It Just Got Harder to Get an Abortion for Every Woman in America  —  On Friday, the conservative U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit blocked a Food and Drug Administration rule that allows doctors to prescribe the abortion pill mifepristone via telemedicine.

Spirit Airlines appears closer to a shutdown as time dwindles for a government bailout  —  Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Saturday that it has gone out of business after 34 years.

It's Only 5,000 Troops, but America Will Come to Regret Its Rash Withdrawal From Germany  —  President Trump is right to demand that Europe spend more on its own defense.  But the Trump administration's announcement on Friday that it would pull 5,000 U.S. troops out of Germany risks weakening …

U.S. Fast-Tracks Arms Deals Valued at $8.6 Billion to Mideast Partners  —  The Persian Gulf countries and Israel have faced repeated Iranian attacks during the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran.  The State Department move bypassed congressional review.  —  The Trump administration has authorized …

Who Will Stand Up to the Supreme Court Justices?  —  With its decision this week in Louisiana v. Callais, the Supreme Court gutted a core part of the Voting Rights Act, Congress's landmark prohibition on voting rules that have the effect of excluding people of color from the political process.

Trump's Vision for ‘Garden of Heroes’ Keeps Getting Bigger and Higher in Cost  —  Plans for the project include formal gardens, reflecting pools and plazas alongside the statues of 250 notable Americans, according to documents obtained by The New York Times.

Hegseth tightens control at Pentagon, defiant and more confident than ever  —  Trump's combative defense secretary has grown more self-assured of his job security despite his early missteps in the role, people familiar with the matter said.  —  Summary  —  In the days before his abrupt dismissal …

Louisiana Republicans eliminate elected position days before an exoneree was set to take office  —  Louisiana Republicans have eliminated an elected position days before an exoneree who overwhelmingly won the New Orleans-based clerk seat was set to take office.

Ohio Republicans fear former ICE official could cost them a battleground House seat … At the heart of the concern is Sheahan's role at ICE, where she helped lead the president's sweeping immigration raids across the country — a high profile role that could be popular with Trump-friendly primary voters …

Iran standoff could leave Trump worse off than before he went to war  —  More than two months into a conflict that has failed to deliver a decisive military or diplomatic win, President Donald Trump faces the risk that a standoff with Iran will drag on indefinitely and leave an even bigger problem …

Trump is running out of options to contain gas price backlash  —  The rising cost of oil is becoming a major political concern for the White House as the war against Iran drags on.  —  Summary  —  Gas prices are surging, voter backlash is building, and inside the White House, the options to lower prices at the pump are dwindling.

Data centers used to be a prize.  States are having second thoughts. … The turnabout speaks to the rapidly shifting politics surrounding data centers, as well as the real-world impacts of their construction.  —  North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein (D) has pointed out that sales tax exemptions …

More Than Three Million People Have Lost Federal Food Aid  —  Tighter rules have resulted in higher than expected declines, analysts said.  —  The number of food-stamp recipients is dropping sharply across the country as states move to implement new Trump administration rules on who qualifies.

Trump's D.C. Redesign Is a Betrayal of America's Founding Values  —  The nation's capital was designed as a visual rebuke to monarchy.  Trump wants to turn it into Versailles  —  On Valentines Day in 1962, millions of Americans tuned in for a never before televised event: a tour of the White House.

Greg Bovino Calls Minneapolis Protestors ‘Cannon Fodder’ in New Interview  —  Former Border Patrol official Greg Bovino can't keep away from the limelight.  —  After the operation he oversaw in Minneapolis — one of several he conducted with a position out of the chain of command …

‘Six months to catch up’: What the shutdown cost DHS … “There are huge impacts between them dismantling our agency and lack of preparation for the season,” said one of the staffers, referring to the Trump administration's cuts to mitigation programs and the FEMA workforce last year.

Trump's Cuban American base is no longer guaranteeing him loyalty … MIAMI — Florida's politically influential Cuban American community is pressuring President Donald Trump to fully oust Cuba's communist leadership as the Trump administration looks willing to settle for less.

In court fights over policy, Trump officials rack up an extraordinary record of defiance  —  When a federal judge shot down a Trump administration policy of holding immigrants without bond last December, it seemed like a serious blow to the president's mass deportation effort.

‘Deplorable’: ICE hires firm accused of ‘torture’ to track down undocumented children  —  Exclusive: Contractor denies allegations including ‘enforced disappearance’ and will help locate unaccompanied minors  —  US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has awarded a contract …

America Will Pay Dearly for Its Energy Arrogance  —  In January 1980, President Jimmy Carter made a bold promise: If any foreign power tried to dominate the Persian Gulf or the region's vast oil reserves, it would be met with American military force.  By guaranteeing the free flow of oil through …