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9:30 AM ET, January 31, 2026

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New York Times:
Release of Three Million Epstein Pages Falls Short, Survivors Say  —  Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, told reporters on Friday that “there's a hunger or a thirst for information that I do not think will be satisfied by the review of these documents.”
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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 …
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 …
Ashley Ahn / New York Times:
Here's What to Know About the Millions of Pages of Epstein Documents  —  Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche signaled that this would be the last major release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein.  —  The Department of Justice on Friday released the largest batch of Jeffrey Epstein files to date …
Wall Street Journal:
What We Know So Far About the Latest Release of Epstein Files
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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Quinta Jurecic / The Atlantic:
The Case Against Don Lemon Is Junk, and Dangerous
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's Agents Arrested Don Lemon. Then the Story Got Even Darker.
Committee to Protect Journalists:
UPDATED: CPJ condemns arrests of journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort over Minnesota protests coverage
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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Washington Post:
Democrats want to ‘reimagine’ immigration enforcement. Just don't say ‘abolish ICE.’
Discussion: The Hill and Politico
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
Owen Gleiberman / Variety:
‘Melania’ Review: Brett Ratner's First Lady Documentary Is a Cheeseball Infomercial of Staggering Inertia
Washington Post:
Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial  —  The president is eying a plot of land near Memorial Bridge.  The art critic who proposed the idea called for a smaller arch or for Trump to pick a new site.  —  The White House stands about 70 feet tall.
New York Times:
ICE Took Their Classmate.  They Started Writing Letters.  —  “You are scaring schools, people and the world,” one student at View Valley Elementary, just outside Minneapolis, wrote to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.  Exactly a year after President Trump's second inauguration …
Discussion: The Japan Times
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Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:   ICE Is Circling Minnesota Schools, Looking For Children to Take
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Trump's Pick for Fed Chair Pops Up in Latest Epstein Files  —  Donald Trump's nominee to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, Kevin Warsh, appeared in the government's Friday release of additional Jeffrey Epstein tiles.  —  Warsh's name appears to be on an emailed list of guests to …
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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 …
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 …
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.
TMZ.com:
Catherine O'Hara Dead at 71 … DENISE RICHARDS & CARMEN ELECTRA OUR V-DAY DROP IS THE ONLY THING FANS WANT!!!  ❤️‍🔥
Vox:
Trump's polls are tanking.  What does his base think?  —  Every good political journalist needs a good MAGA guy in their back pocket — someone you can call when things are looking messy in President Donald Trump's GOP orbit.  And my MAGA guy is John Fredericks.
New York Times:
The Midterm Elections Need You.  Here's How to Help.  —  Election integrity in the United States can be a fraught subject.  Merely raising the prospect that a future election might be compromised makes many democracy experts uncomfortable.  It can undermine faith in our reliable …
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 …
The Athletic:
Jeffrey Epstein scouted women for New York Giants co-owner Steve Tisch, emails show  —  Share full article  —  Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein connected New York Giants chairman and co-owner Steve Tisch with multiple women, according to newly released emails, and Tisch received scouting reports …
 
 
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Mark Leibovich / The Atlantic:
Trump's New Method of Humiliation
Discussion: Politico
ProPublica:
What We Saw in Minneapolis  —  Our visual journalists documented the days surrounding Alex Pretti's killing in Minneapolis.
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
California's Evidence Bank For ICE Crimes
Courtenay Brown / Axios:
Trump taps BLS economist to lead the data agency
Paul Waldman / The Cross Section:
The Tiny, Terrified Men of the Trump Administration
Discussion: New Republic
 Earlier Items: 
C.J. Ciaramella / Reason:
Judge Says ICE Violated Court Orders in 74 Cases—See Them All Here
Sam Stein / The Bulwark:
Sen. Chris Coons: Democrats Are Willing to Shut Down DHS Over ICE Abuses
Ben Meiselas / Meidas+:
DOJ Just DELETED This Document from the Epstein Files. We Saved It.
Ewan Palmer / The Daily Beast:
CNN Boss Confronted by Staff Over MAGA Pundit's On-Air Behavior
 

 
From Mediagazer:

April Rubin / Axios:
Journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort were arrested by federal agents on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30, respectively, for their coverage of a Minnesota church protest

Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Bob Iger has told associates that he plans to step down as Disney CEO before December 31; the board plans to vote on his replacement next week

Matthew Keys / TheDesk.net:
Former GM of Sacramento public radio service CapRadio, Jun Reina, was arrested and charged with allegedly embezzling ~$1.33M from station funds for personal use

 
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