Politics / Authoritarian Watch / February 13, 2026 Even conservatives are fleeing the GOP as more and more Americans turn against Trump’s authoritarian project. Ad Policy President Donald Trump departs after making an announcement in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 12, 2026. (Saul
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., and other Republican members of the committee talk to reporters following a closed-door, remote deposition from convicted child sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell on Capitol Hill on Monday. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Lawmakers’ quest to uncover information related
Politics / February 13, 2026 But Tom Homan is a lying liar, and the work’s not done. Plus, Gallup’s sketchy new polling policy (is the analytics firm in the Trump tank?), the law for deepfakes, and more in this week’s Elie v. US. Ad Policy Demonstrators take part in an
ICE agents depart the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on Feb. 4, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minn. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption John Moore/Getty Images Two federal immigration agents involved in the shooting of a Venezuelan immigrant in Minneapolis last month appear to have lied about the details of
