The US economy is starting 2src26 with an uncomfortable split-screen scenario that is complicating the outlook for Bitcoin’s recovery towards $1srcsrc,srcsrcsrc. While Wall Street credit pricing still looks calm, the “real economy” stress gauges are flashing late-cycle warning lights. This disconnect matters for Bitcoin because its path to $1srcsrc,srcsrcsrc is no longer just about crypto-nativeContinue Reading

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Congress cleared out for their week-long recess early — running out the clock on a DHS shutdown Published February 13, 2026 12:19PM (EST) Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks at a press conference on February 12, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Heather Diehl / Getty Images) The Department of HomelandContinue Reading

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Immigration and Customs Enforcement is planning to spend tens of billions of dollars on mega-prisons where the agency can disappear thousands of people. In a memo shared with New Hampshire Governor Kelly Ayotte, ICE outlined its $38.3 billion plan to launch a “new detention center model” that would expand theContinue Reading

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Exclusives Russia’s snowmobile troops did everything by the book—the book was written before drones. Snowmobiles aren’t necessarily bad assault vehicles. But to avoid detection by thermal drones, they need heat-trapping camouflage. A 9-year-old judoka killed by Russia on Children’s Day, a figure skater who was Heraskevych’s teammate — meet theContinue Reading