2/12/26 GPL News Brief

Here is the GPL News Brief for February 12th 2026:* Homeland Security shutdown seems certain as funding talks between White House and Democrats stall* AI safety leader says ‘world is in peril’ and quits to study poetry* Vance: Olympians ‘not there to pop off about politics’* The U.S. Government Doesn’t Fund Olympic Athletes. So One Man Is Paying Them $200,000 Each.* Here’s How Much Olympic Athletes Get Paid for Winning Gold Medals* Pam Bondi Torn to Shreds After Photo Shows She Tracks Epstein Searches* Mike Johnson chides DOJ for tracking lawmakers’ perusal of unredacted Epstein files* House votes to disapprove of Trump’s Canada tariffs* House passes SAVE America Act, sending Trump-backed election bill to the Senate* No Deal! Blake Lively & Justin Baldoni Settlement Talks Flounder As Trial Looms* Background checker for ICE arrested in prostitution sting, police say* Federal employee who did background checks for ICE arrested in Bloomington sex sting* Johnson says he has urged Florida Republican to stay in Congress* Neal Dunn rumored resignation could hurt GOP House majorityThose are your headlines for today. We release a recap of all the news of the week on Fridays, so if you haven’t yet, please like, subscribe, and restack on Substack so these and all our newsletters get delivered to your mailbox! For Free!We keep up with all the news for you, so you don’t have to. Aren’t we sweet?Talk to y’all on Monday! 🚫🤴Get Pod Local: Where we start Locally while thinking Globallyxx JalonGood News!We are now everywhere you get your podcasts! So you can take me on your commute, in the gym, or when I like to listen to podcast, while you’re washing dishes.Subscribe and leave a review for us!Listen on SpotifyListen on Apple👇🏽We’re Also On Youtube!Same news brief, but with more eye rolls. Get full access to Get Pod Local at getpodlocal.substack.com/subscribe