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Thursday, February 12, 2026

Colorado sues to block Trump administration from cutting public health grants

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services notified Congress it wouldn’t pay $600 million worth of grants already awarded in Colorado, California, Illinois and Minnesota.

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U.S. Rep. Jason Crow says ‘there will be costs’ to Trump officials after failed indictment attempt

“We are taking names, we are making lists,” U.S. Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado said in an interview Wednesday, a day after federal prosecutors failed to win an indictment against him and other lawmakers.

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

The revelation stems from a data-sharing agreement signed last April.

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

The vote the first time the House has confronted the president over a signature policy.

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A Yale professor recommended a ‘good-looking blonde’ student for a job with Epstein. He’s not sorry

Professor David Gelernter has defended the email in messages to students and Yale officials.

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Denver ban on face coverings for ICE agents, other officers passes council committee

Officers who don’t follow the law could receive a citation carrying a penalty of up to a $99 fine or 300 days in jail. Denver police would have the authority to arrest anyone who doesn’t comply.

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House GOP pushes strict proof-of-citizenship requirement for voters ahead of midterm elections

The bill is a Trump administration priority aimed at scrutinizi