‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September  —  Seamus Culleton has been in a detention facility in Texas for nearly five months despite having no criminal record  —  An Irishman living in the United States for more than 20 years has been held by US Immigration …

Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance  —  A rocking start to the Super Bowl.  —  Green Day performed during the opening ceremony of Super Bowl LX that celebrated generations of Super Bowl MVPs including Emmitt Smith, Jerry Rice, and Peyton and Eli Manning.

U.S. Olympic athletes in Italy are speaking out about the political situation at home  — 5 min Click here to listen to this article  — Olympic skiers Mikaela Shiffrin and Hunter Hess are among the athletes who've talked about the political situation in the U.S. while at the Milan-Cortina Games.

The blowback to Trump's racist video reveals his weakness  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🧠 Subscribe to PN 🧠  —  Late Thursday night, President Donald Trump posted a short video which included a horrifically racist …

Trump leaves Republicans guessing on midterms plans as outlook darkens  —  The president is said to be eager to increase his involvement, but on some days sounds detached and noncommittal.  —  Republicans looking to the White House to lead in the face of the party's dimming prospects …

Immigration Raids in South Texas Are Starting to Hit the Economy  —  Trade groups are raising alarms about aggressive immigration enforcement hurting businesses in the region  —  WESLACO, Texas—At Monte Cielo, a new housing development in this growing region of South Texas, half-built homes are sitting empty.

Exclusive: Centrist Dems strike back with new group … - Former Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos, ex-chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, will serve as president.  — The group describes itself as a “hub for center-left policy and advocacy.”

GOP's Bruce Blakeman to tap upstate NY sheriff as running mate against Gov. Hochul  —  Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman will tap an upstate sheriff known as tough-on-crime policies and a staunch pro-gun rights stance as his running mate, sources told The Post Sunday.

A Raid in a Small Town Brings Trump's Deportations to Deep-Red Idaho  —  Wilder, Idaho, prided itself on comity.  Then federal agents stormed a racetrack outside of town in October, and the reverberations are still shaking the community.  —  People in Wilder, Idaho, didn't give much thought …

2/9/26☀️ AM: … Funding for the Department of Homeland Security runs out on Friday.  Just like any good shutdown deadline, this one is bumping up against the weeklong Presidents Day recess.  You'll hear a lot of threats in the coming days about canceling the recess …

Fulton County argues FBI seizure of 2020 ballots shows ‘callous disregard’ for constitutional rights … Boulee said unsealing the affidavit was appropriate due to “the importance of the public's access to judicial proceedings,” but he said he will allow Justice Department lawyers to redact the names of …

SAVE America Act becomes catch-all for Trump's election demands: Here's what's actually in it  —  With high-stakes midterms approaching, President Trump has called for Republicans to “nationalize” elections, end mail-in ballots and pass the SAVE America Act.

Transcript: Rep. Tony Gonzales on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Feb. 8, 2026  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Tony Gonzales, Republican of Texas, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Feb. 8, 2026.

Bad Bunny Uses Joy to Put Out Political Firestorm at Super Bowl Halftime  —  'We're still here,' Puerto Rican superstar says in Spanish while spiking a football  —  Bad Bunny delivered a pointed message in Spanish to millions of Americans watching the Super Bowl on Sunday night: “We're still here.”

Europe is holding its Epstein creeps accountable.  Why can't we?  —  The slow drip of the U.S. government's still grossly incomplete release of its files on late financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has nonetheless become a who's who of Planet Earth's rich and famous …

Crypto revolt exposes fragility of Trump's coalition  —  Trillions of dollars in value have been vaporized from global crypto markets since October, plunging an ascendant industry championed by President Trump into a new bout of turmoil.  —  Why it matters: Crypto joins a growing list …

Iran arrests leading reformist politicians  —  Tehran faces growing pressure over its brutal crackdown on recent unrest as talks with US are set to continue  —  Iran's security forces have arrested at least four senior reformist politicians on suspicion of plotting to overthrow the Islamic system …

Epstein's lawyers asked CIA for records that could show affiliation with agency  —  Jeffrey Epstein's lawyers filed records requests to the National Security Agency and the CIA, according to documents released by the Justice Department.  —  Attorneys for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein filed requests …

Trump plans to keep Democratic governors out of traditionally bipartisan meeting  —  The White House did not explain why Democrats were not invited to the meeting.  In addition, at least two Democrats were uninvited to a dinner, according to their offices.  —  President Donald Trump plans …

The Department of Homeland Security Is Demanding That Google Turn Over Information About Random Critics  —  The US government has found a frighteningly efficient way to keep tabs on citizens who criticize the government: just demand their personal data from Google.

Trump accepts ownership of the current economy: 'I'm very proud of it'  —  In an exclusive interview with NBC News, the president said the country is already experiencing the “Trump economy.”  — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE  —  Listen to this article with a free account

Jeffrey Epstein's Global Reach  —  There are emails from men and women who were helping Epstein procure girls in Australia, London, Paris, Russia, Sweden ...  Julie k Brown  —  ∙ Paid  —  “There are little girls, they have good bodies...”  —  To all those people …

Plato Understood Why Masking Would Turn ICE Agents Into Devils  —  The Republic explained that social scrutiny was necessary for human virtue  —  More than 2,000 years ago, the Greek philosopher Plato predicted ICE's tactics.  He knew, even then, that the character of a certain type of man …