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Fine arts panel approves Trump's White House East Wing ballroom plans
A 31-page report on the White House ballroom submitted to the panels reviewing the project show the proposed addition to the White House from additional angles and features new renderings of the proje...
Feb 19, 2026
Trump admin restores Philadelphia slavery exhibit after judge set Friday deadline
Signage about slavery is displayed on an outdoor exhibit at Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 24, 2025. (Photo by Michael Yanow/NurPhoto via Getty Images)(WA...
Feb 19, 2026
Democrats, White House still far from DHS funding deal amid standoff over ICE
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on February 18, 2026, in Washington. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)(WASHINGTON) -- The standoff between Democrats an...
Feb 18, 2026
More renderings of Trump's planned White House East Wing ballroom submitted to fine arts panel ahead of meeting
A 31-page report on the White House ballroom submitted to the panels reviewing the project show the proposed addition to the White House from additional angles and features new renderings of the proje...
Feb 18, 2026
Democrats send counteroffer on to White House on DHS funding as partial shutdown continues
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a Democrat from New York, speaks during a news conference, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg via Getty ...
Feb 17, 2026
Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon, dies at age 84
The Rev. Jesse Jackson walks to the front of the "Invading our community with peace" weekly Friday peace walk led by St. Sabina Church in Auburn Gresham, Chicago on June 25, 2021. (Vashon Jordan Jr./C...
Feb 17, 2026
Trump administration deportations to 3rd countries cost taxpayers 'upward of $40M': Report
A security contractor hired by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), checks the mouth of a Honduran immigration detainee from Honduras before a deportation flight to San Pedro Sula, Honduras...
Feb 14, 2026
Newsom, AOC seek to boost profiles, reassure allies at Munich Security Conference
Gavin Newsom, governor of California, at the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026. Nuclear deterrence is set to be a hot topic at the conference. (Photographer: Alex...
Feb 13, 2026
Mamdani top of mind as New York governor’s race ramps up
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is joined by New York Governor Kathy Hochul at an event in Brooklyn to support more housing construction in New York City on February 10, 2026 in New York City. (Spe...
Feb 12, 2026
'Trust has been lost:' ICE, CBP officials questioned on enforcement tactics during Senate oversight hearing
Director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, Joseph Edlow, US Customs and Border Protection, Commissioner Rodney Scott, and Acting Director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Todd Lyon...
Feb 12, 2026
