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4:05 PM ET, February 4, 2026

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New York Times:
Washington Post Begins Cutting More Than 300 Jobs  —  Washington Post Begins Laying Off More Than 300 Journalists  —  The layoffs will cut into The Post's local, international and sports coverage and reduce the number of its employees by about 30 percent.  —  4 MIN READ  —  ADVERTISEMENT
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David Bauder / Associated Press:
Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments is being laid off  —  The Washington Post is laying off one-third of its staff in the newsroom and other departments, a brutal blow at one of journalism's most legendary brands.  —  The troubled Post began implementing large-scale cutbacks …
Ashley Parker / The Atlantic:
The Murder of The Washington Post  —  This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter.  Sign up for it here.  —  We're witnessing a murder.  —  Jeff Bezos, the billionaire owner of The Washington Post, and Will Lewis, the publisher he appointed at the end of 2023 …
Ruth Marcus / New Yorker:
How Jeff Bezos Brought Down the Washington Post  —  The Amazon founder bought the paper to save it.  Instead, with a mass layoff, he's forced it into severe decline.  —  On September 4, 2013, the Amazon founder Jeff Bezos held his first meeting with the staff of the Washington Post …
Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:   The Washington Post Dies in Daylight
Matt Cohen / Democracy Docket:
Steve Bannon says ICE will ‘surround the polls’ as Trump doubles down on taking over elections  —  Steve Bannon said Tuesday that the federal government is planning to send Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers to patrol polling stations during this year's midterm elections.
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Max Rego / The Hill:
Trump doubles down on suggesting federal government ‘get involved’ in state elections
Associated Press:
Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats  —  The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year's elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration.
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Supreme Court allows California to use new congressional map, giving Democrats a boost
Discussion: Fox News, The Dispatch and CBS News
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump's New “Prison Camp” Threat Unleashes Fury Even in MAGA Country  —  When Stephen Miller offered his first big rollout of Donald Trump's immigration agenda during the 2024 campaign, he demonstrated great enthusiasm for the idea of giant migrant camps.  He gushed about creating …
Discussion: Raw Story and MS NOW
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
GOP senator opposes planned ICE detention facility in home state  —  Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is balking at a plan by the Trump administration to establish a new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility in his home state, warning that it will hurt the local economy.
Discussion: GV Wire, HuffPost and Newsweek
NBC News:
Attorney for government tells judge in ICE case: ‘This job sucks’  —  Julie Le made the remark while she was representing the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota, where federal officers are conducting a massive immigration crackdown.  —  Listen to this article with a free account
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Joseph Cox / 404 Media:
FBI Couldn't Get into WaPo Reporter's iPhone Because It Had Lockdown Mode Enabled  —  The FBI has been unable to access a Washington Post reporter's seized iPhone because it was in Lockdown Mode, a sometimes overlooked feature that makes iPhones broadly more secure, according to recently filed court records.
Discussion: AppleInsider
ProPublica:
The Real Story Behind the Midnight Immigration Raid on a Chicago Apartment Building  —  For months, the Trump administration has justified its dramatic midnight raid on a Chicago apartment complex by saying that it had intelligence that the violent Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua had taken over the building.
Jon Collins / MPR News:
Pursued by federal agents, suburban ICE observers remain resolved  —  {"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"parag raph", “content”:[{"text":"It was last Tuesday that Drae Solberg found themself pursued by federal agents driving erratically through the northern suburbs of Minneapolis.
Ramishah Maruf / CNN:
Federal agency probes Nike over alleged discrimination against White employees  —  Maxine Waters' ‘Can you shut him up’ moment with Scott Bessent, explained  —  Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post conducts widespread layoffs, gutting a third of its staff  —  The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission …
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U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission:
EEOC Files Subpoena Enforcement Action Against NIKE
Quinnipiac University Poll:
61% Of Voters Think The Trump Administration Has Not Given An Honest Account Of The Fatal Shooting Of Alex Pretti, Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; 58% Of Voters Think DHS Secretary Kristi Noem Should Be Removed  — mail_outline  —  More than a week after nurse Alex Pretti …
Emily Mae / CBS News:
Man who tried to shoot Trump at Florida golf course gets life in prison  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Ryan Routh, the man convicted of attempting to assassinate President Trump at his Florida golf course in 2024, has been sentenced to life in prison.  —  The sentence came down Wednesday during a federal court hearing.
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Jack Queen / Reuters:
Man convicted of attempting to assassinate Trump to be sentenced
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Scoop: Plans for Iran nuclear talks are collapsing, U.S. officials say  —  The U.S. told Iran on Wednesday that it will not agree to Tehran's demands to change the location and format of talks planned for Friday, two U.S. officials told Axios. … - But the Iranians said on Tuesday …
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Wall Street Journal:
Iran Plays Hardball With the U.S. to Throw It Off Balance
CNN:
Justice Department review found Trump ally Ed Martin improperly leaked grand jury material in probe of president's foes  —  Federal agencies Donald Trump Trump legal cases  —  A Justice Department review found that Ed Martin improperly handled grand jury materials that were part …
Discussion: Newsbusters and The Daily Signal
Isabel Van Brugen / The Daily Beast:
Trump Plotting to Bring Resurrected Statue to the White House  —  MONUMENTAL  —  A statue of Christopher Columbus is set to be installed on the south side of the White House lawn.  —  Donald Trump's endless White House makeover will now see a statue of Christopher Columbus installed …
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Adrian Carrasquillo / The Bulwark:
ICE Was Terrorizing Worshipers Long Before Don Lemon Entered a Church  —  Let's take a stroll through the last year.  —  WHEN DON LEMON WAS ARRESTED after reporting on the aggressive protest of a church whose pastor allegedly works for ICE, the Trump administration claimed that Lemon …
Brian Beutler / Off Message:
Rethinking Trump 2024 As An Epstein Coverup Campaign  —  They knew they were in there.  It wasn't projection.  It was misdirection.  —  ∙ Paid  —  Knowing what we know now, it's interesting to go back and listen to what Donald Trump loyalists (though not Donald Trump himself!) …
Discussion: Slate
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Associated Press:
Trump lashes out at reporter over Epstein, declares it's time for the country to move on
George Chidi / The Guardian:
Fulton county commission chair says he was warned of arrest before FBI election office raid  —  Robb Pitts said call came days before federal agents seized 2020 election documents in Georgia  —  The Fulton county commission chair, Robb Pitts, said at a press conference this morning …
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Louis Casiano / Fox News:
Georgia's Fulton County files motion seeking return of 2020 election materials seized by FBI
Discussion: IJR, UPI, Associated Press and WAGA-TV
Paul Krugman:
Profiles in Cowardice, Tariff Edition  —  Donald Trump loves tariffs.  Mainly, I believe, he loves them because they offer so much opportunity for dominance displays, allowing him to threaten other countries with economic ruin — usually via middle-of-the-night Truth Social posts — unless they bend to his whims.
Associated Press:
Judge appears skeptical of Trump's latest bid to nix his hush money conviction … A three-judge panel ruled Hellerstein erred in his September 2025 ruling by failing to consider “important issues relevant” to Trump's request to move the case to federal court.  But they expressed no view on how he should rule.
Henry J. Gomez / NBC News:
After the Minneapolis shootings, Trump says his administration could use ‘a softer touch’ on immigration  —  In an exclusive interview with NBC News, President Donald Trump added: “But you still have to be tough.”  — Add NBC News to Google  —  Listen to this article with a free account
Yair Rosenberg / The Atlantic:
The Second Death of Charlie Kirk  —  At the close of 2025, just a few months after Charlie Kirk was assassinated, thousands of his followers came together in Phoenix for AmericaFest, the annual convention of Turning Point USA.  A casual observer might have expected this gathering to serve …
Aaron Rupar / Public Notice:
Inside the resistance with Will Stancil  —  Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🚗💨 Subscribe to PN 🚗💨  —  The Trump regime's brutal and ongoing occupation of Minneapolis and the greater Twin Cities area has put this community to the test.
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Vittoria Elliott / Wired:
Inside the ICE Forum Where Agents Complain About Their Jobs  —  “I'm all for removing illegals, but snatching dudes off lawn mowers in Cali and leaving the truck and equipment just sitting there?  Definitely not working smarter,” writes one forum user.  —  On a forum with over 5,000 members claiming …
 
 
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Michael H. Brown / Washington Post:
Lee Hamilton, foreign policy leader in Congress, dies at 94
New York Times:
In Spending Talks, Senators Clash Over Immigration Crackdown
Discussion: Plain Dealer
Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
Jan. 6 committee subpoenas T-Mobile for records relating to alleged pipe bomb perpetrator
Molly Parks / Washington Examiner:
Gregory Meeks rails against Bessent in congressional hearing: 'Don't be a flunky!'
Violet Jira / NOTUS:
White House Posts, Then Deletes, Image Falsely Accusing Man of Sex Crimes
Discussion: Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
CBS News:
Border czar Homan says feds will “draw down” 700 law enforcement personnel
Holly Ellyatt / CNBC:
Trump says India won't buy Russian oil anymore. Moscow insists India hasn't said that
Michael Goodwin / New York Post:
The Clintons knew Team Trump was coming — and waved the white flag over Epstein
Reuters:
Ex-Prince Andrew leaves Windsor home after latest Epstein revelations
 

 
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Katie Robertson / New York Times:
NYT reports adding 450K digital subscribers in Q4 and 1.4M in 2025 for 12.78M in total, putting it on a pace to reach its stated goal of 15M by the end of 2027

Ray Schultz / MediaPost:
People Inc. reports Q4 digital revenue up 14% YoY to $355M, total revenue down 2% YoY to $512M, print revenue fell 21% to $168.5M, and ad revenue up 9% to $209M

Jonathan Vanian / CNBC:
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