⚖️ DC Grand Jury Rejects Indictment of Six Democratic Lawmakers Over ‘Illegal Orders’ Video
A federal grand jury in Washington, D.C., declined on February 11, 2026, to indict six Democratic lawmakers—Reps. Jason Crow, Maggie Goodlander, Chris Deluzio, and Chrissy Houlahan, along with Sens. Mark Kelly and Elissa Slotkin—who appeared in a November video urging military and intelligence personnel to refuse unlawful orders. President Trump had labeled their statements “seditious behavior, punishable by DEATH!” on Truth Social and called for their arrest, prompting a Justice Department probe led by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro that failed to convince the grand jury of any criminal wrongdoing. The lawmakers, many with military or intelligence backgrounds, framed the message as a reminder of constitutional oaths rather than incitement.
Sources: The New York Post, CBS News
📞 Biden DOJ Dodged Safeguards in Subpoenaing Senators’ Phone Records
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, alongside Sen. Marsha Blackburn, highlighted during a February 10, 2026, hearing that the Biden-era Department of Justice, through special counsel Jack Smith’s Arctic Frost probe into 2020 election matters, obtained phone records from major carriers like Verizon, AT&T, and T-Mobile for around 20 current or former Republican members of Congress without providing the required notifications that would allow invocation of constitutional protections such as the Speech or Debate Clause. Grassley pointed out that federal statutes typically mandate alerting congressional offices unless the member is a direct target, and one carrier had a specific agreement to notify the Senate Sergeant at Arms, yet gag orders and the approach used prevented any heads-up, allowing what he called a sneaky intrusion into lawmakers’ privacy and core duties; the carriers defended their compliance as legally required under the subpoenas, which sought metadata like call times and durations but not conversation contents, tied to examining contacts around January 6, 2021.
Sources: US Senate Judiciary Committee, FOX News
🏛️ House Judiciary Republicans Subpoena Eight Insurers in Obamacare Subsidy Fraud Probe
The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Jim Jordan, has issued subpoenas to eight major Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurers demanding documents related to an ongoing investigation into potential fraud involving Obamacare premium subsidies. The targeted companies—Blue Shield of California, Centene Corporation, CVS Health, Elevance Health, GuideWell, Health Care Service Corporation, Kaiser Permanente, and Oscar Health—are required to provide information on subsidized enrollees, including cases where individuals received subsidies but used no benefits, as well as details on fraud prevention measures and payments to brokers and agents in the ACA marketplace. The subpoenas, issued February 9, 2026, follow earlier requests that committee members say were not fully met, with a compliance deadline of February 23, as part of a broader review into whether current regulations adequately address subsidy-related fraud.
Sources: The Epoch Times, The Washington Times
💨 The EPA Finalizes Repeal of Obama-Era 2009 Endangerment Finding
The Environmental Protection Agency under the Trump administration has finalized its repeal of the 2009 endangerment finding, which declared that greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles and other sources endanger public health and welfare. This action removes the legal foundation for much of the federal regulation of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act, including standards for motor vehicles, and is framed by the agency as correcting an overreach from the Obama years that imposed massive costs. The move, described by officials as a historic deregulatory step, aims to reduce burdens on consumers and industry while facing certain legal challenges from environmental groups.
Sources: The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Examiner
📂 Epstein Files Reveal Nine-Year-Old Victim and Redacted Foreign Official Ties
US lawmakers who reviewed recently released but still heavily redacted Jeffrey Epstein files report disturbing details, including a reference to one victim as young as nine years old among previously unreported young victims, along with mentions of six men whose names were obscured without clear justification, one described as a high-ranking current official in a foreign government. Bipartisan representatives like Jamie Raskin, Thomas Massie, and Ro Khanna highlighted these findings after viewing the materials on Monday, criticizing the Department of Justice for what they call unnecessary or baffling redactions that seem to flout the spirit of the Epstein Files Transparency Act signed by President Trump last November, which demanded full disclosure except to protect victim identities and barred shielding based on reputational or political concerns. The revelations add fuel to ongoing frustration over incomplete transparency in the Epstein case, even as separate issues like Ghislaine Maxwell’s Fifth Amendment invocation before Congress play out.
Sources: LBC.com, The Daily Mail
🤡 Indicted Democrat Rep. LaMonica McIver Asks Acting ICE Director If He Thinks He’s Going to Hell
During a heated House Homeland Security Committee hearing on February 10, 2026, Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), who faces a federal three-count indictment for forcibly impeding and interfering with ICE agents during a May 2025 incident at a Newark detention facility, confronted acting ICE Director Todd Lyons by asking if he considers himself religious, then accused him of having “so much blood on your hands” from immigration enforcement actions including recent fatal encounters, and pressed whether he thinks he is going to hell on Judgment Day; Lyons declined to entertain the question, and the chairman interrupted McIver.
Sources: The Gateway Pundit, FOX News
🍏 Apple News Accused of Shutting Out Conservative Outlets in Latest Bias Study
A Media Research Center analysis of Apple News’ top morning stories in January 2026 found that out of 620 featured articles, 440 came from left-leaning sources and 180 from centrist ones, with zero from right-leaning publications such as the New York Post or Fox News. The study, relying on AllSides bias ratings, highlighted heavy promotion of outlets like The Washington Post (72 articles), Associated Press (54), NBC News (50), The Guardian (34), and NPR (25), alongside centrist ones like The Wall Street Journal (54). This marks a continuation of the app’s pattern, with no conservative stories in top slots for 96 straight days as of early February, underscoring how human-curated feeds on a platform reaching nearly half of voting-age Americans keep tilting left without algorithmic excuses.
Sources: The New York Post, FOX Business
⚖️ Democrats Unveil ‘Virginia’s Law’ to Scrap Federal Time Limits on Sex Trafficking Claims
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández rolled out federal legislation dubbed Virginia’s Law on February 10, 2026, at a Capitol Hill press conference joined by survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse and family members of the late Virginia Giuffre. The bill aims to eliminate the statute of limitations for key federal civil claims related to sex trafficking and sexual exploitation, allowing adult survivors more time to pursue accountability against traffickers when they feel ready rather than facing arbitrary deadlines that often protect perpetrators. Named after Giuffre, one of Epstein’s most prominent accusers who died by suicide last year, the proposal builds on a 2022 law that already removed limits for child sex abuse victims but left gaps for adult claims and non-retroactive application.
Sources: Reuters, The Epoch Times
🚨 Oregon Teen Arrested for Plotting to Behead ICE Agents and Spark Separatist Rebellion
An 18-year-old from St. Helens, Oregon, named Rayden Tanner Coleman, was arrested on February 4, 2026, after allegedly plotting to stalk and murder Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Portland. Court documents indicate he planned to follow agents home from their facility, kill them using an AR-style rifle, Molotov cocktails, tactical weapons, and other gear like night vision goggles, then decapitate them to display the heads at the Warm Springs Indian Reservation as proof to recruit others into his envisioned separatist group called the Cascadia Rangers Coalition, aimed at starting a civil war and creating a new nation. He reportedly shared these intentions with roommates via Discord messages and a manifesto, gathered materials for incendiary devices found in his vehicle during a high-risk traffic stop, and admitted to some aspects during police questioning while claiming certain comments stemmed from anger rather than firm intent. Charges include multiple counts of unlawful manufacture and possession of destructive devices plus attempted second-degree assault, with bail set at $400,000.
Sources: The Post Millennial, Oregon Live
⚖️ Louisville Judge Halves Jury’s Recommended Sentence for Convicted Kidnapper and Rapist
A Jefferson County judge in Louisville sentenced 24-year-old Christopher Thompson to 30 years in prison after a jury recommended 65 years for his convictions on charges including kidnapping, robbery, sodomy, and sexual abuse stemming from a 2023 attack where he abducted, robbed, and sexually assaulted a woman. During the sentencing hearing, Thompson directed profane outbursts at the judge and prosecutor, including telling the judge to “eat my d**k,” yet the judge reduced the sentence by more than half, citing that Thompson had “fallen through the cracks” earlier in life without access to mental health or anger management treatment and expressing belief in his potential for rehabilitation if provided resources in prison. The decision has drawn criticism from prosecutors and local leaders, prompting some Metro Council Republicans to push for greater transparency in judicial records.
Sources: WDRB-TV Louisville, WHAS ABC11 Louisville
🚨 Mexican Cartel Drones Breach U.S. Airspace Near El Paso
Mexican drug cartel-operated drones crossed into American airspace near El Paso, Texas, late Tuesday, triggering a temporary closure of El Paso International Airport by the FAA. A Trump administration official confirmed the incursion, stating that the Department of War (formerly Defense) swiftly disabled the drones, after which authorities determined no ongoing threat existed to commercial flights. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy announced the restrictions were lifted Wednesday morning, allowing normal operations to resume. The incident highlights the escalating challenge of cartel use of unmanned systems along the border, though some reports suggest details around the response involved testing of counter-drone tech.
Sources: The Epoch Times, FOX News
🗾 Japanese Firms Quietly Scaling Back in China Amid Rising Instability
Japanese companies are discreetly reducing their exposure to China due to growing concerns over political tensions, unpredictable policy shifts, and economic risks, with insiders noting that the environment no longer feels safe for expansion as firms pivot toward alternatives like Vietnam and India. Recent surveys highlight a sharp drop in China’s priority as a production or sales base compared to pre-COVID levels, while diplomatic spats, including those tied to Taiwan remarks, have amplified worries about potential business disruptions, though some companies maintain operations by keeping a low profile rather than fully exiting.
Sources: Nikkei, Japan Forward
🛂 Spain’s Migrant Regularization Sparks EU-Wide Warning from European People’s Party Leader
The chairman of the European People’s Party (EPP) has cautioned that Spain’s socialist government’s plan to grant legal status to roughly 500,000 undocumented migrants already in the country represents a direct challenge to the Schengen Area and could create broader problems across the European Union. This stems from concerns that newly regularized individuals might exploit short-term travel rights within the bloc, potentially leading to unauthorized stays elsewhere despite the permits being limited to Spain. The policy, approved by royal decree in late January 2026, targets those present before the end of 2025 with at least five months’ residence and no criminal record, offering one-year residency and work authorization amid Spain’s push for economic and social integration—though it has drawn sharp criticism from conservatives and far-right groups for possibly encouraging more irregular arrivals.
Sources: The Epoch Times, Breitbart
🍁 Mass Shooting Strikes Remote Canadian School Community
A gunman unleashed horror at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in northeastern British Columbia on Tuesday, leaving nine victims dead at the school and a connected nearby home, with the suspected shooter—a woman—found deceased from an apparent self-inflicted wound; total fatalities reached ten including the perpetrator, while more than 25 people suffered injuries, some life-threatening, in what ranks among Canada’s worst mass shootings in recent decades and its deadliest school-related incident since 1989; police evacuated the small rural town of about 2,400 residents, airlifted seriously wounded victims, and continue investigating the motive in this isolated community more than 600 miles north of Vancouver.
💶 Italy Edges Ahead of France in Per Capita Wealth for the First Time
Recent economic indicators show Italy has pulled slightly ahead of France in GDP per capita on a purchasing power parity basis, marking a notable reversal after years of France holding the lead; this shift stems from Italy’s steady catch-up driven by factors like demographic adjustments and relative performance, while France grapples with lower labor participation among older workers and a dip below the EU average in some metrics, though raw nominal figures still favor France in several datasets.
Sources: The London Times, Il Sole 24 Ore