Rep. Crow on grand jury’s refusal to indict six Democrats: ‘They always will fail’

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 9:57 pm

Rep. Jason Crow (D-Colo.) on Wednesday applauded a grand jury’s decision not to indict him and five other Democratic lawmakers over their participation in a controversial video last year, arguing that the Department of Justice “failed, and they will always fail.” The failed federal indictment was pursued by the office of U.S. Attorney for the...

Trump slams ‘RINO’ Stitt over National Governors Association dinner

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 9:57 pm

President Trump lashed out at Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) in a Truth Social post on Wednesday, calling him a “RINO” after the National Governors Association (NGA) announced it would not hold its annual meeting at the White House.  “The RINO Governor of the Great State of Oklahoma, in which I won all 77 Counties, three...

The Memo: Failure to indict six Democrats disrupts Trump’s push to punish 

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 9:45 pm

The Trump administration suffered one of its most embarrassing legal setbacks so far on Tuesday, when a grand jury in the District of Columbia rebuffed a request to indict six Democratic lawmakers. The case was taken over a video the lawmakers released in November noting that troops did not have to obey “illegal orders.” The...

Bessent says housing market has 'gotten better' in defense of Trump economy

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 9:44 pm

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday the housing market has improved in defense of the economy under President Trump. “President Trump is laser-focused on the housing market, and things have gotten better. Last month, we hit a three-year low in mortgage rates. The Fed, subsequent to, I believe the appearance you were talking about, it...

Trump gets spot of good news from delayed January jobs report

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 9:31 pm

January’s delayed jobs report gave President Trump a badly needed spot of good news on Wednesday, showing the economy gained 130,000 jobs, a number well ahead of expectations. Economists expected the U.S. to have added roughly 70,000 jobs in January, with the unemployment rate staying flat at 4.4 percent, according to consensus projections. After Trump’s...

'Sandcastle Man' banned from California hotel property over 'political' quote

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 9:24 pm

The Sandcastle Man had been building sandy creations outside a Southern California hotel for nearly 20 years.

LA28 Olympics leaders back Casey Wasserman after Epstein files fallout

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 9:01 pm

The leaders of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics determined on Wednesday that the chair of its organizing committee, Casey Wasserman, will remain in his role amid uproar over his past exchanges with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and associate Ghislaine Maxwell. "The [LA28] Executive Committee of the Board has determined that based on these facts, as well...

Johnson on calls for Lutnick to resign over Epstein ties: 'Absurd'

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 8:47 pm

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Tuesday said calls for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to resign for misrepresenting his previous interactions with Jeffrey Epstein are “absurd.” “It’s absurd. Howard Lutnick is a great Commerce Secretary. He’s done an extraordinary job for the country,” Johnson told CNN’s Manu Raju. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and a growing number...

Walz: Immigration crackdown in Minnesota may end in days

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 8:28 pm

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said Tuesday that he expects the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis to end in a matter of days. Walz told reporters that he spoke with White House chief of staff Susie Wiles earlier that morning and with White House border czar Tom Homan on Monday. He noted that while...

US participating in influenza vaccine meeting: WHO

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 8:14 pm

The U.S. will participate in the World Health Organization's (WHO) upcoming meeting on the composition of the influenza vaccine despite officially withdrawing from the global group last month. The WHO will meet on Feb. 26 in Turkey to discuss the composition of the 2026-2027 flu vaccine for the northern hemisphere. "The vaccine composition meeting will...

Pentagon, Agriculture Department increasing information sharing on farm vulnerabilities

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 8:03 pm

The Pentagon and Department of Agriculture signed a Wednesday memorandum of understanding to partner on securing American farmland vulnerabilities. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins both signed the MOU allowing the department to expand its research cooperation with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as an extension of the National Farm...

Andy Ogles accuses Bad Bunny of broadcasting 'gay pornography'? 

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 7:56 pm

The government is flirting with shutdown drama, immigration policy is in chaos, and Congress is struggling to pass basic, functional legislation. But sure — let’s launch a federal inquiry into Bad Bunny’s half-time show.  

Key FEMA official says it's too easy to get major disaster funding

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 7:55 pm

A key official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) indicated Wednesday that he believes the nation’s threshold for the declaration of major disasters is too low as various changes loom for the agency under the Trump administration. During a congressional hearing, FEMA associate administrator Gregg Phillips slammed what he described as an "artificially low threshold" for...

Pentagon plans to test anti-drone laser led to El Paso airspace closure: Report

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 7:51 pm

The Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) brief restriction of airspace above El Paso, Texas, and southern New Mexico resulted from the Pentagon planning to test anti-drone technology despite the FAA’s reservations, according to multiple reports. Earlier Wednesday, a Trump administration official told The Hill that the temporary closure, which grounded flights for over seven hours at...

Watch live: Trump to tout 'clean, beautiful coal' at White House event

By: The Hill

Published on: February 11, 2026, 7:46 pm

President Trump on Wednesday afternoon will hold an event at the White House to tout his administration's support for coal mining. Trump in his second term has made moves to nix climate change rules and restrictions on power plants that use coal and other fossil fuels, despite experts' warnings about the effect it will have...