The Department of Homeland Security has firmly rejected allegations that a Coast Guard C-130 aircraft was diverted from a critical search mission for a missing service member in the Pacific Ocean during February 2025 to support deportation flights. According to DHS, the aircraft remained with the search operation from February…

By Sam Barron | Tuesday, February 17, 2026 Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Chair Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., has unveiled a report calling for modernization of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to expedite medical research and patient access to critical treatments. The nearly 20-page report lists…

Country singer Lee Greenwood stated he expects to join President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., for events tied to the nation’s 250th anniversary in 2026, calling the milestone “the beginning of a year of celebration” meant to build unity. Greenwood, whose signature anthem “God Bless the USA,” has become a…

Nearly a year after President Donald Trump unveiled a budget blueprint calling for some of the steepest spending reductions in modern history, Congress has largely rejected the administration’s most aggressive cut proposals. Lawmakers from both parties have set aside the president’s most aggressive reductions for fiscal year 2026, preserving a…

By Alex Chen | Tuesday, 17 February 2026 Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, wrote U.S. senators on Monday urging Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, to bring the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act to a floor vote without abolishing the filibuster. The legislation passed the House 218-213 with one…

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani urged the state on Tuesday to raise taxes on New York’s wealthiest residents and largest corporations, warning that his city is facing what he described as a looming fiscal crisis. “Today, I’m releasing the City’s preliminary budget,” Mamdani wrote on X, claiming that “after…