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No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversight

By AAMER MADHANI
Updated 12:49 PM CST, February 15, 2026

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Lawmakers and the White House offered no signs of compromise Sunday in their battle over oversight of federal immigration officers that has led to a pause in funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

A partial government shutdown began Saturday after congressional Democrats and President Donald Trump’s team failed to reach a deal on legislation to fund the department through September. Democrats are demanding changes to how immigration operations are conducted after the fatal shootings of U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Good by federal officers in Minneapolis last month.

Congress is on recess until Feb. 23, and both sides appear dug into their positions. The impasse affects agencies such as the Transportation Security Administration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Coast Guard, the Secret Service, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

The work at ICE and CBP goes on unabated because Trump’s tax and spending cut law from 2025 provided billions more to those agencies that can be tapped for deportation operations. About 90% of DHS employees were to continue working during the shutdown, but do so without pay — and missed paychecks could mean financial hardships. Last year there was a record 43-day government shutdown. ...

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Schumer says Dems will fight voter ID push 'tooth and nail,' balks at DHS role in elections

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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., vowed Sunday that Senate Democrats will block the latest GOP-backed effort to require proof of citizenship to vote.

"We will not let it pass in the Senate," Schumer told CNN’s Jake Tapper. "We are fighting it tooth and nail. It's an outrageous proposal that is, you know, that shows the sort of political bias of the MAGA right. They don't want poor people to vote. They don't want people of color to vote because they often don't vote for them."

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Hillary Clinton clashes with Czech leader over Trump policies at Munich security conference

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton clashed with a Czech political leader at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Saturday.

Clinton was speaking during a panel on the state of the West where she heavily criticized President Donald Trump for his dealings with Europe. Petr Macinka, a Czech deputy prime minister, defended the Trump administration as Clinton repeatedly mocked his statements and tried to speak over him.

"First, I think you really don't like him," Macinka said as he began to respond to Clinton's Trump-bashing.

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Campus Radicals Newsletter: Antifa-linked group tells students to mobilize, college students fake disabilities

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ANTI-WOKE WAVE: Tufts professor says students are ditching woke culture and finding performative politics 'cringy'

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FAITH VS FACULTY: Notre Dame student calls professor appointment a 'betrayal' over pro-abortion stance at Catholic university

'IT'S FRAUD': Cal State prof warns scrapping SAT in name of ‘inclusivity’ is leaving students unprepared

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US boards second tanker in Indian Ocean after tracking it from Caribbean

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The US accuses the Veronica III of violating a "quarantine" on oil shipments from Venezuela.
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What is the dart frog toxin allegedly used to kill Alexei Navalny?

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The toxin, epibatidine, can be found in frogs in the wild in South America or manufactured in a lab.
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Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 15, 2026

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On this "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" broadcast, moderated by Ed O'Keefe:

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ED O'KEEFE: I'm Ed O'Keefe in Washington.

And this week on Face the Nation: Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is on hold. Negotiations over immigration enforcement are at a standstill.

Two months into the new year, and part of the government is shut down yet again, as disputes over President Trump's deportation policy leave lawmakers unable to fund the...
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Tillis says Trump advisers are "not taking care of this president's legacy"

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Republican Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina said Sunday that two of President Trump's top advisers, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, "are not taking care of" Mr. Trump's "legacy" on immigration and border security.

"You've heard me talk about Stephen Miller, you know my opinion about Kristi Noem," Tillis told Ed O'Keefe on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." "These are people that don't look around corners and are not taking care of this president's legacy."

Tillis, who is not...
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The one sentence in Rubio's Munich speech that revealed Trump's red line for Europe

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Standing in Munich, where a Cold War wall once symbolized the division of a continent, Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered President Donald Trump’s red line for Europe.

"We in America have no interest in being polite and orderly caretakers of the West’s managed decline," Rubio said during his Friday remarks before the Munich Security Conference.

America's top diplomat called for tighter borders, revived industry and a reassertion of national sovereignty, arguing that the West’s drift was not inevitable but the result of policy choices the...
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Transcript: Rep. Robert Garcia on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 15, 2026

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The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Robert Garcia, Democrat of California, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Feb. 15, 2026.

ED O'KEEFE: Welcome back to Face the Nation. We turn now to the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, California Congressman Robert Garcia, who joins us this morning from Long Beach, where he used to be the mayor. Congressman, good to see you. Thank you for being with us.

REP. ROBERT GARCIA: Sure thing, thank you.

ED O'KEEFE: I want to start real quick because you are on...
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Trump told Netanyahu he would support strikes on Iran missiles, sources say

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President Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a meeting at Mar-a-Lago in December that the president would support Israeli strikes on Iran's ballistic missile program if a deal between Washington and Tehran could not be reached, according to two sources familiar with the matter who spoke to CBS News on condition of anonymity to discuss national security issues.

Two months later, CBS News has learned that internal discussions between senior figures in the U.S. military and intelligence community have started to contemplate...
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Trump announces $5 billion pledge in Gaza aid from Board of Peace members

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Members of President Donald Trump's Board of Peace have pledged more than $5 billion in aid for Gaza, the president announced Sunday.

Trump made the announcement on Truth Social, saying the funding would be formally pledged during a February 19 meeting in Washington, D.C.

"On February 19th, 2026, I will again be joined by Board of Peace Members at the Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C., where we will announce that Member States have pledged more than $5 BILLION DOLLARS toward the Gaza Humanitarian and Reconstruction efforts, and...
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Ukraine's ex-energy minister detained while attempting to leave country

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His detention comes as he faces legal proceedings after being dismissed in a corruption scandal.
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Hundreds of thousands join Iran protests around the world

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Munich, Los Angeles, and Toronto saw the largest crowds, with smaller rallies also taking place in Tel Aviv and Libson.
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Rubio defends US operation in Venezuela, calls out reporter for trying to start a fight

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended the U.S. capture of former Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Sunday, going on to call out a reporter for supposedly trying to stir up tension during a press conference.

Rubio made the statement during a joint appearance with Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico. A reporter referenced Fico's previous criticism of the U.S. operation against Maduro and asked whether he stood by it, leading Rubio to address the issue first while he was answering other questions from the same reporter.

"I think you asked him...
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Transcript: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 15, 2025

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The following is the transcript of the interview with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Democrat of New York, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Feb. 15, 2026.

ED O'KEEFE: We turn now to House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, who joins us this morning from New York City. Leader Jeffries, thank you for being here.

DEMOCRATIC LEADER HAKEEM JEFFRIES: Good morning. Great to be with you.

ED O'KEEFE: So as this shutdown continues, I want to remind our viewers what it is, exactly, congressional Democrats are seeking to...
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Homan says "I don't like the masks" on ICE, but they "have to protect themselves"

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Washington — White House border czar Tom Homan said that while he doesn't like that federal immigration enforcement officers agents wear masks, he believes they need to wear masks to protect themselves against threats and violence.

"I don't like the masks either," Homan said in an interview with Ed O'Keefe on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Sunday.

Homan said assaults against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers have increased by 1,500% while threats against them have increased by 8,000%. The Department of Homeland Security said...
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Maryland woman says TPUSA high school event raised 'serious concerns,' says Child Protective Services notified

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A student group affiliated with Turning Point USA is facing criticism for hosting an event at a Maryland high school in December, with one woman saying that Child Protective Services had been notified.

A local community member, who was identified as Nancy, expressed "serious concern" about the December TPUSA-affiliated event at a February 12 board meeting. The woman spoke after a student from the high school who serves as president of the Calvert County Club America.

That student said his group placed restrictions on the event after receiving...
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Hundreds of thousands join Iran protests around the world

  • News source: BBC News - World
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Munich, Los Angeles, and Toronto saw the largest crowds, with smaller rallies also taking place in Tel Aviv and Libson.
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China confirms visa-free travel for UK and Canadian nationals

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Relaxed visa rules for British and Canadian passport holders will come into force on 17 February.
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After the landslide: Can India reset ties with a BNP-led Bangladesh?

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A reset of the frayed relationship is possible, say analysts. But it will require restraint - and reciprocity.
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Gisèle Pelicot tells BBC: I felt crushed by horror - but I don't feel anger

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In an extensive interview with Newsnight, the woman at the heart of France's biggest rape trial speaks about betrayal, healing and choosing the right path.
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Transcript: Tom Homan on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 15, 2026

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The following is the transcript of the interview with Tom Homan, Trump administration border czar, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Feb. 15, 2026.

ED O'KEEFE: Good morning and welcome to 'Face The Nation.' Margaret is off today. Washington is waking up to another funding standoff, and it's unclear at this point when it could end, as congress is on recess for another week. So for more on the debate over immigration enforcement tactics, we're joined by White House border czar Tom Homan. Mr. Homan, thank you so much for joining...
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Transcript: Sen. Thom Tillis on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Feb. 15, 2026

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The following is the transcript of the interview with Sen. Thom Tillis, Republican of North Carolina, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Feb. 15, 2026.

ED O'KEEFE: We're joined now by Sen. Thom Tillis from the Munich Security Conference in Germany. Senator, good to see you. Good morning. Thank you for taking a few minutes to be with us. A report that was published this week--

SENATOR THOM TILLIS: Thank you

ED O'KEEFE: --by the Munich Security Conference describes leaders who are taking an ax to existing rules and...
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Democrats say Trump redistricting push backfiring as Virginia advances new House maps

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Democrat lawmakers say President Donald Trump’s redistricting gambit is backfiring as Virginia’s Democrat-controlled Senate advanced new congressional maps that could chip away at the House GOP's majority.

The Virginia Senate voted 21-16 along party lines on Wednesday to pass a set of new congressional maps that would leave just one Republican district in play.

Republicans currently hold five.

To Republicans like Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Va., that’s too drastic a swing for a state that only has 11 districts to begin with. Even in light of similar...
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Chicago-area teacher breaks silence after losing job over 2-word Facebook post supporting ICE: 'Devastating'

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FIRST ON FOX: A Chicago area teacher who was forced to resign from his position over his Facebook post saying "Go ICE" is speaking out about the emotional and financial toll he has suffered as a result.

"This process has been professionally and personally devastating and surreal," former West Chicago teacher James Heidorn told Fox News Digital in his first public comments about the situation.

"I’ve spent 14 years building my career, pouring my heart into teaching kids, building relationships, and being a positive role model. To see it all upended...
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