DOJ drops charges against men accused of assaulting ICE, citing “inconsistent” evidence

The Justice Department moved to drop federal charges against two men charged with assaulting Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minneapolis last month, including one Venezuelan defendant who was shot in the leg by an officer, citing “newly discovered evidence” that was “materially inconsistent” with the allegations against them. The filing, entered Thursday by U.S.

NATO Allies Pledge More Than a Billion to Supply Ukraine With US-Made Weapons

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius (R) speaks with French Defense Minister Catherine Vautrin during a meeting of the North Atlantic Council’s Defense Ministers Session at NATO headquarters in Brussels on Feb. 12, 2026. Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP Photo NATO member nations on Feb. 12 announced new financial support to purchase U.S. military hardware for Ukraine, reaffirming

Federal judge blocks Sen. Mark Kelly’s demotion

A federal judge blocked the Pentagon from downgrading the military retirement rank and pay of Sen. Mark Kelly over a video he and five other Democrats recorded last year that reminded service members they can refuse to follow illegal orders. Scott MacFarlane has more. Original CBS News Link

White House Signed Off on Ouster of Religious Liberty Commissioner Who Used Hearing to Bash Israel

Carrie Prejean Boller has suggested the commissioner’s chairman, Texas LG Dan Patrick, did not have the authority to dismiss her Carrie Prejean Boller (X), President Donald Trump (Getty Images) The White House signed off on the dismissal of Carrie Prejean Boller, a member of its Religious Liberty Commission who hijacked a hearing on Monday to