February 6, 2026
· 6 min read
Trump Administration
- Trump shares video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama as apes in late-night Truth Social posting spree | The Independent
- The tide is turning as Trump hides from the public.
First Amendment
- News photographer suffered broken bone after federal officers fired into crowd of anti-ICE protestors downtown Los Angeles
- Emergency grants to assist journalists in crisis
- Pa. House panel approves bill to limit exceptions to Sunshine Act notice requirement
- [Eugene Volokh] Tennessee Appeals Court Rejects Argument That Covenant Shooter Manifesto Must Remain Concealed to Avoid Copycats
- OPINION: Congressman Lloyd Smucker’s Defamation Lawsuit Against LNP | LancasterOnline May Run Straight Into Pennsylvania’s New Anti-SLAPP Law
Pennsylvania Local
- UPDATE: Mercersburg Borough says they "stand firmly" with MMP&W, will address issues with Water Authority - Tri-State Alert
- Current Water, Sewer Systems Can't Handle Proposed 7,500 Bed ICE Detention Center in Schuylkill County - Coal Region Canary
- ICE warehouse plan sparks fear in Schuylkill County | Opinion
- Commonwealth Court weighs who owns PA’s digitized history • Spotlight PA
- Governor Shapiro Reiterates Support for Bell to Bell K-12 Cellphone Ban Across Pennsylvania
- Shapiro pick for Board of Pardons wins Pa. Senate approval despite opposition from public defenders, clemency advocates
- John Fetterman and Dave McCormick discuss their bipartisan US Senate partnership
- Takeaways From PA Governor Josh Shapiro’s 2026 Budget Address
- Everything you need to know about ICE’s plan to open a detention center in Berks County
- Protesters arrested after disrupting construction of CHOP parking garage in Grays Ferry
- Federal officials confirm arrest in Phoenixville was carried out by ICE
Epstein Files
- Epstein Files Review Was Chaotic - Bloomberg
- David A. Ross resigns from School of Visual Arts after ties to Jeffrey Epstein surface
- The DOJ Redacted a Photo of the Mona Lisa in the Epstein Files
- Chairman of prominent law firm Paul Weiss resigns after release of emails linking him to Epstein
Gay and Transgender Rights
- Greater Than Campaign Seeks To Overturn Obergefell V. Hodges
- Republican Senator Attacks Netflix Over “Trans Ideology” In Hearing
Election 2026
- Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats
- Arizona primary could move up 2 weeks under bipartisan legislation
- Wisconsin Elections Commission steps in to challenge Madison’s argument on absentee voting
- INTERVIEW: Rob Strickler Wants to Challenge the Status Quo in His Run for Congress in PA-01
- Trump’s FBI Raid Could Lead to a Takeover of Elections in Georgia’s Largest County
- PA-08: Shapiro Backs Cognetti in NEPA Congressional Race
- What causes long lines on Election Day — and how they can be avoided
- Why many Texans are still waiting for their voter registration cards
Everybody vs. ICE
- 700 Immigration Officers Are Leaving Minneapolis. The Rest Will Depend on “Cooperation.”
- Exclusive: 300+ ex-DOJ lawyers demand transparent Minnesota shooting probes
- The Shadow Hearings On ICE Are A Compelling Must Watch
- Minneapolis Is the Violent Reckoning the Gun Rights Movement Has Long Wanted
- What Democrats Need to Know to Truly Reform ICE
- The detention of South Jersey kebab shop owners sparked change. Deportation still looms
- ICE Collapse: From the Top Down and the Inside Out
- Lawmakers Call on Meta to Stop Running ICE Ad Featuring Neo-Nazi Anthem
- Senate Dems Who Pushed Meatier ICE Reform Shy Away From Criticizing Schumer’s Softer Package
- ACLU of Pa., Parady La’s family seek records after Upper Darby man dies in ICE custody: ‘We need accountability’