Category: Politics

By Sam Barron | Wednesday, February 18, 2026, 7:40 PM EST Republican California State Senator Steven Choi introduced Senate Bill 1176, which would prohibit adversarial foreign actors from purchasing, acquiring, leasing, or holding a controlling interest in California agricultural land. The legislation targets businesses and governments from countries designated as…

By Hans von Spakovsky | Wednesday, 18 February 2026 03:32 PM EST With the passage of the revised Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act in the U.S. House of Representatives on February 11, it is now up to the U.S. Senate to overcome a threatened filibuster and pass legislation that…

By Jim Thomas | Wednesday, 18 February 2026 09:06 PM EST A federal audit found that nearly 1 in 5 of the nondomiciled commercial driver’s licenses reviewed in Illinois were issued in violation of federal requirements. The audit prompted the U.S. Transportation Department to give the state 30 days to…

Denmark’s King Frederik arrived in Nuuk on Wednesday as he embarked on his second visit to Greenland within a year, underscoring unity with the Danish territory in the face of President Donald Trump’s push to acquire the Arctic island. The visit comes after Greenland, Denmark, and the U.S. launched diplomatic…

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett has labeled a recent New York Federal Reserve study on tariff impacts as the worst paper in the history of the Federal Reserve system, demanding disciplinary action against its authors. In a recent interview, Hassett criticized the report published February 12, which concluded that…

By Sam Barron | Wednesday, 18 February 2026 04:29 PM EST House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., told reporters Wednesday that Democrats remain “steadfast” in their demands for reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Jeffries made his comments as the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security reached its fifth…

Wednesday, February 18, 2026 The U.N. Security Council scheduled a high-level meeting Wednesday on the Gaza ceasefire deal and Israel’s efforts to expand control in the West Bank, ahead of world leaders convening in Washington for the inaugural gathering of President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace. Originally set for Thursday,…

By Mark Swanson | Wednesday, 18 February 2026 11:35 AM EST Congressional Republicans are charging ahead with a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s election system, pushing stricter voter ID standards and proof-of-citizenship requirements. However, they are proceeding more carefully when it comes to President Donald Trump’s call to sharply limit…

Representative Russell Fry, Republican from South Carolina, has called for increased parental involvement in shaping policies addressing teen social media use during a recent interview. Fry argued that technology is moving faster than current regulations, leaving parents struggling to keep pace. He introduced his proposed “Kids Internet Safety Partnership” legislation,…

By Charlie McCarthy | Wednesday, 18 February 2026 10:51 AM EST Several years before the 2016 presidential election, then-President Barack Obama and his team never fathomed Donald Trump could become a serious candidate to win the White House, according to newly released oral history interviews. The interviews, compiled by Columbia…