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Foreign Relations 1 of 24

NATO launches "Arctic Sentry" mission to boost military presence around Greenland after Trump backed off his seizure threat in exchange for a joint security framework.

7 NATO allies coordinating

Source: AFP

February 11, 2026

Congress 2 of 24

Speaker Johnson says six Democratic lawmakers "should be indicted" one day after a grand jury refused to indict them, as Kelly calls the failed prosecution "straight from the authoritarian playbook."

Trump called for them to be hanged

Source: The Hill

February 11, 2026

Immigration 3 of 24

CBP signs $225,000 deal with Clearview AI to use facial recognition built on 60 billion scraped images for "tactical targeting" of border intelligence operations.

Error rates over 20% on border photos

Source: Wired

February 11, 2026

Immigration 4 of 24

Government loses three hard drives plaintiffs purchased to store court-ordered ICE detention footage, then claims it ran out of storage space and has no footage from isolation cells.

Noem footage delivered without audio

Source: 404 Media

February 11, 2026

Human Rights 5 of 24

Trump administration sends all pregnant unaccompanied children to a single Texas shelter flagged as medically inadequate, where abortion is virtually banned, over its own officials' objections.

Some children as young as 13, pregnant from rape

Source: The Texas Tribune

February 11, 2026

Immigration 6 of 24

New Jersey launches website for residents to report ICE conduct and signs executive order barring federal immigration enforcement on state property without judicial warrants.

NY, CA, AZ launched similar websites

Source: The New Jersey Monitor

February 11, 2026

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