News for February 8, 2026

Lawmakers are deadlocked over DHS funding because Democrats want ICE reforms, and the dispute could trigger a shutdown if no deal is reached by the deadline.

A whistleblower complaint has raised questions about how Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard handled a highly classified NSA intercept, while lawmakers and intelligence officials argue over whether the complaint was credible and properly shared with Congress.

Trump is using another deadline to push for a Ukraine peace deal, but the war’s biggest problems still seem unresolved.

Iran’s top diplomat kept a hard line on nuclear talks with the U.S. while Iran also sentenced jailed rights activist Narges Mohammadi to more prison time.