The Republican who Mike Johnson can't ever count on "What's my incentive to vote for anything?" Massie said to Axios. Axios · Feb 12
Trump slams ‘mediocre’ Republican in spat over inviting Democratic governors to White House dinner Trump attacked Republican Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt as part of the public back-and-forth around the upcoming events The Independent UK · Feb 12
US House backs bid to block Canada tariffs in rebuke of Trump Republicans join Democrats in objecting to national emergency US president declared to impose tariffs The Guardian - US · Feb 12
Trump receives shiny trophy as he’s named ‘Undisputed Champion of Beautiful Clean Coal’ by mining executives at White House “Clean Beautiful coal. We love Clean Beautiful coal, don't we?” the president said, kicking off the event at the White House Wednesday The Independent UK · Feb 12
Border patrol chief praised federal agent who shot US citizen in Chicago New evidence shows Gregory Bovino hailed agent who fired at Marimar Martinez five times in her car The Guardian - US · Feb 12
Pam Bondi pushes back at lawmakers while dodging Epstein questions during hearing The attorney general accused Democrats of using the Epstein files to distract from Trump's successes The Independent UK · Feb 12
The U.S. House Just Voted To Stop Trump's 'Emergency' Tariffs on Imports From Canada But the numbers are a long way from a veto-proof majority, so Wednesday's vote may be a purely symbolic victory for free traders. Reason · Feb 12
Trump admin reveals first-of-its-kind funding data in elite college crackdown The Education Department said that in 2025, colleges and universities received $5.2 billion in foreign gifts and contracts. Axios · Feb 11
Oil giant tells Trump it’s ‘too expensive’ to reinvest in Venezuela despite president’s urging The French multinational energy company had left Venezuela in 2022 but, along with others, faced pressure to return from Trump following the U.S. military operations to capture the ousted president Nicolas Maduro on January 3 The Independent UK · Feb 11
MAGA civil war erupts with Steven Bannon and Roger Stone in online feud over Epstein Emails released with the Epstein files allegedly suggest Steve Bannon was planning a favorable documentary about the sex trafficking New York financier The Independent UK · Feb 11
House Republicans defy Trump on trade The vote signals growing GOP discomfort with Trump's aggressive tariff strategy. Axios · Feb 11
Trump ally Jeanine Pirro tapped prosecutors with scant federal experience to lead failed indictment on Democrats over ‘illegal orders’ video The Justice Department reportedly failed this week to convince a grand jury to indict the lawmakers over their November video The Independent UK · Feb 11
Chaos and confusion in El Paso after airspace closed and quickly reopened Officials in US border city say FAA decisions caused major disruption – and residents are still scrambling for answers The Guardian - US · Feb 11
Gallup to stop tracking presidential approval ratings after 88 years Public opinion polling agency says decision ‘solely based on Gallup’s research goals and priorities’ The Guardian - US · Feb 11
The Guardian - US · Feb 11 Democrats deride veterans affairs secretary for repeating false claims about Alex Pretti’s killing Pretti, a VA nurse, was shot by federal agents in Minneapolis and was labeled a ‘terrorist’ by the administration
The Guardian - US · Feb 11 Trump’s attempt to indict Democrats for video to troops an ‘alarm for democracy’ Mark Kelly speaks out after grand jury declines to indict six lawmakers over video urging troops to resist illegal orders
The Texas Tribune · Feb 11 Trump administration is sending pregnant migrant girls to Texas shelter criticized as medically inadequate Government sources and advocates for the children worry the goal is to concentrate them in Texas, where abortion is banned.
The Independent UK · Feb 11 Cuban peso hits a record low against the US dollar in informal markets The Cuban peso has sunk to a record low against the U.S. dollar in the informal market, as tighter U.S. pressure on oil supplies deepens Cuba’s economic crisis
The Independent UK · Feb 11 Michigan Senate candidates tell Washington Democrats: Show some spine Three Senate candidates in Michigan are unified around demand for Democrats to stand their ground on shutdown fight
The Independent UK · Feb 11 Gallup to end monthly presidential polls after 80 years – as Trump’s approval ratings continue to slide The company said the decision was ‘solely’ made based on its ‘research goals and priorities’
Reason · Feb 11 What a $500 Billion Fraud Reveals About Our Broken System Government agencies rarely check whether their handouts go to the right people. Why?
Fortune · Feb 11 Trump's immigration curbs will help take 2.4 million people out of the workforce, but he's betting AI can pick up the slack Can AI make up lost productivity from crashing fertility rates and shrinking immigration flows? Trump will certainly hope so.
The Independent UK · Feb 11 Michael Che calls out fan’s SNL pitch for Epstein island sketch featuring actual children: ‘That’d be funny to you?’ ‘I guess I just don’t understand comedy audiences anymore,’ comedian said
The Conversation · Feb 11 Trump administration losing credibility with judges and grand juries – a former federal judge explains why this is ‘remarkable and unprecedented’ The word “unprecedented” is getting a workout after a grand jury in Washington on Feb. 10, 2026, rebuffed an attempt by federal prosecutors to get an indictment against perceived enemies of President Donald Trump.
Reason · Feb 11 Trump Imposed 39 Percent 'Emergency' Tariffs When Switzerland Hurt His Feelings The story is an exercise in pettiness but also a perfect reason why Congress and the Supreme Court should limit the president's power grab.