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Top News Stories for Thursday, February 12th 2026
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
Stand with a newsroom that doesn't flinch. Become a member and help keep fearless reporting independent. Already a member? Attorney General Pam Bondi put on an astonishingly contemptuous performance as she faced questions from lawmakers over her leadership of the Justice Department and handling of files relating to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a Wednesday hearing. One congressman likened her showing to one of ...
Source: huffpost.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie says lawmakers who've taken the Department of Justice up on the opportunity to view unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files are now running into a new obstacle. Massie, who spearheaded the charge to force the DOJ to release all the files linked to the late pedophile alongside Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, told CNN's Kaitlan Collins about how the move that was initially seen as a win now appears ...
Source: thedailybeast.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
– The House voted Wednesday to slap back tariffs on Canada, a rare if largely symbolic rebuke of the as Republicans joined Democrats over the objections of GOP leadership. The tally, 219-211, was among the first times the House, controlled by Republicans, has confronted the president over a signature policy, and drew instant recrimination from Trump himself. The resolution seeks to end the national emergency ...
Source: news4jax.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
United States President Donald Trump has concluded a White House meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that "nothing definitive" had been reached during their exchange. But he added that US talks with Iran would continue, as he pushes for Tehran to concede to a list of demands. "It was a very good meeting, the tremendous relationship between our two Countries continues," Trump said of ...
Source: aljazeera.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
( NewsNation ) — The House is set to vote Wednesday on the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act , a Republican-backed bill that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote. Under current law, "voter registration requires only signing a sworn statement under penalty of perjury affirming citizenship," according to All About Lawyer . "The SAVE Act would eliminate that option for federal ...
Source: wfla.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
On Monday, the National Park Service (NPS) removed a Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in New York City — a move many observers have condemned as just the latest attempt by the Trump administration to erase LGBTQ history and culture in the U.S. The Stonewall Inn is a dive bar in Manhattan that is widely considered the birthplace of the LGBTQ liberation movement. In 1969, the bar was the site of ...
Source: truthout.org
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
The Border Patrol agent who shot Chicago's Marimar Martinez once wrote that his superiors had been supportive of him, "big time." U.S. Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino praised him after the shooting. The support continued up the chain, he said, from Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem up to someone known as "El Jefe himself" — who might even be President Donald Trump. But Martinez and her attorneys say ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article The White House describes the move as 'the largest deregulatory action in American history' Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is set to dismantle the legal foundation of US climate regulation, which campaigners have labelled a "betrayal" of poorer nations and ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump is singing "No Canada" as a sprawling bridge connecting Ontario to Detroit nears completion. The Gordie Howe International Bridge is set to connect Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. Construction began in 2018, with an anticipated opening planned for 2024. Delays pushed the opening to 2026 — and Trump's threats could delay it even longer. The US and Canada are engaged in an ongoing ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
LANSING, MI – A federal judge has rejected a U.S. Department of Justice request that Michigan hand over its electronic voter registration list containing voters' personal information. U.S. District Judge Hala Jarbou in Lansing granted defense motions to dismiss the lawsuit in an opinion issued Tuesday, Feb. 10. The DOJ sought disclosure of Michigan's voter registration list under the Help America Vote Act and ...
Source: mlive.com
Wednesday, Feb 11th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump moved on several fronts to prolong US reliance on coal power, as he ordered the Pentagon to purchase electricity from plants and announced millions of dollars to upgrade existing facilities. Trump directed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to enter into agreements to purchase electricity from coal plants to power military operations. Under the directive , the Pentagon's energy installation ...
Source: news.bloomberglaw.com
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledges meetings with Epstein that contradict previous claims
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
– Under questioning from Democrats on Tuesday, Commerce Secretary acknowledged that he had met with twice after the late financier's 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a child, reversing Lutnick's previous claim that he had cut ties with him after 2005. Lutnick again downplayed his relationship with the disgraced financier, who was once his neighbor in New York City, as he was questioned by ...
Source: news4jax.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
The 28 January raid of the Fulton county election office also came after a referral from a White House lawyer The FBI's rationale behind raiding the Fulton county election office in Georgia last month was based on debunked claims from election deniers and came after a referral from a White House lawyer who tried to overturn the 2020 election, a search warrant affidavit unsealed on Tuesday reveals. The warrant ...
Source: theguardian.com
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON (AP) — Todd Lyons, the acting head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, defended his agency's officers before Congress on Tuesday, standing behind their tactics and saying they would not be intimidated as they carry out the president's mass deportation plans. Lyons was one of the three heads of agencies implementing President Donald Trump's immigration agenda to testify in a hearing called after ...
Source: pbs.org
Tuesday, Feb 10th, 2026 -
LONDON — The leader of the Scottish Labour party, Anas Sarwar, urged Prime Minister Keir Starmer to resign Monday, intensifying pressure on the British leader over his decision to make Peter Mandelson the ambassador to the United States despite his close ties to Jeffrey Epstein. "The distraction needs to end and the leadership in Downing Street has to change," Sarwar said at a news conference in Glasgow, ...
Source: bostonglobe.com