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7:35 PM ET, February 11, 2026

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Ben Penn / Bloomberg Law:
Pirro Enlists Dance Photographer-Lawyer in Lawmaker Video Case  —  Washington's US Attorney Jeanine Pirro tapped a dance photographer who worked for her decades ago as one of the prosecutors who tried—and failed—to convince a grand jury to indict six Democratic lawmakers Tuesday, said two people familiar with the situation.
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NBC News:
No grand jurors found the Trump DOJ met low probable cause threshold in failed indictment of Democratic lawmakers  —  None of the D.C. grand jurors who heard the Trump administration's pitch on why they should indict Democratic lawmakers over a video urging members of the military …
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
Tillis pans ‘political lawfare’ after grand jury declines to indict Democratic lawmakers  —  Republican Sen. Thom Tillis slammed the Justice Department's push to criminally charge Democratic lawmakers who last November urged military servicemembers to disobey illegal orders in a video …
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Rep. Jason Crow asks Pirro to preserve evidence related to failed indictment  —  Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Wednesday demanded U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro preserve all evidence related to her unsuccessful effort to bring charges against him and five other Democratic lawmakers.
Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Trump's retribution campaign hits a losing streak
Discussion: MS NOW and The Daily Signal
Sudiksha Kochi / The Hill:
6 Republicans join Democrats to rebuke tariffs on Canada in blow to Trump  —  Six House Republicans joined Democrats on Wednesday to pass a resolution to repeal President Trump's tariffs on Canada, a blow to both President Trump and House GOP leadership.  —  The Wednesday 219-211 vote …
Discussion: IJR, Punchbowl News and NOTUS
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Tirade Over Bridge to Canada Backfires, Handing Dems 2026 Weapon  —  In addition to providing regular comic relief, President Trump's eruptions over imagined slights provide opportunities for his advisers to engage in rank, devious manipulation.  This may be happening with Trump's latest tirade …
Discussion: The Detroit News
Associated Press:
House faces showdown vote over Trump's tariffs on Canada  —  The House is preparing to potentially slap back President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada in what would be a symbolic rebuke of the White House agenda after Democrats, with support from a few Republicans, forced the issue to a vote over the objections of GOP leadership.
NBC News:
House passes SAVE America Act, sending Trump-backed election bill to the Senate
Glenn Thrush / New York Times:
Lawmakers Question Bondi Over Justice Dept. Under Her Watch
Dominick Mastrangelo / The Hill:
Gallup will no longer measure presidential approval after 88 years  —  Gallup will no longer track presidential approval ratings after more than eight decades doing so, the public opinion polling agency confirmed to The Hill on Wednesday.  —  The company said starting this year …
Jennifer Jacobs / CBS News:
Airspace closure followed spat over drone-related tests and party balloon shoot-down, sources say  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  The unexpected but brief airspace closure in the Texas border city of El Paso stemmed from disagreements between the Federal Aviation Administration and Pentagon officials …
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Associated Press:
FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights  —  The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport.  A notice posted on the FAA's website …
Joshua Keating / Vox:
What we know about the mysterious closure and reopening of the El Paso airport  —  The El Paso International Airport will apparently not be closed for 10 days, despite an earlier announcement that set off an overnight panic.  But the reasons why the closure was announced in the first place …
CNN:
FAA lifts El Paso airspace closure, citing ‘no threat,’ but there's widespread confusion about what prompted it
Sam Levine / The Guardian:
'You're a washed-up loser lawyer': Pam Bondi taunts Democrats over Epstein  —  US attorney general goes on attack during questioning by House judiciary committee over handling of files  —  The US attorney general Pam Bondi attacked and insulted Democrats during a House judiciary committee hearing …
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Associated Press:
Live updates: Bondi deflected questions on Epstein files across 5-hour hearing
NBC News:
Poll: Trump's ratings on immigration tumble as Americans lose confidence in his top issue  —  Immigration has been one of President Donald Trump's strong suits, but the new NBC News Decision Desk Poll shows his numbers falling to the same level as his overall approval.  —  Listen to this article with a free account
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John Knefel / Media Matters for America:
CBS Evening News inverts its network's own reporting on ICE arrestees' low rates of violent criminal histories  —  CBS reported that less that 14% of people in ICE custody have charges or convictions for violent criminal conduct, but CBS Evening News distorted the data to suggest the opposite
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Lizzy Lawrence / STAT:
STAT+: Prasad overruled FDA staff to reject Moderna's flu vaccine application  —  WASHINGTON — Top Food and Drug Administration official Vinay Prasad overruled the agency's reviewers when he refused to accept Moderna's application for a new influenza vaccine, STAT has learned.
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New York Times:
Here's the latest.  —  Canada was reeling on Wednesday, a day after a shooter killed nine people and injured 25 others in a remote town in northeastern British Columbia, the third-deadliest shooting in the country's history.  —  Seven people were found dead in Tumbler Ridge Secondary School …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Kennedy Center fundraising in deep turmoil after Trump takeover … Dale, Lake's best friend, who also served as her campaign aide in 2022 and 2024, has little experience in development.  —  She often exaggerates financial commitments, has blown off meetings with top potential donors …
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Daily Mail
Washington Post:
IRS improperly disclosed confidential immigrant tax data to DHS  —  The tax agency only recently discovered the mistake and is working with other federal agencies on a response.  —  The Internal Revenue Service improperly shared confidential tax information of thousands of individuals …
Cindy Hernandez / Chicago Sun Times:
Chicago man cleared of Bovino murder plot still in detention after judge denies bail  —  At a bond hearing Wednesday, Judge Matthew Beese said Department of Homeland Security prosecutors presented “substantial” evidence that Juan Espinoza Martinez could pose a danger despite being acquitted by a jury last month.
Discussion: Chicago Tribune
Reuters:
Exclusive: Trump's ‘Stop the Steal’ lawyer pushed for voter fraud evidence from US intelligence agency  —  A lawyer leading efforts to bolster U.S. President Donald Trump's false claims that the 2020 presidential election was “stolen” pushed a U.S. intelligence contractor to search for evidence …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
Shock Poll: Americans Miss Joe Biden's Economy  —  Here's what they're worried about.  —  ∙ Paid  —  1. Unemployment  —  Yesterday Peter Navarro went on Fox Business and warned Panicans not to freak out over the jobs numbers that would come out this morning.  Why?
Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
Trump Posts Spectacular Self-Own in Bid to Claim He's Not Racist  —  OWN GOAL?  —  The president took to social media in an apparent effort to bolster his credentials with the Black community.  —  President Donald Trump has embarked on a bizarre posting spree touting his friendship …
Discussion: Daily Mail
Washington Post:
National Guard troops were quietly withdrawn from some U.S. cities  —  The deployments encountered repeated legal setbacks that stymied President Donald Trump's show of force in Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland, Oregon.  —  The Trump administration has withdrawn all federalized National Guard troops …
The Atlantic:
What Is Kari Lake Trying to Achieve?  —  The Arizona politician has wasted millions of dollars while blocking U.S. efforts to bring reliable news to repressive countries.  —  she wanted to be governor of Arizona.  She wanted to be a senator from Arizona.  She wanted to run Voice of America, to be MAGA's broadcaster to the world.
Discussion: Mediaite
Politico:
Johnson says he has urged Florida Republican to stay in Congress  —  Speaker Mike Johnson says he has asked retiring Rep. Neal Dunn to serve out his term amid concerns the Florida Republican might resign early.  An early exit from Dunn, 72, would deal Johnson another massive blow as he tries to maintain his narrow majority.
Craig Karmin / Wall Street Journal:
Waldorf Astoria's Chinese Owners Plan to Sell NYC Hotel After Extravagant Makeover  —  Sale would be part of recent wave of Chinese property owners pulling out of U.S. market  —  The Chinese owners of the famed Waldorf Astoria in New York City are preparing to put the hotel up for sale …
FIRE:
FIRE sues Bondi, Noem for censoring Facebook group and app reporting ICE activity  — The First Amendment protects the right to discuss, record, and criticize what law enforcement does in public.  — The federal government strong-armed Apple and Facebook to remove ICE activity monitoring from company platforms.
Gregory Svirnovskiy / Politico:
WELT: Without US backing, Europe would struggle to defend against a Russian invasion … “Russia could become even more dangerous to NATO after some sort of peace in Ukraine, especially if it's a bad peace, if it is a Ukrainian capitulation,” Lungescu told WELT.  She called the wargame “very realistic, unfortunately.”
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Government Loses Hard Drives It Was Supposed to Put ICE Detention Center Footage On  —  The legal saga over surveillance footage from within an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in suburban Chicago has reached new levels of Kafkaesque absurdity, with the federal government …
TMZ.com:
New Nancy Guthrie Note, Sender Demands 1 Bitcoin for Info On Kidnapping Suspect  —  There's a new note in the Nancy Guthrie case, but this one doesn't seem to be from the kidnapper ... instead, it's from someone offering to give up information on the kidnapper.  —  ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS LETTER
Joe Stanley-Smith / Politico:
Manchester United owner praises Farage during anti-migration diatribe  —  Prime Minister Keir Starmer criticized businessman Jim Ratcliffe's claims that Britain has been “colonized by immigrants.”  —  Jim Ratcliffe, co-owner of Manchester United Football Club, has praised Reform UK leader Nigel Farage …
Discussion: Reuters and Sky News
Sarah Davis / The Hill:
Haley: No talk of ‘fiscal conservatism’ from Trump White House  —  Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley (R) said “something needs to be done” on the issue of affordability in America or Republicans will be imperiled in the upcoming midterm elections.  —  “Fiscal conservatism has not been talked …
Discussion: NewsMax.com, Mediaite and Raw Story
Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
'DOJ doesn't have authority to run a state's elections': West Virginia's GOP election chief pushes back on voter roll grab  —  West Virginia's Republican chief election official denied the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) demand for full access to the state's voter roll …
 
 
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Irina D. Manta / The UnPopulist:
Czechoslovakia's Lesson for America: Lawyers are Key to Peacefully Defeating Authoritarianism—Help Them
Hannah Fingerhut / Associated Press:
Iowa, naturalized citizens settle lawsuit over voter eligibility ahead of 2024 election
Discussion: Washington Times
Camille Mumford / Emerson Polling:
Minnesota 2026 Poll: Democrats Lead GOP as Voters Cite Threats to Democracy
Discussion: Newsweek
Tom Dreisbach / NPR:
A Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children
Discussion: The Guardian and Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
Lawfare:
Minnesota FACE Off: A Deep Dive Into the St. Paul Church Protest Case
Discussion: Raw Story
Fox News:
We're Democrats. From food to housing, costs keep rising — here's a serious fix
Discussion: Washington Times
Damian Carrington / The Guardian:
Point of no return: a hellish ‘hothouse Earth’ getting closer, scientists say
Discussion: Yale E360 and Inside Climate News
George F. Will / Washington Post:
JD Vance vies for the gold medal in coarseness and flippancy
Discussion: Althouse
Jeff Cox / CNBC:
U.S. payrolls rose by 130,000 in January, more than expected; unemployment rate at 4.3%
Paul Krugman:
The Banality of MAGA Evil
Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
As ICE expands, an AP review of crimes committed by agents shows how their powers can be abused
Discussion: FOX 10 Phoenix