The 85-year-old French widow detained for 16 days by ICE breaks her silence

First she was fired, now she’s being audited. Kristi Noem’s $38B warehouse-to-detention initiative was so controversial her successor killed it on day one. Now, the Wall Street Journal reports that federal investigators are asking: where did the taxpayer money really go?

Israel's attacks across Lebanon, particularly in the south of the country, are following the Gaza playbook, says reporter Lylla Younges. "We're talking about entire villages that have been reduced to moonscapes."

US and Israeli interference plot to destabilize Mexico

🚨BREAKING: John Eastman — who helped lead Trump's effort to overturn the 2020 election — has been permanently disbarred by the California Supreme Court. The ruling delivers one of the most significant professional consequences yet for an election denier.

Pauls Valley High School Principal Kirk Moore tackled a gunman inside the school's lobby. Moore was injured during the shooting, according to the Garvin County Sheriff's Office.

The father of 33-year-old Major Alex Klinner says: "I would never wish this on anybody else."

Nearly 100 protesters were arrested during a demonstration calling on Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to block the sale of thousands of U.S. bombs to Israel.

When the FBI raided Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort, finding the former president had stolen hundreds of classified documents, one question stood out: Why? Former special counsel Jack Smith has concluded that Trump took the documents to help advance his business interests. trib.al/BQFv9Oi

Under guise of their so-called SAVE America Act, Trump & Republicans are trying to rig the midterm elections. If this was really about ensuring all Americans can vote, they would agree to guarantee that all citizens get a free ID. But that’s not their plan.

All of us screaming that Trump was dismantling our democratic Republic were correct. And now we have objective evidence in a new report to back that up. But thankfully the report also tells us point blank how we can save our democracy. My article: deanobeidallah.substack.com/p/new-report...

Tomorrow SCOTUS will hear the RNC's latest bid to discard lawful mail-in ballots. I have been in this fight for years. I'll share my post-argument analysis exclusively with Democracy Docket subscribers. Sign up → bit.ly/4qmEiFz

Rep. Nancy Mace is not pleased with Lindsey Graham’s push for American troops on the ground in Iran:

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Election fraud is when you lie about very clean and secure elections being riddled with fraud

The next time someone in the media repeats the GOP talking points about the SAVE Act just being a voter ID bill, show them this. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/the-...

Activist detained by Trump admin for 400 days with no charges finally walks free

The number of US troops ‌wounded in the war against Iran has risen to about 200, ⁠the US military said, as the conflict enters its third week. Follow our live updates for more ➡️ reut.rs/4sFLZYU

Oil flows through Santa Barbara coastal pipeline for first time in decade amid Trump's fight with California

Fucked up.

Desalination Man I met a Belgian who works in waste-water for Oman. Lovely people, Belgian man said, Nothing like the media portrays. All their drinking water is pulled from The Gulf of Oman. We’re good, then? I asked. Hope so, he said, but his smile failed the North Sea of his eyes.

No government can be revolutionary~ Camu

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Tesla employee fired for flagging ‘deadly conditions’ and ‘catastrophic’ fire hazards at warehouse, lawsuit says

Files known to contain allegations of sexual abuse of a minor by President Trump have been withheld or removed by the Department of Justice.

WTF Arizona.

Newly released records show a US citizen was shot and killed in Texas by a federal immigration agent last year during a late-night traffic encounter that was not publicly disclosed by the Department of Homeland Security. https://cnn.it/4kOEKvg

A key inflation gauge accelerated in December to the fastest pace in nearly a year, showing how prices are still rising more quickly than most Americans would prefer — and faster than the Federal Reserve's target of 2% a year. https://to.pbs.org/4kIyTay

Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the Trump administration has sought to transform the DOJ into the president’s tool for promoting his agenda and challenging detractors. https://to.pbs.org/3MPSo4D

Gay Pride organiser faces jail as Hungary tightens grip on civil rights

🇺🇸Today is President’s Day — and America’s current president is escalating his attacks on voting rights. As Trump targets this year’s midterms, it is more important than ever to stay updated on where your vote could stand.

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Thirty-three-year-old Palestinian activist Leqaa Kordia will soon mark one year trapped in ICE detention. https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/16/leqaa_kordia

Despite ample funding, the agency halted payments in October. They may not resume for several months.

Color me—Unsurprised.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that Pentagon officials violated Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly's First Amendment free speech rights and "threatened the constitutional liberties of millions of military retirees." https://to.pbs.org/4cmgtKI

A brief history of Israel’s theft and trafficking of Palestinian organs mondoweiss.net/2025/02/a-br...

Every photo from Minneapolis looks like this. Cops decked out with guns and full tac gear facing off against people in bathrobes, parkas, and sweatpants armed only with whistles and cell phones. Yet every verified MAGA chode on X dutifully calls it a riot or violent insurrection.

Oh No he dint! Trump Admin Investigates Nike for Discrimination Against White People newrepublic.com/post/206165/... via @newrepublic.com

“Nine months out from the midterm elections, we face a coordinated effort by Trump, his administration, congressional Republicans and MAGA leaders to normalize a federal takeover of elections, enforced by ICE and federal agents.” @marcelias.bsky.social

“…Trump has made it clear he wants to call off the midterms…We need to realize it's up to us to defend free and fair elections…” @marcelias.bsky.social writes.

An attorney for 11 survivors of Jeffrey Epstein says the Trump administration badly bungled the most recent release of files related to the sexual predator. https://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/2/jeffrey_epstein

Taylor Rehmet won a huge Texas State Senate race last night, the first time Democrats took this seat in decades. Here’s the kicker: Trump won this district by 17 points in 2024. When I say we have wind at our back, Democrats, I mean it.

“Qanon was a movement of pedophiles, protecting pedophiles.”

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ICE and the Border Patrol pose a threat not just to our civil liberties but to our political liberties. The fight for free and fair elections is paramount. Today's Morning Shots from @billkristolbulwark.bsky.social and @eggerdc.bsky.social, plus @cathyyoung63.bsky.social and Ben Parker: