NYTIMES (Jennifer Kavanagh) - A New Security Order Is Taking Shape in Asia
Asian countries are starting to shoulder more of the burden of their own defense, and the region could be stronger and more stable for it.
NYTIMES (River Akira Davis and Jes Aznar) - Iran War Forces Energy Buyers to ‘Unshackle’ From Global Markets
Developing Asian nations, scarred by Middle East supply shocks, are working to scale back their reliance on imported fuels, including liquefied natural gas.
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Peter Van Buren) - Trump’s Immigration Success—And Its Discontents
The administration has made real progress in enforcing the law and reforming institutions, but some people are never happy. The post Trump’s Immigration Success—And Its Discontents appeared first on The American Conservative .
Politics Trump’s Immigration Success—And Its Discontents The administration has made real progress in enforcing the law and reforming institutions, but some people are never happy. Photo by Mayra Beltran/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images The street fights with ICE seem to have ended for now. So have many of the televised SWAT-style immigration arrests. Did the resistance win? Have the changes made by the second Donald Trump administration helped curb illegal immigration, or has much of this just been for show? A careful look at the sum of the evidence at this point shows the measurable effects are increasingly…Open
THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Ted Snider, Nicolai N. Petro) - The Meaning of Fedorov’s Firing
Division and strife are undermining Ukraine’s already troubled war effort. The post The Meaning of Fedorov’s Firing appeared first on The American Conservative .
Foreign policy The Meaning of Fedorov’s Firing Division and strife are undermining Ukraine’s already troubled war effort. Photo by Tetiana Dzhafarova / AFP via Getty Images On January 14, 2026, Mykhailo Fedorov was appointed Ukraine’s minister of defense. Just six months later, he was dismissed. One of Fedorov’s principal tasks, bigger even than addressing the shortage of Patriot interceptors, had been reforming his country’s recruitment and mobilization system. But manpower shortages remain a chronic issue, forcing the government to resort to unpopular solutions like “busification” (the Ukrainian term…Open
NYTIMES (Yan Zhuang and Ishani Desai) - At Least 2 Killed in Shooting at Food Festival in Seattle
At least five others were injured, the authorities said. Thousands were attending a festival at the Seattle Center, according to local media.
HUFFPOST - Trump Is Celebrating A Highway Being Named After Him. There's No Evidence It Even Happened.
Trump expressed his hope to one day travel a road supposedly bearing his name in North Africa, but officials in the country have yet to confirm the change.
HUFFPOST - Multiple People Shot As Gunfire Erupts Near Seattle’s Iconic Space Needle, Police Say
Police say multiple people have been injured in a shooting at an events complex close to the Space Needle in Seattle.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Trump warns China, Russia against aiding Iran amid escalating strikes
Trump says that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin promised they would not sell weapons to the Islamic Republic, reiterating their commitment to the president.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Virginia county considers pause before final data center regulations are ready
Other jurisdictions known to have paused activity in some manner are Fluvanna County and Front Royals, with Suffolk City in consideration.
JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - GAO says fraud risk high in $1.1T of state-run federal programs
Programs in question include Medicaid, food stamps and disaster relief.