Surge in Immigration Cases in Minnesota Pushes Prosecutors and Judges to Brink  —  Remarks by a prosecutor opened a revealing window onto how the courts in the state are buckling under the weight of a deluge of cases arising from the Trump administration's campaign.

Read the extended transcript: President Donald Trump interviewed by ‘NBC Nightly News’ anchor Tom Llamas  —  Trump spoke about immigration, the Fed, artificial intelligence, the economy and more in the February 2026 interview.  — Add NBC News to Google  —  50:08  —  TOM LLAMAS:

Brad Karp Resigns as Paul Weiss Chairman Amid Epstein Fallout  —  The decision followed the release of a series of embarrassing emails between Mr. Karp and Jeffrey Epstein.  —  Brad Karp, the longtime chairman of Paul Weiss, one of the nation's top corporate law firms …

Negotiators Say Talks to Restore ACA Subsidies Likely Dead  —  New, higher health-insurance bills are kicking in for many households  —  WASHINGTON—Top Senate negotiators said that an effort to renew expired healthcare subsidies had effectively collapsed, likely ending the hopes …

Spotlighting The World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell  —  One of CIA's oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset.  The World Factbook served the Intelligence Community and the general public as a longstanding, one-stop basic reference about countries and communities around the globe.

The Actions of ICE, February 2026  —  Americans Increasingly Disapprove of ICE's Actions  —  Americans have increasingly grown opposed to the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).  About two-in-three Americans now say ICE's actions in enforcing immigration laws have gone too far …

Democrats Soften Their Demand To Ban Masks For ICE  —  Masks might still be OK in “extraordinary and unusual circumstances,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.  —  WASHINGTON — Top Democrats on Wednesday seemed to soften their demand to ban masks on federal agents.

Exclusive: US spy chief's office investigated voting machines in Puerto Rico  —  A team working for President Donald Trump's spy chief, Tulsi Gabbard, last spring led an investigation into Puerto Rico's voting machines, said Gabbard's office and three sources familiar with the previously unreported events.

New Mexico Senate approves bill to ban ICE detention centers  —  A bill bans Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers in New Mexico has been approved by state's 2026 Legislature.  —  The Immigration Safety Act, or House Bill 9, was approved by the Senate on Tuesday, Feb. 3, in an emotional vote.

Trump Administration to Make It Easier to Fire 50,000 Federal Workers  —  A rule expected to be completed on Thursday would create a government-employee category that offers fewer job protections  —  WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is planning to make it easier to discipline …

Virginia's New Governor Ends ICE Program.  Local Contracts Remain, For Now.  —  Virginia's then-Governor Glenn Youngkin rushed to assist President Trump's deportation agenda last year, ordering the state agencies under his control to join ICE's 287(g) program, which gave them the power to make civil immigration arrests.

Supreme Court allows California to use congressional map benefitting Democrats  —  The Supreme Court on Wednesday afternoon cleared the way for California to use a new congressional map intended to give Democrats five additional seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons  —  Beijing, Moscow and shaken American allies are seeking new warheads as President Trump ends more than a half century of nuclear arms control with Russia.  —  The deadline has been looming over Washington and Moscow for years.

Trump and the Kennedy Center: Renaming, Rebuilding, Revolting  —  IMAGINE A RENAMING SPREE in your town or state.  The Donald Trump-Radio City Music Hall.  The Donald Trump-Hollywood Bowl.  The Donald Trump-Las Vegas Sphere.  The Donald Trump Ryman Auditorium.  Donald Trump's Red Rocks.

Layoffs in January were the highest to start a year since 2009, Challenger says … Layoff plans hit their highest January total since the global financial crisis while hiring intentions reached their lowest since the same period, outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas reported Thursday.

Is This Crypto's Fimbulwinter?  —  Political power may not be enough to save the crypto cult … This newsletter is often focused on depressing stuff: Scandals, lies of the powerful, scams that defraud the public.  But today I thought I'd offer a change of pace and talk about what is happening to cryptocurrency.

To Win Back the House, Democrats Take the Fight to Deep-Red Areas … When some of the most promising Democrats running for Congress visited Washington for a “candidate week” last fall, the people besieging one of them for photos or brief introductions weren't the usual lobbyists or lawmakers.

Why young state lawmakers are weighing the exit  —  Political violence, stagnant pay and family-unfriendly legislatures are pushing Gen Z and Millennial state lawmakers to consider leaving office — even as many say they still believe in public service, a new report finds.

Watch live: Bessent testifies before House on financial stability  —  Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will appear before the House Financial Services Committee on Wednesday morning to deliver the annual report from the Financial Stability Oversight Council, which is tasked with identifying and responding to economic risks.

Hillary Clinton calls for public hearing in Epstein investigation  —  Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday demanded a public hearing in the House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein and slammed Republican lawmakers who she says have “ignored” previous testimony from her and former President Bill Clinton.

Man Convicted of Trying to Assassinate Trump Gets Life Sentence  —  Federal prosecutors told the judge that Ryan Routh had “plotted painstakingly” to ambush Donald J. Trump in 2024 at his golf course near West Palm Beach.  —  A man who plotted to kill Donald J. Trump at one of his Florida golf courses during …

This Supreme Court decision could upend millions in political spending ahead of the midterms.  Here's how the parties are preparing. … The court's pending decision could open the floodgates to even more campaign ads from the national parties and extend the timeline of campaign advertising much earlier into the summer.

A Wargame Shows Just How Vulnerable Europe Is to a Russian Attack  —  With America disengaging, Russia might be ready for new war much sooner than previously estimated  —  MARIJAMPOLE, Lithuania—European governments are preparing for war with Russia.  A newly released wargame suggests they aren't ready.

Elon Musk and State Department workers to be deposed over DOGE dismantling USAID … - The big picture: The order is a win for the anonymous USAID employees suing over what they say was an unlawful effort by officials of Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to gut the world's largest humanitarian aid organization.

Newly released court records reveal misconduct inquiry into federal judge  —  New information is emerging that could complicate the retirement last year of a prominent federal judge.  —  Mark Wolf, 79, retired from the federal district court in Massachusetts last November, after more than 40 years of service.

Scoop: FBI chief heads to Tucson as Trump pledges help to find Savannah Guthrie's mom  —  FBI Director Kash Patel is heading to Tucson, Arizona, as President Trump deploys federal resources to find “Today” show co-host Savannah Guthrie's mother, per an Federal Bureau of Investigation source.

Trump obliterates an aide's efforts to downplay his comments - again  —  At this point, when an aide or adviser to Donald Trump offers to translate something the president has said, you should probably assume they have no idea what they're talking about.  —  Trump on Tuesday laid waste …