Headlines for February 12, 2026 * [AG Bondi Hurls Insults at Lawmakers as She Defends Handling of Epstein Files][1] * [Trump Says "Nothing Definitive" Decided on Iran After Hourslong Meeting with Israeli PM Netanyahu][2] * [Thousands Protest in Melbourne as Israeli President Herzog Wraps Australia Tour][3] * [Video Shows ICE Agents Breaking Into Home of Pennsylvania Family][4] * [St. Paul Mayor Demands ICE Leave Minnesota After Federal Agents' Pursuit Ends in Multi-Car Crash][5] * [ICE Jailing Immigrants at Previously Undisclosed Floor of Manhattan Federal Building][6] * [New Body-Camera Footage and Emails Released in CBP Shooting of Marimar Martinez][7] * [FAA Closed El Paso Airspace After CBP Fired Anti-Drone Laser at Party Balloon][8] * [House Passes Bill to Repeal Trump's Tariffs on Canada][9] * [Trump Accepts Washington Coal Club's Inaugural Award ][10] * [Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Fires Alexis Goldstein for Documenting DOGE Meeting][11] * [Argentina's Senate Approves Sweeping New Labor Bill Pushed by Far-Right President Milei][12] [1]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/headlines/ag_bondi_hurls_insults_at_lawmakers_as_she_defends_handling_of_epstein_files [2]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/headlines/trump_says_nothing_definitive_decided_on_iran_after_hourslong_meeting_with_israeli_pm_netanyahu [3]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/headlines/thousands_protest_in_melbourne_as_israeli_president_herzog_wraps_australia_tour [4]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/headlines/video_shows_ice_agents_breaking_into_home_of_pennsylvania_family [5]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/headlines/st_paul_mayor_demands_ice_leave_minnesota_after_federal_agents_pursuit_ends_in_multi_car_crash [6]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/headlines/ice_jailing_immigrants_at_previously_undisclosed_floor_of_manhattan_federal_building [7]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/headlines/new_body_camera_footage_and_emails_released_in_cbp_shooting_of_marimar_martinez [8]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/headlines/faa_closed_el_paso_airspace_after_cbp_fired_anti_drone_laser_at_party_balloon [9]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/headlines/house_passes_bill_to_repeal_trumps_tariffs_on_canada [10]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/headlines/trump_accepts_washington_coal_clubs_inaugural_award [11]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/headlines/consumer_financial_protection_bureau_fires_alexis_goldstein_for_documenting_doge_meeting [12]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/headlines/argentinas_senate_approves_sweeping_new_labor_bill_pushed_by_far_right_president_milei http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/headlines

"Massive Cover-Up": Rep. Jayapal Slams AG Pam Bondi over Epstein Files & Spying on Lawmakers [[Guest rep.pramilajayapal]][1] Attorney General Pam Bondi testified Wednesday before the House Judiciary Committee, where she repeatedly refused to answer questions about her handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. She also refused to apologize to Epstein survivors over the botched release of files, some of which contained survivors’ personal information and even uncensored nude photographs. During the hearing, Bondi was photographed consulting a binder that appeared to show the search history of lawmakers who visited the Justice Department to examine the unredacted Epstein files in person. “Essentially, they were spying on us,” says Democratic Congressmember Pramila Jayapal. “It’s certainly not going to stop me from continuing to review the files, but it is absolutely outrageous.” Jayapal also condemns the Justice Department for refusing to open new investigations into Epstein’s associates listed in the files. “These were rich, powerful, wealthy people, mostly men, who groomed, raped, abused, manipulated young girls,” she says. [1]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/pramila_jayapal http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/pramila_jayapal

Netanyahu Seeks to Kill U.S.-Iran Talks to Start Another War: Mouin Rabbani [[Seg2 rabbani netanyahu split]][1] President Donald Trump held a lengthy meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Wednesday at the White House, where the two leaders discussed ongoing nuclear talks with Iran. Trump has said he wants to reach a deal with Iran about the country’s nuclear program, which Tehran insists is only for peaceful civilian purposes but which the U.S. and Israel claim is aimed at developing nuclear weapons. In recent weeks, Trump has repeatedly threatened to attack Iran after the Iranian government crushed a wave of anti-government protests, killing thousands of people. The Pentagon is also reportedly preparing to move a second aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East, raising pressure on Iran’s leadership. “What Netanyahu is seeking to do with this visit is to inject poison pills into the negotiations in order to ensure that they fail, and thereby set the stage for a new armed conflict with Iran,” says Middle East analyst Mouin Rabbani. [1]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/mouin_rabbani http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/mouin_rabbani

Oscar-Nominated Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Speaks Out on Jailing of Screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian in Iran [[Seg3 panahi mahmoudian]][1] Authorities in Iran have arrested the Oscar-nominated screenwriter Mehdi Mahmoudian in Tehran. Mahmoudian co-wrote the film *It Was Just an Accident* with dissident director Jafar Panahi, and their film is nominated for Best Original Screenplay and Best International Feature at this year’s Academy Awards. Mahmoudian was arrested after signing a public statement condemning Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as well as the brutal crackdown on anti-government protesters, calling it “an organized state crime against humanity.” Panahi, who also signed the statement alongside 15 others, recently spoke with *Democracy Now!* host Amy Goodman at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Panahi described meeting Mehdi when they were both imprisoned, which led to their creative partnership. “Because he had spent nine years of his life in prison, I knew that he had a deep understanding of different people in the society, and for that reason, I invited him to this film to help with writing the dialogues, because he knew the different characters of this film very well,” Panahi said. [1]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/jafar_panahi http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/jafar_panahi

"I Was Just So Disgusted": Jewish Rep. Balint Walks Out of Hearing After Bondi Calls Her Antisemitic [[Seg4 balint]][1] As we continue to look at Wednesday’s contentious hearing of the House Judiciary Committee, we speak with Vermont Congressmember Becca Balint, who walked out after Attorney General Pam Bondi accused her of supporting antisemitism. Balint, who is Jewish and whose grandfather died in the Holocaust, had just asked Bondi to meet with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein — a demand that Bondi repeatedly ignored during the hearing. “It was just heartbreaking to watch the attorney general act in this way, especially when survivors have waited, over the course of decades, for justice,” Balint tells *Democracy Now!* [1]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/becca_balint http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/12/becca_balint

Headlines for February 11, 2026 * [Democratic Lawmakers Grill the Heads of ICE, CBP and USCIS on Trump's Mass Deportation Campaign][1] * [Immigrant Family Files a Lawsuit Claiming Their Toddler Was Returned to an ICE Jail Amid a Measles Outbreak][2] * [ACLU Files Lawsuit Against Law Enforcement for Mass Immigration Raid in Idaho][3] * [Democratic Congressmember Khanna Accuses the DOJ of Improperly Redacting Names of Wealthy Men in the Epstein Files][4] * [Former Palm Beach Police Chief Says Trump Told Him in 2006 That "Everyone" Knew of Epstein's Behavior][5] * [Commerce Secretary Lutnick Testifies He Visited Epstein's Island][6] * [Trump Admin Removes Pride Flag from Stonewall National Monument in New York City][7] * [Trump Admin Plans to Cut $600 Million in Public Health Funds][8] * [Trump Threatens to Send Another Aircraft Carrier to Strike Iran][9] * [WSJ: Pentagon to Send 200 U.S. Troops to Nigeria][10] * [UNICEF Warns More Than Half of All Children in North Darfur Are Acutely Malnourished][11] * [FAA Reopens El Paso Airport After Abruptly Halting Flights][12] * [At Least Nine People Killed in a Mass Shooting in British Columbia, Canada][13] * [FBI Raid of Fulton County Election Office Based on Debunked Claims from Election Deniers][14] * [Federal Grand Jury Declines to Indict Six Democratic Lawmakers for Urging Service Members to Refuse Unlawful Orders][15] * [Progressive Analilia Mejía Wins House Democratic Primary in New Jersey][16] [1]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/headlines/democratic_lawmakers_grill_the_heads_of_ice_cbp_and_uscis_on_trumps_mass_deportation_campaign [2]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/headlines/immigrant_family_files_a_lawsuit_claiming_their_toddler_was_returned_to_an_ice_jail_amid_a_measles_outbreak [3]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/headlines/3aclu_files_lawsuit_against_law_enforcement_for_mass_immigration_raid_in_idaho [4]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/headlines/democratic_congressmember_khanna_accuses_the_doj_of_improperly_redacting_names_of_wealthy_men_in_the_epstein_files [5]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/headlines/former_palm_beach_police_chief_says_trump_told_him_in_2006_that_everyone_knew_of_epsteins_behavior [6]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/headlines/commerce_secretary_lutnick_testifies_he_visited_epsteins_island [7]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/headlines/trump_admin_removes_pride_flag_from_stonewall_national_monument_in_new_york_city [8]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/headlines/trump_admin_plans_to_cut_600_million_in_public_health_funds [9]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/headlines/trump_threatens_to_send_another_aircraft_carrier_to_strike_iran [10]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/headlines/wsj_pentagon_to_send_200_us_troops_to_nigeria [11]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/headlines/unicef_warns_more_than_half_of_all_children_in_north_darfur_are_acutely_malnourished [12]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/headlines/faa_reopens_el_paso_airport_after_abruptly_halting_flights [13]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/headlines/at_least_nine_people_killed_in_a_mass_shooting_in_british_columbia_canada [14]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/headlines/fbi_raid_of_fulton_county_election_office_based_on_debunked_claims_from_election_deniers [15]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/headlines/federal_grand_jury_declines_to_indict_six_democratic_lawmakers_for_urging_service_members_to_refuse_unlawful_orders [16]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/headlines/progressive_analilia_mejia_wins_house_democratic_primary_in_new_jersey http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/headlines

"De Facto Dictatorship": Democrats Confront ICE, CBP Officials on Brutal Tactics [[Seg1 ice hearing 2]][1] House Democrats grilled the heads of ICE, CBP and USCIS at a hearing Tuesday over their role in the Trump administration’s brutal campaign to carry out mass deportations. “These three directors are responsible for what we are seeing around the country, whether it’s in detention, whether it’s in the streets or even in the courts,” says Illinois Congressmember Delia Ramirez, who is calling for her fellow Democrats to suspend funding for the Department of Homeland Security unless Republicans agree to their demands to rein in federal immigration agents. We play excerpts from Ramirez and other representatives’ remarks about the killings of U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis, the deaths of immigrants in ICE custody and the fear and terror experienced by civilians confronted daily by masked federal agents. “This is more than authoritarianism. This is a de facto dictatorship,” says Texas Congressmember Al Green, who also spoke at the hearing. [1]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/ice_congress http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/ice_congress

Impeach the President: Rep. Al Green Denounces Trump's Racist Obama Video & Attacks on Black History [[Seg2 green trump]][1] We continue our conversation with Texas Congressmember Al Green as he plans to reintroduce impeachment proceedings against President Trump over “infusing his hate to policy.” Green currently represents Texas’s 9th Congressional District, which was recently redistricted by the Texas state Legislature in favor of Republican voters. He says his seat, which he has held for over two decades, was targeted for redistricting in part because of his opposition to Trump. Green is now running for reelection in Texas’s neighboring 18th Congressional District. [1]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/al_green http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/al_green

"Devastating": Trump EPA to Scrap Landmark Climate Finding in Pro-Fossil Fuel Deregulatory Push [[Climatepolicytrump]][1] In a victory for the fossil fuel industry, a set of Obama-era rules that required the federal government to regulate the emissions of six greenhouse gases is being reversed by the Trump administration. The changes would undo the legal basis of the fight against global warming, as well as remove industrial reporting obligations and roll back emissions standards for cars and trucks. Environmental engineer Gretchen Goldman helped author those emission standards while working for the Department of Transportation under the Biden administration. Now as the president of the Union of Concerned Scientists, she says their repeal will not only increase what drivers pay at the pump but also set U.S. innovation back on the world stage. “We’re really seeing the abdication of U.S. leadership on climate, and that has huge implications, both for our immediate ability to reduce heat trapping emissions globally … but also in terms of our standing and contribution in the world.” [1]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/trump_climate_change_policy http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/11/trump_climate_change_policy

Headlines for February 10, 2026 * [Pentagon Says It Killed 2, Leaving 1 Survivor, in Attack on Boat in Eastern Pacific][1] * [Airlines Suspend Flights as Cuba Runs Out of Jet Fuel Amid U.S. Oil Blockade][2] * [Israel's Security Cabinet Expands Control Over Illegal West Bank Settlements][3] * [Israel's Latest Gaza Ceasefire Violations Leave 7 Palestinians Dead][4] * [Thousands Protest as Israeli President Isaac Herzog Visits Sydney, Australia][5] * [Ghislaine Maxwell Pleads the Fifth in Deposition to House Oversight Committee][6] * [53 Are Dead or Missing After Boat Carrying Migrants Sinks Off Libyan Coast][7] * [Federal Court Strikes Down California Law to Unmask Federal Agents][8] * [Family Demands Answers After Leqaa Kordia Is Hospitalized in ICE Detention][9] * [Immigration Judge Rejects Trump Admin's Efforts to Deport Tufts University Student Rümeysa Öztürk][10] * [WSJ: Trump Admin Planning to Repeal Obama-Era Greenhouse Gas "Endangerment Finding"][11] * [Nurses at Mount Sinai and Montefiore Reach Tentative Deals on New Contracts][12] * [San Francisco Public School Teachers Striking for Salary Increases and Family Health Benefits][13] [1]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/10/headlines/pentagon_says_it_killed_2_leaving_1_survivor_in_attack_on_boat_in_eastern_pacific [2]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/10/headlines/airlines_suspend_flights_as_cuba_runs_out_of_jet_fuel_amid_us_oil_blockade [3]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/10/headlines/israels_security_cabinet_expands_control_over_illegal_west_bank_settlements [4]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/10/headlines/israels_latest_gaza_ceasefire_violations_leave_7_palestinians_dead [5]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/10/headlines/thousands_protest_as_israeli_president_isaac_herzog_visits_sydney_australia [6]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/10/headlines/ghislaine_maxwell_pleads_the_fifth_in_deposition_to_house_oversight_committee [7]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/10/headlines/53_are_dead_or_missing_after_boat_carrying_migrants_sinks_off_libyan_coast [8]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/10/headlines/federal_court_strikes_down_california_law_to_unmask_federal_agents [9]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/10/headlines/family_demands_answers_after_leqaa_kordia_is_hospitalized_in_ice_detention [10]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/10/headlines/immigration_judge_rejects_trump_admins_efforts_to_deport_tufts_university_student_rumeysa_ozturk [11]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/10/headlines/wsj_trump_admin_planning_to_repeal_obama_era_greenhouse_gas_endangerment_finding [12]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/10/headlines/nurses_at_mount_sinai_and_montefiore_reach_tentative_deals_on_new_contracts [13]: http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/10/headlines/san_francisco_public_school_teachers_striking_for_salary_increases_and_family_health_benefits http://www.democracynow.org/2026/2/10/headlines