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Top U.S. & World Headlines — February 11, 2026
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Democracy Now Video • Feb 11, 2026

Top U.S. & World Headlines — February 11, 2026

Pam Bondi Loses It After Being Asked to Apologize to Epstein Victims
New Republic • Feb 11, 2026

Pam Bondi Loses It After Being Asked to Apologize to Epstein Victims

Attorney General Pam Bondi refused Wednesday to face the victims of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking empire after her department inappropriately revealed several of their identities in the latest document release.Seated before members of the House Judiciary Committee, Bondi dodged and deflected attempts by Democrats to recognize the victims seated directly behind her.“The Epstein Files Transparency Act required your Department of Justice to disclose the perpetrators connected with Epstein’s criminal activities and to redact the information of survivors to protect their identities,” Washington Representative Pramila Jayapal said. “Let me show you what actually happened.”Referring to a large poster board behind her displaying some of the emails released by the DOJ, Jayapal highlighted that Bondi’s agency had actually done the opposite of what was required. In addition to concealing the identities of Epstein’s associates, the department failed to shield the identities of some 32 victims, “along with numerous files that disclose not only the names, emails, and addresses of survivors, but also nude photographs and even the identities of Jane Does who had been protected for decades until your department released their names.”Jayapal noted that, for some of the victims, the DOJ’s release was the first time that their families had heard that they were trafficked by Epstein. “For the survivors in the room, if you are willing, please stand,” Jayapal urged. “And if you are willing, please raise your hands if you have still not been able to meet with the DOJ.”All of the victims present raised their hands.“Attorney General Bondi. You apologized to the survivors in your opening statement for what they went through at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein. Will you turn to them now and apologize for what your Department of Justice has put them through with the absolutely unacceptable release of the Epstein files and their information?” Jayapal pressed.But Bondi would not. Instead, she decided to bring up former Attorney General Merrick Garland, though it was not clear why she did so.“This is not about anybody that came before you, it is about you taking responsibility for your Department of Justice and the harm that it has done to the survivors right behind you,” Jayapal said, her voice beginning to break.Bondi mentioned Garland again, but Jayapal insisted she answer the question.“I’m not going to get in the gutter for her theatrics,” Bondi sneered.🔥🚨 BREAKING: Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D) gets BOMBED by Attorney General Pam Bondi when she tries a gotcha question. BONDI: "I'm not going to get in the GUTTER for her theatrics." 🔥 pic.twitter.com/LGQzEYpmWi— The Patriot Oasis™ (@ThePatriotOasis) February 11, 2026

IT IS SO OVER...
14:16
Hasan Abi • Feb 11, 2026

IT IS SO OVER...

Kash Patel’s FBI Flails as Person of Interest in Guthrie Case Released
New Republic • Feb 11, 2026

Kash Patel’s FBI Flails as Person of Interest in Guthrie Case Released

FBI Director Kash Patel has once again prematurely announced a major update in a criminal investigation, only to have to walk it back hours later. Police detained and questioned a person of interest on Tuesday night regarding the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, mother of Today show host Savannah Guthrie, who was taken from her Arizona home over a week ago. New security camera footage released by the FBI  shows masked men on the front porch of Guthrie’s home the night she disappeared, but she still remains missing.On Tuesday, Patel went on Fox News with Sean Hannity and touted the FBI’s “brilliant” relationship with private-sector companies that allowed them to make “substantial progress in these last 36 [to] 48 hours. “And I do believe we are looking at people who, as we say, are persons of interest,” he continued. At least one of those “persons” appears to be a completely innocent man.The Pima County Sheriff’s Department, supported by Patel’s FBI, detained a man who identified himself as Carlos at a traffic stop in Tucson on Tuesday. He was released the same day, and later spoke to reporters outside his home, profusely proclaiming his innocence. “[It was] terrifying. Something I didn’t do … I felt like I was being kidnapped bro. They didn’t tell me anything at the beginning,” Carlos said, visibly shaken as his voice wavered. He said he was followed, detained at random, and questioned about his “whereabouts” and personal information by police. He was “held against his will” and says he wasn’t read his Miranda rights until two hours into his detainment.🚨 NEW: The man detained and now RELEASED in the Nancy Guthrie investigation speaks out:He says he had ZERO idea what was going on.“I’m just a delivery driver in Tucson. That’s it.” pic.twitter.com/TBKNTldLpi— TV News Now (@TVNewsNow) February 11, 2026“Are you ever up in Tucson?” a reporter asked Carlos. “I work in Tucson … GLS, deliver packages,” he replied. “Do you think you might have delivered a package to Nancy Guthrie’s house?” “I don’t know, might’ve been a possibility.”Carlos, answering questions in both English and Spanish, later stated that he had no idea who Guthrie even was, and that he didn’t watch the Today show.“I hope they get the suspect. Because I’m not it. And they better do their job and find the suspect that did it so they can clear my name. And I’m done. Look at what I’m putting my family through,” he continued. “Not just them, but my parents in Tucson.”This is Carlos who says he was pulled over by police and was accused of kidnapping #NancyGuthrie.They have released him. We just spoke with him outside his house in Rio Rico Arizona⁦@CBSNews⁩ pic.twitter.com/BmsR2q5jBl— Andres Gutierrez (@AFGutierrez) February 11, 2026Detaining and interrogating a random person before throwing them out the door has become a pattern for the Patel FBI in high-profile investigations. Last September, Patel came under fire from the left and right for his premature social media post the day Charlie Kirk was shot, declaring that “the subject for the horrific shooting” was in custody—a claim almost immediately contradicted by local officials. Patel later backtracked, and the manhunt ensued for another 27-plus hours before the suspect, Tyler Robinson, was turned in by a family member. And in December, the FBI director wrote a long post boasting about the bureau’s efforts to detain another person of interest in the Brown University shooting that killed two and wounded nine. Blunders like these are only magnified under a bureau now left to the whims of Patel, who insists on force and bravado that does not match his success rate.

What Games Teach Us About Life with C. Thi Nguyen
1:31:42
FACTUALLY • Feb 11, 2026

What Games Teach Us About Life with C. Thi Nguyen

Border Patrol Chief Praised Agent Who Shot Unarmed Woman Five Times
New Republic • Feb 11, 2026

Border Patrol Chief Praised Agent Who Shot Unarmed Woman Five Times

Gregory Bovino praised the agent who shot Chicago resident and U.S. citizen Marimar Martinez five times in an October email newly released by federal prosecutors Tuesday.Bovino, who was leading Border Patrol at the time, wrote, “In light of your excellent service in Chicago, you have much yet left to do!!” to Charles Exum, who shot Martinez, and other federal agents in the city.The government had assembled text messages from Exum as part of evidence in an attempt to prosecute Martinez, a U.S. citizen and teacher’s assistant. Exum had screenshot the email and sent it in a text to a family member. Prosecutors ended up dropping their case against Martinez after her attorneys raised questions about the mishandling of evidence.On the day of the shooting, Exum texted his fellow agents that “she was trying to run me over.” Other text messages from Exum’s phone show praise from his fellow agents, with one of them calling him “a legend among agents.”Exum also claimed in his text messages that Bovino passed along congratulations from high-ranking members of the executive branch. A member of a group text asked Exum, “Are they supportive?”Exum replied, “Big time. Everyone has been including Chief Bovino, Chief Banks, Sec Noem and El Jefe himself … according to Bovino.”That would seem to indicate that President Trump supported an agent who bragged, “I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys,” after shooting a U.S. citizen. Bovino has already lost his job due to his conduct in Minneapolis following his supervision of violence in Chicago. Will any other federal agents—and the people in the White House who gave them such extraordinary power—face any consequences?

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