MadAboutPolitics.com - Featured News

Featured News

Today's Political News Compilation - Wednesday, February 11, 2026

Feb 11
  • 24
  • 0
map.png
Below are some of the top political news stories of the day:


1770853647959.png
AP Photo

ap.png
Bondi clashes with Democrats as she struggles to turn the page on Epstein files furor​


By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER, ERIC TUCKER and STEPHEN GROVES
Updated 5:32 PM CST, February 11, 2026

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Pam Bondi launched into a passionate defense of President Donald Trump Wednesday as she tried to turn the page from relentless criticism of the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, repeatedly shouting at Democrats during a combative hearing in which she postured herself as the Republican president’s chief protector.

Besieged by questions over Epstein and accusations of a weaponized Justice Department, Bondi aggressively pivoted in an extraordinary speech in which she mocked her Democratic questioners, praised Trump over the performance of the stock market and openly aligned herself as in sync with a president whom she painted as a victim of past impeachments and investigations.

“You sit here and you attack the president and I’m not going to have it,” Bondi told lawmakers on the House Judiciary Committee. “I am not going to put up with it.”

With victims of Epstein seated behind her in the hearing room, Bondi forcefully defended the department’s handling of the files related to the well-connected financier that have dogged her tenure. She accused Democrats of using the Epstein files to distract from Trump’s successes, when it was Republicans who initiated the furor over the files and Bondi herself fanned the flames by distributing binders to conservative influencers at the White House last year. ...

READ THE FULL STORY - AP
apnews.com

House votes to slap back Trump's tariffs on Canada in rare bipartisan rebuke of White House agenda

The House has voted to slap back President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada. The tally offered a rare rebuke of the White House agenda, though it wouldn’t actually undo the tariffs without support from Trump himself, which is highly unlikely.
apnews.com apnews.com
www.nbcnews.com

Epstein survivors say they felt 'degraded' and a 'lack of empathy' from AG Pam Bondi

“There was no integrity in that room today, it seems like, when it came to Epstein and Maxwell,” Teresa Helm said after Wednesday's House Judiciary Committee hearing.
www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
www.nbcnews.com

Pam Bondi hearing devolves into shouting matches with Democrats over Epstein and DOJ prosecutions

The attorney general made her appearance hours after the Trump administration tried and failed to indict Democratic lawmakers over a social media video.
www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
apnews.com

A privacy breach at the IRS: Taxpayer data wrongly shared with DHS, court filing says

The IRS has erroneously shared the taxpayer information of thousands of people with the Department of Homeland Security, according to a new court filing.
apnews.com apnews.com
www.foxnews.com

Trump makes good on troop pullout promise, vows return if Democrat city crime worsens

Thousands of National Guard troops were withdrawn from Los Angeles, Chicago and Portland after Trump's administration deployed them under Title 10 authority in June 2025.
www.foxnews.com www.foxnews.com
apnews.com

Congressional Black Caucus and civil rights leaders unite to counter Trump administration's agenda

The Congressional Black Caucus is building a new coalition with major civil rights groups to push back on President Donald Trump’s domestic agenda.
apnews.com apnews.com
abcnews.com

Democratic Sens. Kelly and Slotkin say they won't be intimidated after DOJ indictment fails

They said the attempt to indict them came out of "the authoritarian playbook."
abcnews.com abcnews.com
www.cbsnews.com

House approves the SAVE America Act as GOP makes election bill push

The SAVE America Act would implement strict new requirements for registering to vote and casting ballots.
www.cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com
apnews.com

Bondi clashes with Dems in Epstein files hearing, offers a wide-ranging, shouting defense of Trump

Epstein files hearing gets heated as Democratic members of Congress push Attorney General Pam Bondi for answers.
apnews.com apnews.com
www.cbsnews.com

Trump says governors from both parties are invited to White House events, except 2 Democrats

President Trump says nearly all governors are welcome at the White House for a formal meeting and dinner next week, though the Democratic governors of Maryland and Colorado are still being excluded.
www.cbsnews.com www.cbsnews.com
www.nbcnews.com

Poll: Trump's ratings on immigration tumble as Americans lose confidence in his top issue

Immigration has been one of President Donald Trump’s strong suits, but the new NBC News Decision Desk Poll shows his numbers falling to the same level as his overall approval.
www.nbcnews.com www.nbcnews.com
apnews.com

Lawyers of Chicago woman shot by federal agents say documents show how DHS lies about investigations

Attorneys for a woman shot multiple times by a Border Patrol agent last year in Chicago say newly-released videos, texts and emails show how the Trump administration mishandles investigations and spreads misinformation.
apnews.com apnews.com
www.yahoo.com

Trump officials can’t get their stories straight on anti-ICE surveillance

Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons claims the Trump administration isn't building a database to track and target its critics -- but multiple Trump officials and numerous reports suggest otherwise.
www.yahoo.com www.yahoo.com
apnews.com

As ICE expands, a review of crimes committed by agents shows how their powers can be abused

At least two dozen U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement employees and contractors have been charged with crimes since 2020 and their wrongdoing includes patterns of physical and sexual abuse, corruption and other abuses of authority, a review by The Associated Press found.
apnews.com apnews.com
[URL...
See complete list…
General Politics World News
See complete list…

Latest Posts from our Message Boards

superchuck500
Make America Healthy Again - Trump populism comes to health regulation (4 Viewers)
64 65 66 67 68 69
Replies
1,226
Views
103,090
efil4
superchuck500
Super Bowl politics and reaction (3 Viewers)
    • Like
2 3 4
Replies
69
Views
1,402
Optimus Prime
Optimus Prime
World Cup 2026 discussion (1 Viewer)
    • Like
2 3 4 5
Replies
79
Views
5,013
efil4
superchuck500
Will “mass deportation” actually happen (4 Viewers)
    • Facepalm
    • LOL
    • Mad
432 433 434 435 436 437
Replies
7,854
Views
385,564
MT15
MT15
Optimus Prime
2026 Midterms (4 Viewers)
    • Like
8 9 10 11 12 13
Replies
225
Views
12,767
longtime lurker
longtime lurker
superchuck500
The Trump Cabinet and key post thread (1 Viewer)
    • Like
    • Facepalm
89 90 91 92 93 94
Replies
1,684
Views
174,659
MT15
MT15
Huntn
Miscellaneous Trump (10 Viewers)
    • LOL
437 438 439 440 441 442
Replies
7,952
Views
477,139
efil4
MT15
Voting Law Proposals and Voting Rights Efforts (1 Viewer)
    • Like
    • Mad
83 84 85 86 87 88
Replies
1,569
Views
200,363
Neworleansfan
MT15
Epstein and Trump (1 Viewer)
    • Mad
    • LOL
    • Like
78 79 80 81 82 83
Replies
1,491
Views
79,624
samiam5211
Right wing nuts thread
    • LOL
201 202 203 204 205 206
Replies
3,695
Views
397,391
LA 2 L.A.
MT15
What happens to the Republican Party now? (5 Viewers)
    • Like
    • LOL
    • Love
449 450 451 452 453 454
Replies
8,166
Views
873,444
LA 2 L.A.
SaintForLife
Media Tracker (1 Viewer)
    • Chuckle
    • Like
151 152 153 154 155 156
Replies
2,807
Views
303,254
MT15
MT15
Suppose Climate Change is real, but we can’t stop it
    • Like
2 3 4
Replies
65
Views
8,274
superchuck500
superchuck500
zztop
Republican war against the environment
6 7 8 9 10 11
Replies
184
Views
18,882
zztop
zztop
Huntn
Musk Droppings
48 49 50 51 52 53
Replies
948
Views
82,501
zztop
zztop
View more…

Latest Political News Feed

US lawmakers warn Taiwan to ‘meet the moment’ as China stages invasion-style drills

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
FIRST ON FOX: A bipartisan group of senior U.S. lawmakers is urging Taiwan to dramatically boost its defense spending, warning that political gridlock in Taipei risks undermining deterrence as China escalates military pressure around the island.

Sens. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., and Chris Coons, D-Del., along with Reps. Young Kim, R-Calif., and Ami Bera, D-Calif., sent a letter of 34 lawmakers Thursday to leaders of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan expressing "serious concerns" that a proposed special defense budget could be only partially funded.

"We hope you...
Continue reading...
Reply

Federal judge blocks Trump's bid to move Biden-commuted death row inmates to ‘Alcatraz of the Rockies’

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
A federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from transferring 20 former death row inmates to the federal "supermax" prison in Colorado, ruling the move likely violated their Fifth Amendment due process rights.

The 35-page ruling from U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly sets up a dispute between executive authority and prisoners’ procedural rights. Under Article II’s "Take Care" clause, the president is charged with executing federal law, and the Bureau of Prisons — overseen by the attorney general — has broad discretion to determine...
Continue reading...
Reply

Federal judge upholds temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
A federal judge on Thursday upheld her order postponing the termination of temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of Haitians in the United States.

The Justice Department appealed U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes' stay to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit but simultaneously requested that she rescind her order. Judge Reyes heard arguments from both sides on Thursday and said that she is denying the government’s motion and would issue a written order before Feb. 19, which is the next deadline in the appellate court case...
Continue reading...
Reply

Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
The White House calls it the largest deregulation in US history, but environmentalists say it will prove costly for Americans.
Continue reading...
Reply

Judge blocks US military from demoting Mark Kelly over 'illegal orders' video

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
After the retired Navy captain told servicemembers they don't have to obey illegal orders, Defence Secretary Hegseth moved to cut his rank.
Continue reading...
Reply

'My son is dead': Swiss bar owners confronted by fire victim families

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 0
Jessica and Jacques Moretti are under criminal investigation for involuntary manslaughter, as well as bodily harm and arson through negligence.
Continue reading...
Reply

CIA releases new video aiming to recruit Chinese military officers

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 2
The CIA has released a new Mandarin-language recruitment video aimed at Chinese military officers, portraying a fictional, mid-level People's Liberation Army officer grappling with corrupt leadership and ultimately choosing to contact the American intelligence agency.

The video is the latest installment in a public-facing recruitment campaign targeting China, which CIA Director John Ratcliffe has described as the agency's top intelligence priority amid what he has called a "generational competition" with Beijing.

In the short film, the central...
Continue reading...
Reply

DHS funding bill fails after Schumer rejects Trump’s ICE reform offer

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., blocked Senate Republicans’ attempt to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the rest of the year, teeing up a likely shutdown.

The upper chamber tried and failed to pass the original DHS funding bill on Thursday, testing Senate Democrats’ resolve as the deadline to fund the agency approaches Friday.

The bill failed largely along party lines, save for Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who joined Republicans in their attempt to fund DHS.

SCHUMER, DEMS CHOOSE PARTIAL SHUTDOWN AS NEGOTIATIONS HIT...
Continue reading...
Reply

Hawley clashes with Minnesota AG Ellison over fraud: ‘You ought to be indicted’

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., on Thursday called for Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison to resign and suggested he should face criminal charges, accusing him of assisting people later charged in a sprawling welfare fraud scheme.

The confrontation came during a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing in which Hawley questioned Ellison, an elected Democrat, about his actions surrounding the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, which was at the center of a $250 million scheme to defraud a child nutrition program during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hawley...
Continue reading...
Reply

Obama-era greenhouse gas rules gone as EPA’s Zeldin signs ‘single largest deregulatory action’ in history

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
FIRST ON FOX: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin on Thursday will eliminate the "2009 Obama EPA Endangerment Finding," which set in motion most federal greenhouse gas emissions standards for vehicles, saving Americans billions.

The 2009 development was an EPA finding that carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and three other greenhouse gases "endanger the public health and welfare of current and future generations" under the Clean Air Act — leading to a slew of new restrictions and regulations.

An ensuing Supreme Court...
Continue reading...
Reply

Democrats fume at Bondi after photo allegedly shows DOJ tracking Epstein database searches

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
Democrats in the House of Representatives are furious that the Department of Justice (DOJ) allegedly tracked their search history while going through the Epstein files stored locally at DOJ headquarters.

After Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before lawmakers at a Wednesday hearing, a photographer caught a printout of a set of queries she had brought with her — allegedly search entries that Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., said belonged to her.

"Totally inappropriate," Jayapal told Fox News Digital of the monitored queries. "We’re going to demand...
Continue reading...
Reply

Trump UN aviation ambassador pick faces scrutiny after $426K tax liens missing from ethics filing

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 3
President Donald Trump's pick to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations (U.N.) office focused on aviation is facing heightened scrutiny for hundreds of thousands of dollars in back taxes that were not disclosed in official ethics documents obtained by Fox News Digital.

Jeffrey Anderson, a retired Delta Air Lines captain and U.S. Navy veteran, was nominated to serve as the U.S. ambassador to the International Civil Aviation Organization in July 2025. The International Civil Aviation Organization is a U.N. office based in Canada that is...
Continue reading...
Reply

Rep. Steve Cohen tells Pam Bondi that 'worst of the worst' are native-born Americans, not immigrants

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
A House Democratic lawmaker told Attorney General Pam Bondi that the "worst of the worst" targeted by the Trump administration is actually native-born Americans, not illegal immigrant criminals.

Rep. Steve Cohen, of Tennessee, was speaking to Bondi during a combative congressional hearing over the Justice Department’s handling of files related to Jeffrey Epstein when he made his remarks.

"We need people working on the front lines and local law enforcement to protect our citizens from the worst of the worst," Cohen said. "The worst of the worst...
Continue reading...
Reply

Two Navy ships collide in the Caribbean Sea, resulting in minor injuries

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
Two individuals sustained minor injuries after a collision between a U.S. destroyer and a supply ship on Wednesday while transferring supplies, according to U.S. Southern Command.

"The Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Truxtun (DDG103) and the Supply-class fast combat support ship USNS Supply (T-AOE-6) collided during a replenishment-at-sea," Col. Emmanuel Ortiz said in a statement. "Two personnel reported minor injuries and are in stable condition. Both ships have reported sailing safely. The incident is currently under...
Continue reading...
Reply

Judge blocks Pentagon from downgrading Sen. Mark Kelly's military rank, pay

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Pentagon from downgrading the military retirement rank and pay of Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona, finding that the government had "trampled on Senator Kelly's First Amendment freedoms."

A retired Navy captain, Kelly drew the Trump administration's ire after he and five other Democratic lawmakers posted a video urging members of the military to "refuse illegal orders."

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon's order prohibits the Defense Department and the Trump administration from taking any adverse action...
Continue reading...
Reply

Federal judge orders deported Venezuelans to be returned to US

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
A U.S. federal judge has ordered the Venezuelan men that the Trump administration deported to El Salvador early last year be returned to the United States, stating that they did not receive due process in some cases.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg issued the order on Thursday.

This is a breaking news story; check back for updates.
Continue reading...
Reply

Canada mass shooting suspect had police visits over mental health struggles

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
Police say the suspect's firearms licence expired two years ago, and exactly who owned the guns used in the attack is unclear.
Continue reading...
Reply

Kenya's border with Somalia set to re-open after almost 15 years

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
Somali Islamist militant group al-Shabab has staged several attacks in Kenya, prompting the border to be closed.
Continue reading...
Reply

Dawson's Creek: The 90s teen drama that 'wore its heart on its sleeve'

  • News source: BBC News - World
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
The show's lead was James Van Der Beek, who has died from cancer at the age of 48.
Continue reading...
Reply

Judge orders Trump admin. to facilitate return of some deported Venezuelans

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 7
Washington — A federal judge on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to facilitate the return of Venezuelan migrants who were deported to a Salvadoran prison under the Alien Enemies Act last year and then released into other countries.

U.S. District Judge James Boasberg said in a brief opinion that the number of Venezuelans who would likely want to be returned to the U.S. to continue challenging their detentions and removals is small, and acknowledged that they will be taken into immigration custody upon their arrival.

Still, he gave lawyers...
Continue reading...
Reply

GOP senator, Minnesota AG clash at Capitol Hill hearing: 'Sit there and smirk, it's sick'

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
A Republican senator accused Minnesota’s attorney general of flashing a "despicable" smirk Thursday following a tense exchange at a hearing on Capitol Hill, — a reaction the Democrat in turn described as a "nice theatrical performance."

Tensions escalated at the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs oversight hearing after Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., alleged Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison was encouraging unrest in Minnesota, which has been rocked by recent anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protests and the...
Continue reading...
Reply

Republicans in lockstep behind Trump immigration crackdown as independent support shrinks, poll finds

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
Republicans remain firmly behind President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown even as support among independents declines and more Americans say he has "gone too far," according to a new poll.

The AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research released the findings on Thursday, showing that roughly half of Republicans say Trump’s actions are "about right," and another quarter believe he hasn’t gone far enough.

The survey found that about 6 in 10 U.S. adults believe Trump has crossed the line in sending federal immigration agents into American cities...
Continue reading...
Reply

DOJ solicits examples of ‘judicial activism’ from prosecutors as it weighs impeachment referrals

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 5
A Department of Justice official raised the possibility of referring federal judges to Congress for impeachment in what would be a dramatic escalation of the administration’s fight with judges it views as activist and obstructionist.

The idea was floated by a senior DOJ official during a recent virtual meeting with U.S. attorneys across the country, a source familiar told Fox News Digital. It marked a new possible avenue for the executive branch to confront the judiciary — by turning to Congress, which has sole authority over impeachment, to take...
Continue reading...
Reply

NATO launches Arctic security push as Trump eyes Greenland takeover

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 4
In the face of President Donald Trump's concerns about Arctic security and his calls for the U.S. to acquire Greenland, NATO has launched a security effort called "Arctic Sentry."

"Still, in the face of Russia's increased military activity and China's growing interest in the High North, it was crucial that we do more, which is why we have just two hours ago launched Arctic Sentry," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said during remarks on Wednesday.

"Initially, it will bring together exercises like Denmark's Arctic Endurance and Norway's Cold...
Continue reading...
Reply

US tariff revenue up 300% under Trump as Supreme Court battle looms

  • News source: FOX News
  • Replies: 0
  • Views: 6
Tariff revenue has climbed 300% since President Donald Trump's return to office, delivering a windfall to federal coffers even as the trade levies face a looming Supreme Court battle.

In January alone, duties totaled $30.4 billion, up 275% from a year earlier. When looking at the entire fiscal year, revenue has reached $124 billion, a roughly 304% increase from the same period last year.

The haul has become a cornerstone of Trump’s economic agenda, as the administration argues tariffs can generate revenue to fund domestic priorities, lower the...
Continue reading...
Load more… Reply

Share this page

General News Feed

Fact Checkers News Feed

Back
Top Bottom