They’re rewriting the stories they don’t like.
DOJ expanded its probe into the officials who documented Russian election interference in 2016, not because seventeen agencies and a Republican Senate committee got it wrong, but because this administration didn’t like what they found. Six groups sued the Interior Dept. today for stripping slavery, climate, and Indigenous exhibits from national parks. And HUD reopened an investigation into a Texas Muslim community that DOJ already cleared, because apparently one agency saying “nothing here” just means send another one.
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Trump's private company trademarked "President Donald J. Trump International Airport" days after he pressured officials to rename Dulles, meaning any airport using the name must license it from him.
Today’s GovBrief News
NYU Langone shuts its transgender youth medical program after Trump administration proposed pulling federal funding from hospitals providing gender care for minors.
Source: The New York Times [gift link]
February 17, 2026
HUD opens investigation into North Texas Muslim community development six months after the Justice Department investigated the same project and closed the case without charges.
Source: Spectrum News
February 17, 2026
Poll finds 53% of Americans believe Trump is trying to cover up Epstein's crimes, with only 24% approving of his handling of the investigation.
Source: The Hill
February 17, 2026
Energy Secretary Wright threatens to withdraw the U.S. from the International Energy Agency unless it stops producing renewable energy scenarios and drops its net-zero work.
Source: Politico
February 17, 2026
CBS lawyers block Colbert from airing interview with Texas Senate candidate James Talarico after FCC opens investigation into his appearance on The View.
Source: UPI
February 17, 2026
Six conservation groups sue Interior Secretary Burgum over removal of hundreds of exhibits on slavery, climate change, and Indigenous history from national parks.
Source: Jurist News
February 17, 2026
New law requires IRS to tell taxpayers the specific line where math errors occurred on their returns instead of sending vague correction notices.
Source: KARE Minneapolis
February 17, 2026
Hegseth forces Army Secretary Driscoll to fire his senior spokesman, a 28-year colonel whose previous work for Gen. Milley appears to be a factor in his removal.
Source: The Washington Post
February 17, 2026
Noem diverted over 750 Coast Guard flights from regular missions to deportation runs, using her authority over the only military branch that reports to DHS.
Source: NBC News
February 17, 2026
U.S. military kills 11 people in strikes on three boats in the Pacific and Caribbean, bringing the total dead to more than 140 since September with no evidence released.
Source: RTE
February 17, 2026
Justice Department expands Florida investigation into officials who documented Russian 2016 election interference, issuing new subpoenas seeking records beyond the original intelligence assessment.
Source: The Associated Press
February 17, 2026
Federal judge bars ICE from re-detaining Kilmar Ábrego García, ruling his detention was unconstitutional and dismissing administration threats to deport him to Africa as "empty."
Source: Courthouse News Service
February 17, 2026
Capitol Police arrest 18-year-old Georgia man carrying a loaded shotgun, tactical vest, and gas mask after he ran toward the Capitol while Congress was in recess.
Source: The Hill
February 17, 2026
U.S. indicts captain of seized shadow tanker on charges of flying a false flag and disobeying Coast Guard orders during a weeks-long pursuit through the Caribbean and Atlantic.
Source: The Maritime Executive
February 17, 2026
DHS chief immigration spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin departs as administration pivots to "softer" immigration messaging after two citizens killed by federal agents in Minneapolis.
Source: USA Today
February 17, 2026
Trump appoints his 26-year-old former receptionist to the arts commission set to vote Thursday on advancing his controversial White House ballroom project.
Source: Mediaite
February 17, 2026
Governor Moore signs law banning Maryland police from participating in ICE's 287(g) program after finding the majority of those arrested by ICE in the state were never convicted of a crime.
Source: WUSA Washington
February 17, 2026