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  1. Border Officials Are Said to Have Caused El Paso Closure by Firing Anti-Drone Laser

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:11:52 -0000

    People familiar with the episode said the use of the technology was not coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration. Officials targeted what they thought was a drug cartel drone, but turned out to be a party balloon, they said.
  2. What We Know About the El Paso Airspace Shutdown

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:50:08 -0000

    The Trump administration blamed the disruptive halt on a cartel drone incursion, but others have disputed that explanation.
  3. Trump’s Director of Election Security Is an Election Denier

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:08:10 -0000

    Even in a government full of conspiracists, Kurt Olsen stands out. He made a key referral in the Fulton County, Ga., election case.
  4. House Passes Strict Voter ID Bill, Amplifying Trump’s Claims of Fraud

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:15:03 -0000

    The measure had no path forward in the Senate, where Democrats are all but certain to block it and Republicans have said they will not try to skirt filibuster rules to ram it through.
  5. U.S. Attorney Chosen to Replace Trump Pick Is Quickly Fired by White House

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:08:36 -0000

    Federal judges had appointed Donald Kinsella, a veteran litigator, as top prosecutor in the Northern District of New York after the Trump administration’s nominee was found to be serving unlawfully.
  6. Laid-Off Battery Plant Workers Pin Blame on Ford, not Trump, for Lost Jobs

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:02:26 -0000

    Ford Motor shut down a battery factory and laid off 1,600 workers after President Trump and Republicans gutted government support for electric vehicles.
  7. Ford Will Make a Play for a Different Battery Market

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 10:03:23 -0000

    The company, long focused on cars and trucks, plans to begin manufacturing large batteries used by utilities, data centers, other businesses and homeowners.
  8. Lawmakers Question Bondi Over Justice Dept. Under Her Watch

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:54:00 -0000

    Her appearance came as the Justice Department was under scrutiny over the Epstein files, its approach toward the shootings in Minneapolis and its move to prosecute six lawmakers.
  9. Mass Detention Gets a Lift From the Courts

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:10:17 -0000

    A very dangerous ruling in New Orleans.
  10. N.Y.C. Officials Condemn Stonewall Pride Flag Removal Ahead of Rally

    Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:08:52 -0000

    Activists and officials plan to re-raise the flag on Thursday, setting up a defiant response to the Trump administration’s assault on diversity initiatives.