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  1. Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 04:40:15 -0000

    People familiar with the episode said the use of the technology was not coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration. Officials targeted what they thought was a drug cartel drone, but turned out to be a party balloon, they said.
  2. What We Know About the El Paso Airspace Shutdown

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:50:08 -0000

    The Trump administration blamed the disruptive halt on a cartel drone incursion, but others have disputed that explanation.
  3. Trump’s Director of Election Security Is an Election Denier

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:08:10 -0000

    Even in a government full of conspiracists, Kurt Olsen stands out. He made a key referral in the Fulton County, Ga., election case.
  4. House Passes Strict Voter ID Bill, Amplifying Trump’s Claims of Fraud

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 02:03:33 -0000

    The measure had no path forward in the Senate, where Democrats are all but certain to block it and Republicans have said they will not try to skirt filibuster rules to ram it through.
  5. U.S. Attorney Chosen to Replace Trump Pick Is Quickly Fired by White House

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 03:12:46 -0000

    Federal judges had appointed Donald Kinsella, a veteran litigator, as top prosecutor in the Northern District of New York after the Trump administration’s nominee was found to be serving unlawfully.
  6. Laid-Off Battery Plant Workers Pin Blame on Ford, not Trump, for Lost Jobs

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:02:26 -0000

    Ford Motor shut down a battery factory and laid off 1,600 workers after President Trump and Republicans gutted government support for electric vehicles.
  7. Ford Will Make a Play for a Different Battery Market

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:03:23 -0000

    The company, long focused on cars and trucks, plans to begin manufacturing large batteries used by utilities, data centers, other businesses and homeowners.
  8. Push for Body Cameras for D.H.S. Underscores Trump Administration’s Shift

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:08:14 -0000

    Immigration enforcement agencies have received tens of millions in funding for body camera programs, which the Trump administration proposed cutting — until recently.
  9. Under Trump, ICE’s Work Force Grew as Other Immigration Agencies Shrank

    Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:10:24 -0000

    With more ICE agents and fewer judges and asylum officers, the balance of the federal immigration apparatus has shifted.
  10. Eyeing the Midterms, Kennedy Pivots Toward Food and Away From Vaccines

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 02:03:57 -0000

    Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who focused heavily on vaccine policy in 2025, will spend this year talking up healthy eating.
  11. U.S. Health Officials Defend Rejection of Moderna’s Flu Vaccine

    Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:53:31 -0000

    The F.D.A.’s refusal to examine the company’s mRNA shot drew widespread criticism from doctors and was divisive within the agency.
  12. India’s Prime Minister Faces Blowback Over Trade Deal With Trump to Lower Tariffs

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:15:44 -0000

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi won a big reduction of sky-high tariffs, but critics say he undermined Indian sovereignty and undercut the nation’s farmers.
  13. House Votes to Cancel Trump’s Canada Tariffs

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:07:41 -0000

    Six Republicans joined nearly all Democrats to end the national emergency President Donald Trump had declared to impose tariffs on imports from Canada.
  14. End ICE Lawlessness

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:07:56 -0000

    Congress must stand firm against President Trump’s assault on the rule of law.