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Citing Orwell’s ‘1984,’ judge orders Trump administration to return slavery exhibits removed from Philadelphia museum
A federal judge, evoking the dystopian world of George Orwell’s novel “1984,” ordered the Trump administration on Monday to return a long-standing exhibit on slavery it removed from a popular historical museum in Philadelphia.
513 min readCNN
- US
Trump administration ordered to restore George Washington slavery exhibit it removed in Philadelphia
An exhibit about nine people enslaved by George Washington must be restored at his former home in Philadelphia after President Donald Trump’s administration took it down last month, a federal judge ruled on Presidents Day, the federal holiday honoring Washington's legacy. The city of Philadelphia sued in January after the National Park Service removed the explanatory panels from Independence National Historical Park, the site where George and Martha Washington lived with nine of their slaves in the 1790s, when Philadelphia was briefly the nation’s capital.
4 min readAssociated Press
- World
Cuban drivers face monthslong wait for gasoline in a government app designed to reduce lines
Drivers in Cuba are facing the prospects of waiting several months to refuel their cars, as fuel shortages caused by a U.S. oil siege intensify. To avoid chaos outside gas stations, Cuba’s government last week made it obligatory for drivers to use an app known as Ticket to get refueling appointments. “I have (appointment) number seven thousand and something,” said Jorge Reyes, a 65-year-old who downloaded the app on Monday.
4 min read - World
US backs Hungary's Orbán as EU backs off
Meanwhile, Hungary opposition leader Péter Magyar launched his campaign.
1 min readSemafor
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US-Iran tensions simmer ahead of more nuclear talks
Tehran signaled openness to a US deal in exchange for sanctions relief.
1 min read - US
Kelly lawyer: Another indictment attempt would be ‘remarkable abuse’ of DOJ power
Sen. Mark Kelly’s (D-Ariz.) attorney warned the Department of Justice not to pursue a second indictment against the Arizona lawmaker, describing any efforts to do so as a “remarkable abuse of power.” A Friday letter from Kelly’s attorney, Paul Fishman, urges Attorney General Pam Bondi and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro…
2 min readThe Hill
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5 takeaways from a tense Munich Security Conference
Strained ties between the U.S. and Europe took center stage at the Munich Security Conference over the weekend, as President Trump forces both sides of the transatlantic alliance to face the consequences of America’s growing belligerence on the world stage. The annual conference, a preeminent venue to debate the state of European and global security,…
8 min read - World
US increases military pressure on Iran ahead of high-stakes talks
The US military is continuing a significant buildup of air and naval assets in the Middle East ahead of planned talks with Iran in Geneva on Tuesday. The pieces are being moved into place both to intimidate Tehran and to have options to strike inside the country should negotiations over its nuclear program fail, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CNN.
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Trump says idea of renaming N.Y. Penn Station after him was raised by others, not him
President Donald Trump on Monday repeated his opposition to a massive public works project to create another tunnel connecting New York and New Jersey and distanced himself from reports that he wanted to make federal funding for it contingent on renaming New York's Penn Station and the Washington area's Dulles International Airport after him
2 min readNBC News
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Trump says FEMA will play ‘key role’ in coordinating response to Potomac sewage spill
The collapse of a Maryland sewer line caused more than 200 million gallons of wastewater to overflow into the Potomac River.
3 min readPolitico
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Trump directs federal authorities to protect Potomac
President Trump on Monday blamed local and state officials in Washington, D.C., and Maryland for the wastewater spill into the Potomac River and directed federal authorities to assist in recovery efforts. Trump wrote on Truth Social that the spillage, which stemmed from a section of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line in Maryland collapsing last month,…
1572 min read - Politics
Trump slams Newsom over ‘inappropriate’ California-UK energy agreement
President Trump on Monday slammed California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) for signing a memorandum of understanding with the United Kingdom to address climate change. “The U.K.’s got enough trouble without getting involved with Gavin Newscum,” Trump told Politico, referring to the California governor. “Gavin is a loser. Everything he’s touched turns to garbage. His state…
2 min read - Politics
5 hot files that await Canada’s new US ambassador
Mark Wiseman’s top priority will be to secure a renewal of United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
6 min read - World
More third-country nationals have been deported by the US to Cameroon, lawyers tell AP
A new group of third-country nationals was deported by the United States to Cameroon on Monday, lawyers told The Associated Press, days after it came to light that the Trump administration sent nine people to the Central African nation last month as part of its secretive program to remove immigrants to countries they have no ties with. Lawyer Alma David of the U.S.-based Novo Legal Group said that a group of migrants who were not Cameroonian citizens arrived on a deportation flight that landed in the capital, Yaounde, on Monday.
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Judge invokes George Orwell’s ‘1984’ in ordering restoration of Philadelphia slavery exhibit
A federal judge ordered the National Park Service to restore exhibits about slaves who lived at the nation’s one-time executive mansion in Philadelphia, agreeing with the city that the Trump administration likely unlawfully removed the displays. U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe invoked the dystopian novel “1984” as she blocked the Trump administration from changing or damaging the site, which is now an outdoor exhibition. “As if the Ministry of Truth in George Orwell’s…
2 min read - Politics
How Maryland Democrats are thwarting Wes Moore’s political ambitions
"The operations of his political tentacles are weak," says one Democratic strategist. "His inside political network is weak.”
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Hillary Clinton gets in testy exchange with European leader over Trump
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton sparred with Czech Deputy Prime Minister Petr Macinka on Monday at the Munich Security Conference over their views on President Trump’s policies. Clinton railed against Trump’s betrayal of traditional Western values and institutions, while Macinka, the leader of a right-wing party, framed Trump’s moves as a correction to liberal…
2 min read - US
What to know about the disastrous Potomac sewage spill
Nearly a month after a wastewater spill into the Potomac River began, recovery efforts are ongoing. The spillage, which resulted from a section of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line collapsing last month, resulted in an overflow of roughly 243 million gallons of wastewater as of Feb. 6, according to DC Water. Although public health officials…
5 min read - Politics
Judge orders restoration of Philadelphia slavery exhibits
Cynthia Rufe, a George W. Bush appointee, compared the administration’s effort to remove the panels to Orwell’s “1984.”
2 min read - Politics
DHS’s ‘SAVE program’ doesn’t work nearly as well as Republicans like to pretend
Two reliably red states — Texas and Missouri — were out in front in embracing the SAVE tool, which in hindsight, probably wasn’t a great idea.
2 min readMS NOW
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FBI won’t share Alex Pretti shooting evidence, Minnesota authorities say
State’s governor had demanded impartial inquiry into the shooting of the VA nurse by federal immigration agents
3 min readThe Guardian
- US
A partial government shutdown has hit the Department of Homeland Security. Here’s what that means
The Department of Homeland Security has been ensnared by a partial government shutdown as Congress did not act to fund the agency by the end of Friday. But nearly all DHS workers will remain on the job — even if many won’t get paid until the lapse ends — and the public probably won’t notice much of a change.
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RFK Jr. regulators to weigh processed ingredients’ safety
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in an interview aired Sunday that he will be looking into the safety of ultra-processed foods, claiming the current industry-led standards are not enough. Appearing on CBS News’s “60 Minutes,” Kennedy told correspondent Bill Whitaker, “There is no way for any American to know if…
2 min read - US
They didn't just ignore audit warnings — California lawmakers quietly killed dozens of audit-backed bills
State lawmakers are promising accountability after a CBS News California investigation found they failed to enact three out of four state audit recommendations. CBS News California built an audit accountability tracker to help.
6 min readCBS News
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Trump says he didn’t bring up renaming Penn Station as Trump Station
President Trump said he did not raise the prospect of renaming New York’s Penn Station as “Trump Station,” pushing back on media reports that he offered to unfreeze billions in federal funds in exchange for the name change. In a post Monday on his Truth Social platform, the president doubled down on his opposition to…
2 min read - Politics
Trump’s damage is done. Democrats – and Europe – are struggling to define what’s next
Democratic presidential hopefuls descended on the Munich Security Conference over the weekend as they might normally flood Des Moines, Iowa, or Manchester, New Hampshire. They found a Europe that’s all but ignoring them – and assuming leaders like Donald Trump will define the future.
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Schumer knocks Trump over Stonewall pride flag removal: ‘Effing disgrace’
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Sunday went after President Trump over the removal of a pride flag at New York City’s Stonewall National Monument, where the modern pro-LGBTQ movement started. “This sacred ground is so important, and in 1969, as everybody knows, brave New Yorkers stood up here as an act of resistance…
1 min read - Politics
Trump publicly condemns Israel’s president for the Trumpiest of reasons
When the president can’t abuse his own pardon power to reward an ally, he demands that others abuse their pardon power in order to make him happy.
3 min read - US
Opinion - Obama calls out Trump’s ‘rogue behavior,’ admits aliens are real?
yes, this interview was about aliens but it was also about accountability. About governing in reality, not ideology. About understanding that voters can care about human dignity and public order at the same time.
2 min read - US
Man found guilty of Trump assassination attempt appeals life sentence
Ryan Routh, the man accused of plotting to kill President Trump as he golfed in south Florida during his 2024 presidential campaign, is challenging his life sentence. Routh’s attorney filed a notice with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit signaling that he intends to fight both his conviction and the prison time he was…
2 min read - US
Those waiting for the end of the DHS shutdown will likely be waiting for a while
It'll be weeks before the public starts feeling the pinch, so policymakers will feel more pressure to keep fighting and less pressure to strike a deal.
4 min read - US
Mamdani taps ex-Biden official to audit NYPD, other agencies for sanctuary law lapses
The effort is aimed at counteracting the Trump administration’s immigration crackdowns.
615 min read - US
US military conducts first nuclear microreactor air transport
The Pentagon, along with the Department of Energy, on Sunday airlifted a small nuclear reactor, the first such transportation as the Trump administration looks to quickly deploy nuclear power across the U.S. The agencies moved the reactor in partnership with Valar Atomics, flying parts of one of the firm’s unfueled Ward 250 microreactors on a…
2 min read - US
Hopes that the FBI would share evidence in Alex Pretti’s killing with state investigators have shattered
Hopes that the FBI would share information gathered in the investigation into Alex Pretti’s killing with state investigators in Minnesota have shattered.
3 min read - Politics
Trump called Newsom a 'loser.' Newsom's advisers see that as a win.
“The more Trump takes the bait, the more attention you get in return,” a Newsom adviser said.
4 min read - Politics
Civil rights groups sue to protect voter data FBI seized from Georgia office
Fulton county office was raided in January amid Donald Trump’s claims that 2020 election was fraudulent
2 min read - US
Black activists fought for slavery exhibits 24 years ago. The fight returned under Trump.
A federal judge Monday ruled that the Trump administration wrongly removed slavery memorial panels that were placed at a historical Philadelphia site in 2002.
5 min read - World
Opinion - US diplomatic overload is at crisis levels
Worse, the Trump administration is relying on a single, highly inexperienced team to oversee three of these negotiations.
4 min read - US
Trump says Guthrie kidnappers will face death penalty if she is killed
President Trump said Monday he would direct the Justice Department to seek the death penalty for kidnappers of Nancy Guthrie if the 84-year-old mother of “Today” show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie is found dead. In a brief phone interview with the New York Post, the president said consequences for the kidnappers would be “very, very severe…
2 min read - Politics
For Trump, rapid-fire policy gimmicks come and go at breakneck speeds
The more desperate the president becomes, the more he starts throwing out ideas he thinks people might like as if he were a casino dealer tossing cards.
3 min read - US
NC Workforce Pell: Only a Fraction of Programs Expected to Qualify
Students across the country will soon be able to receive Workforce Pell Grants to use toward tuition and fees for certain short-term workforce training programs. Established by the federal budget reconciliation bill in 2025, Workforce Pell Grants expand traditional Pell Grant eligibility to programs that are between 8-15 weeks, lead to a high-skill, high-wage, or […]
11 min readThe 74
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Opinion - Congress launched our nation. It must embrace fact-based representation.
Presidents' Day is a reminder of the importance of representation and the power of Congress to act as a check on the executive branch, and to ensure the faithful execution of laws.
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Obama clarifies alien comments after telling podcast ‘they’re real’
Former US President Barack Obama said he’s seen no evidence that aliens have made contact with Earth, clarifying his position on extraterrestrials after comments he made in a podcast went viral.
3 min read - US
FBI not sharing evidence in Pretti shooting, Minnesota authorities say
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) said Monday it was formally notified by the FBI that the bureau will not share any information about its investigation into the death of Alex Pretti. “The FBI formally notified the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) on Feb. 13 that it will not provide the BCA with…
1 min read - World
Iranian navy launches military exercises ahead of nuclear talks
Iranian naval forces began military exercises Monday in the strategic waterway of the Strait of Hormuz, the day before a second round of talks with the United States for a nuclear deal amid heightened tensions. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’s naval drills are dubbed “Smart Control of Hormuz Strait” and are rehearsing scenarios to respond…
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