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Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change
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February 13, 2026, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time

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The Epstein Files and the Hidden World of an Unaccountable Elite

The search continues in the documents for ironclad criminal conduct, but the story of a sexual predator given a free ride by the ruling class has already emerged.

Trump Administration Erases the Government’s Power to Fight Climate Change

The Environmental Protection Agency rejected the bedrock scientific finding that greenhouse gases threaten human life and well being. It means the agency can no longer regulate them.

Federal Judge Blocks Trump Plan to Cut $600 Million in Health Funds

It is the latest court ruling staving off deep cuts to social services that Democratic-led states say are politically motivated and would harm hundreds of thousands of people.

World

Japan Detains a Chinese Boat and Its Captain Amid Rift With Beijing

The seizure of the trawler, which Japan said was sailing in its waters in the East China Sea, is likely to add to tensions between Tokyo and Beijing.

Ex-Prime Minister of Norway Charged With Corruption Linked to Epstein

Thorbjorn Jagland, who briefly led Norway in the 1990s, had been protected by diplomatic immunity that came with his work with the Council of Europe, but that privilege was waived.

The Young Lives Lost and Upended in Canada’s Mass Shooting

The attack at a secondary school and a private residence in the small, remote community in British Columbia has left families stunned and grief-stricken.

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U.S.

Prosecutor Says Federal Officials Gave Wrong Information About ICE Shooting

The top federal prosecutor in Minnesota asked a judge to drop charges against the immigrant who was shot by an ICE agent, saying new evidence was “materially inconsistent” with what officials had claimed.

Guard Troops Fully Withdraw From Chicago, Portland and Los Angeles

President Trump initially deployed the troops in those cities to support law enforcement efforts to tamp down protests against immigration raids and protecting buildings.

On Trump’s Tariffs, Supreme Court Hurries Up and Waits

The justices put the case on a fast track at the administration’s urging. But they don’t seem in a rush to rule on the president’s signature economic program.

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Politics

Homeland Security Shutdown Draws Nearer as Democrats Block Funding

Senate Democrats refused to move ahead with a spending bill needed to keep the Department of Homeland Security running because it lacked limits they have demanded on federal immigration agents.

Intelligence Dispute Centers on Kushner Reference in Intercepted Communication

A whistle-blower has accused Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, of blocking distribution of a report that Jared Kushner’s name came up in an intercepted communication about Iran.

Closing of El Paso Airspace Adds to Tension Between F.A.A. and Pentagon

The Federal Aviation Administration is charged with flight safety, and the Defense Department with national security. Those missions keep colliding.

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Business

Americans Are Paying the Bill for Tariffs, Despite Trump’s Claims

Research from the New York Fed confirms that U.S. companies and consumers are bearing tariff costs, despite the president’s assertions otherwise.

Goldman’s Top Lawyer Departs Amid Revelations About Her Ties to Epstein

Kathryn Ruemmler, a former top Obama administration lawyer, is out at Goldman Sachs after emails showed a friendship with the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein spanning many years.

Flexibility and Rising Costs Are Keeping Mothers at Work

Labor force participation for women with small children continues to float above prepandemic levels, thanks to flexible work setups — and rising costs.

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Technology

Anthropic Pushes Its Valuation to $380 Billion With New Funding Round

The artificial intelligence start-up raised another $30 billion, and its valuation more than doubled since its last funding round in September.

Gail Slater Leaves Role as Justice Dept.’s Antitrust Chief

Her departure follows months of mounting tension over her division’s work to determine whether companies violated antitrust laws.

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New York

N.Y.C. Officials Reinstate Pride Flag at Stonewall After Federal Removal

Hundreds of people attended a rally on Thursday to re-raise the flag, setting up a defiant response to the Trump administration’s assault on diversity initiatives.

In an Upset, Analilia Mejia, a Progressive, Wins a Democratic House Race

Ms. Mejia, a political organizer, beat her main opponent in the New Jersey primary, Tom Malinowski, by a narrow margin after he was battered by negative ads from a pro-Israel group.

Republicans Ask Supreme Court to Intervene in N.Y. Redistricting Case

Lawyers for Representative Nicole Malliotakis, Republican of New York, asked the Supreme Court to block a ruling that would redraw her district lines.

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Arts

‘Wuthering Heights’ Review: Margot Robbie, Amok on the Moors

The actor and Jacob Elordi play the tortured lovers from the Emily Brontë classic in this florid, overstuffed version by Emerald Fennell.

How ‘The Traitors’ Builds a Reality TV Dream Team

The casting executives behind the Emmy-winning reality competition reveal how they create a mad mix of modern celebrity.