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Trump wants Dulles and Penn Station renamed for him … Editorial photos provided by Getty Images.  Political ads courtesy of AdImpact.
Discussion: Axios
Politico:
Trump wanted Dulles Airport and Penn Station named after him as condition of releasing rail tunnel funds … The White House did not respond to a request for comment.  —  The Trump administration has withheld billions in federal funding for the $16 billion project, arguing it is conducting …
Discussion: Lawyers, Guns & Money
NBC News:
Trump wanted Dulles Airport, Penn Station named after him — in exchange for releasing federal funds
Discussion: Plain Dealer, Mediaite and WNYW-TV
Chris Geidner / Law Dork:
150 days of Kavanaugh stops, and it just keeps getting worse  —  In December, Justice Brett Kavanaugh sought to use the National Guard case out of Illinois to blunt the impact of the September order from the U.S. Supreme Court that allowed what have become known as Kavanaugh stops.
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Wired:
ICE and CBP's Face-Recognition App Can't Actually Verify Who People Are … BY DELL CAMERON AND MADDY VARNER  —  INNER LOOP  —  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?
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
DHS watchdog details extensive probes into Trump's immigration crackdown
Discussion: Mother Jones
David Yaffe-Bellany / New York Times:
Bitcoin Drops to Lowest Price Since Trump Was Elected as Crypto Faces Slump  —  The price of Bitcoin is now lower than when President Trump was elected in 2024, raising concerns of a new “crypto winter” in the industry.  —  The price of Bitcoin is lower than it was the day before President Trump's election.
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Paul Krugman:   Cryptocrash  —  I don't normally post in the evening, but I thought I'd offer three quick notes on an …
Caroline Kitchener / New York Times:
The G.O.P. Senator Who Can't Stop Thinking About the Boy ICE Detained … Her son had been at the orthodontist for 45 minutes when Katie Britt saw the picture of the boy in the bunny hat.  —  Waiting in her car for her son's appointment to finish, the Republican senator from Alabama …
Discussion: Florida Politics
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Michael Gold / New York Times:
Senators Clash Over Immigration Enforcement, Risking a D.H.S. Shutdown  —  With eight days until a deadline to keep the Department of Homeland Security running, bipartisan talks on reining in federal immigration agents' tactics appeared to sputter before they had even gotten underway.
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:
Today in Politics, Bulletin 301. 2/5/26
Discussion: Plain Dealer and New York Times
Erica L. Green / New York Times:
White House Offers Shifting Story on Gabbard's Presence at Georgia Raid  —  President Trump said Thursday that Attorney General Pam Bondi had directed Tulsi Gabbard to be present for an operation at an election center.  It was the administration's fourth explanation for her presence.
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Mother Jones:
Trump's FBI Raid Could Lead to a Takeover of Elections in Georgia's Largest County
Chuck Ross / The Washington Free Beacon:
Kamala Harris Partners With Soros-Funded Nonprofit To Rebrand Her Failed Campaign's Social Media Accounts  —  'It's where you can go online to get basically the latest of what's going on,' Harris says of her much-teased new project, ‘Headquarters’  —  Kamala Harris teased a major announcement …
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Barnini Chakraborty / Washington Examiner:
Harris relaunch of ‘Kamala HQ’ as Gen Z content hub stokes speculation on what's next
Sarah N. Lynch / CBS News:
Maryland man facing attempted murder charges after showing up at OMB Director Russell Vought's home  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  A Maryland man who said he feared that President Trump's reelection would lead to a “fascist takeover” is facing attempted murder charges …
Ian Millhiser / Vox:
Why a Republican Supreme Court just handed a victory to Democrats  —  On Wednesday, the Supreme Court handed down a one-sentence order announcing that California's newly gerrymandered maps, which are expected to give Democrats as many as five more seats in the US House, may go into effect during the 2026 midterms.
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New York Times:
Virginia Democrats Propose New Congressional Maps Ahead of Midterms
Allison Gill / The Breakdown:
Trump's Plan to Nationalize Elections Using Fabricated Claims of Foreign Interference  —  Back in 2020 after losing to Joe Biden, Donald Trump conspired with multiple individuals to overturn the results.  There were multiple conspiracies that all failed, leading to his final act of desperation …
Discussion: Raw Story and Washington Examiner
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Joey Cappelletti / Associated Press:
Slotkin rejects Justice Department request for interview on Democrats' video about ‘illegal orders’  —  Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan is refusing to voluntarily comply with a Justice Department investigation into a video she organized urging U.S. military members to resist …
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Kanishka Singh / Reuters:
Pardoned January 6 rioter pleads guilty to threatening US Democratic leader Jeffries  —  A January 6, 2021, rioter, who was pardoned by President Donald Trump, pleaded guilty to a harassment charge after being accused of threatening to kill U.S. House of Representatives Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, prosecutors said on Thursday.
Discussion: Associated Press
Cameron Barr / The Bulwark:
Jeff Bezos Must Sell the Washington Post  —  [Editor's note: Cameron Barr is former senior managing editor of the Washington Post.  During his time there, he oversaw teams that won thirteen Pulitzers Prizes and he served as deputy to former Post executive editor Martin Baron.
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Alex Kirshner / Slate:
Jeff Bezos Killed the Washington Post
Regina Medina / MPR News:
DHS seeks deportation for Liam Conejo Ramos' family  —  The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.  The 5-year-old returned home this week after he was detained with his father …
Spencer Ackerman / FOREVER WARS:
Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad  —  ALMOST FIFTEEN YEARS AGO, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) granted me an interview in his Senate office, with the understanding that he was going to say nearly nothing.  —  Wyden is a longstanding member of the Senate intelligence committee.
Discussion: Techdirt, The Hill and Mediaite
Erich Wagner / GovExec.com:
Trump admin moves to finalize return of Schedule F  —  The Office of Personnel Management is set to finalize regulations implementing President Trump's plan to strip tens of thousands of federal employees of their civil service protections.  —  First developed during Trump's first term …
New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein's Money Mingled With Silicon Valley Start-Ups  —  The disgraced financier regularly courted tech industry figures not just for their prestige but also for access to promising companies.  —  In 2014, Coinbase was a two-year-old start-up offering people the ability to buy and sell Bitcoin.
US Department of Justice:
Anti-ICE Antifa member arrested on federal charges of Cyberstalking and Threatening Communications after allegedly calling for the murder and assault of federal immigration officers in Minneapolis  —  For Immediate Release  —  MINNEAPOLIS - Self-identified Antifa member Kyle Wagner …
Daniel Ruetenik / CBS News:
Who entered Epstein's jail tier the night of his death?  Newly released video logs appear to contradict official accounts.  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  Newly released Department of Justice documents show that investigators reviewing surveillance footage from the night of Jeffrey Epstein's death observed …
Wall Street Journal:
A Revolt Inside Paul Weiss Over the Epstein Files Took Down Brad Karp  —  Latest batch of Epstein emails prompted partners to push elite law firm's leader from chairman role  —  On Wednesday, an exclusive group of 10 or so Paul Weiss partners met unbeknown to their longtime chairman …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Kennedy Makes Unfounded Claim That Keto Diet Can ‘Cure’ Schizophrenia  —  The claim vastly overstates preliminary research into whether the high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet might help people with the disorder, experts said.  —  Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asserted on Wednesday …
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Marco Rubio has one less job in the Trump administration … The administration fired Archivist Colleen Shogan in February 2025, installing his own leadership at the agency which drew Trump's ire for its role in the Justice Department's investigation and prosecution of him over allegations …
Samantha Cole / 404 Media:
The DOJ Redacted a Photo of the Mona Lisa in the Epstein Files  —  While Epstein's victims endure the fallout of their photos and names being exposed in the Department of Justice's latest tranche of files, investigators redacted a photo of the Mona Lisa.  Now we know why.
Discussion: Raw Story and Twin Cities
The Guardian:
Revealed: Private jet owned by Trump friend used by ICE to deport Palestinians to West Bank  —  Exclusive: Luxury aircraft owned by property tycoon close to US president's family has twice flown Palestinian men from Arizona to Tel Aviv  —  On the morning of 21 January …
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
The Economist:
Untangling the ideas of Donald Trump's Fed nominee  —  What is Warshonomics?  —  Few consider the Federal Reserve to be an all-singing, all-dancing body.  But Kevin Warsh did manage to talk a fellow Fed governor into belting out a musical number at his first meeting in 2006.
Joseph Choi / The Hill:
Kennedy's FDA softens food additive regulations amid artificial color crackdown  —  The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced Thursday it will not enforce federal regulations regarding “false or misleading” material on food labeling in regard to artificial food dyes …
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
Treasury Sec Admits Americans Are on the Hook for Trump's $10B Lawsuit  —  Donald Trump's frivolous $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS over his leaked tax returns, if he were to win or get a settlement, would be paid entirely by U.S. taxpayers.  —  That's what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent …
 
 
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