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February 12, 2026

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ICE Hired Thousands While the Rest of the Immigration System Shrank

With more ICE agents and fewer judges and asylum officers, the balance of the federal immigration apparatus has shifted.

By Andrea Fuller, Albert Sun and Eileen Sullivan

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When Trump Officials’ Claims About Shootings Unravel in Court

Before the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, allegations against four others shot at by federal immigration agents failed to withstand scrutiny.

By Alexandra Berzon and Allison McCann

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Republican Cash Edge Threatens to Swamp Democrats in the Midterms

“Donald Trump has 99 problems going into the midterms,” one Democratic strategist said. “But money ain’t one.”

By Shane Goldmacher and Theodore Schleifer

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

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How Are Health Care Costs Affecting You?

We want to hear from readers who are trying to manage their medical bills and their health insurance costs.

By Reed Abelson

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What Executives Are Saying About the ‘K-Shaped’ Economy

Leaders across industries from airlines to packaged foods have said a growing divide between lower-income and wealthy consumers is changing their businesses.

By Kailyn Rhone

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Thousands of Amateur Gamblers Are Beating Wall Street Ph.D.s

Economists have noticed that betting markets like Kalshi and Polymarket are pretty good at predicting not just political events but economic data, too.

By Lydia DePillis

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