Saturday, February 14, 2026

POLITICS

Group Wants Records on Minnesota Child Care Assistance Program

(Hayley Feland, The Center Square) A Washington, D.C.–based oversight organization has formally asked the Minnesota Department of Children, Youth, and Families to provide internal records that relate to the state’s Child Care Assistance Program, citing concerns about fraud. On Jan. 13, Empower Oversight filed a request under the Minnesota Data...

Defendant in Charlie Kirk’s Killing Asks Judge to Disqualify Prosecutors

(Headline USA) The 22-year-old Utah man charged with killing conservative activist Charlie Kirk is due back in court Friday as his attorneys seek to disqualify prosecutors in the case over an alleged conflict of interest. Tyler Robinson is charged with aggravated murder in Kirk's Sept. 10 shooting on the Utah...

US Seizes Sixth Venezuela-Linked Tanker

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) US forces have seized another oil tanker in the Caribbean, according to statements from the US military and US officials, as the Trump administration continues its blockade on Venezuela with the goal of controlling the country’s oil industry and exports. US Southern Command said that US Marines...

US Surging Military Assets to Prepare for War With Iran

The US military is planning to surge military assets to the Middle East to prepare for a potential war with Iran

Despite Promises, MN Dems Kept Some of their Fraud-Linked Somali Donations

(Jared Strong, The Center Square) In an attempt to distance themselves from the Feeding Our Future fraud, Minnesota politicians vowed to return their tainted donations, but an investigation by The Center Square found that some did not follow through with their promises. Others, including the state's Attorney General Keith Ellison...

Dem Rep. Goodlander Faces Federal Probe Over ‘Illegal Orders’ Video

(Chris Wade, The Center Square) Democratic New Hampshire Rep. Maggie Goodlander says she is being investigated by federal prosecutors for participating in a video message urging service members to refuse “illegal” orders.   In a video posted Wednesday night, Goodlander acknowledged that she is among other Democrats being investigated by the...

Trump Threatens Invoking Insurrection Act After Venezuelan National Shot

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square)  President Donald Trump said on Thursday he would invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota if attacks on Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers continue. "If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of...

SCOTUS Rules on Warrantless Searches, Double Convictions and Election Suits

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square)  The U.S. Supreme Court decided three cases Wednesday about political candidates' standing to sue, warrantless searches, and double convictions. The justices marked Jan. 14 as the first day in 2026 where they released multiple opinions.  Here are summaries of those opinions. Case v. Montana In a 9-0 decision,...

Medical Group ‘Optimistic’ Supreme Court Will Affirm Biological Sex in Sports

(Tate Miller, The Center Square) Following oral arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday on whether males should participate in female sports, a medical group is “optimistic” that biological sex will be affirmed by the court in upcoming days. Dr. Stanley Goldfarb, chairman of Do No Harm, told The Center...

Puff, The Magic Taxman: Legal Weed Sales Swell Blue State Coffers 

(Mark E. Johnson, Contributor) Since Colorado and Washington became the first of 25 states to date to allow the sale of cannabis, tax collections on recreational marijuana have been a boon for state treasuries, reports The Motley Fool. California alone now rakes in more than $1 billion per year in...

‘Old-School’ Pro Wrestling Legend Dead at 66: ‘He Fought for Everything He Got’

PENN LIVE – Pro wrestling legend Rick Link has died. He was 66. Link was a native of North Carolina, and PWI noted that he made a name for himself throughout the 1970s and 1980s wrestling in the NWA territories and overseas. The site said that Link made his pro...

JD Vance Casts Tie-Breaking Vote To Kill Venezuela War Powers Resolution

(Dave DeCamp, Antiwar.com) Vice President JD Vance had to cast a tie-breaking vote in the Senate on Wednesday night to kill a Venezuela War Powers Resolution that sought to prevent another US attack on the country without congressional authorization. The Senate was deadlocked at 50-50 on a point of order...
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