Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference  —  SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you very much.  We gather here today as members of a historic alliance, an alliance that saved and changed the world.  When this conference began in 1963, it was in a nation - actually, it was on a continent - that was divided against itself.

U.S. Deports Nine Migrants in Secret, Ignoring Legal Protections  —  Most had court orders protecting them from removal to their home countries, so they were sent to detention in Cameroon.  —  In a secret deportation arrangement, the Trump administration flew nine people …

Trump claims victory on affordability as public anxieties persist  —  Advisers had been encouraging the president to sound more empathetic toward struggling Americans.  But as some bright spots emerge, the messaging has shifted.  —  The White House is declaring victory on turning around the economy …

This Is What Destroying the Vaccine Market Looks Like  —  A shocking move by RFK Jr.'s team has the industry spooked—for good reason.  —  THE VACCINE MAKER MODERNA decided this past week to tell the world about bad news it had received from the federal government.

Trump's Relentless Self-Promotion Fosters an American Cult of Personality  —  President Trump has engaged in a spree of self-aggrandizement unlike any of his predecessors, fostering a mythologized superhuman persona and making himself the inescapable force at home and around the world.

UK confirms Russia poisoned Navalny in prison with rare toxin  —  UK and partners are today exposing the tragic circumstances surrounding Alexei Navalny's death and have confirmed there was poison found in samples from his body.  — As Ministers meet at the Munich Security Conference …

‘Stunning’: Jeanine Pirro's Failure to Indict Democrats Is a Big Deal … The administration's use of the Justice Department to intimidate President Donald Trump's political opponents and stifle dissent reached a remarkable new low last week, when federal prosecutors in the U.S. Attorney's Office …

Republican State Legislators Rush to Limit Their Own Regulators  —  South Carolina's state legislature is one of 17, mainly in heavily Republican states, that is moving to handcuff state agencies at a moment of tectonic changes in energy, technology and finance.

In First Public Comments Since Trump's Racist Video, Obama Laments Lost Decorum  —  In a podcast interview, former President Barack Obama did not directly address the video posted by Mr. Trump but denounced a “clown show” on social media.  —  Former President Barack Obama this weekend indirectly addressed …

Eight years of Jeffrey Epstein coverage  —  The Miami Herald's original series, videos, timeline and more  —  I'm seeing that a lot of people around the world are digging into the Epstein Files and finally seeing what I've been seeing over the past eight years.

“I never want to see a child ever run away from our own government ever again” … Part of my theory of change is to share the words white men need to hear, spoken by white men.  This is because creating defections is crucial to stopping authoritarianism and democratic backsliding.

Ring Ends Deal to Link Neighborhood Cameras After Super Bowl Ad Backlash  —  A commercial about a lost dog being reunited with his family ignited concerns that a “Search Party” feature posed privacy risks.  Ring parted ways with the tech company Flock Safety.

Who Is Paying the Trump Tariffs?  —  A wonkish guide for the confused  —  WARNING: TODAY'S POST WILL BE EVEN WONKIER THAN USUAL  —  Until recently the question of who pays tariffs wasn't controversial among economists.  The overwhelming consensus was that under normal circumstances tariffs …

The SAVE Act and the Myth of a Voter Fraud Crisis  —  The Premise: A “Crisis” That Does Not Exist  —  The SAVE Act rests on a claim so frequently repeated that it has acquired the tone of common sense: that American elections are threatened by widespread voter impersonation and non-citizen voting …

Six congressional primaries that explain where the country is headed  —  A handful of primaries show the tensions among Republicans and Democrats as both face major questions about their future.  —  In typical midterm election years, few party primaries garner much attention.