February 17, 2026

What Happened Today – February 16, 2026

February 17, 2026 by George Bounacos

Large pipes discharge foaming wastewater into a snow-lined tributary of the Potomac River during a weeks-long sewage spill from federally regulated infrastructure near Washington, D.C.

A federally regulated pipe has discharged raw sewage into the Potomac River for 29 days while Trump blamed Maryland's governor and the EPA refused to attend Friday's hearing. (Photo: DC Water)

They came for the history and the ballot box. A federal judge forced the government to restore slavery exhibits at the house where George Washington kept nine enslaved people because someone in this administration decided that story shouldn’t be told anymore. The judge quoted Orwell and compared the government to a “Ministry of Truth.” Civil … Read more