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  1. Congress Leaves DC as DHS Shuts Down

    Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:06:59 -0000

    Despite a deadlock over funding for the agency, lawmakers left town and left Democratic and White House negotiators to try to work out a deal in their absence.
  2. Beyond the Big Cities, ICE Is Rattling Small-Town and Exurban America

    Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:48:21 -0000

    Far from the national spotlight, towns like Cornelius, Ore., and Coon Rapids, Minn., are dealing with President Trump’s expanding mass deportation effort, and the effects can be acute.
  3. Trump’s Minnesota Retreat Points to the Power of Public Anger

    Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:03:22 -0000

    The withdrawal came as polls show Americans opposing the president’s immigration tactics, and as some Republican lawmakers began to find ways to distance themselves.
  4. U.S. Inflation Eased at Start of the Year

    Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:49:57 -0000

    The Consumer Price Index fell in January to 2.4 percent from 2.7 percent a month
  5. Bessent Pushes Senate on Fed Confirmation Amid Backlash Over Criminal Inquiry

    Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:34:23 -0000

    President Trump’s effort to get Kevin M. Warsh confirmed as the next Federal Reserve chair has been complicated by a criminal investigation into Jerome H. Powell.
  6. The Epstein Files and the Hidden World of an Unaccountable Elite

    Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:48:48 -0000

    The search continues in the documents for ironclad criminal conduct, but the story of a sexual predator given a free ride by the ruling class has already emerged.
  7. Venezuela’s Natural Gas, Not Oil, Might Be a Big Early Prize

    Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:30:19 -0000

    The South American country has natural gas that could be extracted and exported quickly, but U.S. sanctions, which are now being eased, have stymied development.
  8. As Diplomats Talk, Pentagon Prepares for Possible War With Iran

    Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:15:58 -0000

    President Trump threatened to strike Iran, but the military has needed time to build up its forces in the region.