David Hawkins 
A Missouri judge has ruled that Republican Gov. Mike Kehoe acted within his constitutional authority when he convened the special legislative session that led to the state’s newly redrawn congressional map.
One of the Trump administration’s most visible defenders of its aggressive immigration enforcement agenda is preparing to leave the Department of Homeland Security, according to two DHS officials familiar with the decision.
JB Prikzker, a prominent Democrat governor viewed as a potential 2028 presidential contender, is facing renewed political attention after his cousin abruptly stepped down from a major corporate leadership role, citing regret over past ties to convicted child predator Jeffrey Epstein.
Fresh allegations disrupted Olympic curling competition as Team Canada’s men confronted a second claim of “double-touching” in as many days at the Milan Cortina Games.
Dana Eden, the producer behind the internationally acclaimed Israeli drama series “Tehran” on Apple TV+, was found dead in a hotel room in Athens, Greek authorities confirmed.
President Donald Trump has announced that the newly established Board of Peace will provide more than $5 billion to support humanitarian relief and reconstruction efforts in Gaza following the Israel-Hamas conflict.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld Texas’s ban on paid ballot harvesting, reversing a lower court decision that had struck down the election-integrity safeguard.
Rep. Neal Dunn (R-FL) is reportedly considering resigning early from the House of Representatives in the coming days, a move that would further strain Republicans’ already narrow majority and potentially hand Democrats effective control of the chamber.
Super Bowl viewership dropped sharply during Bad Bunny’s halftime performance, according to newly released quarter-hour Nielsen ratings, underscoring backlash from conservative audiences who had criticized the show’s cultural and political tone before kickoff.
Former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino outlined three troubling possibilities surrounding the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, cautioning that the lack of concrete evidence is forcing investigators to confront increasingly unsettling outcomes.