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New subpoenas issued in inquiry on response to 2016 Russian election interference, AP sources sayFeb 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.
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8th Congressional District GOP hopefuls debate U.S. immigration policiesFeb 16, 2026 3:09 pm - Immigration policy was among the issues debated by three of the four Republican candidates for the 8th Congressional District at a recent forum.
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TSA agents are working without pay at US airports due to another shutdownFeb 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.
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White House, RFK Jr. shake up health leadership after controversiesFeb 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.
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Journalist Don Lemon pleads not guilty to civil rights charges in Minnesota church protestFeb 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.
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DHS shutdown nears as Senate fails to cut deal, heads to recessFeb 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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Feds open a perjury probe into ICE officers’ testimony about the shooting of a Venezuelan manFeb 13, 2026 7:14 pm - Federal authorities have opened a criminal probe into whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting in Minneapolis last month, as all charges were dropped against two Venezuelan men.
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ICE plans to spend $38.3 billion turning warehouses into detention centersFeb 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 findingFeb 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 abortionFeb 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.