The recent immigration slowdown has not only lowered the nation’s overall population growth, but it also has led to lower population growth or greater population declines in most states, William H. Frey writes. brookings.edu/articles/reduc…

DHS is being more aggressive than ever targeting anonymous social media accounts that have spoken out against ICE, asking Big Tech to hand over information on users without signed judicial warrants story w/ Sheera Frenkel nytimes.com/2026/02/13/tec…

Thanks to the Trump administration, you can now just decide that you don’t know things—even if you do know them, Alexandra Petri writes: theatlantic.com/newsletters/20…

It wasn’t just the Europeans who were outraged about Trump’s threats over Greenland — it was Americans, too. That’s what U.S. Senators Thom Tillis and Jeanne Shaheen argued at our #POLITICOPub on the sidelines of #MSC2026 👇 More on our live blog: politico.eu/article/munich…

Trump can gaslight about a “golden economy” that doesn’t exist, but the American People know the truth: thanks to his stupid tariffs & his Big Ugly Bill, basic necessities have never been more expensive. His rigged economy is working better than ever for the rich & powerful in

Leading HuffPost this morning. Parents are getting deported without having any idea where their kids are. huffpost.com/entry/parents-…

Trump vowed to bring down the cost of everything. KY data tells a different story kentucky.com/article3146364…

Under the second Trump administration, ICE abductions and detentions of young children have become disturbingly frequent, with 3,800 children — including at least 20 infants — estimated to have been detained as of December 2025: jacobin.com/2026/02/ice-fa…

The Project 2025 architect who promised to put federal employees “in trauma” is spending $15 million of former USAID funding—money that would have gone toward fighting HIV, polio, malaria, and other diseases—to bankroll his security detail. trib.al/SnSVDtX

The average KY school bus driver makes $15,364/yr. At that income they've received *nothing* from reducing the state's income tax. But under the House budget, their healthcare costs would soar $6,422/yr. KY's richest 1%? They're getting $27,482/yr from the state income tax cuts.

The average KY teacher makes $59,855/year. They're getting ~$633/yr in income tax cuts (& paying ~$104/yr more in sales taxes). But under the House budget, their healthcare costs would soar ~$5,832/yr. KY's richest 1%? They're getting $27,482/yr from the state income tax cuts.

“Medicaid’s origins,” writes Adam Gaffney(Adam Gaffney), “lie in a state-centric welfare model ideologically predicated on the same distinction between the ‘deserving’ and the ‘undeserving’ that underpins the Trump administration’s new work requirements.” go.nybooks.com/4aSlRUD

To those who say that passing Medicare for All is a pipe dream, I say: We can't afford not to.

Wait what???

The Trump admin claims to be the “most pro-life” in history, but pregnant women in ICE custody are suffering from cruel and inhumane treatment. Some have even miscarried. Congress needs to find out what’s going on. Tell your reps to investigate today: bit.ly/4qytF2w

Senate Dems Launch Investigation Into Trump EPA Policy to 'Disregard' Health Impacts of Pollution ​"The only beneficiaries will be polluting industries, many of which are among President Trump’s largest donors,” the lawmakers wrote. commondreams.org/news/dems-inve…

Trump is selling out our kids’ future so his fossil fuel billionaire friends can get even richer. The science is clear. Climate change is an existential threat to the planet. We must transform our energy system away from fossil fuels and into sustainable energies.

In 2022, Kentucky reported 29,303 cancer cases; projection for 2026 is 31,440 new cancer cases. beckershospitalreview.com/rankings-and-r…

New Cost-Sharing Requirements In Medicaid: Considerations For State Implementation | Health Affairs healthaffairs.org/content/forefr…

HHS Proposes Sweeping Changes For 2027 ACA Marketplace Plans (Part 2) | Health Affairs healthaffairs.org/content/forefr…