Trump News for Tuesday, February 10, 2026

Border Patrol Thug Greg Bovino Bitched About Being Asked To Be A Bit More Lawful Before Being Turfed To California

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino has been sent back to the border after making himself the Nazi scum face of the Trump administration’s brutal efforts to purge this country of as many non-white people as possible. Bovino made it clear what team he really w…

NY Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado pulls plug on sputtering Gov. Kathy Hochul primary challenge

Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, New York Daily News

NEW YORK — Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado on Tuesday pulled the plug on his sputtering primary challenge to Gov. Kathy Hochul, clearing her path to the Democratic ...

Trump says his 'Great Ballroom' will be used for 'future Presidential Inaugurations'

Michelle Stoddart, Abcnews.com

President Donald Trump posted new drawings of his 'Great Ballroom' that he said would be "used for future Presidential Inaugurations."

Top medical groups join forces to review vaccine science as CDC faces criticism

Claire Cameron, Scientific American

The American Medical Association is launching an effort to evaluate vaccine safety and effectiveness independently of U.S. government health agencies

Trump threatens Iran with ‘something very tough’ if US demands are not met

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Tensions between US and Iran continue to grow as Trump warns of US military strikes, absent concessions from Tehran.

Gov. Tim Walz says federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota could end within days

STEVE KARNOWSKI, Yahoo Entertainment

Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that he expects the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota will end in “days, not weeks and months,” based on his recent...

The Trump Phone Looks as Bad as It Sounds

James Pero, Gizmodo.com

The first real glimpse of the Trump phone confirms what we already suspected.

Ex-police chief said Trump told him in 2006 'everyone' knew of Epstein's behaviour

BBC News

The now-president allegedly called police in Florida who were investigating Epstein and said "thank goodness you're stopping him".

The Epstein files might bring down a government. Just not the US government.

Joshua Keating, Vox

The questions about the exact nature of Donald Trump’s relationship with the late financier and sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein that have dogged his presidency in both terms were given fresh life last week when the Justice Department released millions of new …

Microsoft might be getting U.S. tariff exemptions on chips supplied by TSMC — potentially dramatically lowering costs

jez@windowscentral.com (Jez Corden) , Jez Corden, Windows Central

One of the biggest problems facing Microsoft's capex pertains to chip tariffs, and the U.S. might finally be waking up to the self-inflicted pain it's causing.

Trump’s Gaza Plans Are Profoundly Unserious

Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic

Conditions on the ground call for immediate humanitarian relief, not gauzy real-estate fantasies.

Under fire Trump commerce secretary confirms he visited Epstein's island

BBC News

Howard Lutnick says he had lunch on the island in 2012, contradicting previous claims he had cut ties with Jeffrey Epstein in 2005.

US imposes new Hezbollah sanctions targeting gold exchange firm

Ali Harb, Al Jazeera English

Trump administration vows to cut off Lebanese group 'from the global financial system' amid daily Israeli violations.

Why the words ‘Armenian genocide’ matter after Vance social media reference is deleted

BILL BARROW, Yahoo Entertainment

U.S. Vice President JD Vance’s team posted and then deleted a message on social media about the Republican’s visit to a memorial paying tribute to early 20th...

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff made ICE jokes at an event, and some employees aren't happy

Ashley Stewart, Business Insider

Salesforce employees took to Slack to express anger and disappointment in CEO Marc Benioff's comments.

Facing a mercurial Trump, countries scramble to forge new alliances

Megha Bahree, Al Jazeera English

Countries are increasingly settling aside old grudges to lessen their reliance on Washington.

WATCH: Patel releases images of potential subject in Nancy Guthrie disappearance case

ABC News, Abcnews.com

FBI Director Kash Patel released images of an "armed individual" in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie.

WATCH: FBI releases new video of individual outside Nancy Guthrie's home

ABC News, Abcnews.com

FBI Director Kash Patel released video of an "armed individual" in connection with the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie.

WATCH: Ghislaine Maxwell pleads the Fifth in closed-door House Oversight deposition

ABC News, Abcnews.com

Maxwell invoked the Fifth Amendment during the closed-door virtual deposition before the House Oversight Committee on Monday, according to video released by Chairman James Comer.

Sen. Blackburn Gets Shitty Because Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Attended An Awards Show Where ICE Was Criticized

Tim Cushing, Techdirt

I don’t understand sycophancy. Never have. I don’t know what it gets you in the long run other than a reputation for subservience. That’s worth nearly nothing in the open market. The only people who will hire you are people most people would never want to wor…

US Commerce Secretary Lutnick downplays Epstein ties amid resignation calls

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Lutnick, a prominent member of the Trump adminstration, faced Senate questions over a 2012 meeting he had with Epstein.

US Vice President Vance's office backtracks after statement on 'Armenian genocide'

By Kevin Lamarque and Trevor Hunnicutt, Yahoo Entertainment

By Kevin Lamarque and Trevor Hunnicutt YEREVAN, Feb 10 (Reuters) - The White House on Tuesday deleted a post from Vice President JD Vance's account that...

Hey Rep. Gonzales, Finish The Thought: What About That Five-Year-Old US Citizen?

Mike Masnick, Techdirt

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales from Texas went on Face the Nation on Sunday and said a lot of silly things, doing his best as a loyal Trump foot soldier to defend the indefensible, to make sense of the nonsensical, and to lie about all the rest. However, I wan…

Trump Just Screwed the Atlantic’s Only Marine Monument

Ellyn Lapointe, Gizmodo.com

President Trump has legalized commercial fishing in the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument, which has been federally protected for a decade.

Donald Trump Told Police 'Everyone' Knew About Jeffrey Epstein's Crimes in 2006

TMZ Staff, TMZ

Donald Trump told cops "everyone" knew about Jeffrey Epstein's evil acts with underage girls ... this according to an official FBI report. The report -- several of the millions of Epstein document pages released by Trump's Department of Justice in…

Netanyahu says he’ll present ‘principles’ for Iran talks to Trump

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Departing for Washington, DC, Israeli prime minister hails his close ties to US president amid nuclear talks with Iran.

A “QuitGPT” campaign is urging people to cancel their ChatGPT subscriptions

Michelle Kim, MIT Technology Review

In September, Alfred Stephen, a freelance software developer in Singapore, purchased a ChatGPT Plus subscription, which costs $20 a month and offers more access to advanced models, to speed up his work. But he grew frustrated with the chatbot’s coding abiliti…

Goldman's CEO lays out the 3 forces lining up to make this a breakout year for dealmaking

Reed Alexander, Business Insider

At a financial services conference in Miami, David Solomon cited a backlog of private equity spending and AI as key capital-generating drivers.

Democrats reject GOP counterproposal on ICE changes as shutdown deadline nears

Allison Pecorin, ABC News

Details of the GOP counteroffer have not been made public.

Olympians Are Reacting To Trump Calling Their Fellow Team USA Member A "Real Loser"

Natasha Jokic, Buzzfeed

Skier Hunter Hess previously went viral for saying, "Just because I wear the flag doesn't mean I represent everything that's going on in the US."View Entire Post ›

Woke isn’t dead. Bad Bunny’s halftime show proved it.

Constance Grady, Vox

As the NFL sent out a final marketing blitz for Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, the official Democratic Party X account shared a picture of Bad Bunny in front of the American and Puerto Rican flags under the text “All-American halftime with Ba…

The Christian Influencers Protecting Their Peace

Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic

When can an influencer opt out of the news cycle?

What happens when Netanyahu visits Trump? A look at his past six US visits

Ali Harb, Al Jazeera English

Israel's Netanyahu embarks on his sixth US trip amid escalating tensions in the region and ongoing US-Iran negotiations.

ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here’s Where It’s Going Next

Leah Feiger, Wired

ICE plans to lease offices throughout the US as part of a secret, months-long expansion campaign. WIRED is publishing dozens of these locations.

The Lowlights of the First Year of RFK Jr.’s MAHA Agenda

Ryan Bort, Rolling Stone

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has implemented a conspiracy-fueled agenda in his first year at the helm of the Department of Health and Human Services.

Netanyahu heads to US for talks with Trump on Iran, Gaza

Al Jazeera English

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to Washington to meet US President Donald Trump.

Woman shot by dad after 'arguing about Donald Trump'

BBC, BBC News

Lucy Harrison, 23, was alone in a bedroom at her father's home in Texas when she was shot dead.

Susan Collins announces reelection bid in pivotal Maine Senate race

PATRICK WHITTLE and KIMBERLEE KRUESI, Yahoo Entertainment

Republican Sen. Susan Collins announced her reelection bid Tuesday, betting that she can hold onto her coveted Maine seat despite a renewed Democratic effort...

Trump Threatens to Block Bridge Between U.S. and Canada

Callum Sutherland, Time

One Canadian official has referred to Trump's threat as "insane."

Macron warns US trade ‘threats, intimidation’ towards EU not over

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

French president has urged the bloc to learn lessons from 'the Greenland moment' and undertake urgent reforms.

Brendan Carr Launches Fake Investigation Of ABC’s ‘The View’ Because They Haven’t Adequately Coddled Trumpism

Karl Bode, Techdirt

FCC boss Brendan Carr is back with yet another fake “investigation” of media outlets he deems insufficiently deferential to radical (and increasingly unpopular) right wing ideology. This time it involves Carr launching a phony non-investigation of ABC’s The V…

Irish Man in ICE Detention for Five Months Claims Agents Forged His Signature on Documents

Jim Vorel, Jezebel

Seamus Culleton has a valid work permit and was about to receive his green card before ICE imprisoned him for five months.

'Democrats are on offense': House Dems' campaign arm adds 5 seats to target list

Oren Oppenheim, ABC News

The DCCC said it's targeting seats in Minnesota, Colorado and elsewhere.

A Foreign Policy Worse Than Regime Change

John R. Bolton, The Atlantic

The world is threatened by the president’s self-absorption and incoherence.

Trump’s Affordability Ideas Would Probably All Backfire

Rogé Karma, The Atlantic

How not to solve the cost-of-living crisis

Even After RFK Jr., Democrats Can’t Quit the Kennedys

Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic

Nancy Pelosi reportedly plans to endorse JFK’s grandson for Congress. Why?

10 Tuesday AM Reads

Barry Ritholtz, Ritholtz.com

My morning train WFH reads: • The Dow, the Uncool Index, Has Its Moment in the Sun: The oldest, most unfashionable stock benchmark is suddenly outperforming. (Wall Street Journal) • A New Crypto Winter Is Here and Even the Biggest Bulls Aren’t Certain Why: So…

How much power does the Fed chair really have?

Greg Rosalsky, NPR

On paper, the Fed chair is just one vote among many. In practice, the job carries far more influence. We analyze what gives the Fed chair power.

Evan Vucci, Pulitzer-Winning AP Photographer, to Leave His DC Post

Matt Growcoot, PetaPixel

Evan Vucci, chief photographer for the Associated Press in Washington, D.C., is set to leave the news agency after 23 years working there. [Read More]

Acting ICE director, CBP commissioner to testify for first time since fatal shootings

Luke Barr, ABC News

Amid funding fight and polls showing 60% of Americans disapproving of ICE's immigration enforcement operation, senior officials to testify Tuesday on Capitol Hill.

Hospitals are posting prices for patients. It's mostly industry using the data

Darius Tahir, NPR

The Trump administration pushed for price transparency in health care. But instead of patients shopping for services, it's mostly health systems and insurers using the information for negotiations.

Ohio GOP leader says no to Trump election plan

Yahoo Entertainment

Trump takes aim at Colorado, a state that didn't vote for him

Kirk Siegler, NPR

Colorado's Democratic leaders say President Trump is on a political retribution campaign against their state and the fallout will be rural communities on everything from water to planning for disasters.

Macron warns of renewed friction with US, urges EU to use 'Greenland moment' to push reforms

By Gianluca Lo Nostro, Yahoo Entertainment

PARIS, Feb 10 (Reuters) - Europe should brace for more moments of U. hostility, French President Emmanuel Macron has warned, and should treat what he called ...

Iran’s top security official in Oman following nuclear talks with US

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

The trip by Larijani, secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, comes amid diplomatic efforts to avert war.

US judge blocks Trump administration’s effort to deport Rumeysa Ozturk

Al Jazeera Staff, Al Jazeera English

Lawyers say immigration judge found the Trump administration failed to prove Rumeysa Ozturk should be removed from US.

Ghislaine Maxwell appeals for clemency from Trump as she declines to answer questions

The Associated Press, NPR

Maxwell declined to answer questions from House lawmakers on Monday, but indicated that if President Trump ended her sentence, she was willing to testify that neither he nor former President Clinton had done anything wrong in their connections with Epstein.

Russia warns Cuba fuel situation critical,as Havana slams ‘cruel’ US tactic

Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera English

Cuban foreign minister accuses US of trying to break the 'political will' of Cubans, hints at diplomacy with Washington.

Ex-police chief says Trump told him 'thank goodness you're stopping' Epstein in 2000s

James Hill, ABC News

Former Palm Beach police chief Michael Reiter was a central figure in the first law enforcement probe of Epstein in Florida.

WATCH: Small plane crashes on street in Georgia

ABC News

Two people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries after a small plane crashed into cars while making an emergency landing on a road in Gainesville, Georgia, police said.

Trump threatens to block opening of US-Canada bridge

BBC News

The Gordie Howe International Bridge, which connects Michigan to Ontario, is set to open this year.

Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge between US and Canada

Michelle Stoddart, ABC News

Trump appears to be referring to the Gordie Howe International Bridge, a six-lane project that is set to connect Windsor and Detroit.

Trump threatens to block the opening of a bridge between Ontario and Michigan in ongoing spat with Canada

Katherine Li, Business Insider

President Donald Trump demanded the US own half of the Gordie Howe International Bridge between the US and Canada, or he would block it from opening.

UN is waiting to see how much the US intends to pay of the nearly $4 billion it owes

EDITH M. LEDERER, Yahoo Entertainment

The United Nations said Monday it’s waiting to find out how much of the nearly $4 billion the United States owes the world organization the Trump...

Dozens of researchers will move to France from US following high-profile bid to lure talent

Elizabeth Gibney, Max Kozlov, Nature.com

Large proportion worked at Columbia University, which had its grants cut and frozen by the administration of US President Donald Trump.

How to rescue the aid industry: focus on conflict prevention, not just relief

Rabah Arezki, Nature.com

In an era of escalating conflict, a development-only approach to aid will yield fleeting results.