Trump stands by Kristi Noem amid backlash over Minnesota shootings

“Courts are not a perfect forum, but they’re the best place we have for sorting out people’s competing assertions and basing the decision on the facts as best we can understand them,” Berg, the law professor, said. Trump’s White House has accused past administrations of using the law to target religious Americans. Press freedom is not an unlimited right, and journalists are not immune from legal repercussions if they break the law in pursuing the news, experts said. On the same day, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche wrote in part that law enforcement officials are not required to “gamble with their lives in the face of a serious threat of harm.” “We remind the public that rioting is dangerous – obstructing law enforcement is a federal crime and assaulting law enforcement is a felony.” First, federal agents flooded the state in what President Donald Trump’s administration has referred to as the “largest immigration operation ever.”

Free speech lawsuits mount after Charlie Kirk assassination

At least three rights protected under the First Amendment clashed in recent days as protesters and journalists, including former CNN anchor Don Lemon, were arrested in connection with a Minnesota church protest. The week’s best stories, handpicked by BBC editors, in your inbox every Tuesday and Friday. Just expert analysis of the issues that Cyberpress matter most from Anthony Zurcher, every Wednesday.

Meanwhile, hard-line Republicans also threatened to hold the package up in hopes of attaching an unrelated bill that would require a proof of citizenship in federal elections known as the SAVE Act. Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and House Democratic leaders voted against the package that passed Tuesday afternoon — a deal that was negotiated by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the White House. The TSA, Coast Guard, Customs and Border Patrol, U.S. Secret Service, CISA and FEMA would be impacted even though lawmakers’ focus is on Immigration and Customs Enforcement reform.

Rep. Dan Goldman asks Bondi if she’ll commit to releasing unredacted version of an Epstein email

The Sporting News provides all the information you need to watch the Super Bowl. This is, of course, a rematch of the 2015 Super Bowl, which just so happens to be the last time the “12s” saw their beloved Seahawks in the big game. After a week of Pro Bowl celebrations and build-up, Super Bowl Sunday is finally here. The Winter Olympics Organizing Committee told CBS News it was “taking the issue seriously, fully recognizing the significance these medals hold for the athletes.” His teammate Ellie Kam told CBS News that her gold medal was, “definitely like a heavy weight to carry, but I slept with mine under my pillow, so that’s how I’m keeping mine safe.” U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu, who won gold with her team Sunday night, posted a video on social media showing her medal also having broken off the ribbon.

Kristin Myers, editor-in-chief of ETF.com, an economic news and analytics site, joins “The Daily Report” to discuss. A shouting match broke out as Attorney General Pam Bondi sparred with critics in Congress over her handling of the Justice Department’s Epstein files release. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told reporters Wednesday that Ukraine would “move toward elections when all the relevant security guarantees are in place.” Attorney General Pam Bondi faced contentious questioning from House Democrats about the Justice Department’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. The Winter Olympics is just a reminder that we live in a free country where you can criticize the president, and he can criticize you, and then you can get on with your life. There are 14 hours of video buried deep in the DOJ’s latest Epstein files release.

• The following day, with the Clippers also in town to take on the Phoenix Suns — a distance of just 10 miles between arenas — Harden was ruled out.
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• Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons are sworn in to testify during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Tuesday.
• Madueke was superb in Saka’s absence but losing Bukayo Saka for any stretch of time would be a big blow for Arsenal’s title hopes.

February 12, 2026 • Concerns about the tactics of federal immigration agents remain front of mind for some key voters who supported President Trump in 2024. People demonstrate against federal immigration enforcement outside the Minnesota governor’s residence in St. Paul on Feb. 6. Citizenship and Immigration Services will appear for their second oversight hearing this week and as lawmakers tussle over their funding. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons are sworn in to testify during a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on Tuesday. February 12, 2026 • Stolz received his gold for winning the men’s 1,000 meters at the Milan Cortina Games in an Olympic-record time thanks to a blistering closing stretch.

“Don’t jump in them,” Breezy Johnson, who won the gold medal in downhill skiing for Team USA on Sunday, told reporters after her race. Colin Gay covers Alabama football for The Tuscaloosa News, part of the USA TODAY Network. A picture surfaced the morning of Friday, Jan. 23 of Kapilovic at Central-Phenix City High School with head coach Cody Flournoy. Chris Kapilovic, who spent the first two seasons of the Kalen DeBoer era as the Crimson Tide’s offensive line coach, is leaving the program, a source confirmed to The Tuscaloosa News. Protests have broken out in Minnesota in response to Operation Metro Surge, which the Trump administration launched in December to ramp up immigration enforcement efforts in the state. “This man allegedly doxxed and called for the murder of law enforcement officers, encouraged bloodshed in the streets, and proudly claimed affiliation with the terrorist organization Antifa before going on the run,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said in a statement.

FBI investigators canvass the neighborhood around Annie Guthrie’s home in Tucson, Arizona, on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. The latest canvassing effort took place Tuesday evening, as the FBI went door-to-door in Annie’s neighborhood. (Derek Shook for Fox News Digital) Nancy Guthrie has been missing since last being seen on Saturday night.

The Milan Cortina Games will run through Sunday, Feb. 22, and in total of 119 events will take place with 245 medals handed out to the athletes. Thursday’s preliminary game will be against Latvia. Downhill champion Breezy Johnson is also looking for another medal and will compete in the Super-G on Thursday. The 25-year-old Team USA snowboarder has a good chance, as she topped qualifications on Wednesday.

A Fox News drone captured an agent appearing to remove a white cylindrical device from a ledge overlooking a courtyard on the property. In the evening hours of Friday, Feb. 6, the FBI returned to Nancy’s home, cleared the media away and searched the property again, including on the roof. Authorities searched Nancy’s home on Sunday, Feb. 1, after she reportedly did not attend a weekly group meetup where she normally watched a livestreamed church service with acquaintances.