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Foreign Relations 1 of 22

Treasury blocks Venezuela from paying Maduro's legal fees less than three hours after approving them, lawyer says move violates Sixth Amendment right to counsel.

Seized in stealth nighttime military raid

Source: CBS News

February 25, 2026

Immigration 2 of 22

Mostly blind Myanmar refugee who spoke no English found dead in Buffalo five days after Border Patrol agents dropped him at a Tim Hortons without notifying anyone.

Found 4 miles from drop-off site

Source: The Buffalo News

February 25, 2026

Immigration 3 of 22

DOJ tells court the $608M federal reimbursement Florida counted on for its Everglades detention facility won't cover construction costs and may not materialize at all.

$92M to porta-potty company alone

Source: The Florida Phoenix

February 25, 2026

Federal Personnel 4 of 22

USDA transfers massive DC headquarters to GSA as part of plan to cut capital-area workforce from 4,600 to 2,000, with $1 billion in deferred maintenance costs piling up.

70% of offices sit empty daily

Source: News from the States

February 25, 2026

Censorship 5 of 22

Draft funding agreement would give Trump appointees veto power over Radio Free Europe and Middle East Broadcasting editors, with authority to shut down operations on two weeks' notice.

Editorial firewall language stripped from contract

Source: The New York Times [gift link]

February 25, 2026

Foreign Relations 6 of 22

US embassy will offer passport services inside illegal West Bank settlement for the first time, breaking longstanding policy as Palestinians call it a violation of international law.

500,000+ settlers, 3 million Palestinians

Source: The Guardian

February 25, 2026

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