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Trump officials limit FEMA travel to disaster areas amid funding lapse, emails show

By Brianna Sacks
Feb 18, 2026 4:00 pm - The Department of Homeland Security has halted almost all travel amid the ongoing standoff over its funding, restricting the ability of hundreds of Federal Emergency Management Agency staff members to move in and out of disaster-affected areas, according to emails and documents obtained by The Washington Post.
NIH’s Bhattacharya will also run the CDC while Trump administration looks for a permanent director

By LAURAN NEERGAARD
Feb 18, 2026 3:50 pm - National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya will also temporarily become acting director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an administration official said Wednesday.
Brendan Carr defends FCC role in dropped Colbert interview: ‘No censorship’

By Leo Sands and Scott Nover
Feb 18, 2026 3:44 pm - Two days after CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert said he was barred from airing an interview with Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) because of the network’s legal concerns about flouting the FCC’s equal-time rule, the commission’s chair, Brendan Carr, defended himself against allegations of censorship.
Groups sue over Trump effort to ‘erase’ history, science in national parks

By Brady Dennis
Feb 17, 2026 9:10 pm - A coalition of scientific, preservation and historical groups on Tuesday sued the Trump administration, arguing that the removal of information about civil rights, climate change and other topics at multiple national parks amounts to illegal censorship.
New subpoenas issued in inquiry on response to 2016 Russian election interference, AP sources say

By ERIC TUCKER
Feb 17, 2026 5:24 pm - The Justice Department has issued new subpoenas in a Florida-based investigation into perceived adversaries of President Donald Trump and the U.S. government response to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
Stephen Colbert says network lawyers pulled James Talarico interview over FCC equal time fears

By MEG KINNARD
Feb 17, 2026 10:30 am - Late-night host Stephen Colbert said his interview with Democratic Texas Senate candidate James Talarico was pulled from Monday night’s broadcast over network fears it would violate regulatory guidance from the Trump administration on giving equal time to political candidates.
Democratic Senate candidates clash on donations, opine on extraterrestrial controversy

By Marni Pyke
Feb 16, 2026 10:04 pm - Senate debate between Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and U.S. Reps. Robin Kelly and Raja Krishnamoorthi touches on space aliens.
Prosecutors plan to charge Israeli settler with killing Palestinian activist

By SAM METZ
Feb 16, 2026 9:07 pm - Israeli prosecutors said Monday that they plan to charge a settler in the killing of a Palestinian activist during a confrontation that was caught on video, opening a rar...
Iran meets U.N. nuclear watchdog in Geneva ahead of more U.S. talks

By JAMEY KEATEN and STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN
Feb 16, 2026 9:01 pm - Iran's top diplomat met with the head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency Monday, ahead of a second round of negotiations with the United States over Tehran's nuclear pro...
‘We see the injustice’: Suburban students pledge walkouts will continue, no matter the consequences

By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Feb 16, 2026 5:45 pm - Defying school policies and incurring the disapproval of administrators and peers, students at several suburban schools say they remain undaunted by penalties for showing solidarity with immigrant families and their allies.

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