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Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:38:50 EDT

F-16 Intercepts Plane in N.C. Airspace Near Air Force One

F-16 fighter aircraft intercepted a civilian plane Friday over restricted airspace above Fort Bragg, North Carolina, as Air Force One prepared to depart for Palm Beach, Florida, after remarks by President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump.


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:19:46 EDT

IRS: Average Refund Up 10.9 Percent in Early Filing

The average federal tax refund is running 10.9% higher than at the same point last year, according to early filing data released Friday by the Internal Revenue Service.


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:18:43 EDT

Portland Residents Ask Judge to Limit Feds' Use of Tear Gas

Multiple residents of an affordable housing complex in Portland, Oregon, have bought gas masks to wear in their own homes, to protect themselves from tear gas fired by federal agents outside the immigration building across the street. Others have taped their windows or ...


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:11:35 EDT

US Military Strikes Another Drug Boat in Caribbean, Killing 3

The U.S. military said Friday that it has carried out another deadly strike on a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the Caribbean Sea. U.S. Southern Command said on social media that the boat "was transiting along known narco-trafficking routes in the Caribbean and was ...


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:50:38 EDT

Ukrainian Olympic Slider Heraskevych Loses Helmet Appeal

The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Friday denied Vladyslav Heraskevych's urgent appeal after officials removed him from the men’s skeleton start list for planning to wear a "helmet of memory" honoring Ukrainians killed in the war.


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:08:45 EDT

McMahon: Calif., Minn. Risk Cuts Over Trans Policies

Education Secretary Linda McMahon warned this week that California and Minnesota risk losing federal funding if they continue allowing males who identify as female to compete in girls' sports and use female-only spaces.


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:22:49 EDT

Gateway Tunnel Work Resumes as $205M Payout Nears

The Gateway rail tunnel project received an initial $30 million in federal reimbursements after a funding freeze, with about $205 million more expected next week as construction remains paused.


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:19:11 EDT

DOGE Releases Medicaid Spending Data

The Department of Government Efficiency released large amounts of Medicaid spending data, allowing the public to see for themselves the level of fraud in the program.


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:26:46 EDT

Cuban Lawmakers Press DOJ to Indict Raul Castro

Four Cuban-American House Republicans urged President Donald Trump to have the Justice Department consider indicting former Cuban leader Raul Castro over the 1996 shootdown of two "Brothers to the Rescue" planes that killed four people.


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:15:35 EDT

House Unveils 2026 Farm Bill Proposal

The House has introduced sweeping legislation to reauthorize and overhaul U.S. agriculture and food policy through 2031, marking the next iteration of the federal farm bill.


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:06:40 EDT

Slotkin, Dems Fundraise Off Failed DOJ Indictment

Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., and several fellow Democrats are ramping up fundraising efforts after a federal grand jury declined to indict them in connection with a controversial video urging U.S. service members to resist "illegal orders."


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 18:06:39 EDT

House Democrats Press Bondi on Epstein Search Tracking

Top House Democrats launched an inquiry Friday into whether the Justice Department tracked lawmakers' searches of unredacted Jeffrey Epstein records after Attorney General Pam Bondi was photographed holding a page labeled "Jayapal Pramila Search History."


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:31:41 EDT

Trump Wants New Smithsonian Portrait to Reflect Both Terms

President Donald Trump wants the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery to commission a new presidential portrait to replace one that was completed after his first term but never exhibited, reports the New York Times.


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 17:00:48 EDT

Trump: Voter ID Will Be in Place for Midterms, With or Without Congress

President Donald Trump said Friday that voter identification requirements will be in place for November's midterm elections, even if Congress fails to pass the SAVE America Act.


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:31:01 EDT

Va. High Court: Voters Can Weigh In on Redistricting

The Virginia Supreme Court ruled Friday that voters will be able to cast ballots on the state's congressional redistricting plan, a major win for Democrats as they attempt to retake the U.S. House.


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:28:19 EDT

Trump Says He'll Enter Talks as DHS Funding Nears Lapse

President Donald Trump said Friday he will be getting personally involved in negotiations with Democrats over Department of Homeland Security funding, which is set to expire at 12:01 a.m. Saturday.


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:18:31 EDT

Jury Finds J&J Liable for Cancer in Latest Talc Trial

A jury in Pennsylvania state court Friday awarded $250,000 to the family of a woman who sued Johnson & Johnson alleging its talc-based baby powder was to blame for her ovarian cancer.


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:16:52 EDT

Fmr UK Ambassador Asked to Testify in House Epstein Probe

Former U.K. Ambassador Peter Mandelson has been asked to sit for a transcribed interview with the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as lawmakers review newly released records related to Jeffrey Epstein.


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 16:08:15 EDT

Wall Street Steadies After Its AI-Induced Sell-Off

U.S. stocks steadied after an encouraging update on inflation helped calm a Wall Street that's been wracked by worries about how AI may upend the business world.


Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:59:23 EDT

Pathologist on Epstein Autopsy: 'Evidence Points Toward Homicide'

A veteran forensic pathologist who witnessed Jeffrey Epstein's autopsy is again calling for a deeper review of the convicted sex offender's jailhouse death, saying newly released documents only reinforce his belief that Epstein was murdered.


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