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6:45 PM ET, February 3, 2026

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Hugo Lowell / The Guardian:
Tulsi Gabbard running solo 2020 election inquiry separate from FBI investigation  —  Exclusive: Trump sent national intelligence director to Georgia raid last week in approval of Gabbard's sweeping review  —  Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, is running her own review …
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Joey Garrison / USA Today:
Trump says Republicans should ‘nationalize’ elections, take control from states  —  WASHINGTON ‒ President Donald Trump said Republicans should “nationalize” the voting process as he continues to level unfounded claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, more than five years after losing to Joe Biden.
Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
House clears key hurdle to reopening the government later Tuesday  —  The legislation, which passed the Senate 71-29 on Friday, is slated for a vote Tuesday afternoon and is expected to pass.  Then it'll go to Trump's desk, ending the brief government shutdown.  —  Listen to this article with a free account
NBC News:
Senate GOP Leader John Thune says he disagrees with Trump that Congress should ‘nationalize’ elections  —  Trump said Monday that Republicans “ought to nationalize the voting,” but Thune said the current system of states running elections has “worked pretty well.”  —  Listen to this article with a free account
Ryan King / New York Post:
House narrowly approves $1.2T funding deal to end government shutdown
Liv McMahon / BBC:
Paris prosecutors raid France offices of Elon Musk's X  —  The French offices of Elon Musk's X have been raided by the Paris prosecutor's cyber-crime unit, as part of an investigation into suspected offences including unlawful data extraction and complicity in the possession of child pornography.
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Reuters:
Exclusive: Despite new curbs, Elon Musk's Grok at times produces sexualized images - even when told subjects didn't consent  —  Elon Musk's flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, Grok, continues to generate sexualized images of people even when users explicitly warn that the subjects do not consent, Reuters has found.
Discussion: emptywheel and Futurism
Sylvie Corbet / Associated Press:
X offices raided in France as prosecutors investigate child abuse images and deepfakes
France 24:
Paris prosecutor's cybercrime unit raids X's French office over ‘algorithm manipulation’
Discussion: Reuters and JURISTnews
John Woodrow Cox / Washington Post:
Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon  —  In October, a retiree emailed a DHS attorney to urge mercy for an asylum seeker.  Then DHS subpoenaed his Google account and sent investigators to his home.  —  PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS —
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Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:   DHS Hunts Down 67-Year-Old U.S. Citizen Who Criticized Them in Email
United States House Committee on Oversight …:
Chairman Comer Announces the Clintons Caved, Will Appear for Depositions  —  WASHINGTON— House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) today announced that former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed to appear for transcribed …
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Amelia Benavides-Colón / NOTUS:
Bill and Hillary Clinton Agree to Testify as Part of the House's Epstein Probe
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Reuters:
Exclusive: US shoots down Iranian drone approaching aircraft carrier, official says  —  The U.S. military shot down on Tuesday an Iranian drone that approached the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday.  —  The Iranian Shahed-139 drone …
NBC News:
Jill Biden's ex-husband arrested and charged with killing his current wife  —  William Stevenson, 77, is facing a charge of first-degree murder more than a month after police responded to a domestic dispute at a home in Delaware.  — Add NBC News to Google  —  Listen to this article with a free account
Laura Romero / Associated Press:
Judge blocks administration from ending TPS protections for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants  —  Temporary Protected Status offers work authorization and deportation protection.  —  A federal judge on Monday blocked the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants.
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Washington Post:
Pentagon warns Scouts to make ‘core value reforms’ or lose military support  —  The relationship dates back decades, but Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has criticized the organization for allowing girls to join and changing its name from Boy Scouts.  —  The Pentagon issued a warning late Monday …
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation and Raw Story
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TMZ.com:
Alleged Ransom Note for Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping Demands Millions in Bitcoin  —  12:59 PM PT — The Pima County Sheriff's Department posted on X they are “aware of reports circulating about possible ransom note(s) regarding the investigation into Nancy Guthrie.”
Donald Moynihan / The Atlantic:
Donald Trump Has Built a Clicktatorship  —  Even the administration's budget proposals read like Truth Social posts.  —  Gregory Bovino, the man who became the face of Donald Trump's Minneapolis crackdown, lost his job as the Border Patrol's “commander at large” after agents he oversaw shot and killed Alex Pretti.
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Leigh Kimmins / The Daily Beast:
Leaked Email Reveals Border Patrol Goon's Jaw-Dropping Complaint About Tactics
Discussion: The Independent
Sarah Jeong / The Verge:
How to tear gas children … Photo illustration: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images … The day after the second general strike in Minneapolis, the labor unions of Portland, Oregon, marched in solidarity.  It was the warmest day that Portland had seen in a while, with sun peeking out from the clouds here and there.
Ruth Graham / New York Times:
The Influencer Who Spurred the Federal Crackdown on Minneapolis … A few years ago, Nick Shirley's career seemed to have plateaued.  Still a teenager, he had created some videos that had become popular on YouTube, including one that showed him sneaking into the influencer Jake Paul's wedding in Las Vegas …
Discussion: The Argument and Wired
Paul Blume / FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul:
Federal attorney on ICE cases: ‘The system sucks’  — An attorney with the U.S. Attorney's Office for Minnesota said the federal government's system for processing and responding to immigration cases “sucks.”  — Julie Le volunteered to help the U.S. Attorney's Office handle a flood …
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
'They Couldn't Break Me': A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo  —  President Trump and the White House regularly circulate imagery that has been manipulated by A.I. But the photo of Nekima Levy Armstrong was different.  —  When Nekima Levy Armstrong was transported …
Discussion: NOTUS, HotAir, The Independent and GV Wire
Jordain Carney / Politico:
No filibuster deal with House conservatives, Thune says  —  Senate Majority Leader John Thune said in an interview Tuesday he has made no decisions about bypassing Senate filibuster rules to skirt the normal 60-vote margin required to advance legislation in the chamber.
Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Trump escalates feud with Ilhan Omar, appears to suggest she is linked to ISIS … The progressive legislator has drawn the president's ire for years.  —  Trump has repeatedly accused Omar of profiting off of a widespread fraud investigation in her home state without providing any evidence …
Discussion: The Independent
Conrad Wilson / OPB:
Judge limits federal officers' use of crowd control munitions at Portland ICE building  —  In his ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Michael Simon said that the judiciary has a “responsibility that it may not shirk.”  —  A federal judge in Oregon has temporarily limited federal officers' use …
Discussion: KGW-TV and Oregonian
Politico:
Powell pardon wouldn't end Fed blockade, Tillis says  —  A presidential pardon of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell would not end Sen. Thom Tillis' one-man blockade of central bank nominees, the North Carolina Republican said Tuesday.  Only the Justice Department resolving its investigation …
Chicago Sun Times:
Marimar Martinez, shot by Border Patrol in Chicago, speaks out after Good, Pretti deaths: ‘I am their voice’  —  In a wide-ranging interview with the Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ, Martinez discusses her shooting, the federal government's failed attempt to prosecute her and the role she now sees for herself in a fight for accountability.
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Associated Press:
Immigration agents draw guns, arrest activists following them in Minneapolis  —  Immigration officers with guns drawn arrested some activists who were trailing their vehicles on Tuesday in Minneapolis, a sign that tensions have not eased since the departure last week of a high-profile commander.
Discussion: MinnPost
Caitlin Dewey / Vox:
Three issues that could sink Trump  —  This story appeared in Today, Explained, a daily newsletter that helps you understand the most compelling news and stories of the day.  Subscribe here.  —  Over the weekend, the Justice Department released yet another tranche of files from its investigation …
Wall Street Journal:
Three-Quarters of Greenlanders Don't Want to Be Part of the U.S., New Poll Shows  —  Citizens are concerned about exchanging Denmark's welfare system for U.S.-provided healthcare and education  —  WASHINGTON—A new poll shows 76% of Greenlanders say they wouldn't benefit from becoming part of the U.S. …
Bloomberg:
Trump Says He Wants $1 Billion From Harvard in New Attack  —  President Donald Trump said he's seeking $1 billion in “damages” from Harvard University, renewing his long fight with the Ivy League school after a report that his administration was backing off its financial demands.
 
 
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
The toxic culture that killed Alex Pretti
Benjamin Brown / New York Post:
Gavin Newsom gives ice cold take on marriage to Kimberly Guilfoyle: ‘Going through the motions’
Discussion: IJR
NPR:
Melinda French Gates reacts to new details about Bill Gates in the Epstein files
Jonathan Lemire / The Atlantic:
Trump Is Doubling Down on All the Wrong Things
Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
'Monster's Paradise,' lampooning US President Donald Trump, has world premiere at Hamburg Opera
 Earlier Items: 
Tressie McMillan Cottom / New York Times:
ICE Is Watching You  —  In the latest stop in Donald Trump's war on liberal democracy …
Jonah E. Bromwich / New York Times:
Lawsuit Argues Trump Gold Card Visa Program Prioritizes Wealth Over Ability
Kimberly Leonard / Politico:
3 Florida House Republicans are exiting Congress. Now the mess begins.
Discussion: Washington Examiner and Raw Story
US Department of Justice:
Brooklyn Banker Pleads Guilty to Laundering Proceeds of Medicare Fraud for Transnational Criminal Organization
Discussion: The Daily Caller
New York Times:
Chaos in Minneapolis Exposes an Internet at War With Truth
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Pirro Threatens Jail Time for Lawful Gun Owners Who Travel to D.C. With Firearms
Chadwick Moore / New York Post:
‘Grassroots’ anti-ICE campaigns funded by left-wing billionaire donors: sources
Discussion: Breitbart
 

 
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Variety:
Disney names Josh D'Amaro, head of its theme parks and consumer products division, as CEO, replacing Bob Iger, effective March 18; D'Amaro joined Disney in 1998

Rick Porter / The Hollywood Reporter:
CBS pulls a 60 Minutes segment with contributor Peter Attia that was set to re-air after the Super Bowl, as Attia's name appears ~1,700 times in Epstein docs

Adrià Calatayud / Wall Street Journal:
Publicis reports 2025 net profit of €1.65B, down from €1.66B in 2024, and total revenue up 8.5% YoY to €17.4B, but PUB falls 8%+ driven by AI fears

 
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