice Department has released. The degree to which each individual was connected to Epstein varies significantly, from a single email to years of communications. President Donald Trump, who had a lengthy relationship with Epstein, ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
Weapons storage facilities and parts of the IS infrastructure were targeted by US forces trying to maintain "relentless military pressure" on what remains of the terrorist network. The US military has said it attacked more than 30 Islamic State targets in Syria earlier this month in retaliation for the deaths of two US soldiers and an American civilian interpreter in an IS ambush two months ago. Weapons storage ...
Source: news.sky.com
Saturday, Feb 14th, 2026 -
A rally in North York Saturday that drew an estimated 350,000 people called on the Canadian government to recognize Iran's exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi as the leader of Iran's democratic transition after anti-government protests erupted in Iran at the end of last year. Chants of 'King Reza Pahlavi' could be heard down Yonge Street Listen to this article Estimated 7 minutes The audio version of this article is ...
Source: cbc.ca
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges Friday, accused in a protest at a Minnesota church where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official is a pastor. Four other people are also set to be arraigned in the case. Lemon did not comment to reporters as he entered the courthouse accompanied by his attorney, Joe ...
Source: bostonglobe.com
Friday, Feb 13th, 2026 -
A United States court has ordered the administration of President Donald Trump to facilitate the return of a Babson College student, Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, who was wrongfully deported last year. In his ruling on Tuesday, US District Judge Richard Stearns gave the government two weeks to take steps to bring Lopez Belloza back. He framed the order as an opportunity to correct a "mistake" – but he did not rule ...
Source: aljazeera.com