On Tuesday, lawmakers advanced several measures, including H.R. 1566, the Right to Equitable and Professional Auto Industry Repair (REPAIR) Act, and H.R. 3385, legislation updating the federal definition of a motorcycle. The hearing also addressed multiple bills related to autonomous vehicles and overall vehicle safety. Advancing these two (2) Motorcycle Riders Foundation (MRF) high-priority bills out of subcommittee shows forward momentum and signals growing support, which we must encourage by renewing our recent Calls To Action. These bills will now be taken up by the full House Energy and Commerce Committee, where additional debate and amendments may occur, before potentially advancing to the full U.S. House of Representatives for consideration. We cannot pass up this opportunity to encourage progress on these two issues, reminding legislators that we have not lost focus. CALLS TO ACTION: HR 1566 — click here HR 3385 — click here Join The MRF — Visit https://www.mrf.org/join-the-mrf The post Renewing Calls To Action! appeared first on Bikernet.com - Online Biker Magazine.

The Trump administration has ended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Yemeni nationals in the United States. Approximately 1,400 Yemenis are protected from deportation under TPS. Yemen is the 13th country to have its TPS removed by the Trump administration. “After reviewing conditions in the country and consulting with appropriate U.S. government agencies, I determined that Yemen no longer meets the law’s requirements to be designated for Temporary Protected Status,” Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem said. “Allowing TPS Yemen beneficiaries to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to our national interest. TPS was designed to be temporary, and this administration is returning TPS to its original temporary intent. We are prioritizing our national security interests and putting America first,” she continued. The Department of Homeland Security said that conditions had improved enough to send immigrants home. https://t.co/3Pf3SBB6Mv — Newsweek (@Newsweek) February 13, 2026 The Hill has more: Yemeni citizens have been continually protected under TPS since 2015. When Noem’s predecessor, former Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, redesignated Yemen for the protection, he wrote that the country was on “the brink of economic collapse.” “Yemen has been in a state of protracted conflict for the past decade, severely limiting civilians’ access to water, food, and medical care, pushing the country to the brink of economic collapse, and preventing Yemeni nationals living abroad from safely returning home,” he wrote in the 2024 designation. DHS has continually faced roadblocks in court as it has tried to lift TPS, though those rulings have not always been helpful to the recipients, who in some cases have still been forced to leave the country as litigation continues. Earlier this week, a federal appeals court sided with the Trump administration to allow the termination of TPS for immigrants from Nepal, Honduras, and Nicaragua. Trump Administration Allowed To Terminate Temporary Protected Status For Immigrants From Three Countries, Appeals Court Rules “This is a crucial legal win from @TheJusticeDept attorneys that helps clear the way for President Trump’s continued deportations,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said. “As the court found, ‘the government is likely to prevail in its argument’ that ending Temporary Protected Status for some immigrants is sound and lawful policy,” she continued. This is a crucial legal win from @TheJusticeDept attorneys that helps clear the way for President Trump’s continued deportations. As the court found, “the government is likely to prevail in its argument” that ending Temporary Protected Status for some immigrants is sound and… https://t.co/KPk1Sgio4o — Attorney General Pamela Bondi (@AGPamBondi) February 10, 2026 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stated: TPS Yemen beneficiaries with no other lawful basis for remaining in the United States have 60 days to voluntarily depart the United States. We encourage aliens leaving the United States to use the U.S. Customs and Border Protection CBP Home app to report their departure from the United States. The app provides a safe, secure way to self-deport that includes a complimentary plane ticket, a $2,600 exit bonus, and potential future opportunities for legal immigration. After the effective date of the termination, the Department of Homeland Security may arrest and deport any Yemeni national without status once their TPS has been terminated. If an alien forces DHS to arrest and remove them, they may never be allowed to return to the United States.

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY) on Friday filed an emergency application to the Supreme Court, urging the high court to step in and protect her congressional district from being redrawn before the midterm elections. A New York state judge last month ruled the Republican’s congressional district is unconstitutional and ordered the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission to create a new map before the midterms. State Judge’s Ruling To Redraw Congressional Map Threatens GOP-Controlled District More from the New York Post: In an emergency application filed Friday with Justice Sonia Sotomayor, lawyers for Malliotakis argued that a lower court’s “indefensible” ruling to scrap the current 11th Congressional District map was unconstitutional. “The trial court’s order has thrown New York’s elections into chaos on the eve of the 2026 Congressional Election,” according to the application. The filing pleads for an immediate stay before the midterm election season kicks off in less than two weeks. Attorneys warned the legal limbo was “a recipe for unconstitutional chaos, with no map in place and uncertainty” as the clock ticks toward February 24, when nominating petitions are scheduled to begin circulating. The long-shot appeal comes weeks after a Manhattan judge ruled the current map — which links Staten Island and Southern Brooklyn — as “unconstitutional.” Judge Jeffrey Pearlman, who was once a staffer for Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul, ordered a new map that would increase the number of minority voters to prevent “unlawful vote dilution,” he wrote in his ruling. Malliotakis is the lone House Republican to represent a district in New York City. The decision marked a significant win for Democrats as they attempt to take the House in the midterm elections. Justice Sonia Sotomayor handles emergency applications arising from New York. She could decide the matter alone or refer it to the full court for a vote. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis begs Supreme Court to stop Dems from scrapping NYC’s sole GOP House seat https://t.co/TGudIh3HTc pic.twitter.com/8zYsWcIaA6 — New York Post (@nypost) February 13, 2026 The Hill explained further: Malliotakis argues it effectively forces the state to racial gerrymander a new district in violation of the federal Constitution’s equal protection guarantee. The Supreme Court has not yet docketed the application, but Malliotakis’s lawyers said it was filed this week. Her emergency ask to the justices comes after New York’s top court ruled it had no jurisdiction to immediately intervene. Malliotakis is still pursuing her remaining state court options, but the new emergency appeal warns the election calendar is moving fast.

The media is now ranting against the fact that the president has spent upwards of $40 million to deport illegal aliens, most of whom are criminals. However, just looking at the expense in one city in one state, Eric Adams spent all told what appears to be about $12 billion on unvetted people. We have […] The post Cartels Doxxed the ICE Chief: Video of His Wife Going to Church, Schematics to His Home appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

DHS is unfunded because Democrats blocked funding with ridiculous demands, and they refuse to vote for voter ID simply for registration. The majority of Americans want voter ID. It’s an 80-20 issue. This is ridiculousl Republicans need to abandon the filibuster, as Democrats will as soon as they are back in office. Susan Collins, a […] The post GOP Has the Votes for a “Talking Filibuster,” If Not, Trump Has a Plan appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.

The following is an edited transcript excerpt from The Michael Knowles Show. * * * There is some good news on immigration. CBS News published a new report on the rise of self-deportations. As you know, CBS has made a move closer to the center. Historically, CBS has been a pretty left-wing news source that is until the hiring of Bari Weiss as editor-in-chief. Bari is more center-Left. She’s not center-Right and she’s not a conservative in any way. But she is far more reasonable than her predecessors. Well, CBS has a story on a record number of illegal-alien detainees giving up their cases and voluntarily leaving the country, and that figure only appears to be climbing. CBS NEWS: “A record number of detainees are giving up their cases and voluntarily leaving the country… That figure only appears to be climbing.”

According to the Small Business Optimism Index from the National Federation of Independent Business, small business optimism reached 105.1 in December. For those following the index, this is a six-year high and the second consecutive month to topple the index’s 51-year average of 98. But why has small business confidence jumped, and what does it […]