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FAA faces budget fight as air traffic controllers remain 3,500 short
DOGE cuts and a record government shutdown accelerated a decades-long staffing crisis
Feb 20, 2026
FAA faces budget fight as air traffic controllers remain 3,500 short
DOGE cuts and a record government shutdown accelerated a decades-long staffing crisis
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CBO says Trump's new borrowing adds $1.4 trillion to federal debt by 2035
Nonpartisan analysts say Trump borrowing will increase debt to 116% of GDP by 2035
Feb 20, 2026
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CBO says Trump's new borrowing adds $1.4 trillion to federal debt by 2035
Nonpartisan analysts say Trump borrowing will increase debt to 116% of GDP by 2035
Supreme Court lets Texas use racially challenged redistricting map for 2026
Map survived Supreme Court challenge despite lower court finding racial discrimination
Feb 20, 2026
Supreme Court lets Texas use racially challenged redistricting map for 2026
Map survived Supreme Court challenge despite lower court finding racial discrimination
Trump DOT opens $5.4 billion in bridge repair grants, strips DEI rules
Duffy pulls equity and climate requirements, 46,000 deficient bridges eligible
Feb 20, 2026
Trump DOT opens $5.4 billion in bridge repair grants, strips DEI rules
Duffy pulls equity and climate requirements, 46,000 deficient bridges eligible
Farm bill extended to September 2026 as Thompson releases new draft
Bill provides food assistance for 42 million Americans but faces partisan fights over climate programs
Feb 20, 2026
Farm bill extended to September 2026 as Thompson releases new draft
Bill provides food assistance for 42 million Americans but faces partisan fights over climate programs
Johnson Amendment's political origins exposed as IRS stops enforcing it
1954 law banned churches from endorsing candidates but IRS has not enforced it for decades
Feb 20, 2026
Johnson Amendment's political origins exposed as IRS stops enforcing it
1954 law banned churches from endorsing candidates but IRS has not enforced it for decades
Congress extends cyber threat sharing law through September 2026
Law lets companies in 16 critical sectors report cyber attacks within 72 hours of breach
Feb 20, 2026
Congress extends cyber threat sharing law through September 2026
Law lets companies in 16 critical sectors report cyber attacks within 72 hours of breach
One Big Beautiful Bill cuts SNAP by $186 billion, the largest reduction in history
The largest food assistance cut in 60 years shifts costs to states and removes exemptions for veterans and foster youth
Feb 20, 2026
One Big Beautiful Bill cuts SNAP by $186 billion, the largest reduction in history
The largest food assistance cut in 60 years shifts costs to states and removes exemptions for veterans and foster youth
Merkley's bill taxes hedge funds $5,000 per home to force them out of housing market
Bill would make corporate home buying unprofitable by imposing $5,000 tax per purchased house
Feb 20, 2026
Merkley's bill taxes hedge funds $5,000 per home to force them out of housing market
Bill would make corporate home buying unprofitable by imposing $5,000 tax per purchased house
Commentators compare Trump's FEMA cuts to Coolidge's 1927 flood failure
Coolidge resisted federal relief in 1927 flood while Trump cuts FEMA in 2026 disasters
Feb 20, 2026
Commentators compare Trump's FEMA cuts to Coolidge's 1927 flood failure
Coolidge resisted federal relief in 1927 flood while Trump cuts FEMA in 2026 disasters
Trump eliminates CISA's election security program, cuts election grants 40%
Program provided real-time threat intelligence to 4,000 election offices nationwide
Feb 20, 2026
Trump eliminates CISA's election security program, cuts election grants 40%
Program provided real-time threat intelligence to 4,000 election offices nationwide
Trump signs four executive orders to quadruple US nuclear capacity to 400 GW
Trump's executive orders bypass NRC timelines but don't solve 70-site radioactive waste backlog
Feb 20, 2026
Trump signs four executive orders to quadruple US nuclear capacity to 400 GW
Trump's executive orders bypass NRC timelines but don't solve 70-site radioactive waste backlog
Alaska voters to decide ranked-choice voting repeal in 2026
RCV helped Murkowski win in 2022 but Peltola lost House seat in 2024 under same system
Feb 20, 2026
Alaska voters to decide ranked-choice voting repeal in 2026
RCV helped Murkowski win in 2022 but Peltola lost House seat in 2024 under same system
HUD proposes capping rental vouchers at two years for 2.3M families
Center on Budget found cap would put over 3 million people including children at eviction risk
Feb 20, 2026
HUD proposes capping rental vouchers at two years for 2.3M families
Center on Budget found cap would put over 3 million people including children at eviction risk
CISA delays mandatory cyber incident reporting rule to May 2026
Industry groups complained rule defined covered entities too broadly sweeping in small businesses
Feb 20, 2026
CISA delays mandatory cyber incident reporting rule to May 2026
Industry groups complained rule defined covered entities too broadly sweeping in small businesses
US LNG exports hit record 111 million tons as DOE fast-tracks terminals
US surpassed Australia and Qatar to become world largest LNG exporter for first time
Feb 20, 2026
US LNG exports hit record 111 million tons as DOE fast-tracks terminals
US surpassed Australia and Qatar to become world largest LNG exporter for first time
Minnesota judge fines Trump DOJ attorney $500 daily in first contempt sanction
U.S. District Judge Laura Provinzino held DOJ attorney Matthew Isihara in civil contempt on February 19, 2026 — the first court-ordered sanction against a Trump administration official in his second term — after ICE released a detainee in Texas instead of Minnesota and withheld his identification documents in defiance of three parts of her order
Feb 19, 2026
Minnesota judge fines Trump DOJ attorney $500 daily in first contempt sanction
U.S. District Judge Laura Provinzino held DOJ attorney Matthew Isihara in civil contempt on February 19, 2026 — the first court-ordered sanction against a Trump administration official in his second term — after ICE released a detainee in Texas instead of Minnesota and withheld his identification documents in defiance of three parts of her order
Stephen Miller directs DHS-DOJ campaign to strip citizenship from naturalized voters
A secret memo targets citizens who may have voted before completing naturalization
Feb 19, 2026
Stephen Miller directs DHS-DOJ campaign to strip citizenship from naturalized voters
A secret memo targets citizens who may have voted before completing naturalization
FCC's Carr launches enforcement against The View for hosting Senate candidate, triggering CBS to pull Colbert interview
When Carr threatened ABC's broadcast license, CBS pulled a Colbert interview — then the rule backfired across conservative media
Feb 19, 2026
FCC's Carr launches enforcement against The View for hosting Senate candidate, triggering CBS to pull Colbert interview
When Carr threatened ABC's broadcast license, CBS pulled a Colbert interview — then the rule backfired across conservative media
Zuckerberg testifies in landmark social media addiction trial
Social media''s ''Big Tobacco moment'': first jury trial on whether platforms deliberately addicted children
Feb 19, 2026
Zuckerberg testifies in landmark social media addiction trial
Social media''s ''Big Tobacco moment'': first jury trial on whether platforms deliberately addicted children