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8:35 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Trump Administration Erases the Government's Power to Fight Climate Change  —  The Environmental Protection Agency repealed the bedrock scientific finding that says greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being.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.
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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 …
Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
Scientific studies calculate climate change as health danger, while Trump calls it a ‘scam’  —  The Trump administration on Thursday revoked a scientific finding that climate change is a danger to public health, an idea that President Donald Trump called “a scam.”
Discussion: The Independent
Ella Nilsen / CNN:
Trump repeals EPA's ability to regulate climate pollution, teeing up a legal battle with global stakes
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 …
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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
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
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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
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 …
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NBC News:
Lawmakers demand DOJ stop tracking lawmakers' Epstein files searches
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
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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.
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Elena Moore / NPR:
Judge temporarily blocks Pentagon action against Mark Kelly over illegal orders video
Megan Mineiro / New York Times:NEW!
Partial Federal Shutdown Shrinks Congressional Presence in Munich  —  In a moment of frayed trans-Atlantic relations, Speaker Mike Johnson abruptly canceled the House delegation to Europe's biggest annual security summit.  —  The congressional delegation to Europe's biggest annual security summit …
Discussion: Washington Examiner and NOTUS
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
DHS shutdown all but certain after failed Senate vote
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.
Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
US antitrust chief Gail Slater ousted from Trump justice department  —  Exclusive: Decision comes after Slater lost the support of JD Vance and Pam Bondi, the attorney general  —  Gail Slater, the head of the US justice department's antitrust division, was forced out of the Trump administration …
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Reuters:
Trump's Justice Department antitrust head Gail Slater stepping down
Liz Essley Whyte / Wall Street Journal:NEW!
White House Pushes Shake-Up at HHS Ahead of Midterms  —  Chris Klomp, the head of Medicare and a former healthcare executive, will take on new role as RFK Jr.'s No. 2  —  WASHINGTON—The White House and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have shaken up the top ranks at his department …
Discussion: CNN and MLive.com
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Shawn Zeller / Politico:   RFK Jr. shakes up leadership team
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 …
Financial Times:NEW!
Top Goldman Sachs lawyer Kathy Ruemmler to resign over Epstein links  —  Attorney to depart Wall Street bank on June 30 after new documents revealed extent of her ties to the sex offender  —  Goldman Sachs general counsel Kathy Ruemmler said she will resign this summer after documents released …
Discussion: CNN and New York Post
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 …
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Kellen Browning / New York Times:
Top Republican Ends Bid for Arizona Governor, Showing MAGA's Power
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
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 …
Discussion: MS NOW
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
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 …
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 and Washington Examiner
Molly Parks / Washington Examiner:
Hawley calls on Minnesota attorney general to be indicted over fraud reports: ‘You ought to be in jail’  —  Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison called on each other to resign from their respective positions after a heated exchange in a Senate homeland security committee hearing on Minnesota oversight.
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 …
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 …
Will Sommer / The Bulwark:
Candace Owens Gets Inside TPUSA's Head  —  TURNING POINT USA COMMUNICATIONS staffer Aubrey Laitsch was called into a meeting last month and abruptly told she was being fired, according to a video she posted online last week.  —  In her telling, the reason Laitsch was given for being let go involved …
Discussion: RADAR and Raw Story
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
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 …
 
 
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Jennifer Peltz / Associated Press:
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Robert Draper / New York Times:
The Epstein Files and the Hidden World of an Unaccountable EliteNEW!
Quico Toro / Persuasion:
The Japanese Love Their Prime Minister. This Is Huge
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
Today in Politics, Bulletin 306. 2/12/26
Discussion: Canary and New Jersey Online
Ryan Lovelace / Racket News:
EXCLUSIVE: FBI Gathered Intel On 1,000 Journalists, Politicians, Religious Organizations On Flimsy Grounds
Discussion: NewsMax.com
US EPA:
President Trump and Administrator Zeldin Deliver Single Largest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History
Jim Saksa / Democracy Docket:
Election denier involved in fake electors plot wrote much of SAVE America Act, Trump-aligned think tank claims
Discussion: Just The News
 Earlier Items: 
Zachary Pleat / Media Matters for America:
Corporate broadcast news fumbles January jobs report
Discussion: Newsweek
Emma Whitford / Inside Higher Ed:
Professors in the Epstein Files Begin to Face Consequences
CNN:
‘They put me on there to die’: Conservatives unload on GOP's failures to carry out DOGE cost-cutting
Discussion: Raw Story
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Axios:
US DOJ antitrust chief Gail Slater says she is leaving, in a departure viewed as a victory for tech giants over some of MAGA's more populist voices

Michael Savage / The Guardian:
Trump's lawsuit against the BBC is set for trial in Feb. 2027; discovery must proceed though the judge has not ruled whether the Florida court has jurisdiction

Alice Brooker / Press Gazette:
An interview with Lachlan Cartwright on the one-year anniversary of Breaker, his profitable newsletter-first outlet, which has 40K+ paid and unpaid subscribers

 
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