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4:00 AM ET, January 31, 2026

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Frank Landymore / Futurism:
Elon Musk Emailed Extensively With Jeffrey Epstein, Asking to Visit His Notorious Island  —  Somehow, Elon Musk's infamous outburst accusing Donald Trump of being in the Epstein files has managed to age both incredibly well and incredibly poorly.  —  Trump, as you're probably well aware by now …
Discussion: The Independent
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New York Times:
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Planned Trip to Epstein's Island  —  Prominent people have been scrutinized for their visits to Jeffrey Epstein's island in the Caribbean.  Mr. Lutnick's visit had not been previously disclosed.  —  Howard Lutnick, the billionaire businessman who serves …
Farrah Tomazin / The Daily Beast:
Woman Told FBI Trump Abused Her at 13, Epstein Files Reveal  —  BOMBSHELL  —  A jaw-dropping series of claims are made in pages of FBI documents, which the White House say are “false.”  —  An allegation of rape against President Donald Trump involving a 13-year-old girl is part of an explosive …
Discussion: Metro.co.uk
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
Musk to Epstein: ‘What Day/Night Will Be the Wildest Party on Your Island?’  —  Here is an email that Elon Musk, current world's richest man and owner of a gigantic social media network that generated child sexual abuse material on demand, sent to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on November 11 …
US Department of Justice:
Department of Justice Publishes 3.5 Million Responsive Pages in Compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act
TMZ.com:
Trump Accused In Epstein Files of Forcing Underage Girl To Perform Oral Sex
Discussion: Krassencast
Associated Press:
Journalist Don Lemon is charged with federal civil rights crimes in anti-ICE church protest  —  Journalist Don Lemon has been charged with federal civil rights crimes in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said Friday.
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Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Agents Arrested Don Lemon.  Then the Story Got Even Darker.  —  In what appears to be a major escalation, President Trump's federal agents arrested journalist Don Lemon on Thursday night, his lawyer confirmed in a statement.  As of now, the details pertaining to the arrest are fuzzy …
Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
The Case Against Don Lemon Is Junk, and Dangerous  —  One year in, the Trump administration has amassed a startling record of hostility toward open public discourse—including barring journalists from the White House press pool, evicting any less-than-sycophantic reporters from the Pentagon …
Committee to Protect Journalists:
UPDATED: CPJ condemns arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort over Minnesota protests coverage
Nick Hilton / The Independent:
Melania review - First Lady is a preening, scowling void of pure nothingness in this ghastly bit of propaganda  —  Hitting cinemas as the streets of America remain filled with the angry and grieving, the vulgar, gilded lifestyle of the Trumps makes them look like Marie Antoinette skulking in her cake-filled chateau
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Xan Brooks / The Guardian:
Melania review - Trump film is a gilded trash remake of The Zone of Interest  —  Dispiriting, deadly and unrevealing - there is a decent documentary to be made about the former model from Slovenia, but this one is unredeemable  —  My audience with Melania is booked for Friday lunchtime …
Owen Gleiberman / Variety:
‘Melania’ Review: Brett Ratner's First Lady Documentary Is a Cheeseball Infomercial of Staggering Inertia
NBC News:
Senate passes bill to resolve shutdown clash, punting on DHS for two weeks  —  The House is not in Washington and plans to vote when it returns Monday.  That means a government shutdown this weekend, which will have little impact if it remains brief.  —  WASHINGTON — With time running …
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Deal reached to get spending bill through Senate
Discussion: Semafor, NOTUS and Straight Arrow News
NBC News:
Sen. Lindsey Graham held up shutdown deal over provision letting him and others sue DOJ
TMZ.com:
Catherine O'Hara Dead at 71 … DENISE RICHARDS & CARMEN ELECTRA OUR V-DAY DROP IS THE ONLY THING FANS WANT!!!  ❤️‍🔥
Laura Barrón-López / MS NOW:
ICE eyeing Ohio next, where it is expected to target Haitian immigrants  —  The Trump administration is eyeing Ohio for immigration enforcement operations that could begin as early as next week, according to four people familiar with the discussions.  —  The operation is expected …
New York Times:
ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants  —  An internal memo changed the standard from whether people are unlikely to show up for hearings to whether they could leave the scene.  —  Amid tensions over President Trump's immigration crackdown in Minnesota and beyond …
Ken Dilanian / MS NOW:
Atlanta FBI boss ousted after balking at 2020 election probe  —  The special agent in charge of the FBI's Atlanta field office was forced out this month after questioning the Justice Department's renewed push to probe Fulton County's role in the 2020 election, two people familiar with the matter told MS NOW.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Justice Department defends Tulsi Gabbard's presence at Atlanta election search
Robin Bravender / Politico:
Trump announces August auto race in downtown Washington … The event will take place from Aug. 21 to 23, Trump said.  “I love the racing.  I don't have a lot of time to watch it, but I love the racing,” the president said.  —  “To think, 190 miles an hour down Pennsylvania Avenue …
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Edward Wong / New York Times:
Trump Officials Bypass Congress to Push Billions in Weapons Aid to Israel  —  The move was the third time the Trump administration has tried to expedite arms shipments to Israel by going around the review process for weapons sales.  —  The State Department announced on Friday that it was planning …
Discussion: The Guardian
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Jane Clark Scharl / Plough:
My Childhood Friend, Renee Good  —  Long before a federal agent shot her and she became a headline and a symbol, Renee was the best singer - and listener - in my church youth group.  —  I grew up with Renee Good - Renee Ganger, as I knew her.  We lived in Colorado Springs; she was two years older than me.
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
CNN Boss Confronted by Staff Over MAGA Pundit's On-Air Behavior  —  TONE IT DOWN  —  Network employees can't understand why Scott Jennings is not required to abide by the network's editorial standards.  —  CNN boss Mark Thompson was pressed by staff about why the network has not reined …
Christopher F. Rufo:
The Curse of Minneapolis  —  Plus: The Left resurrects the accusation of “fascism.”  —  ∙ Paid  —  Scandal continues to swirl in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after a Border Patrol shooting incident that left protester Alex Pretti dead.  Pretti's shooting has sparked national debate …
Ben Meiselas / Meidas+:
DOJ Just DELETED This Document from the Epstein Files.  We Saved It.  —  The Trump Department of Justice has done it again.  The DOJ just abruptly removed a document from today's Epstein Files release after our social media post, which included screenshots of the document, went viral.
Tom Verdin / Associated Press:
Judge blocks additional citizenship provisions in latest setback to Trump's election executive order  —  A federal judge on Friday blocked certain federal agencies from requesting citizenship status when distributing voter registration forms, the latest blow to a wide-ranging executive order …
Devlin Barrett / New York Times:
Draft Epstein Indictment Accused Him of Crimes Against More Than a Dozen Girls  —  Jeffrey Epstein, who ended up pleading to a much lesser state charge, told one victim that bad things could happen to her if she talked, the 2007 document said.  —  A draft indictment against Jeffrey Epstein prepared …
 
 
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Donald J. Trump / Wall Street Journal:
My Tariffs Have Brought America Back
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
California's Evidence Bank For ICE Crimes
NBC News:
Reps. Khanna and Massie ask Blanche for access to unredacted Epstein files
Discussion: Associated Press and Newsweek
Paul Waldman / The Cross Section:
The Tiny, Terrified Men of the Trump Administration
Discussion: New Republic
New York Times:
Argentina in Advanced Talks to Become Destination for U.S. Deportations
Discussion: Reuters
 Earlier Items: 
C.J. Ciaramella / Reason:
Judge Says ICE Violated Court Orders in 74 Cases—See Them All Here
Ry Rivard / Politico:
The world is about to discover America's infrastructure issue
Discussion: Reuters
Sam Stein / The Bulwark:
Sen. Chris Coons: Democrats Are Willing to Shut Down DHS Over ICE Abuses
Austin Kocher:
ICE Withholds Congressionally Mandated Detention Data
 

 
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Catherine Shoard / The Guardian:
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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