A federal judge delivered a rebuke of the U.S. Attorney’s Office’s handling of court orders tied to immigration cases in Minnesota, saying the repeated claim of low staffing amid a high caseload “has worn out its welcome.”

BREAKING: Judge who allowed FBI to search Washington Post reporter’s home rips into Justice Department for not informing him of the law that explicitly bars raids of reporters

Matthew Alvarez, a host on the conservative RSBN network, was at a loss for words after President Donald Trump ordered the media out of a White House event with governors.

ICYMI: Palantir spent $25M on CEO flights so Alex Karp could do all the talking

"This is not a chemical with zero risk," Melissa Perry, a professor of public health at George Mason University, told Newsweek.

Israeli strikes kill at least 10 and wound 24 in Lebanon, health ministry says

Donald Trump, now chairing a so-called Board of Peace, has offered a dystopian vision for Gaza that leaves Palestinians under permanent Israeli occupation. https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/20/trump_gaza

Powerful op-ed by incarcerated journalist Jeremy Busby (@joinjeremy.org) in @truthout.org on how journalists unjustly jailed by ICE are exposing the horrors of incarceration from the inside.

Trump’s deportation push has resulted in 18,000+ challenges in federal court from immigrants claiming their detention is illegal. Claims in California and Texas account for about 40% of cases this year, a ProPublica analysis of filings found.

Defence signs biggest ever contract with Palantir for department’s ‘Cyber Warfare Division’ www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/17/a...

Get ready for WW3 and oblivion.

New rules revert to 2012 standards, prompting criticism for ignoring human health risks associated with heavy metals from smokestacks. Whether it helps preserve the market for Wyoming coal — which has a lower mercury content — remains to be seen.

Four journalists in Cameroon were arrested for attempting to investigate Trump’s secretive scheme to deport third-country immigrants to the African nation.

Governors say Trump told them he won’t force immigration enforcement surges on states arkansasadvocate.com/2026/02/20/r...

In its latest update on union negotiations, BP announced that it’s seeking a six-year contract term and a 150-day notice before any United Steelworkers union strike or lockout.

Donald Trump is taking his pressure campaign against Cuba to Europe, mounting a renewed US push for Italy to halt its use of doctors from the struggling Caribbean nation

The US military has assembled a massive collection of weapons systems in the Middle East in the midst of ongoing diplomatic negotiations between the US and Iran, flooding ships and aircraft to nearby waters and the constellation of US bases in the region.

California Governor Gavin Newsom is pushing for the Trump administration to immediately issue refund checks with interest.

Defence signs biggest ever contract with Palantir for department’s ‘Cyber Warfare Division’ www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/17/a...

Trump lawyer astonishes admitting court orders flouted 75 times: 'Everybody is on notice'

As the United States continues a significant military buildup in the Middle East, Iran has taken steps to signal its readiness for war, including fortifying its nuclear sites and rebuilding missile production facilities.

Trump Wants An Airport Renamed After Him While His Company Trademarks Those Same Names Remember how Donald Trump was going to "drain the swamp" as president? The idea, spilling out from his first campaign for president, was that Washington was horribly corrupt, that politicians and unelected…

A large banner featuring Donald Trump’s face was hung on the exterior of Justice Department headquarters on Thursday in a physical display of the Republican president’s efforts to exert power over the law enforcement agency that once investigated him.

Veterans and a historian said views meant to symbolize U.S. unity would be disrupted by the monument.

⚡️Belarus unable to secure visas for Trump's Board of Peace meeting. Belarusian officials said Feb. 19 that they were unable to obtain visas to travel to the United States for the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, despite receiving an official invitation to attend.

A new set of numbers on U.S. trade could be yet another blow to President Donald Trump's odds of getting a good ruling from the Supreme Court on his tariff regime, The Washington Post editorial board wrote on Thursday.

Donald Trump’s threat to annex Greenland has intensified doubts about the integrity of NATO. We step back to take a closer look at the president’s public justifications for the proposed US land grab.

The U.K. arrests Price Andrew. Why shouldn’t the U.S. arrest King Trump, who appears to have done even worse? open.substack.com/pub/robertre...

Poland’s Sikorski says the quiet bit out loud: Europe has become Ukraine’s lifeline, not US

Lewis University will stop holding in-person classes at its Oak Brook campus through the middle of March after learning that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are leasing space in the building where the school rents.

In a world roiled by Donald Trump, America’s partners are tending to other relationships, including with its chief rival. For Beijing, that is a breakthrough

A federal judge has accused the Trump administration of terrorizing immigrants and recklessly violating the law in its efforts to deport millions of people living in the country illegally.

Trump defiant on tariffs in Georgia, lambasts waiting 'forever' for Supreme Court ruling

Figures show Venezuela's public debt sits at roughly 180 percent of its GDP as the country struggles with tumult.

A striking photo showing President Donald Trump's mug on a banner now adorning the Justice Department ignited a firestorm of outrage Thursday.

A recently released F.B.I. report shows that Donald Trump contacted the police about Epstein’s crimes as early as 2006. www.newyorker.com/news/the-new...

A report from CBS News said Patel flew on a Justice Department plane to Italy, with plans to watch Olympic hockey.

A Russian general texted his wife a photo of severed ears taken from Ukrainian POWs and promised to string them into a gift. Her response: "Like pig ears to go with beer." RFE/RL obtained the messages, and they reveal far more than one general's crimes. meduza.io/en/feature/2...

In @nytopinion.nytimes.com “For those patients who have simply disappeared, we are left to wonder whether they are hiding at home, detained, deported or dead.” Three medical providers recount what it’s like caring for patients amid President Trump’s immigration crackdown.

For Muslims, Ramadan is a commitment to self-discipline, generosity and peace. Pauline Hanson, take note | Susan Carland

State officials say the information in unsealed FBI files 'warrant further examination' of a case closed in 2019.

OPINION: Donald Trump is the worst thing to ever happen to global politics, but he didn't get there by himself.

The Trump administration has issued a sweeping new order that could lead to the arrest of tens of thousands of refugees who are lawfully in the United States but do not yet have permanent residency, overturning years of legal and immigration safeguards. https://to.pbs.org/3OQZCG1