Friday, February 13, 2026

POLITICS

Two Arrested After $7M Cocaine Seizure in Indiana

(Elyse S. Apel, The Center Square) Indiana State Police seized an estimated $7 million worth of cocaine during a search of a semi truck on Interstate 70. Two men were arrested following the discovery of the 309 pounds of narcotics during a routine Department of Transportation compliance inspection on Saturday...

Costly Refugee Funding on the Table as They Rake in Over a Dozen Taxpayer Benefits

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) As American taxpayers are plagued with high housing costs, rising medical expenses and other costs, many refugees continue to qualify for over a dozen costly federal benefits, as Congress could decide to continue the quadrupled funding for the program. Hundreds of thousands of refugees were...

BREAKING: Tim Walz Says He Won’t Run for Re-Election as Minnesota Governor

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who ran on the Democratic ticket to be vice president in 2024, announced Monday that he will not be seeking reelection this year. Walz’s announcement comes as he’s mired in a massive scandal in which fraudsters—most of them Somali nationals—have been found...

Ex-Sec. of State Reveals Details of Victor Davis Hanson’s ‘Major’ Illness

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Conservative scholar Victor Davis Hanson revealed details about a major illness in an update Saturday that followed several days of speculation and concern. Hanson’s statement came to many via former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice — currently the director of Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, where Hanson...

Pro-Maduro Protestors in NYC Got $20 Million from Big-Tech Plutocrat

(Ben Sellers, Headline USA) Between the Soviet-style “block party” during the inauguration of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and the Times Square protests opposing the arrest of Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro, it may seem to some as if the Big Apple is on the verge of a socialist revolution. But...

Minnesota Gov’t Spied on Fraud Whistleblowers

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The Minnesota government reportedly retaliated against whistleblowers who exposed a massive state fraud scheme. The whistleblowers said they were denied vacations and promotions and that their official work was spied on, state Rep. Kristin Robbins told the New York Post.  Robbins, who chairs the state’s Fraud Prevention and...

Congress Faces Govt. Shutdown, Healthcare Bills, Epstein on Return

(Thérèse Boudreaux, The Center Square) Congress faces a mountain of political challenges when it resumes session next week, including a potential government shutdown, a health care affordability crisis, and the ongoing release of the Epstein files. U.S. lawmakers left town for the holidays after passing only three of the 12...

Tesla Loses Title as World’s Biggest Electric Vehicle Maker as Sales Fall for 2nd Year in a Row

(Headline USA) Tesla lost its crown as the world’s bestselling electric vehicle maker on Friday as expiring U.S. tax breaks for buyers and stiff overseas competition pushed sales down for a second year in a row. Tesla said that it delivered 1.64 million vehicles in 2025, down 9% from a...

Minnesota Must Provide Documents to US Government in Child Care Fraud Probe by Next Week

(Headline USA) Minnesota officials have until next week to hand over information on providers and parents who receive federal child care funds that the Trump administration contends have been used fraudulently or risk losing federal funding.  State officials said Friday recent inspections showed several childcare centers accused of fraud by...

FBI Says it Disrupted a New Year’s Eve Attack Plan Inspired by Islamic State Group

(Headline USA)  The FBI said Friday it disrupted a New Year’s Eve attack plot targeting a grocery store and fast-food restaurant in North Carolina, arresting an 18-year-old man who authorities say pledged loyalty to the Islamic State group. Christian Sturdivant was charged with attempting to provide material support to a...

‘Locked and loaded’:Trump Warns Iran

(Sarah Roderick-Fitch, The Center Square) Following days of civil unrest in Iran, President Donald Trump issued a warning to the Iranian regime that the U.S. is prepared to take action if civilians are shot. Trump posted the warning overnight Friday, indicating he may be throwing support behind the uprising in...

Senator Works on Bills to Protect Children from Pedophiles

(Chris Woodward, The Center Square) Sen. Janae Shamp is on a mission for 2026. The Arizona legislator said she wants to “make pedophiles’ lives hell” and is not backing off. “There are many different layers to how sex offenders are processed,” Shamp, R-Surprise, told The Center Square. “There's things that happen...
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