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Defense Secretary Hegseth skips NATO's defense ministers meeting in Brussels, sending the Pentagon's third-ranking official as the U.S. prepares to hand over major NATO command posts to Europeans.
2nd straight top NATO absence
Source: The Hill
February 12, 2026
Trump's nominee for a top State Department post loses Republican support after senators confront him over "Great Replacement" posts, Holocaust minimization, and comments he continued making after being nominated.
Deleted thousands of posts after nomination
Source: CNN
February 12, 2026
FBI used warrantless "assessment" authority to gather intelligence on over 1,000 journalists, religious organizations, and politicians between 2018 and 2024, watchdog report finds.
Media, religious, political targets
Source: Government Executive
February 12, 2026
FDA's top vaccine regulator single-handedly rejected Moderna's flu shot application over a trial design the agency had previously approved, overruling career scientists who wrote a formal objection.
9th company to receive suprise rejection
Source: Ars Technica
February 12, 2026
U.S. military hands its strategic al-Tanf base in Syria to Damascus, removing a key barrier to Iranian weapons shipments and signaling a broader troop withdrawal.
Base operational since 2014
Source: Reuters
February 12, 2026
Federal prosecutor moves to dismiss charges against the Venezuelan man an ICE agent shot in Minneapolis, saying newly discovered evidence contradicts the government's own complaint and testimony.
Only evidence was agent's statement
Source: KARE Minneapolis
February 12, 2026
