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Kevin Baxter / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. Olympic athletes in Italy are speaking out about the political situation at home — 5 min Click here to listen to this article — Olympic skiers Mikaela Shiffrin and Hunter Hess are among the athletes who've talked about the political situation in the U.S. while at the Milan-Cortina Games.
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Trump lashes out at American Olympian who expressed negative view of US politics
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Sophia Vento / The Hill:
Trump rips Olympic skier over remarks about representing US
Trump rips Olympic skier over remarks about representing US
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Jacob Wendler / Politico:
Democrats sound alarm about possible voter intimidation in midterms … “There is a very real threat, without reforms at ICE, that you could have ICE patrols around polling stations,” Warner told host Margaret Brennan. “And people would say, 'Well, why would that matter if you're all American citizens?'
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
SAVE America Act becomes catch-all for Trump's election demands: Here's what's actually in it — With high-stakes midterms approaching, President Trump has called for Republicans to “nationalize” elections, end mail-in ballots and pass the SAVE America Act.
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Jonathan Allen / NBC News:
Trump accepts ownership of the current economy: 'I'm very proud of it' — In an exclusive interview with NBC News, the president said the country is already experiencing the “Trump economy.” — ADD NBC NEWS TO GOOGLE — Listen to this article with a free account
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David J. Lynch / Washington Post:
Trump wants to run the economy hot, as midterm elections approach
Trump wants to run the economy hot, as midterm elections approach
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Fulton County argues FBI seizure of 2020 ballots shows ‘callous disregard’ for constitutional rights … Boulee said unsealing the affidavit was appropriate due to “the importance of the public's access to judicial proceedings,” but he said he will allow Justice Department lawyers to redact the names of …
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Mariana Alfaro / Washington Post:
Trump plans to keep Democratic governors out of traditionally bipartisan meeting — The White House did not explain why Democrats were not invited to the meeting. In addition, at least two Democrats were uninvited to a dinner, according to their offices. — President Donald Trump plans …
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Cheyanne M. Daniels / Politico:
Wes Moore suggests race may be why he was not invited to gov dinner with Trump
Wes Moore suggests race may be why he was not invited to gov dinner with Trump
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Associated Press:
FBI concluded Jeffrey Epstein wasn't running a sex trafficking ring for powerful men, files show — The FBI pored over Jeffrey Epstein's bank records and emails. It searched his homes. It spent years interviewing his victims and examining his connections to some of the world's most influential people.
James Rosen / New York Times:
Seven Pages of a Sealed Watergate File Sat Undiscovered. Until Now. — On July 1, 1975, under gray skies, two Watergate prosecutors arrived in the office of the White House counsel. Also present was the deputy national security adviser, U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft.
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Eric Todisco / Page Six:
Green Day avoids making political statement during Super Bowl 2026 opening performance — A rocking start to the Super Bowl. — Green Day performed during the opening ceremony of Super Bowl LX that celebrated generations of Super Bowl MVPs including Emmitt Smith, Jerry Rice, and Peyton and Eli Manning.
Politico:
Top Starmer aide Morgan McSweeney resigns over Peter Mandelson scandal — The British prime minister has been under pressure since revelations about Mandelson's relationship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. — U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer's chief of staff, Morgan McSweeney …
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New York Times:
For $1 Million, Donors to U.S.A. Birthday Group Offered Access to Trump — A new organization blessed by the president is raising money for events and projects that will put a Trumpian spin on the nation's semiquincentennial. — President Trump's allies are offering access to him and other perks …
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The Guardian:
As goes the Washington Post: US democracy takes another hit under Trump — Jeff Bezos's axing of more than 300 jobs at the storied newspaper has renewed fears about the resilience of America's democracy to withstand Trump's attacks — The email landed in Lizzie Johnson's in-tray in Ukraine just before 4pm local time.
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David Remnick / New Yorker:
Democracy Dies in Broad Daylight
Democracy Dies in Broad Daylight
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CBS News:
Transcript: Rep. Tony Gonzales on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan,” Feb. 8, 2026 — Add CBS News on Google — The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Tony Gonzales, Republican of Texas, that aired on “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” on Feb. 8, 2026.
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Politico:
Dems want the Bad Bunny playbook — With help from Eli Okun, Irie Sentner and Makayla Gray — Good Sunday morning. This is Ali Bianco and Alec Hernández, co-authoring today's Playbook. Send us your predictions for the Super Bowl — halftime show or otherwise.
Greg Sargent / New Republic:
Trump Rages at Bad Bunny—and Accidentally Exposes a Big MAGA Weakness — On Sunday, Bad Bunny is set to perform in the Super Bowl's halftime show, and President Trump is angry about it. “I think it's a terrible choice,” Trump seethed recently, referring to the Puerto Rican performer …
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CBS News:
Election officials are “very concerned” about Trump voting push, says David Becker — David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research and a CBS News election law contributor, tells “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” that election officials are …
Michael Rothfeld / New York Times:
Files Detail Epstein's Dealings With Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick — Mr. Lutnick had claimed to have distanced himself from Jeffrey Epstein even before the disgraced financier was convicted of a sex crime in Florida. — Howard Lutnick, President Trump's billionaire commerce secretary …
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Will Bunch / The Philadelphia Inquirer:
Europe is holding its Epstein creeps accountable. Why can't we? — The slow drip of the U.S. government's still grossly incomplete release of its files on late financier and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein has nonetheless become a who's who of Planet Earth's rich and famous …
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Holly Otterbein / Axios:
Exclusive: Centrist Dems strike back with new group … - Former Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos, ex-chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, will serve as president. — The group describes itself as a “hub for center-left policy and advocacy.”
Maegan Vazquez / Washington Post:
Epstein's lawyer asked CIA for records that could show affiliation with agency — Jeffrey Epstein's lawyers filed records requests to the National Security Agency and the CIA, according to documents released by the Justice Department. — Attorneys for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein filed requests …
The Guardian:
From New York to New Mexico: new Epstein files shed light on his sprawling ranch outside Santa Fe — Several men appear in photos on the nearly 10,000-acre Zorro ranch, which included a 26,700 sq ft mansion — For years, Jeffrey Epstein took respite at a sprawling ranch in the desert scrub outside Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Jennifer Bendery / HuffPost:
Trump Using A ‘Softer Touch’ With ICE In Minnesota? Residents Say Don't Be Fooled. — Two weeks after Alex Pretti's killing, federal agents have shown no signs of backing down. The resistance definitely hasn't. — MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Top Trump administration officials certainly put …
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Orestes Georgiou Daniel / Associated Press:
Iran extends Nobel laureate Narges Mohammadi's prison sentence by seven years — Copyright Javad Parsa/Javad Parsa / NTB — Supporters of Narges Mohammadi, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2023, said she had been on hunger strike since 2 February.
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Wall Street Journal:
One Generation Runs the Country. The Next Cashed In on Crypto. — Sons of top Trump administration officials made billions for their families, but their investors didn't always fare so well — In the depths of Donald Trump's interregnum, his eldest two sons huddled in a Mar …
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Meidas+:
EXCLUSIVE: READ RO KHANNA LETTER ON GHISLAINE DEPOSITION — As Ghislaine Maxwell prepares to invoke the Fifth, Rep. Ro Khanna submits the exact Epstein-related questions he wants answered, and demands they be preserved in the official record. — MeidasTouch Network
David Rogers / Politico:
The Midwestern Congressman Whom Washington Should Remember … Over his three decades in Congress, Lee Hamilton grew into an almost Lincolnesque figure, a tall, Midwestern lawmaker uniquely trusted by colleagues in both parties to tackle difficult issues. — Republicans outside the Capitol came …
