Nation and World Politics
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ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centers
Feb 13, 2026 6:46 pm - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement expects to spend $38.3 billion on its plan to acquire warehouses across the country and retrofit them into immigrant detention centers that can hold tens of thousands of immigrants, according to documents the agency provided to New Hampshire’s governor and published on the state’s website Thursday.
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A look at false claims made by the Trump administration as it revokes a key scientific finding
Feb 13, 2026 4:35 pm - President Donald Trump on Thursday revoked the 2009 endangerment finding, which has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change.But in making the announcement, Trump and Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin made false claims regarding the government declaration, climate change, and energy.
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Pregnant women die at higher rates when states restrict abortion
Feb 13, 2026 4:17 pm - State abortion restrictions put in place during the last two decades have resulted in more women dying during or after childbirth, leading to about 16 additional deaths a year across the states that became more stringent, new research finds.
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January inflation eased more than expected in promising sign for economy
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2 Mexican Navy ships laden with humanitarian aid dock in Cuba as US blockade sparks energy crisis
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RFK Jr. promised to restore trust in US health agencies. A year later, it’s eroding
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Homeland Security shutdown seems certain as funding talks between White House and Democrats stall
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Speaker Johnson says he disapproves of Justice Department logging lawmaker searches of Epstein files
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Trump's EPA revokes scientific finding that underpinned US fight against climate change
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Ukraine support key for GOP Senate candidates despite cost concernsFeb 11, 2026 9:13 pm - Most Republicans vying to replace outgoing U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin contend U.S. support for Ukraine is crucial as it battles Russia, although some raised concerns about the cost.