The Minnesota governor, Tim Walz, has demanded an "impartial" investigation into the shootings in Minneapolis.
"Trump's left hand cannot investigate his right hand," he said on Monday in response to the FBI's refusal to share evidence. "The families of the deceased deserve better."…
Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old detained by ICE, wasn't in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show…
It is now clear that Pirro, like Attorney General Pam Bondi, is willing to use her power to try to intimidate and punish Trump's political opponents — even if that means degrading herself, the office and DOJ, and wasting taxpayers' money all at the same time. On top of that, Pirro has managed to antagonize federal judges in the district and racked up a long list of rebukes, which will only make it harder for her and her prosecutors to win in court in the future.
Through it all, Pirro is failing to win the indictments, let alone convictions, that Trump craves. She is stumbling not just by the traditional standards of a U.S. Attorney, but also by the Trumpian version...
Chatterjee, who is involved with campaign organisation Close Screens Open Minds over the proliferation of "ed tech" in schools, believes the legal age for using social media should be 18, as with gambling and access to pornography. "As a society, we have safeguards in place to protect children," Chatterjee says. "At the moment, we are in the middle of a widespread experiment that no one consciously signed up to."…
Gavin Newsom, the Democrat governor of California, accused Trump of "doubling down on stupid". He said: "Never in the history of the US has there been a more destructive president than the current occupant of the White House in Washington. He is trying to recreate the 19th century. He is a wholly owned subsidiary of big oil gas and coal."…
"A food should have at least 1 gram of fiber for every 10 grams of carbohydrate,"…
And, he says, the food should also pass "the water test."…
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/16/nx-s1-5708698/ultra-processed-food-diet-health
In a withering opinion Monday, Judge Cynthia Rufe invoked George Orwell's dystopian novel "1984," saying the administration had attacked the concept of truth itself as it sought to erase details of America's legacy of slavery. She said the removal of the exhibits in January papered over Washington's ownership of slaves and the special measures he took to avoid those enslaved persons gaining their liberty while he lived in Philadelphia from 1790 to 1797...
Georgia residents entrusted the state with their "sensitive personal information" when they registered to vote, and the Jan. 28 seizure of ballots and other election documents from the Fulton County elections hub "breached that guarantee, infringed constitutional protections of privacy, and interfered with the right to vote," the organizations said in a motion filed late Sunday...
The 15th Congressional District was among those redrawn by the Texas legislature's redistricting gambit last year, offering De La Cruz an even more favorable electorate. But that bet relies heavily on Hispanic voters sticking with the GOP: Nearly 80 percent of the district identifies as Hispanic or Latino, and if those voters flip back to the Democratic Party or stay home, it could erase much of the new map's intended friendliness to Republicans…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/15/south-texas-latino-republicans-immigration-00782129
Trump's remarks came shortly after Newsom signed a memorandum of understanding in London with U.K. Energy Secretary Ed Miliband pledging cooperation on clean energy technologies, including offshore wind. The agreement also aims to expand access for British firms, including Octopus Energy, to California's market and to boost collaboration between research institutions on both sides of the Atlantic...
"Sand in the gears is the best approach that we have found so far," says one local Portland official...
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/16/cities-trump-immigration-laws-ordinances-00780787
Why the beer vs ballots comparison falls short:
Keep these points in mind when you hear the photo ID voting and alcohol comparison…
https://www.politifact.com/article/2026/feb/16/voter-id-beer-vote-Trump-Congress-Save-America-Act/
Countries will also send thousands of personnel to "maintain Security and Peace for Gazans," the president wrote on Truth Social… While it remains unclear which of the more than 20 members would make the pledge, the Associated Press reported that Indonesia said up to 8,000 troops would be ready for deployment to Gaza by June…
The image is generated with artificial intelligence. It was posted by a satirical Facebook account that posts AI content...
https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2026/feb/09/social-media/bad-bunny-burning-flag-AI/
"I was trying to stick with the spirit of the speed round, but since it's gotten attention let me clarify. Statistically, the universe is so vast that the odds are good there's life out there," he said. "But the distances between solar systems are so great that the chances we've been visited by aliens is low, and I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!"…
