News for February 12, 2026

President Donald Trump reversed the EPA’s 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger public health, opening the door to major cuts in federal climate rules.

The Trump administration is ending the EPA’s longtime climate finding, a move that would sharply weaken the agency’s power to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.

A federal judge blocked the Defense Department from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly over a video about refusing illegal orders, saying the move violated his First Amendment rights.

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to help bring back some Venezuelan migrants who were wrongly deported and need a chance to challenge their cases in court.

Gail Slater is leaving as head of the Justice Department’s antitrust division at a key moment for major merger and competition cases.

A federal judge said Donald Trump’s defamation case against the BBC can move ahead and is set for trial in 2027.

Newly released Epstein files show Steve Bannon had a close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and helped him try to rebuild his public image, raising fresh questions about Bannon’s role in the MAGA movement.

The Senate failed to advance DHS funding, and a deal on immigration enforcement reforms looks unlikely for now.

The Trump administration is expanding efforts to review and possibly strip U.S. citizenship from some foreign-born Americans, mainly through the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.

Mark Zuckerberg is reportedly buying a luxury mansion in Miami’s Indian Creek Island, adding to his already large portfolio of high-end homes.