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7:20 AM ET, February 6, 2026

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CNN:
Trump promises Schumer funding for NY tunnel project — if Penn Station and Dulles Airport are renamed after him  —  Donald Trump Senate leadership Aviation news  —  President Donald Trump told Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer last month that he was finally prepared to drop his freeze …
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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 …
NBC News:
Trump wanted Dulles Airport, Penn Station named after him — in exchange for releasing federal funds  —  Trump has named several landmarks and initiatives after himself since he returned to office.  —  Listen to this article with a free account  —  The Trump administration asked Senate …
Discussion: HuffPost, Mediaite and Plain Dealer
Punchbowl News:
Trump wants Dulles and Penn Station renamed for him … Editorial photos provided by Getty Images.  Political ads courtesy of AdImpact.
Discussion: Axios
Jacob Wendler / Politico:
DHS watchdog details extensive probes into Trump's immigration crackdown … The spate of investigations comes as the Trump administration faces an uproar from Democrats and a growing number of Republicans over its immigration enforcement operations in several states, which have at times turned violent.
Discussion: Mother Jones
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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.
Wired:
ICE and CBP's Face-Recognition App Can't Actually Verify Who People Are
Discussion: Ars Technica
Bloomberg Government:
Democrats Should Seek DHS Bill Without ICE Money, Hoyer Says
Discussion: E&E News, NewsMax.com, The Hill and Newsweek
Politico:
House Republicans prepare full-court press for voting restrictions … The issue almost tanked a massive government funding package this week and threatened to extend a four-day partial government shutdown — until Trump intervened and ordered House Republicans to pass the bill without attaching the elections legislation.
Discussion: Raw Story, NewsMax.com, Slate and Semafor
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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.
New York Times:
Virginia Democrats Propose New Congressional Maps Ahead of Midterms
Adam Wren / Politico:
Faster, Higher, Stronger — Together?  —  With help from Eli Okun, Ali Bianco, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray  —  Happy Friday.  We made it.  This is Adam Wren.  Get in touch.  —  WAITING FOR A CALL: The race to determine who'll likely be the newest member of Congress is too close to call as of this morning.
Discussion: Jewish Insider and Al Jazeera
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Punchbowl News:
2/6/26☀️ AM: … Congress is once again in a crisis.  Funding for the Department of Homeland Security will run out one week from today, and Congress is miles from a solution.  —  The political dynamics surrounding the DHS funding fight are starting to feel a lot like those that played …
Caroline Vakil / The Hill:
Malinowski, Mejia locked in tight primary race for Sherrill's House seat in New Jersey
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 …
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Mother Jones:
Trump's FBI Raid Could Lead to a Takeover of Elections in Georgia's Largest County
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.
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Caroline Kitchener / New York Times:
The G.O.P. Senator Who Can't Stop Thinking About the Boy ICE Detained
Discussion: The Hill
Ron Filipkowski / Meidas+:   Today in Politics, Bulletin 301. 2/5/26
Megan Mineiro / New York Times:
Lawmakers Say They Will Not Cooperate With Inquiry Into Illegal Orders Video  —  The Justice Department investigation was an escalation in the administration's response to a video that President Trump said was “punishable by death.”  —  Three Democratic lawmakers said they would not participate …
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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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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 …
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 …
European Commission:
Commission preliminarily finds TikTok's addictive design in breach of the Digital Services Act  —  Today, the European Commission preliminarily found TikTok in breach of the Digital Services Act for its addictive design.  This includes features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications …
Josephine Walker / Axios:
DOJ omitted communication from Bondi, Patel in Epstein files, watchdog says  —  A watchdog group is asking the Justice Department to explain why it hasn't included communication from top Trump administration officials in its release of over 2 million pages tied to Jeffrey Epstein, according to a complaint filed Friday.
Discussion: Democrats
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 Adams / The Daily Beast:
Trump Posts Vile Video of Obamas in Manic Late-Night Rampage  —  FEED FRENZY  —  The 79-year-old president spent the night spewing out conspiracy theories.  —  President Donald Trump shared a racist video of Barack and Michelle Obama as part of a manic late-night Truth Social posting spree.
Discussion: The Independent
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 …
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 …
Financial Times:
US government to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities in Europe  —  State department grants to spread ‘American values’ are part of Washington's 250th anniversary celebrations  —  The US state department is set to fund Maga-aligned think-tanks and charities across Europe …
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 …
Discussion: The Independent, Raw Story and WBUR
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 Associated Press
Anthony Halpin / Bloomberg:
Russia Says Top Intelligence Official Wounded in Shooting  —  A top Russian military intelligence officer was wounded in an assassination attempt in Moscow, according to the country's Investigative Committee.  —  Lieutenant General Vladimir Alekseyev was hospitalized after a gunman fired several shots …
 
 
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Hansi Lo Wang / NPR:
Trump officials propose testing a citizenship question amid a push to alter the census
Discussion: Axios
U.S. Virtual Embassy Iran:
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Politico:
Whatley's windfall  —  FIRST IN PI: North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley …
Discussion: Raw Story and NBC News
The Guardian:
Revealed: Private jet owned by Trump friend used by ICE to deport Palestinians to West Bank
Discussion: New Republic and Raw Story
 Earlier Items: 
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Untangling the ideas of Donald Trump's Fed nominee
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New York Times:
Jeffrey Epstein's Money Mingled With Silicon Valley Start-Ups
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 …
Spencer Ackerman / FOREVER WARS:
Ron Wyden Only Talks Like This When The Spies Do Something *Real* Bad
Discussion: Techdirt, The Hill and Mediaite
 

 
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Natalie Korach / @nataliekorach:
Sources: Washington Post Executive Editor Matt Murray spiked a story prepared by the newspaper's media desk covering the historic layoffs

The Guardian:
The UK raises the TV license fee, the BBC's main funding source, from £174.50 to £180 a year from April 1, saying it gives the BBC a “stable financial footing”

Todd Spangler / Variety:
Amazon reports Q4 ad revenue up 23% YoY to $21.32B, slightly above expectations, and subscription services revenue up 14% to $13.12B
 
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