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In upcoming elections, Republicans have a Texas problem — and so do Democrats

With less than nine months until the midterm elections, Donald Trump's party is in trouble. The president's policies and actions are unpopular, Republicans keep losing special elections, and now even have to defend once-solid seats in Congress. One state has become a focal point: Texas.

Euronews

African Union summit opens, as continent faces conflict and climate extremes

The 2026 African Union Summit is being held this weekend in Addis Ababa, with Angola handing the rotating chair to Burundi. The bloc is facing challenges including mounting conflicts, insecurity in the Sahel, strained ties with Washington and internal strife, while this year’s summit theme of water highlights the damage…

Radio France Internationale

A lawsuit seeks to stop Trump's overhaul of a 100-year-old public golf course in Washington

Two golfers in Washington, D.C., have sued the federal government to try to prevent the Trump administration from overhauling a more than 100-year-old public golf course

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DEA quietly resumes anti-drug coordination with Bolivia almost 20 years since its expulsion

A top Bolivian official says the United States has resumed intelligence coordination on counternarcotics efforts with Bolivia under its new president

The Independent UK

In turnaround, Indian national Nikhil Gupta pleads guilty in Khalistani's murder-for-hire case

TOI correspondent from Washington: In a dramatic courtroom reversal, Indian national Nikhil Gupta pleaded guilty Friday to federal charges in a foiled plot to kill Gurpatwant Pannun, a pro-Khalistan separatist and US citizen. Gupta, 54, appearing before US magistrate judge Sarah Netburn, admitted to three counts: murder-for-hire, conspiracy to commit…

The Times of India

US homeland security department partially shut down after lawmakers fail to agree funding

Lawmakers left Washington for a long weekend without resolving an impasse over much-criticized agency’s funding

The Guardian - US

Beyond ‘limited value’: Seattle settlement restores dignity to slain Indian student

The TOI correspondent from Washington: A $29 million award to the family of Jaahnavi Kandula, a 23-year old student from India who was killed in a road accident in Seattle on a cold night in January 2023, will not bring her back to life. But in a gracious gesture and…

The Times of India

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Global warming, American cooling: US freezes climate science

WASHINGTON: The United States has gone cold on global warming after putting climate safeguards on ice. In a sweeping move, President Donald Trump on Thursday revoked the 2009 “endangerment finding” issued under Barack Obama, which had declared that greenhouse gases threaten public health and welfare. The ruling empowered the US…

The Times of India

Trump's Washington is unrecognizable

The nation's capital and America's democracy have become shells of their former selves

Salon

20 Best West Coast Cities for Rich Young People To Live

To be young and wealthy is great. To live on America’s beautiful West Coast? Even better. Where are the best places for the young and wealthy to settle down?

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Trump insists Iran talks must continue, but military action is not off the table

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to Washington on February 11 appears not to have achieved what many observers saw as its central purpose: to persuade Donald Trump to harden his demands on Iran to the point that negotiations between the countries fail. According to reports, Trump told Netanyahu he…

The Conversation

US orders its largest aircraft carrier to Middle East in show of force to Tehran

The USS Gerald R Ford, the world’s most advanced carrier, is redeployed to the Middle East as Washington signals it is keeping military options open on Iran.

Euronews

DC sues landlords with law used in organized crime to stop mistreatment of low-income tenants

Washington, D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb has filed a lawsuit using a law originally crafted to prosecute organized crime to push a landlord accused of providing unsuitable living conditions to his renters out of business

The Independent UK

DHS shutdown looms after Senate Democrats block Homeland Security bill

Lawmakers in both chambers were put on notice to return to Washington should a deal be reached to avert the anticipated shutdown

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Washington Built Big Health Care. Now It Wants To Break It Up.

The Break Up Big Medicine Act makes no mention of the laws and government programs responsible for consolidation of the health care industry.

The Independent UK

Judge won't pause ruling keeping in place temporary protections for Haitians in US

A federal judge in Washington has refused to pause her ruling blocking the Trump administration from ending temporary immigration protections for Haitians who are living in the United States

The Conversation

The US is starving Cuba of fuel – here’s what a deal between them could look like

Cuba has reached a breaking point that even its crisis-hardened leadership cannot ignore. It is running out of fuel amid US pressure, having last received oil on January 9 from Mexico. This has prompted airlines such as Air Canada to cancel all flights to Cuba, hitting the tourism lifeline that…

The Conversation

Trust and ethics: the public and politicians no longer even agree on the basics

Just over 18 months ago, Keir Starmer said the “fight for trust is the battle that defines our age”. Now a scandal surrounding his former ambassador to Washington, Peter Mandelson, could end his political career, precisely because of the damage it could cause to public trust.

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'NATO 3.0': US and Europe appear to agree rebalancing of power is needed

Washington wants to focus more on other theatres, while Europeans are wary of the mercurial nature of the current US administration.

The Independent UK

Grieving families press Congress on aviation safety reforms after midair collision near DC

Key senators and the families of the 67 people who died when an airliner collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., are convinced advanced aircraft locator systems that experts have been recommending for decades would have prevented the crash

The Guardian - US

Monks bring balm for America’s wounds as Washington cheers peace odyssey

Buddhist monks had walked 2,300 miles from Texas, braving snow and often barefoot – their arrival in the capital was greeted by thousands

The Independent UK

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 Conversation

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.

The Independent UK

Buddhist monks walk to the US Capitol on the final day of their 15-week journey from Texas

A group of Buddhist monks completes a 108-day Walk for Peace from Texas to Washington, bringing its message to the nation’s capital

The Independent UK

The Latest: Bondi will face questions before Congress over Epstein files

Attorney General Pam Bondi will face questions from lawmakers over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein that have exposed sensitive private information about victims despite redaction efforts

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