Top Stories

News, analysis and opinion from the dayโ€™s top stories.


5h ago

The Department of Homeland Security enters a shutdown โ€” sort of

Thereโ€™s a funding lapse at DHS. But some agencies still have plenty of money, which should come in handy because thereโ€™s no end in sight for this shutdown.

10h ago

DOJ investigating whether ICE officers lied about migrantโ€™s shooting

The news comes a day after the government moved to dismiss charges accusing two men of assaulting a federal officer.

11h ago

Russ Vought helped gut USAID โ€” then reportedly used its money for his security

Trumpโ€™s USAID cuts may lead to millions of deaths worldwide in the name of โ€œefficiency.โ€ Yet the administration reportedly will use $15 million from the agency to pay for the OMB chiefโ€™s security.

11h ago

Even a Trump-appointed judge could see through this Texas law

This weekโ€™s Deadline: Legal Newsletter looks at Texas law designed to punish companies for looking at the environmental and social consequences of their decisions.

12h ago

Trumpโ€™s FTC presses Apple News to push pro-MAGA articles as his unpopularity grows

The president and his allies in Washington have their sights set on Apple in their latest effort to force media companies to promote more content that aligns with their views.

12h ago

Fridayโ€™s Mini-Report, 2.13.26

Todayโ€™s edition of quick hits.

12h ago

James Van Der Beek died with crushing medical debt. His family’s response is too familiar.

The average American has every right to be disturbed at learning about the GoFundMe for actor James Van Der Beekโ€™s family, who were left with expensive medical bills after the star of โ€œDawsonโ€™s Creekโ€ died of colorectal cancer this week at age 48.

12h ago

Longtime Trump adviser Lewandowski sought to carry a firearm at DHS, alarming officials

A lawyer who refused the request was reassigned, according to two people familiar with the matter.

12h ago

Six charts that prove immigrants are an asset, not a liability, to American prosperity

MS NOWโ€™s Steve Rattner uses data to explain how immigration is โ€œmore important today than ever before.โ€

13h ago

After a judge sided with Mark Kelly, what happens to Pete Hegsethโ€™s crusade?

The sooner the Pentagon chief and the rest of the Trump administration move on from this fiasco, the better off everyone will be.

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