The Daily Rundown - February 11th, 2026
🎓 Roughly 1 million borrowers defaulted on their federal student loans late last year, with millions more delinquent on payments and at risk of the same fate. That’s according to federal data and the latest Household Debt and Credit Report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, released Tuesday. The report includes student loan data as of the end of 2025.
New York Fed researchers said on a call with reporters that delinquencies have continued to worsen and they expect the number of borrowers in default to grow. Nearly 10 percent of student loan balances are more than 90 days past due.
The stakes are high for borrowers and the broader U.S. economy. Americans in default can have up to 15 percent of their disposable pay garnished. The government can also garnish income tax refunds and Social Security benefits. Defaults can significantly damage borrowers’ credit, making it harder to buy a car or home or rent an apartment. Hear the full story by NPR's Cory Turner.
🧪 Nevadans could be allowed by law to seek experimental, non-FDA-approved treatments if a political action committee has its way. The group, Freedom to Try Medical Innovation for Nevada, is working to add a related measure to the upcoming general election ballot. It is named for the “Right to Try” legislation it is gathering signatures for.
In an interview with the Nevada Current, the PAC’s spokesperson pointed to limited use of existing Right to Try laws, citing FDA data. Nevada passed a Right to Try law in 2015, but it limits experimental treatment to those with a terminal diagnosis. The new measure would remove that requirement. Supporters must gather about 150,000 signatures by June 24 to qualify for the 2026 ballot.
🛂 Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it will not conduct operations on Pyramid Lake Paiute tribal lands. Tribal Chairman Steven Wadsworth told his community he met with Nevada ICE officials, who confirmed operations are not allowed on tribal land.
KOLO reports Wadsworth encouraged tribal members to update their enrollment cards as proof of sovereignty. Staff are also reportedly up to date on their knowledge of tribal reservation boundaries.
🗳️ The number of registered voters in Nevada increased by roughly 12,000 in January, according to Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar. The largest increase was among nonpartisan voters, which rose by more than 11,000. Nonpartisans account for more than 37 percent of the state’s active voters.
People who register through the Department of Motor Vehicles are automatically classified as nonpartisan. Republicans gained 192 voters in January, while Democratic registration increased by 711. There are just over 2 million registered voters in Nevada.
🏈 Nevada sportsbooks won nearly $10 million from bettors on this year’s Super Bowl. That’s down from last year’s $22 million and marks the third-lowest win on the game in the past 10 years, according to figures released by the Nevada Gaming Control Board.
Nearly $134 million was wagered in Nevada on Sunday’s game, compared with about $152 million last year.
🥌 For 20 years, John Shuster has been the face of U.S. curling. The 43-year-old from Superior, Wisconsin, and Duluth, Minnesota, represented the U.S. in the past five Winter Olympics. His team won the first and only American gold medal in curling at the 2018 Pyeongchang Games.
Shuster carried the American flag at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Beijing Olympics and was aiming for his sixth Winter Games. But he and his team were defeated at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials in November by 24-year-old Danny Casper and his mostly Gen Z teammates.
Casper, along with Ben Richardson, Aidan Oldenburg and Luc Violette, all in their mid-20s and Olympic first-timers, mark a new era in U.S. curling. Casper says they want to represent the country well and will give it their all. Read the full story by NPR's Pien Huang, here.
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