memeorandum: President Trump and Administrator Zeldin Deliver Single Largest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History (US EPA)

7:15 PM ET, February 12, 2026

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Lisa Friedman / New York Times:

Trump Administration Erases the Government's Power to Fight Climate Change — The Environmental Protection Agency repealed the bedrock scientific finding that says greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being. It means the agency can no longer regulate them.

Discussion: CNBC, Washington Post, Wired, TechCrunch, Los Angeles Times, Scientific American, CalMatters, Newsweek, Electrek, Council on Foreign Relations, The Hill, Transport Topics, Joe.My.God. and Common Dreams

Matthew Daly / Associated Press:

WATCH: Trump, EPA's Zeldin announce end of scientific basis for U.S. action on climate change — Watch in our video player above. — The rule finalized by the Environmental Protection Agency rescinds a 2009 government declaration known as the endangerment finding that determined …

Ella Nilsen / CNN:
Trump repeals EPA's ability to regulate climate pollution, teeing up a legal battle with global stakes

Discussion: Reuters, CBS News, RedState, The Guardian, Capital B News, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, Axios, Washington Examiner, Independent Women, E&E News and Federation of American …

US EPA:
President Trump and Administrator Zeldin Deliver Single Largest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History

Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
Scientific studies calculate climate change as health danger, while Trump calls it a ‘scam’

Discussion: The Independent

Melissa Goldin / Associated Press:
A look at false claims made by the Trump administration as it revokes a key scientific finding

Discussion: The Hill, Yale Climate Connections, Associated Press and Washington Times

Matt Lavietes / NBC News:

Trump administration says it is ending its immigration surge in Minnesota — More than 4,000 undocumented immigrants have been apprehended since the operation began in November, according to the Department of Homeland Security. — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE — Listen to this article with a free account

Discussion: New York Times, Washington Examiner, CBS News, NewsMax.com, WBUR, Mother Jones, The Guardian, New York Sun, HotAir, Townhall and Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion

Associated Press:

What independents think of Trump's recent immigration actions, according to a new AP-NORC poll — About 6 in 10 U.S. adults say President Donald Trump has “gone too far” in sending federal immigration agents into American cities, according to a new AP-NORC poll that suggests political independents …

Discussion: The Hill, Gizmodo, MS NOW, Mediaite and Semafor, more at Techmeme »

Steve Karnowski / Associated Press:
Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota

Gigi Douban / NPR:
Trump border czar Tom Homan announces Minnesota immigration surge is ending

Associated Press:
Live updates: Federal authorities announce end to Minnesota immigration crackdown

Discussion: Politico, Associated Press, PBS NewsHour, New York Daily News and New Republic

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AP-NORC:
About 6 in 10 think Trump has gone too far when it comes to deploying federal immigration agents in major U.S. cities.

Discussion: New York Times, Newsweek, Fox News, Bloomberg and The American Conservative

Wall Street Journal:

Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner — Substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn't known — WASHINGTON—The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard …

Discussion: NOTUS, Talking Points Memo, PoliticusUSA, The Parnas Perspective, Raw Story, Lawyers, Guns & Money and Joe.My.God.

New York Times:

Intelligence Dispute Centers on Kushner Reference in Intercepted Communication — A whistle-blower has accused Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, of blocking distribution of a report that Jared Kushner's name came up in an intercepted communication about Iran.

Discussion: Newsweek and Washington Times

CNN:

House speaker condemns Trump Justice Department monitoring of lawmakers' Epstein document review — Federal agencies Epstein files Congressional news Donald Trump — Attorney General Pam Bondi obtained Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal's search history of the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files …

Discussion: CNBC, Techdirt, The Daily Caller, Courthouse News Service, Fox News, MS NOW, The Hill and Mediaite

NBC News:
Lawmakers demand DOJ stop tracking lawmakers' Epstein files searches

Politico:
Mike Johnson chides DOJ for tracking lawmakers' perusal of unredacted Epstein files

Discussion: NPR, IJR, Axios, Forbes, NewsMax.com, The Hill, New York Sun and New Republic

G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:

The less voters knew, the more they liked Trump in 2024. Not Anymore — Two notes: First, this is a special article with insights from Strength In Number's recent polling with Verasight. We just finished writing our February poll, and will publish the results in two weeks.

Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money and The Bulwark

Zachary Basu / Axios:
A year into Trump's term, voters say Biden was better

Discussion: Crooked Media, Times of San Diego, Raw Story and CalMatters

Dan Mangan / CNBC:

Judge blocks Pete Hegseth's censure of Sen. Mark Kelly over troops video, for now … A federal judge on Thursday enjoined Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from censuring Sen. Mark Kelly over the Arizona Democrat's participation in a video reminding American military service members of their right to refuse illegal orders.

Elena Moore / NPR:
Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon action against Mark Kelly over illegal orders video

Discussion: The Hill, MS NOW, Washington Post, Townhall, New York Daily News, Washington Times, PBS NewsHour, NBC News and NOTUS

Charles P. Pierce / Esquire:

Pam Bondi Threw an Insolent Tantrum Before the House Judiciary Committee — And she did so to dodge a simple question about the Epstein files. — Attorney General Pam Bondi met the House Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, and she did a great job. She blustered. She filibustered. She shouted.

Discussion: The Status Kuo, Politico, The Daily Beast, RedState, The.Ink, CBS News, The Floridian and Racket News

Reuters:

Trump's Justice Department antitrust head Gail Slater stepping down — The Trump administration's head of the Justice Department's antitrust division said Thursday she is stepping down less than a year after being appointed by President Donald Trump. — Gail Slater was confirmed in March …

Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
US antitrust chief Gail Slater ousted from Trump justice department

Discussion: New York Post, The Daily Caller, The Verge and Washington Examiner

Politico:

Trump-endorsed Karrin Taylor Robson drops out of Arizona governor's race … In a statement ending her campaign, Robson cited the need to avoid “a divisive Republican primary that drains resources and turns into months of intraparty attacks.” — “With so much on the line in 2026 …

Discussion: Washington Examiner, The Hill, Newsweek, Raw Story, Joe.My.God., Deseret News and FOX 10 Phoenix

Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Top Republican Ends Bid for Arizona Governor, Showing MAGA's Power

Discussion: Associated Press

Jordain Carney / Politico:

DHS shutdown all but certain after failed Senate vote — Lawmakers are heading for the exits following a failed Senate vote Thursday, all but guaranteeing the Department of Homeland Security shuts down early Saturday morning. The funding lapse, which will hit parts of DHS harder than others …

Discussion: NOTUS, The Hill, Meidas+, Democracy Docket, Roll Call, The Guardian, New York Times, New Republic, Daily Caller News Foundation, MS NOW, Newsweek, Payday Report, The Dispatch, The Gateway Pundit, Joe.My.God. and E&E News

Burgess Everett / Semafor:
Congress faces the inevitability of its third shutdown in five months

Discussion: New York Times, NPR, The Independent and GV Wire

Jacqueline Sweet / The Intercept:

FBI Counterterrorism Agents Spent Weeks Seeking a Climate Activist — Then Showed Up at His Door — Federal Bureau of Investigation agents, at least one of whom works on counterterrorism, went to the home of a former member of a climate activism group for questioning last week …

Media Matters for America:

Nick Fuentes: “The number one political enemy in America is women. ... They have to be imprisoned.” — Fuentes: “So just like Hitler imprisoned Gypsies, Jews, communists, you know, all of his political rivals, we have to do the same thing with women. ... So they go to the gulag first.

Discussion: Wonkette

Kyle Cheney / Politico:

Even Trump's own appointees are ruling against ICE's mass detention strategy … Even judges Trump appointed are largely against him: 44 of them have ruled against the administration in mass-detention cases. Twenty Trump-appointed judges have signed off on the policy.

Discussion: Washington Examiner

Nick Robins-Early / The Guardian:

Elon Musk posted about race almost every day in January — Many social media posts by Tesla CEO on his platform are indiscernible from those of white supremacists, say experts — Elon Musk's longtime fixation on a white racial majority is intensifying. The richest man in the world posted …

Paul Krugman:

Making America Stagnate Again — Deportations don't create jobs and will increase deaths of native-born Americans. Who knew? — Yesterday's employment report was widely expected to be weak. As it turned out, it was unexpectedly strong, with an estimated 130,000 jobs added.

Discussion: Raw Story, Washington Examiner and OutsideTheBeltway

Zachary Pleat / Media Matters for America:

Corporate broadcast news fumbles January jobs report — PBS set a gold standard for discussing the intricacies of the jobs report amid stunning revisions showing labor market weakness throughout 2025 — Two of the three major corporate broadcast nightly news programs covered headline numbers …

Discussion: Newsweek and NBC News

Celisa Calacal / KCUR:

Kansas City developers halt sale of warehouse for ICE detention center as public pressure mounts — Federal officials first toured the building in January, sparking speculation over whether the owners had sold the building to the U.S. government. Media reports suggested the sale was part …

Discussion: American Prospect, Mother Jones, Slate and Spotlight PA

David R. Lurie / Public Notice:

We are all passengers in Trump's death cab — Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 💬 Subscribe to PN 💬 — Nearly 13 months into Trump's second term, the most terrifying attribute of his regime is its utter contempt for the United States …

Brian Stelter / CNN:

Trump met with David Ellison days before saying he's ‘not involved’ in Paramount's Netflix battle — Donald Trump Media Corporate news Tech news … Paramount CEO David Ellison returned to the White House last week to meet privately with President Donald Trump, amid Paramount's ongoing hostile takeover bid …

Discussion: NewsMax.com, more at Mediagazer »

Travis Gettys / Raw Story:

Jeanine Pirro is filing a personal injury lawsuit against her hometown — U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is filing a personal injury lawsuit against her hometown over a trip-and-fall incident. — The top federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia filed a $250,000 injury lawsuit against the city of Rye …

Discussion: New York Post and The Independent

Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:

Today in Politics, Bulletin 306. 2/12/26 — ... Intense fallout today from Pam Bondi's psychotic appearance before the House Judicial committee yesterday. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-CA) posted: “Dear AG Bondi, You did the one thing your king ordered you not to do: you made Trump look guilty.

Discussion: Canary, New Jersey Online and Wonkette

Jake Kwon / BBC:

Kim Jong Un chooses teen daughter as heir, says Seoul — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has selected his daughter as his heir, South Korea's spy agency told lawmakers on Thursday. — Kim Ju Ae - who is believed to be 13 - has in recent months been pictured beside her father in high-profile events …

Discussion: Associated Press, Deseret News, New York Sun, Federal News Network, The Daily Caller, Human Events, Bloomberg, UPI, Al Jazeera, Fox News and arabnews.jp

NBC News:

Trump administration working to expand effort to strip citizenship from foreign-born Americans — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials focused on denaturalization were sent to offices nationwide, sources say. — WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is dramatically expanding …

Discussion: The Independent and NewsMax.com