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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.
Rubio plugs Orbán’s bid for another term after April elections during a visit to Budapest

By MATTHEW LEE and JUSTIN SPIKE
Feb 16, 2026 7:26 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Monday enthusiastically endorsed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán 's bid to serve a fifth straight term af...
Monster trucks? A bill percolating in D.C. to boost rig weights is causing concern in the suburbs

By Marni Pyke
Feb 15, 2026 8:45 pm - Safety advocates are pushing back against efforts in Congress to raise truck weight limits from 80,000 pounds to 91,000.
TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdown

By RIO YAMAT
Feb 14, 2026 4:46 pm - A shutdown of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security that took effect early Saturday impacts the agency responsible for screening passengers and bags at airports across the country. Travelers with airline reservations may be nervously recalling a 43-day government shutdown that led to historic flight cancellations and long delays last year.
White House, RFK Jr. shake up health leadership after controversies

By Lauren Weber, Rachel Roubein and Dan Diamond
Feb 14, 2026 3:02 pm - The White House and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are shaking up the health department’s leadership team ahead of the midterms, pushing out several deputies while elevating others in hopes of stabilizing an agency rattled by internal fights and controversial messages, according to more than half a dozen people familiar with the matter, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe personnel matters.
Journalist Don Lemon pleads not guilty to civil rights charges in Minnesota church protest

By STEVE KARNOWSKI
Feb 13, 2026 7:39 pm - Former CNN host turned independent journalist Don Lemon pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges Friday, following a protest at a Minnesota church where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official is a pastor. Four others also pleaded not guilty in the case.
DHS shutdown nears as Senate fails to cut deal, heads to recess

By Erik Wasson and Steven T. Dennis
Feb 13, 2026 7:26 pm - A Saturday shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security is all but inevitable after the Senate failed to advance a funding bill and headed out on a week-long recess without a deal regarding new limits on immigration enforcement.

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