(2026-02-13). Trump's India Tariff Deal Signals a High-Stakes Trade-Off Between Economics and Geopolitics. globalresearch.ca President Donald Trump's decision to slash tariffs on Indian goods marks one of the most consequential shifts in US-India economic relations in years — and one that ties trade policy directly to global energy geopolitics. Announced after a phone call …
(2026-02-13). Trump elimina fallo que le permitía a Estados Unidos regular los gases de efecto invernadero. cubadebate.cu El llamado "dictamen de peligro" de 2009 concluyó que una serie de gases de efecto invernadero representaban una amenaza para la salud pública. Era la base legal de los esfuerzos del gobierno federal para controlar las emisiones, especialmente de los vehículos.
(2026-02-13). Roseland, NJ Reportedly to Site ICE Violence Complicity Center. fightbackbetter.com 
Much of the violence that ICE has wrought in our communities across the USA has been coordinated out of complicit hotel basing — properties semi-commandeered and occupied by the parttime fed nazi brigade of the Trump administration known as ICE. There has been maybe one instance of a local hotel management semi-refusing ICE service. For the most part the hotels willfully profited without any regard — without moral compunction — that their facilities were used to coordinate violent repressve terror against neighboring communities. | In an indication that the Trump adminisntation terror is permane…
(2026-02-13). 'What We're Witnessing Is a Genocide Sustained'. scheerpost.com ByJanine Jackson for FAIR CounterSpin interview with Rayan El Amine on voices from Gaza Janine Jackson interviewed Nation guest editor Rayan El Amine about voices from Gaza for the February 6, 2026, episode of CounterSpin. This is a lightly edited transcript. Janine Jackson: Donald Trump declared that the "War in Gaza is over" on October 13 of last year. Trump says weird and untrue things …
(2026-02-13). Trump says change of power in Iran would be. al-monitor.com US President Donald Trump said Friday that a change of government in Iran would be the "best thing that could happen," as he sent a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East to ratchet up military pressure on the Islamic republic.Trump's comments were his most overt call yet for the toppling of Iran's clerical establishment, and came as he pushes on Washington's arch-foe Tehran to make a deal to limit its nuclear program.
(2026-02-13). Trump Attacked Immigrant Food Aid in Minnesota. Locals Fought Back. theintercept.com 
Three months after it began, the story of President Donald Trump's siege of Minnesota has been one told with violent imagery. Masked men smashing windows and dragging women from their cars. A smiling mother behind the wheel of her SUV, a rattling of gunshots, a dashboard sprayed with blood. Outraged Americans shouting at government agents amid clouds of choking gas. An ICU nurse prone on the pavement. | The images told the story of the streets, but even as the administration moves to wind down its historic immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities, announcing a drawdown of operations this week, another story un…
(2026-02-13). Indonesian government joins Trump's colonial "Board of Peace" in Gaza. wsws.org President Prabowo is falsely claiming that Indonesia's participation in the US-led colonisation of Gaza will guarantee peace and safeguard against the violation of Palestinian rights.
(2026-02-13). Embarrassed Netanyahu's 1st Briefing After Trump Rejects Iran War Bid | Khamenei. hindustantimes.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking before flying back to Israel after a brief visit to Washington, tried to project unity with President Trump while revealing deep doubts over a potential US-Iran deal. He stressed their "very close, very real and very open relationship," but admitted he remained skeptical about "the nature of any agreement with Iran," even as Trump signaled he wants to test diplomacy instead of escalation. Watch for details…
(2026-02-13). A Reply to Trump is Wrong to Abolish the Endangerment Finding. wattsupwiththat.com Scientists should make an effort when they try to defend their positions, rather than simply trotting out tired alarmist talking points.
(2026-02-13). Cámara de Representantes encara a Trump y revoca aranceles a Canadá. cubadebate.cu La Cámara de Representantes estadounidense votó este miércoles a favor de eliminar los aranceles del presidente Donald Trump a Canadá, una rara desautorización de la agenda de la Casa Blanca. Seis congresistas republicanos se unieron a los demócratas.
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(2026-02-13). Trump administration ends temporary protected status for Yemen. al-monitor.com Feb 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump's administration has ended temporary protected status for Yemen, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said on Friday, the latest move targeting immigrants.The decision to end humanitarian protections that grant deportation relief and work permits to more than a thousand Yemeni nationals was taken after determining that it was against the U.S. "national interest", Noem said.
(2026-02-13). Las grandes mentiras: ayudémosles a desmoronarse. workers.org 
øSe recordará enero de 2026 como el mes en que se desmoronaron las grandes mentiras del imperialismo estadounidense? Mundo Obrero y otros foros antiimperialistas y prosocialistas deben lidiar con esta pregunta para idear un plan de acción que les haga desmoronarse aún más. Contra todas las grandes mentiras de Trump, . . . |
(2026-02-13). Cuba: No Forgiveness for Collaboration. radiohc.cu El Batazo Specials | Today we discuss the attempted genocide, the energy-driven campaign to starve the Cuban people into submission, orchestrated by the neo-fascist administration of Trump and Rubio. But we also discuss the numerous initiatives denouncing and showing solidarity with Cuba, such as the "Let Cuba Live" movement, launched from within the US itself, supported by thousands of people from the arts, academia, and politics, including Susan Sarandon, Mark Ruffalo, Alice Walker, and Roger Waters. | We reviewed some excellent texts on the situation, such as the article by Chilean activist and politician Dani…
(2026-02-13). House Passes "Worst Voter Suppression Bill Ever" in Latest Push to Help Trump Take Over Elections. democracynow.org 
The Republican-controlled House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to require proof of U.S. citizenship in the November midterm elections. If it becomes law, it would be the "worst voter suppression bill ever passed by Congress," according to Ari Berman, national voting rights correspondent for Mother Jones. "The bill really combines a lot of the worst things that Republicans want to do with regards to voting, and it comes at a time when Trump appears dead set to try to interfere in the midterm elections," he adds. | Wednesday's vote sends the legislation on to the Republican-led…
(2026-02-13). Iran war described as 'biggest opportunity' at US oil lobby's DC summit. thegrayzone.com An attendee told The Grayzone that oil industry heavyweights were less excited about Trump's Venezuela policy, privately complaining about the President's aggressive push to restart their operations. When the American Petroleum Institute (API) gathered oil industry leaders and lobbyists for a "State of American Energy" summit on January 16, 2026, the geopolitical landscape seemed to be shifting dramatically in their favor. However, an attendee of the resource extraction cartel's most important annual lobbying conference told The Grayzone that participants privately grumbled about …
(2026-02-13). "Cuba Sentenced to Death" : From Italy, the Solidarity Association AsiCubaUmbria Issues Urgent Appeal Against the Total Oil Blockade of the Island. radiohc.cu The Internationalist Solidarity Association AsiCubaUmbria, with over three decades of history alongside the Cuban Revolution, has issued a strong appeal to parliamentarians in Italy and Europe, city councilors, journalists, and citizens' associations in response to the escalation of the US blockade. | The new offensive launched by the Trump administration seeks to completely prevent oil from reaching the island, under threat of sanctions against any exporting country. This measure, they denounce, would leave Cuba without electricity, paralyzing hospitals, schools, and homes: "A plan of total strangulation, until…
(2026-02-13). Trump hasn't bombed Iran yet. He must be reading these polls. responsiblestatecraft.org When the George W. Bush administration invaded Iraq in March 2003, that war had 72% support among Americans,
(2026-02-13). Trump flouts science to revoke landmark US climate finding, calling it 'giant scam'. scmp.com US President Donald Trump on Thursday revoked a landmark scientific finding underpinning US regulations to curb planet-warming pollution, marking his biggest rollback of climate policy to date. | The repeal of the Environmental Protection Agency's 2009 "endangerment finding" was paired with the immediate elimination of greenhouse gas standards on automobiles.
(2026-02-13). Trump tells troops is powerful motivator in difficult Iran talks. al-monitor.com By Steve Holland and Trevor HunnicuttFORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Feb 13 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump told U.S. troops on Friday that Iran has been "difficult" in nuclear negotiations and suggested that instilling fear in Tehran may be necessary to resolve the standoff peacefully."They've been difficult to make a deal," Trump said of the Iranians before an audience of active-duty soldiers at Fort Bragg Army base in North Carolina after U.S. officials said they were sending a second aircraft carrier to the Middle East.
(2026-02-13). US Officials Boast Their Illegal Sanctions 'Collapsed' Iran's Economy. popularresistance.org Donald Trump has openly called for "regime change" in Iran. He has surrounded the country with what he calls a "massive armada", and has suggested that he wants to kill Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. | While Trump threatens to bomb Iran again, after attacking it in 2025, the US government has been dropping devastating economic bombs on the nation. | Top US government officials boast that they are trying to "collapse" Iran's economy. | The Trump administration is waging what it calls a "maximum pressure" campaign against Tehran, which the White House says is "aimed at driving Iran's oil exports to…
(2026-02-13). Diputado uruguayo afirma que Decreto de Trump habilita ataque de EEUU a Cuba. radiohc.cu El diputado uruguayo Carlos Reutor alertó este jueves en Montevideo que las fuerzas militares de Estados Unidos están habilitadas por decreto presidencial para atacar a Cuba. | En su cuenta en Instagram, el legislador del Frente Amplio (FA) se refirió al decreto firmado en enero por Donald Trump que declara la emergencia nacional y considera a Cuba como una "amenaza inusual y extraordinaria" para la seguridad estadounidense.Resulta un pretexto para una intervención militar en la isla caribeña tal y como hizo antes contra Venezuela", opinó. | El parlamentario del Movimiento de Participación Popular, que integra el…
(2026-02-13). US is sending second aircraft carrier to the Middle East to coerce Iran. scmp.com The United States will send the world's largest aircraft carrier to the Middle East to back up another already there, a person familiar with the plans said on Friday, putting more American firepower behind US President Donald Trump's efforts to coerce Iran into a deal over its nuclear programme. | The USS Gerald R. Ford's planned deployment to the Middle East comes after Trump only days earlier suggested another round of talks with the Iranians was at hand. Those negotiations did not materialise…
(2026-02-13). Trump warns Iran of 'very traumatic' consequences if it rejects new nuclear deal. hindustantimes.com Donald Trump, speaking after his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, warned that Iran faces a "very traumatic" outcome if it refuses to agree to a new deal, insisting that "we have to make a deal otherwise it's going to be very traumatic…for Iran." He said Tehran "should have made a deal the first time" instead of getting the "midnight hammer," stressing that while the talks with "Bibi" were "very good" and that Netanyahu "understands," the final decision on any accord "is ultimately up to me." Watch for more…
(2026-02-13). Están tomando los pasos correctos, dijo presidente Maduro en mensaje a Venezuela. radiohc.cu El presidente de Venezuela, Nicolás Maduro, secuestrado por EE.UU. junto a su esposa Cilia Flores, desde el pasado 3 de enero luego de la invasión militar del Pentágono a Caracas, envió un mensaje a su país y a la dirigencia política que ha quedado a cargo, debido a su retención por órdenes del mandatario estadounidense, Donald Trump. | ´Ustedes están haciendo exactamente lo que tienen que hacer y están tomando los pasos correcto ª, expresó Maduro a su hijo, el diputado Nicolás Maduro Guerra, durante una conversación telefónica que sostuvieron recientemente y que ha sido reseñada por la prensa local y…
(2026-02-13). Reform mimics Trump amid his biggest attack on climate rules yet. thecanary.co 
Donald Trump has launched an attack on the very foundation of US climate regulation. And it could represent his biggest assault yet, leading to both higher greenhouse gas emissions and an increase in health risks for ordinary people. In the UK, meanwhile, Reform continues to mimic Trump's anti-climate agenda. Trump's massive climate rollback could lead […] | By
(2026-02-13). Mumia: Trump's "Stick-up — your oil or else" workers.org 
On Feb. 3 — at a demonstration outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, New York, marking one month since President Nicolás Maduro and First Combatant Cilia Flores were kidnapped and held hostage by the U.S. — protesters received a live call-in from political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal. Mumia cut through . . . |
(2026-02-13). Trump Threatens to Close Newly Built Canada-US Bridge Following GOP Donor's Call. truthout.org President Donald Trump went on a tirade against Canada in a social media post this week, demanding that the terms of a new bridge between Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, be renegotiated. Trump's missive included false claims that the Gordie Howe International Bridge — named after famed hockey star Gordie Howe — would only benefit Canada. "Canada is building a massive bridge… |
(2026-02-13). "Policy of Aggression" : Cuba's U.N. Ambassador Denounces U.S. Oil Blockade, Push to Topple Government. democracynow.org 
Cuba is facing a growing humanitarian crisis due to a U.S.-imposed oil blockade. The Trump administration has also threatened new tariffs against any nation that sends fuel to Cuba, which has been under a U.S. trade embargo since 1962. These measures have caused fuel shortages and widespread blackouts, while the cost of food and transportation has skyrocketed. "This is a massive violation of human rights," says Ernesto Soberón Guzmán, Cuban ambassador to the United Nations. "It's a massive violation of international law."…
(2026-02-13). US Climate Retreat Hands Global Leadership to Europe and China. thinktank.pk US President Donald Trump's decision to reverse the 2009 "endangerment finding" marks the most far-reaching attack on climate regulation in modern American history. While the White House portrays the move as economic liberation, legal experts, scientists, and international observers see something far more troubling: the deliberate dismantling of science-based governance in favour of short-term political …
(2026-02-13). Trump can't erase Black history. workers.org 
Philadelphia Despite broad public opposition, on Jan. 22, National Park Service (NPS) workers carried out orders from President Donald Trump to remove display panels about the history of enslavement in the U.S. at the historic President's House display in Philadelphia. Trump's attempts to deny Black history are being challenged by . . . |
(2026-02-13). Inherit the nukes, a threat of radiation, terror, and death. indybay.org The convicted felon President Donald J. Trump wants to have nuclear bomb testing in the U.S. again.
(2026-02-13). In Gift to Big Oil Donors, Trump Stops EPA From Combating 'Most Terrible Environmental Threat in Human History. scheerpost.com By Stephen Prager for Common Dreams In what the Sierra Club described as an act to "formalize climate denialism as official government policy," the Trump administration announced Thursday that it has revoked the long-standing "endangerment finding" that allowed the Environmental Protection Agency to pass regulations fighting the climate crisis. The 2009 endangerment finding determined that the emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and other greenhouse …
(2026-02-13). A Primer On The Role Of ICE And How To Fight It. popularresistance.org The fight against ICE has galvanized millions of people in the US into what some have called its first general strike since 1946. People are rejecting this invading force en masse, asserting in the streets that an attack against one is an attack against all. | But the struggle is far from over. In 2025, Trump added $75 billion to ICE's previous $10 billion budget, which, if spent evenly across a four-year period, would amount to tripling its annual funds. This makes it better funded than "all other federal law enforcement agencies combined." The plan is thus for ICE's operations to undergo a drastic and rapid exp…
(2026-02-13). U.S. governors boycott White House after Trump excludes Democrats. ecns.cn The National Governors Association (NGA) has canceled a scheduled meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House after the administration reportedly limited invitations to Republican governors, breaking with the bipartisan tradition of the annual gathering.
(2026-02-13). Ron Johnson Erupts During Senate Hearing as Ellison Defends Protesters' Rights. truthout.org During a contentious Senate hearing on Thursday, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) admonished Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison (D) for informing residents of his state that the First Amendment grants them the right to protest against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, baselessly claiming his words led to the killing of two Minneapolis residents. |
(2026-02-13). The Politics of Hate: Weaponized Discord Is the Deep State's Most Effective Tool. counterpunch.org 
"Love your enemies." — Jesus Christ "I hate my opponent and I don't want the best for them." —President Trump This country was built on the radical idea that government exists to serve the people—not to control them, monitor them, manage them, or rule over them. That idea is being systematically dismantled by a Deep State
(2026-02-13). Friday 2/13: Trump Sets the Stage to Steal the Next Election. indybay.org Revolution Books | 2444 Durant Avenue | Berkeley, Ca.
(2026-02-13). Too Late, Mr. Trump. You Cannot Undo the Multi-Racial, Multi-National Real America. juancole.com San Francisco (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) — Notice to Donald Trump and his MAGA myrmidons: It's too late by centuries to turn the United States of American "back" into the ethnically homogenous nation for white people which it never was. And that's nothing to be disappointed about. | Most Americans aren't swallowing your so-called jokes depicting African-Americans as apes, your white supremacist lies about Haitians "eating the pets," your slanders of law-abiding farmworkers as the "worst of the worst," your creepy wails about immigrants "poisoning the blood" of America, your demand we exclude refu…
(2026-02-13). MAGA Aesthetics and Fascist Power: Spectacles of White Supremacy. counterpunch.org 
The United States is not merely awash in brutalizing and murderous acts of state-sanctioned violence. It is being restructured by them. The killings of Rachel Good and Alex Pretti are not aberrations or tragic mistakes; they belong to a longer and darker history that the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People once named with chilling precision. In earlier periods of American turmoil, such killings were called lynchings, acts "carried out by lawless mobs, although police officers did participate, under the pretext of justice." Today, this violence extends well beyond the bullet and the baton. I…
(2026-02-13). Attorney-General Pam Bondi Goes to the Mat Defending Epstein Class. globalresearch.ca The very straightforward question posted to Attorney General Bondi: "How many of Epstein's co-conspirators have you indicted? How many perpetrators are you even investigating?"