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FCC chair confirms enforcement proceedings against The View, challenging whether the show qualifies as "bona fide news" exempt from equal time rules for political candidates.
CBS pulled Colbert interview over guidance
Source: Mediaite
February 18, 2026
Federal agencies told to surveil disabled employees' social media and challenge medical records when reevaluating telework accommodations, as guidance dismisses anxiety as "unlikely" barrier to office work.
10% of federal employees currently exempted
Source: Federal News Network
February 18, 2026
FDA removes online warnings about dangerous unproven autism treatments as Kennedy restaffs federal autism panel with advocates of chlorine dioxide, raw camel milk and chelation.
2 children died from promoted treatments
Source: ProPublica
February 18, 2026
US prepares to withdraw all troops from Syria as military repositions for potential Iran strike, abandoning Kurdish allies who fought alongside American forces against ISIS.
Mattis resigned over this in Trump first term
Source: The Hill
February 18, 2026
FDA agrees to review Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine after Trump's vaccine chief initially rejected it by overruling career scientists who recommended the application proceed.
Companies abandoning vaccine research, cutting jobs
Source: Ars Technica
February 18, 2026
Federal judge holds government attorney in civil contempt with $500 daily fines after ICE released detained Minnesota man in Texas without his identification documents.
US Attorney calls ruling "lawless abuse"
Source: KMSP Minneapolis
February 18, 2026
