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WIN: A Montana court blocked a state law that would have required students to declare their intent to remain in the county after graduation to register to vote using their college address.
If upheld, the measure would have barred thousands of students from voting in their own communities.
If upheld, the measure would have barred thousands of students from voting in their own communities.
🚨 Montana Student Residency Requirement Challenge
Learn more.
www.democracydocket.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:03 PM
WIN: A Montana court blocked a state law that would have required students to declare their intent to remain in the county after graduation to register to vote using their college address.
If upheld, the measure would have barred thousands of students from voting in their own communities.
If upheld, the measure would have barred thousands of students from voting in their own communities.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sat down with The Atlantic's Simon Shuster for an exclusive interview about plans for negotiating a lasting peace and the crucial role he hopes Donald Trump will play. Read excerpts:
Read The Atlantic’s Interview With Volodymyr Zelensky
A conversation with the Ukrainian president about where peace talks go from here
bit.ly
February 13, 2026 at 7:05 PM
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky sat down with The Atlantic's Simon Shuster for an exclusive interview about plans for negotiating a lasting peace and the crucial role he hopes Donald Trump will play. Read excerpts:
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Not only did Trump lose the 2016 popular vote by nearly 3 million votes, once he was in office he launched a massive "voter fraud" investigation to prove that he'd *actually* won the popular vote by several million and then they didn't find a thing and quietly disbanded it.
Trump speaking at Fort Bragg: "The first time, I won but they say I didn't win the popular vote. You know I did. I won it by a lot."
February 13, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Not only did Trump lose the 2016 popular vote by nearly 3 million votes, once he was in office he launched a massive "voter fraud" investigation to prove that he'd *actually* won the popular vote by several million and then they didn't find a thing and quietly disbanded it.
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NEW: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem joined election deniers in Arizona to rally support for a suppressive bill that would disenfranchise millions.
Noem also encouraged state election officials to use the department’s citizenship verification program, despite it incorrectly flagging dozens of citizens.
Noem also encouraged state election officials to use the department’s citizenship verification program, despite it incorrectly flagging dozens of citizens.
Noem joins Arizona election deniers to rally for SAVE America Act
“Your state has been an absolute disaster on elections,” Noem said
www.democracydocket.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:14 PM
NEW: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem joined election deniers in Arizona to rally support for a suppressive bill that would disenfranchise millions.
Noem also encouraged state election officials to use the department’s citizenship verification program, despite it incorrectly flagging dozens of citizens.
Noem also encouraged state election officials to use the department’s citizenship verification program, despite it incorrectly flagging dozens of citizens.
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note that Kristi Noem has a photo of her and Trump together on her SAVE AMERICA ACT placard
she really thinks she has a shot to be his successor, which is hilarious to me
she really thinks she has a shot to be his successor, which is hilarious to me
February 13, 2026 at 7:18 PM
note that Kristi Noem has a photo of her and Trump together on her SAVE AMERICA ACT placard
she really thinks she has a shot to be his successor, which is hilarious to me
she really thinks she has a shot to be his successor, which is hilarious to me
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Q: Do you worry emphasizing election security threats without evidence could undermine public confidence?
NOEM: We have a Save Program that is available to Arizona that the state could ensure that every county has access to and allow them to verify those individuals that are on the voter rolls
NOEM: We have a Save Program that is available to Arizona that the state could ensure that every county has access to and allow them to verify those individuals that are on the voter rolls
February 13, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Q: Do you worry emphasizing election security threats without evidence could undermine public confidence?
NOEM: We have a Save Program that is available to Arizona that the state could ensure that every county has access to and allow them to verify those individuals that are on the voter rolls
NOEM: We have a Save Program that is available to Arizona that the state could ensure that every county has access to and allow them to verify those individuals that are on the voter rolls
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Musk came to DC, chainsaw in hand, dismantling USAID & other agencies with an UNACCOUNTABLE team
We & our partners sued
Now the feds have filed to shield him from accountability
We won't let that happen -TN
We & our partners sued
Now the feds have filed to shield him from accountability
We won't let that happen -TN
Deposing the Sorcerer’s Apprentice - Yale Journal on Regulation
Analysis of decision requiring Elon Musk to sit for deposition covering dismantling of the Agency for International Development (USAID)
www.yalejreg.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Musk came to DC, chainsaw in hand, dismantling USAID & other agencies with an UNACCOUNTABLE team
We & our partners sued
Now the feds have filed to shield him from accountability
We won't let that happen -TN
We & our partners sued
Now the feds have filed to shield him from accountability
We won't let that happen -TN
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Q: Can you offer us any examples of voter fraud in Arizona?
KRISTI NOEM: Oh, I'm sure there's many of them
KRISTI NOEM: Oh, I'm sure there's many of them
February 13, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Q: Can you offer us any examples of voter fraud in Arizona?
KRISTI NOEM: Oh, I'm sure there's many of them
KRISTI NOEM: Oh, I'm sure there's many of them
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Shortly after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good, right-wing media seized on a story that could reset the narrative. DHS said an immigrant attacked federal officers with a shovel, and the story was everywhere in MAGA media. The case has since fallen apart & prosecutors just dropped the charges.
Right-wing media hyped a supposed “shovel” attack against ICE. Prosecutors just dropped the charges.
www.mediamatters.org
February 13, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Shortly after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good, right-wing media seized on a story that could reset the narrative. DHS said an immigrant attacked federal officers with a shovel, and the story was everywhere in MAGA media. The case has since fallen apart & prosecutors just dropped the charges.
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REPORTER: Why choose to do this press conference this way? Your agency is about to run out of funding. You were just in Arizona last week. And you bussed all of us to a secure facility. This doesn't seem top secret.
KRISTI NOEM: Oh my goodness -- this is our critical infrastructure
KRISTI NOEM: Oh my goodness -- this is our critical infrastructure
February 13, 2026 at 7:27 PM
REPORTER: Why choose to do this press conference this way? Your agency is about to run out of funding. You were just in Arizona last week. And you bussed all of us to a secure facility. This doesn't seem top secret.
KRISTI NOEM: Oh my goodness -- this is our critical infrastructure
KRISTI NOEM: Oh my goodness -- this is our critical infrastructure
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There are no words to adequately describe the depravity of the theft and betrayal of the United States of America by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.
February 13, 2026 at 7:28 PM
There are no words to adequately describe the depravity of the theft and betrayal of the United States of America by Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff.
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Right-wing media coverage of this case followed a clear pattern of hyping dubious claims by DHS that would later turn out to be false.
February 13, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Right-wing media coverage of this case followed a clear pattern of hyping dubious claims by DHS that would later turn out to be false.
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Ukraine’s most famous writer reflects on life under bombardment, fading solidarity and the risks of accepting a hasty peace deal.
‘Capitulation Camouflaged as Peace’: Andrey Kurkov’s Warning on Ukraine
Ukraine’s most famous writer reflects on life under bombardment, fading solidarity and the risks of accepting a hasty peace deal.
bloom.bg
February 13, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Ukraine’s most famous writer reflects on life under bombardment, fading solidarity and the risks of accepting a hasty peace deal.
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This is how you frame a question.
Q: Can you confirm that CBP actually hit a party balloon it thought was a drone with a laser? And why wasn't that coordinated with the FAA?
KRISTI NOEM: You know, this was a joint agency task force, um, mission that was undertaken. And um, we're continuing to work on communication
*ends presser*
KRISTI NOEM: You know, this was a joint agency task force, um, mission that was undertaken. And um, we're continuing to work on communication
*ends presser*
February 13, 2026 at 7:35 PM
This is how you frame a question.
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I see the embarrassing display of the so-called minority leader *every* day.
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
I see the embarrassing display of the so-called minority leader *every* day.
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From @theathletic.com: The International Skating Union said it stands by the French judge who favored Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron of France by nearly eight points in the free skate over American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates.
Skating federation backs French judge in Olympic Chock and Bates ice dance controversy
MILAN — Nearly two days after a controversial scoring decision resulted in American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates taking home silver rather than gold, the noise hasn’t quieted down over whether a French judge helped the French pair Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron stand atop the podium.
On Friday, the International Skating Union said it stands by the judge in question, Jezabel Dabouis, who favored Beaudry and Cizeron by nearly eight points in the free skate over Chock and Bates. Five of the nine judges favored the American couple, with the remaining three choosing...
nyti.ms
February 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM
From @theathletic.com: The International Skating Union said it stands by the French judge who favored Laurence Fournier Beaudry and Guillaume Cizeron of France by nearly eight points in the free skate over American ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates.
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Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis have moved to drop felony assault charges against two Venezuelan men, including one shot in the leg by an immigration officer, after new evidence emerged undercutting the government's version of events. https://to.pbs.org/4rb1gRe
Prosecutors to dismiss charges against men accused of assaulting ICE officer in Minneapolis
The pending dismissal comes after a string of high-profile shootings involving federal immigration officers have called claims made by federal officers into question.
to.pbs.org
February 13, 2026 at 8:05 PM
Federal prosecutors in Minneapolis have moved to drop felony assault charges against two Venezuelan men, including one shot in the leg by an immigration officer, after new evidence emerged undercutting the government's version of events. https://to.pbs.org/4rb1gRe
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Particularly when CBP agents have already been caught wearing Meta glasses to immigration raids even without facial recogntion www.404media.co/a-cbp-agent-...
February 13, 2026 at 4:36 PM
Particularly when CBP agents have already been caught wearing Meta glasses to immigration raids even without facial recogntion www.404media.co/a-cbp-agent-...
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Some PR advice for the Andrew-stricken royals – try something that look less like a $12m cover-up | Marina Hyde
Some PR advice for the Andrew-stricken royals – try something that look less like a $12m cover-up | Marina Hyde
A big loan to keep the case out of court doesn’t quite add up to ‘thoughts and prayers to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein’. Working with the police might be a start, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Some PR advice for the Andrew-stricken royals – try something that look less like a $12m cover-up | Marina Hyde
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1/ SCOOP: The process that led to the FBI’s seizure of 2020 election materials from GA has been going on longer than previously known – with meetings among top Trump administration lawyers about election integrity dating back to at least last fall.
www.propublica.org/article/thom...
www.propublica.org/article/thom...
What Meetings Among Trump Lawyers Reveal About the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia
The federal prosecutor from Missouri, who is overseeing an investigation into the 2020 vote in Georgia, had several meetings set up with top administration lawyers last fall to discuss election integr...
www.propublica.org
February 13, 2026 at 5:27 PM
1/ SCOOP: The process that led to the FBI’s seizure of 2020 election materials from GA has been going on longer than previously known – with meetings among top Trump administration lawyers about election integrity dating back to at least last fall.
www.propublica.org/article/thom...
www.propublica.org/article/thom...
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2/ Thomas Albus, the federal prosecutor overseeing the GA ballot seizure, had several meetings set up with top admin. lawyers last fall to discuss election integrity — including 2 lawyers who'd tried to overturn Trump's 2020 loss, according to a source.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
Trump’s Director of Election Security Is an Election Denier
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:27 PM
2/ Thomas Albus, the federal prosecutor overseeing the GA ballot seizure, had several meetings set up with top admin. lawyers last fall to discuss election integrity — including 2 lawyers who'd tried to overturn Trump's 2020 loss, according to a source.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...
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11/ Read on for the full story of how a small, interconnected group of Trump administration lawyers from Missouri played a behind-the-scenes role in the raid in Georgia…
www.propublica.org/article/thom...
www.propublica.org/article/thom...
What Meetings Among Trump Lawyers Reveal About the FBI’s Seizure of Election Records in Georgia
The federal prosecutor from Missouri, who is overseeing an investigation into the 2020 vote in Georgia, had several meetings set up with top administration lawyers last fall to discuss election integr...
www.propublica.org
February 13, 2026 at 5:27 PM
11/ Read on for the full story of how a small, interconnected group of Trump administration lawyers from Missouri played a behind-the-scenes role in the raid in Georgia…
www.propublica.org/article/thom...
www.propublica.org/article/thom...
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Why was Maxwell moved?
February 13, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Why was Maxwell moved?
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This is going to be baaaaaad....
Breaking WSJ:
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
The highly classified whistleblower complaint against Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is related to a conversation intercepted last spring in which two foreign nationals discussed Jared Kushner, according to U.S. officials familiar with the matter.
Gabbard Whistleblower Complaint Based on Intercepted Conversation About Jared Kushner
The substance of the conversation, which covered in part issues related to Iran, isn’t known.
www.wsj.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:17 AM
This is going to be baaaaaad....
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About two dozen New York Times journalists are working through the three million pages, 180,000 images and 2,000 videos contained in the trove of Epstein files released about two weeks ago. Here's how we do this work, and what we're looking for.
How The Times Is Digging Into Millions of Pages of Epstein Files
Two dozen journalists. A pile of pages that would reach the top of the Empire State Building. And an effort to find the next revelation in a sprawling case.
nyti.ms
February 13, 2026 at 3:00 PM
About two dozen New York Times journalists are working through the three million pages, 180,000 images and 2,000 videos contained in the trove of Epstein files released about two weeks ago. Here's how we do this work, and what we're looking for.