“Chaos and confusion”: inside the shutdown of El Paso airspace

Feb 12, 2026 14 min

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Airspace over El Paso, Texas, was closed abruptly late Tuesday night. The <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/transportation/2026/02/11/el-paso-us-airport-texas-faa-restrictions/">Washington Post</a>’s Dan Lamothe talks through what we know about the sudden disruption. President Trump met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Washington on Wednesday. Sam Metz of the <a href="https://apple.news/ADu64WADuTU-jh75aUQEefA">Associated Press</a> joins to discuss the meeting and how Israel is taking steps to exert more control over the West Bank. More people than ever are in ICE detention under Trump’s immigration crackdown. The <a href="https://apple.news/A7heOfN_4Q0Ggu8IgVxE7Ew">Associated Press</a>’s Gisela Salomon breaks down reports of substandard conditions inside some ICE facilities. Plus, details are <a href="https://apple.news/AYQe4Sh0IR9avuwx4quiZVQ">emerging</a> about the mass shooting in British Columbia, what the new jobs report <a href="https://apple.news/A5JTl2B5tRvSngE660YM95Q">signals</a> about the economy, and the interesting day job of one of Team USA’s Olympic <a href="https://apple.news/AFTOIkpchTNiVgmBHZ0L9NA">curlers</a>. Today’s episode was hosted by Cecilia Lei.

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