Top immigration officials were scheduled to testify before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security on February 12, 2026, as the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) faced a potential shutdown, according to NPR News. The testimony involved top officials from the three federal agencies overseeing immigration enforcement.
The officials, including U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott, director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Joseph Edlow, and Acting Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Todd Lyons, were set to appear before the Senate. The hearing came as the department was one day away from a possible shutdown, as reported by NPR News.
Meanwhile, the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina were also making headlines. Ukrainian skeleton racer Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the games for wearing a helmet depicting athletes killed since Russia invaded his home country, according to Time. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) warned that there could be consequences if Heraskevych continued wearing his helmet, arguing it violated the Olympic Charter's ban on political speech. "He can, and we would encourage him, to express his grief, but in the end let me be clear. Its not the message, its the place that cou," according to Time. Heraskevych's team planned to appeal the decision at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
The games also saw other controversies. According to Vox, the athlete stories that come out of the Olympic Games are about the countless hours spent on the ice, on the. The article also mentioned a Spanish athlete who was initially prohibited from skating to Minions music.
In other news, the UK science ecosystem was facing uncertainty. UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) announced changes to how research grants would be judged and awarded, according to Nature News. The move to a top-down agenda for research funding was concerning, and uncertainty about funding cuts was leaving the UK research community anxious.
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