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Lead: Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before the House Judiciary Committee on Feb. 11, 2026, amid intense questioning about her handling of materials tied to Jeffrey Epstein. Her testimony produced heated exchanges with Democrats and repeated interventions by Chairman Jim Jordan, who kept the session from devolving into shouting matches. Lawmakers pressed for clarity about … Read more

Feb. 11, 2026 — The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released a long-term federal budget forecast showing the United States is on track for historically large borrowing in the decade ahead. The CBO projects a $23.1 trillion deficit over the next nine years under current law, a $1.4 trillion increase from its January 2025 projection made … Read more

Every Sunday in Mexico City the central artery Paseo de la Reforma is closed to motor vehicles, drawing more than 100,000 people to cycle, skate and stroll past landmarks such as the Angel of Independence. On the morning of February 11, 2026, NPR photographer Eyder Peralta captured the crowd and a small scene that quickly … Read more

Lead Pokémon Pokopia is Nintendo and The Pokémon Company’s first life-sim set inside the Pokémon universe; I played the opening hour plus a four-player session and spoke with developers during IGN’s preview. The game opens with a Ditto awakening in an empty, ruined hometown and transforming into a human-like replica of its missing trainer, which … Read more

Lead On Feb. 11, Attorney General Pam Bondi testified before the House Judiciary Committee in Washington, D.C., one year after taking charge of the Justice Department. Lawmakers pressed her on allegations that the department has targeted President Trump’s political opponents, its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case files, and personnel changes that critics say undermine … Read more

Lead Kennedy Center employees say an abrupt internal note from Ric Grenell—President Trump’s appointee overseeing a sweeping makeover—has left roughly 2,000 jobs uncertain as the venue moves toward a planned two‑year closure and building overhaul beginning in early July. The email, seen by The Washington Post and circulated to staff, warned that departments would operate … Read more

Lead: The former girlfriend of Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid says it will be “hard to forgive” him after he acknowledged cheating — and publicly discussed it — following his Olympic medal performance on Feb. 11, 2026. Laegreid, who finished third in the 20-kilometer individual race at the Winter Games, made a televised statement in … Read more

Lead: A freight train derailed early on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, near the 108th Street railroad crossing in Oak Lawn, Illinois, disrupting Metra’s Southwest Service and prompting multiple road closures. Metra reported receiving notice of the incident at 4:45 a.m., and Oak Lawn and Chicago Ridge police ordered closures on Central Avenue and sections of … Read more

February 11, 2026 — As Texas Republicans head into their U.S. Senate primary this spring, the choice among Sen. John Cornyn, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Rep. Wesley Hunt will do more than pick a nominee: it will help determine turnout patterns that could shape federal, state and local contests across the state in November. … Read more

At the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan‑Cortina, high on the Stelvio near Bormio at roughly 2,000 meters above sea level, male super‑G competitors enter a tiny wooden start hut that contrasts with the stadium roar below. Inside that timber shelter, skiers such as Kyle Negomir and Sam Morse confront a private ritual: a strict countdown, … Read more

Lead: J.P. Cooney, a former top deputy to special counsel Jack Smith who participated in two prosecutions of Donald J. Trump, is launching a Democratic bid for a newly drawn House district that spans parts of Northern and Central Virginia. The expected announcement on Feb. 11, 2026 follows his dismissal in January 2025 after prosecutors … Read more

On Feb. 11, 2026, the U.S. jobs report exposed a wide miss by both professional forecasters and crowds on prediction platforms: economists at major banks expected about 68,000 new jobs for the month, a crowd betting on Kalshi put the number near 54,000, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported 130,000 jobs added. A recent … Read more

Lead: In early 2026, Amazon restricted internal production use of Anthropic’s Claude Code without formal sign-off, while encouraging teams to adopt Kiro, its in-house coding assistant. The guidance, circulated internally late last year and reiterated in early February 2026, has left engineers and sales staff uneasy because some must promote Claude Code to AWS customers … Read more

On the eve and day of Iran’s 47th Islamic Revolution anniversary, videos from Tehran captured people shouting “death to Khamenei” and “death to the dictator,” alongside state-led rallies and fireworks. The clips, which BBC teams geolocated to neighbourhoods in west Tehran, contrast with official calls for crowds to chant “Allahu Akbar.” The footage arrived after … Read more

Lead Late Tuesday the Federal Aviation Administration ordered a 10-day grounding of all flights to and from El Paso International Airport, effective 11:30 p.m. local time and running until 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 20. The restriction covers a 10-mile radius that includes El Paso and nearby Santa Teresa, N.M., but does not apply to aircraft … Read more