[en-US] U.S. – Latest

Marco Rubio reassures America’s allies at Munich Security Conference - AP News

1. Marco Rubio reassures America’s allies at Munich Security Conference  AP News
2. Marco Rubio speech signals US-Europe relations are bruised but still friendly  BBC
3. Europe has 'failed' in the face of Trump and Putin's ‘wrecking ball’ politics, top security official says  CNBC
4. German Officials Needle Trump at Munich Security Conference  The New York Times
5. Rubio reassures trans-Atlantic ties with Europe at Munich Security Conference  WBUR

Ocasio-Cortez Offers a Working-Class Vision in Munich, With a Few Stumbles - The New York Times

1. Ocasio-Cortez Offers a Working-Class Vision in Munich, With a Few Stumbles  The New York Times
2. AOC accuses Trump of trying to usher in ‘age of authoritarianism’ at Munich conference  The Guardian
3. AOC is pushing the Democrats to take her seriously. Munich could launch her rebirth  The Independent
4. Ocasio-Cortez takes progressive vision to Munich: ‘We are ready for the next chapter’  The Hill
5. AOC to offer a 'working class' perspective on U.S. foreign policy at Munich summit  NBC News

Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace - The New York Times

1. Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace  The New York Times
2. Laser weapon that shut down El Paso's skies was LOCUST system  Axios
3. Confusion over laser system led to El Paso airspace closure, officials say  The Washington Post
4. Trump says 'people learn' after El Paso airspace closure; Gonzales calls it unacceptable  KFOX
5. Why was the El Paso airport shut down? What we know  El Paso Times

Democrats to Pam Bondi on Justice Department's Epstein files "spying": "Stop now" - Axios

1. Democrats to Pam Bondi on Justice Department's Epstein files "spying": "Stop now"  Axios
2. Opinion | Bondi’s Incompetence Is the Latest Insult for Epstein’s Victims  The New York Times
3. Pam Bondi’s Contempt for Congress  The New Yorker
4. Opinion | Warning: Listening to Pam Bondi is harmful to your brain  The Washington Post
5. On Epstein files surveillance, Jim Jordan struggles with the basics of hypocrisy  MS NOW

Investigators search second home in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case - Los Angeles Times - Los Angeles Times

1. Investigators search second home in Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case - Los Angeles Times  Los Angeles Times
2. Live updates: Roads reopen after law enforcement activity near Nancy Guthrie’s home  CNN
3. Hundreds of agents search for Nancy Guthrie as her case spotlights other families left behind  Newsday
4. Nancy Guthrie search activity ramps up near her home in Tucson, Arizona  Yahoo
5. Police activity under way near Nancy Guthrie's home  BBC

Mandatory driver impairment sensors clear a funding hurdle, but are they ready? - AP News

ICE officers suspended after making ‘untruthful statements’ about shooting - The Washington Post

1. ICE officers suspended after making ‘untruthful statements’ about shooting  The Washington Post
2. Prosecutor Seeks Dismissal of Charges Against Man Shot by ICE  The New York Times
3. DHS says immigration agents appear to have lied about shooting in Minnesota  NPR
4. DOJ drops charges against 2 men accused of assaulting ICE officers in Minneapolis, citing new evidence "inconsistent" with complaint  CBS News
5. Minnesota shooting of Venezuelan man is the latest where video evidence contradicts ICE accounts  AP News

ICE reveals $38B plan for immigrant mega-jails - Axios

1. ICE reveals $38B plan for immigrant mega-jails  Axios
2. ICE to spend $38.3 billion on detention centers across US, document shows  Reuters
3. Republicans Have Found the Real Victims of Trump’s Effort to Build Mass Immigrant Detention Centers  Slate
4. Ayotte releases info on Trump administration’s ‘new detention model’ for ICE facilities across the US  The Boston Globe
5. ICE to spend $38bn turning warehouses into detention centers, documents show  The Guardian

How a Homeland Security Shutdown Affects ICE and TSA - The Wall Street Journal

1. How a Homeland Security Shutdown Affects ICE and TSA  The Wall Street Journal
2. What services will be affected by the DHS government shutdown?  CBS News
3. Department of Homeland Security Shuts Down, Though Essential Work Continues  The New York Times
4. How popular are Democrats’ shutdown demands on immigration?  CNN
5. A DHS shutdown is coming. Why travelers should brace for impact.  USA Today

Trump vows voter ID requirements for the midterms, 'whether approved by Congress or not' - NBC News

1. Trump vows voter ID requirements for the midterms, 'whether approved by Congress or not'  NBC News
2. Trump says he will issue executive order to get voter-ID requirements before midterms  CNBC
3. Trump threatens to impose photo ID for voters for midterm elections  The Guardian
4. Trump pushes voter ID ‘whether approved by Congress or not!’  Politico
5. Trump: Voter ID to be required to vote in midterm elections  USA Today

DHS Reportedly Fired a Pilot for Forgetting Kristi Noem’s Blanket on a Plane - Rolling Stone

1. DHS Reportedly Fired a Pilot for Forgetting Kristi Noem’s Blanket on a Plane  Rolling Stone
2. A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS  The Wall Street Journal
3. Noem adviser Lewandowski sought to carry a firearm at DHS, alarming officials  MS NOW
4. Noem’s luxury jet saving Americans ‘tens of millions’ of dollars: DHS  NewsNation
5. The 5 Wildest Anecdotes From the WSJ Report on Kristi Noem and DHS  New York Magazine

Newsom Says "Trump Is Temporary", Talks 2028 At European Security Meetup - Deadline

1. Newsom Says "Trump Is Temporary", Talks 2028 At European Security Meetup  Deadline
2. Newsom to world leaders: 'Donald Trump is temporary'  Politico
3. Democrats at Munich security summit to urge Europe to stand up to Trump  The Guardian
4. Gavin Newsom Says Trump is ‘Code Red’ For Climate Leadership  Time Magazine
5. Ocasio-Cortez, Rubio to offer dueling visions of world order in Munich  The Washington Post

Judge gives US 2 weeks to retrieve student deported to Honduras while traveling for Thanksgiving - AP News

1. Judge gives US 2 weeks to retrieve student deported to Honduras while traveling for Thanksgiving  AP News
2. Judge Orders U.S. to Facilitate Return of College Student Who Was Deported in Error  The New York Times
3. Judge orders Trump administration to return deported Babson student to US, saying it’s time to ‘make amends’  The Boston Globe
4. US judge orders Trump administration to facilitate deported college student's return  Reuters
5. Court orders Trump administration to facilitate deported student’s return  Al Jazeera

The Situation: “Horsefeathers!” - Lawfare

1. The Situation: “Horsefeathers!”  Lawfare
2. Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon action against Mark Kelly over illegal orders video  NPR
3. Opinion | Sen. Mark Kelly's legal win over Pete Hegseth is a First Amendment victory for all military veterans  MS NOW
4. First Amendment Rights in the Military  Freedom Forum
5. Judge rejects Hegseth bid to punish Sen. Kelly for video message to troops  The Washington Post

Trump reveals US helicopter pilots were wounded in Maduro raid - Military Times

1. Trump reveals US helicopter pilots were wounded in Maduro raid  Military Times
2. Trump tells soldiers to vote GOP in campaign-style rally at Fort Bragg  The Washington Post
3. Trump quips about where he might move after White House as smiling Melania nods her approval  The Independent
4. Trump attacks Roy Cooper, hypes GOP opponent during Fort Bragg speech  The Hill
5. Trump tells troops at Fort Bragg that Democrats would change base name  USA Today

Who Is Jeremy Carl, Trump’s Nominee to Lead the State Department? - The New York Times

1. Who Is Jeremy Carl, Trump’s Nominee to Lead the State Department?  The New York Times
2. Dems plan to question Trump nominee on past comments on women and Jews  Axios
3. GOP opposition threatens to sink Trump’s nominee for top State Dept. job  The Washington Post
4. Utah Sen. John Curtis is sinking Jeremy Carl's nomination for a State Department post  Politico
5. Accused of being a white nationalist, Trump State Dept. nominee faces bipartisan pushback  MS NOW

Gateway gets $30M in frozen funds, with more to come - Politico

1. Gateway gets $30M in frozen funds, with more to come  Politico
2. Federal Funding to Resume for Gateway Tunnel  The New York Times
3. Gateway Tunnel: Trump admin begins disbursing federal funds to rail project: AG James’ office  amNewYork
4. Gateway Tunnel project goes to court: Judge says Trump administration in compliance with court order on funding  ABC7 New York
5. After court tells Trump administration to release funds, the massive new N.Y.-N.J. tunnel project gets $30 mi  NJ.com

Arizona sheriff in Nancy Guthrie search defends sending DNA to Florida lab - CBS News

1. Arizona sheriff in Nancy Guthrie search defends sending DNA to Florida lab  CBS News
2. Nancy Guthrie live updates: DNA from someone other than Guthrie was collected from her property  NBC News
3. Exclusive: Arizona sheriff blocks FBI access to evidence in Nancy Guthrie abduction, source says  Reuters
4. New DNA found in Nancy Guthrie investigation  KVOA
5. Genealogy company exec slams Pima sheriff's 'devastating' move to ship Nancy Guthrie evidence to Florida lab  Fox News

More than 80 Minnesota observers and protesters detail mistreatment by ICE - Star Tribune

1. More than 80 Minnesota observers and protesters detail mistreatment by ICE  Star Tribune
2. ICE Agents Menaced Minnesota Protesters at Their Homes, Filings Say  The New York Times
3. Court Documents Reveal Harrowing Accounts of ICE Violence and Intimidation  Davis Vanguard
4. ‘We Know Where You Live.’ Protesters Say ICE Agents Retaliate With Threats, Investigations  Texas Metro News
5. A Running List of Horrific Things ICE Agents Have Said to My Neighbors  Slate

Trump says change in power in Iran would be 'best' after sending 2nd aircraft carrier to region - PBS

1. Trump says change in power in Iran would be 'best' after sending 2nd aircraft carrier to region  PBS
2. US sending second aircraft carrier group to Middle East, sources say  CNN
3. Trump Says Regime Change Would Be the ‘Best Thing’ for Iran  The New York Times
4. U.S. Is Sending Its Largest Warship to the Middle East  The Wall Street Journal
5. Carrier Ford’s Extension to the Middle East Could Break Recent Deployment Records  USNI News

Queens DA charges man shot by cops, despite Mayor Mamdani's objections - Gothamist

1. Queens DA charges man shot by cops, despite Mayor Mamdani's objections  Gothamist
2. Man Shot by N.Y.P.D. Charged With Attempted Assault as Mamdani Objects  The New York Times
3. Man shot by NYPD in Queens will be indicted for attempted assault despite Mayor Mamdani questioning police protocol  ABC7 New York
4. Mamdani urges prosecutors to drop charges against knife-wielding mentally ill man shot by cops  New York Post
5. Queens man shot by NYPD during mental health crisis indicted on assault charge  amNewYork

It's been five years since catastrophic Texas blackouts. How much has changed? - NPR

1. It's been five years since catastrophic Texas blackouts. How much has changed?  NPR
2. Five years since the 2021 Texas freeze: Could it happen again?  San Antonio Express-News
3. Five years since the Texas blackout, anxiety remains and the big test has yet to come  KUT
4. Winter Storm Uri hits 5-year mark as Texans mourn lost loved ones  MySA
5. 5 years later, what triggered the 2021 Texas freeze and could history repeat itself?  Austin American-Statesman

Don Lemon pleads not guilty to civil rights charges after Minnesota anti-ICE protest - The Guardian

1. Don Lemon pleads not guilty to civil rights charges after Minnesota anti-ICE protest  The Guardian
2. Don Lemon indictment: Video appears to contradict key claims  The Washington Post
3. Don Lemon pleads not guilty to federal charges stemming from church protest  CNN
4. Don Lemon Hires Federal Prosecutor Who Quit Over Immigration Crackdown  The New York Times
5. Don Lemon, Nekima Levy Armstrong plead not guilty in church protest  Star Tribune

Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt blasts ‘misinformation’ about her cooperation with ICE - Star Tribune

1. Hennepin County Sheriff Dawanna Witt blasts ‘misinformation’ about her cooperation with ICE  Star Tribune
2. Brooks and Capehart on what's next as ICE leaves Minnesota  PBS
3. Opinion | Trump’s Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota was a failure by every metric  MS NOW
4. Operation Metro Surge cost Minneapolis at least $203 million, city officials say  FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
5. The ‘You Can’t Fire Me—I Quit’ Presidency  The Atlantic

Jury convicts New Jersey man who killed his brother's family and burned their home - NBC News

1. Jury convicts New Jersey man who killed his brother's family and burned their home  NBC News
2. NJ tech boss convicted of quadruple murder in 2018 killing of brother’s family  Fox News
3. Colts Neck murder trial: Paul Caniero found guilty of murdering brother and his brother's entire family  ABC7 New York
4. Mansion Murders Trial: Prosecution Closing Argument PT4  Court TV
5. Paul Caneiro verdict: Guilty on all counts in Colts Neck family murders  Asbury Park Press

Why The SAVE America Act Could Create New Obstacles For Millions Of Voters - Forbes

1. Why The SAVE America Act Could Create New Obstacles For Millions Of Voters  Forbes
2. House passes SAVE America Act, sending Trump-backed election bill to the Senate  NBC News
3. House GOP pushes strict proof-of-citizenship requirement for voters ahead of midterm elections  PBS
4. Federal Power Grab On Voting Still Flunks Basic Civics Test  Cato Institute
5. President Trump Speaks to Reporters  C-SPAN

Virginia court allows Democrats' redistricting vote in their plan to counter to Trump - NPR

1. Virginia court allows Democrats' redistricting vote in their plan to counter to Trump  NPR
2. Va. Supreme Court paves way for Democrats to add four seats in Congress  The Washington Post
3. This crucial state is the latest battleground in redistricting war between Trump and Democrats  Fox News
4. Supreme Court of Virginia greenlights redistricting referendum  Virginia Mercury
5. Virginia’s Top Court Clears Path for Democratic Push to Redraw House Map  The New York Times

RFK Jr. shakes up top health department staff - Axios

1. RFK Jr. shakes up top health department staff  Axios
2. Top aides to RFK Jr. will leave posts  Politico
3. White House, RFK Jr. shake up health leadership after controversies  The Washington Post
4. Two top aides to RFK Jr. leaving HHS as part of leadership shakeup  CNN
5. Secretary Kennedy Enhances Management Team to Accelerate President Trump’s Priorities and MAHA Agenda  HHS.gov

A familiar move with a new twist: Trump tries to cut CDC funds he just signed into law - NPR

1. A familiar move with a new twist: Trump tries to cut CDC funds he just signed into law  NPR
2. Federal Judge Blocks Trump Plan to Cut $600 Million in Health Funds  The New York Times
3. California, other states sue over Trump administration’s latest cuts to HIV programs  Los Angeles Times
4. Judge temporarily blocks HHS from rescinding public health grants in 4 Democratic-led states  PBS
5. Trump's CDC is canceling $600M in HIV and STD funds to four Democrat-led states  Scripps News

President Trump Delivers Biggest Regulatory Relief in History - The White House (.gov)

1. President Trump Delivers Biggest Regulatory Relief in History  The White House (.gov)
2. Trump Repeals Key Greenhouse Gas Finding, Erasing EPA’s Power to Fight Climate Change  The New York Times
3. Trump’s repeal of landmark Obama-era climate rule: four key takeaways  The Guardian
4. How dangerous is Donald Trump’s “endangerment” decision?  The Economist
5. We Wondered What Automakers Had to Say About the EPA "Killing" Stop-Start. So We Asked Them.  Car and Driver

18-year-old sentenced to life without parole for fatally shooting 5 in North Carolina - CBS News

1. 18-year-old sentenced to life without parole for fatally shooting 5 in North Carolina  CBS News
2. Live updates: Austin Thompson sentenced to life without possibility of parole for killing 5 people  ABC11 Raleigh-Durham
3. North Carolina teen who killed brother and 4 neighbors in 2022 attack sentenced to life without parole  NBC News
4. 'It's what we were hoping for:' Families of victims find closure in mass shooter's life sentence  WRAL
5. Raleigh mass shooter sentenced | Learn what the judge decided here  WXII

What Meetings Among Trump Lawyers Reveal About the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia - ProPublica

1. What Meetings Among Trump Lawyers Reveal About the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia  ProPublica
2. Concern rises within FBI that conspiracy theories spurred search of election office  MS NOW
3. Analysis | What’s happening with the FBI seizure of ballots in Georgia?  The Washington Post
4. Georgia Ballot Inquiry Originated With Election Denier in Trump White House  The New York Times
5. The Conservative Researcher Being Linked to the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia  ProPublica

Slotkin looks to make sure DOJ has ended investigation into military video - Politico

1. Slotkin looks to make sure DOJ has ended investigation into military video  Politico
2. Opinion | A Grand Jury Will Indict a Ham Sandwich? Not in the Trump Era.  The New York Times
3. Pam Bondi Crashed Out for a Bizarre Reason. She’s Not Alone.  Slate
4. DOJ’s targeting of Trump critics ramps up with attempt to indict lawmakers  The Washington Post
5. 'The grand jury has spoken': Elissa Slotkin's lawyer tells DOJ to close social video probe  NBC News

Massive sewage spill into Potomac River: What’s in the water, what are the risks rise as ice melts? - WTOP

1. Massive sewage spill into Potomac River: What’s in the water, what are the risks rise as ice melts?  WTOP
2. DC Water CEO addresses community in wake of massive sewage spill  WTOP
3. 'Remnants of sewage' including toilet paper, left behind after wastewater pipe collapse  WJLA
4. UPDATE: Potomac Interceptor Repairs, February 12  DC Water
5. NEW: Avoid contact with Potomac River, Va. Dept. of Health says  ARLnow

Buddhist monks vs. Trump’s fake “Board of Peace” - Salon.com

1. Buddhist monks vs. Trump’s fake “Board of Peace”  Salon.com
2. Monks in Maryland: 'Thank you for your hospitality'  WBAL-TV
3. Buddhist monk who led 15-week peace walk to D.C. tells CBS News peace "always begins from within"  CBS News
4. GW Welcomes Walk for Peace  GW Today
5. Buddhist monks bring 2,300-mile ‘Walk for Peace’ to Annapolis  Maryland Matters

Western US states fail to negotiate crucial Colorado River deal: ‘Mother nature isn’t going to bail us out’ - The Guardian

1. Western US states fail to negotiate crucial Colorado River deal: ‘Mother nature isn’t going to bail us out’  The Guardian
2. Western states are barreling towards a showdown over a shrinking Colorado River  CNN
3. Another Missed Deadline Casts Doubt on Colorado River Cooperation  The New York Times
4. The coming failure of Glen Canyon Dam  High Country News
5. Colorado River states fail to meet water deadline during 'extremely frustrating' negotiations  KJZZ

San Francisco teachers end 4-day strike with predawn deal - Mission Local

1. San Francisco teachers end 4-day strike with predawn deal  Mission Local
2. S.F. officials celebrate end of teachers strike, but warn of fiscal headwinds  Mission Local
3. San Francisco Unified School District and union reach tentative $183 million deal to end historic teachers' strike  ABC7 San Francisco
4. What SFUSD superintendent said about her pay amid teacher strike  KTVU
5. San Francisco Teachers End Strike After 4 Days  The New York Times

Strong storm set to pummel L.A. with heavy rains, flooding and beach hazards - Los Angeles Times

1. Strong storm set to pummel L.A. with heavy rains, flooding and beach hazards  Los Angeles Times
2. How bad will SoCal storms be? Rain to ramp up Monday, but not over yet  USA Today
3. Triple-storm system headed to Southern California: Timeline  FOX 11 Los Angeles
4. Storms on the way for Southern California. Here's what to know  Ventura County Star
5. Strong winter storm coming to SoCal next week. See the rain timeline  NBC Los Angeles

Trump Is Threatening to Block the Michigan-Canada Bridge. He Used to Cheer It. - ProPublica

1. Trump Is Threatening to Block the Michigan-Canada Bridge. He Used to Cheer It.  ProPublica
2. Opinion | Trump's false claims about a bridge to Canada I helped negotiate  MS NOW
3. ‘We’re hurting. We need the Canadians.’ US tourism agency tries to woo travelers back.  The Boston Globe
4. Trump Has a Bridge He Wants to Sell You  The Atlantic
5. How Moroun company lobbied Trump administration ahead of Gordie Howe Bridge threats  The Detroit News

‘Tax the Rich’ Rally Is Expected to Draw a Big Crowd. But Not Mamdani. - The New York Times

1. ‘Tax the Rich’ Rally Is Expected to Draw a Big Crowd. But Not Mamdani.  The New York Times
2. Hochul’s no-tax-hike stance gets an unexpected boost from Mamdani  Politico
3. New York City’s Looming Deficit Threatens to Curb Mamdani’s Ambitions  The Wall Street Journal
4. "Honeymoon is over" Zohran Mamdani grilled by lawmakers as he proposes to "tax the rich"  WRGB
5. Mamdani Says Budget Gap Has Shrunk, Easing Pressure on Albany to Tax the Rich  THE CITY - NYC News

February 12, 2026 - Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson | Substack

1. February 12, 2026  Letters from an American | Heather Cox Richardson | Substack
2. Trump Orders the Pentagon to Buy More Coal-Fired Electricity  The New York Times
3. Analysis: Trump has overseen more coal retirements than any other US president  Carbon Brief
4. Cardinal Plant named among six U.S. projects receiving part of $175M DOE upgrade funds  WTRF
5. Trump orders Pentagon to buy electricity from coal plants  Axios