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Andrew Solender / Axios:
What Jamie Raskin saw in the unredacted Epstein files — Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) told Axios in an interview Tuesday that, when he searched President Trump's name in the unredacted Epstein files the previous day, it came up “more than a million times.”
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
House Dem identifies ‘wealthy, powerful men’ DOJ redacted in Epstein files — Rep. Ro Khanna took to the House floor Tuesday and read aloud the names of six “wealthy, powerful men” whose names were originally redacted in the Jeffrey Epstein files. It comes after Khanna, a California Democrat …
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
GOP senator on Epstein files: ‘Now I see what the big deal is’ — Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) said Monday she now understands “what the big deal is” after reviewing unredacted files tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. — “I've not been one of the members who has glommed on to this as an issue …
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Robert Mackey / The Guardian:
Democratic congressman Ro Khanna names six men appearing in unredacted Epstein files - live — Khanna, who co-sponsored the Epstein transparency act, named six people including Victoria's Secret tycoon Leslie Wexner on the House floor — Republican congressman says he is ‘still investigating’ Bad Bunny lyrics he could not understand
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Aaron Parnas / The Parnas Perspective:
Major Update: Trump Mentioned in Epstein Files ‘More than One Million Times’ as FBI Scrubbed Files Before Giving them to DOJ
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The Hill, The Guardian and New Republic
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Justice Department releases names of 3 people the FBI once called Jeffrey Epstein ‘co-conspirators’
Justice Department releases names of 3 people the FBI once called Jeffrey Epstein ‘co-conspirators’
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Aaron Parnas / The Parnas Perspective:
Major Developments: Trump Cabinet Member Admits to Visiting Epstein's Island, DOJ Admits to Redaction Failures, and Epstein Co-Conspirators Revealed
Major Developments: Trump Cabinet Member Admits to Visiting Epstein's Island, DOJ Admits to Redaction Failures, and Epstein Co-Conspirators Revealed
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Meg Tirrell / CNN:
FDA refuses to review Moderna's application for mRNA flu vaccine, company says — Vaccines Respiratory viruses Federal agencies — The US Food and Drug Administration has refused to accept an application from Moderna to review its first mRNA seasonal flu vaccine, the company said Tuesday …
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Annika Kim Constantino / CNBC:
Moderna says FDA refuses to review its application for experimental flu shot … The Food and Drug Administration has refused to start a review of Moderna's application for its experimental flu shot, the company announced Tuesday, in another sign of the Trump administration's influence on tightening vaccine regulations in the U.S.
Associated Press:
Governors won't hold Trump meeting after White House only invited Republicans — The National Governors Association will no longer hold a formal meeting with President Donald Trump when the group of state leaders meet in Washington later this month after the White House planned to invite only Republicans.
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Ashleigh Fields / The Hill:
Governors won't hold Trump meeting after only Republicans invited
Governors won't hold Trump meeting after only Republicans invited
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NBC News:
Trump administration fails to secure indictment in connection with Democrats involved in ‘illegal orders’ video — President Donald Trump had accused six Democratic lawmakers of “seditious behavior” after they urged members of the military and intelligence communities to refuse unlawful orders.
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New York Times
Luke Broadwater / New York Times:
Former Police Chief Said Trump Told Him ‘Everyone’ Knew of Epstein's Actions — Michael Reiter, a former Palm Beach police chief, described a 2006 conversation with Donald Trump to the F.B.I. years later, according to a newly released document. — After it became known that Jeffrey Epstein …
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Jonathan V. Last / The Bulwark:
What Happens When Trump Loses? — A guide to the chaos ahead. — ∙ Paid — 1. Winter Is Coming — Yesterday the White House published an “article” attempting to reassure some unnamed people that Donald Trump was winning. — At the risk of being obvious, when you're winning you don't have to explain why.
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New York Times:
Georgia Ballot Inquiry Originated From Election Denier in Trump White House — A newly unsealed affidavit showed that a criminal investigation into the 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., relied heavily on claims about ballots that have been widely debunked.
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Daniel Klaidman / CBS News:
A 14-year-old girl described being zip-tied during Idaho raid, sparking fresh questions about ICE tactics — Add CBS News on Google — Wilder, Idaho — When Canyon County Sheriff Kieran Donahue described the October raid on a popular community horse racing venue here …
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Edith Olmsted / New Republic:
Pro-Trump Town Stunned After ICE Raids Leave It “Nearly Destroyed”
Pro-Trump Town Stunned After ICE Raids Leave It “Nearly Destroyed”
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Leah Feiger / Wired:
ICE Is Expanding Across the US at Breakneck Speed. Here's Where It's Going Next … BY LEAH FEIGER — BYE BYE BRANDING — OpenAI Abandons ‘io’ Branding for Its AI Hardware — A court filing in a trademark lawsuit reveals OpenAI won't use the name “io” for its AI hardware device, which isn't expected to ship until 2027.
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Ana Swanson / New York Times:
Lutnick Acknowledges Traveling to Epstein's Island — The commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, acknowledged at a Senate hearing that he and his family visited Jeffrey Epstein on his private island. — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledged in a Senate hearing on Tuesday …
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Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
So You Lied About Your Relationship With a Sex Trafficker. Now What?
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Stephen Groves / Associated Press:
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledges meetings with Epstein that contradict previous claims
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledges meetings with Epstein that contradict previous claims
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Annabella Rosciglione / The Daily Beast:
Woman Shot Dead by Father After Arguing About Donald Trump — HIDDEN HORROR — The woman and her father got into a “big argument” about Trump the day she was fatally shot. — A woman was shot dead by her alcoholic father after the pair argued about President Donald Trump.
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Jonny HumphriesNorth West / BBC:
Dad shot daughter after ‘arguing about Donald Trump’
Dad shot daughter after ‘arguing about Donald Trump’
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Raw Story
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
With Ring, American Consumers Built a Surveillance Dragnet — America, it's time to refamiliarize yourself with Ring. — Video — At Sunday's Super Bowl, Ring advertised “Search Party,” a cute, horrifyingly dystopian feature nominally designed to turn all of the Ring cameras in a neighborhood …
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New York Times:
Bridge Owner Lobbied Administration Before Trump Blasted Competing Span to Canada — A Detroit billionaire met with Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, hours before President Trump said he would block the opening of a new bridge connecting Detroit to Canada, officials said.
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Ryan King / New York Post:
Indicted Dem asks ICE acting director Todd Lyons whether he thinks he's ‘going to hell’ — WASHINGTON — Indicted Rep. LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) accused the acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) of having blood on his hands Tuesday, and suggested that he would go to hell during …
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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski comes out against Trump's election bill, with a warning to her party — The Alaskan reminded her fellow Republicans that they claimed to oppose any new federal election laws just a few years ago, insisting that the issue should be left to states. — Listen to this article with a free account
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Thune: ‘Not even close’ to enough votes to change filibuster rule to enact voting reform
Thune: ‘Not even close’ to enough votes to change filibuster rule to enact voting reform
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CNBC and NewsMax.com
Garrett M. Graff / Doomsday Scenario:
ICE's Masks Are All a Lie — Working for ICE is actually less dangerous than being an elementary school student in America. … This week, Congress is debating what reform might be acceptable for the masked fascist secret police currently occupying major American cities in Democratic-run states …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
How ICE defies judges' orders to release detainees, step by step … A POLITICO review of hundreds of cases brought by ICE detainees across the country shows judges increasingly furious and exhausted by the Trump administration's tactics. — “There has been an undeniable move by the Government …
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Kyle Cheney / Politico:
Judges may have found a way to bypass 5th Circuit ruling upholding Trump's mass detention policy
Judges may have found a way to bypass 5th Circuit ruling upholding Trump's mass detention policy
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New Republic
Meredith Lee Hill / Politico:
Johnson says it's full steam ahead on tariff vote ban — Speaker Mike Johnson said in an interview Tuesday he will push ahead an afternoon vote to ban challenges to President Donald Trump's global tariffs over committed internal GOP opposition. Language tucked into a procedural measure …
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Robert Jimison / New York Times:
House Republicans Again Seek to Stop Time to Avoid Vote on Trump's Tariffs
House Republicans Again Seek to Stop Time to Avoid Vote on Trump's Tariffs
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Politico, Raw Story, Bloomberg and Erick Erickson's Show Notes
Jason Koebler / 404 Media:
RFK Jr's Nutrition Chatbot Recommends Best Foods to Insert Into Your Rectum — The Department of Health and Human Services' new AI nutrition chatbot will gleefully and dangerously give Americans recommendations for the best foods to insert into one's rectum and will answer questions about the most nutrient-dense human body part to eat.
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Hanna Ziady / CNN:
The US slips to its lowest-ever rank in a global corruption index — The United States has fallen to its worst-ever position in a leading global index that measures perception of corruption in the public sector among independent experts and businesspeople. — The world's most powerful democracy …
Nick Robins-Early / The Guardian:
Epstein engineered intimate relationship for Tesla's Kimbal Musk, emails show — Elon Musk's younger brother and the woman were involved for about six months between 2012 and 2013 — Jeffrey Epstein engineered an intimate relationship between a woman in his network and Kimbal Musk …
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Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Republicans alleging obscenity demand FCC investigate Bad Bunny halftime show … - “Had he said these lyrics — and all of the other disgusting and pornographic filth in English on live TV, the broadcast would have been pulled down and the fines would have been enormous,” Fine said on X.
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Chicago Tribune:
Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino praised agent after shooting Marimar Martínez in Chicago, evidence shows — A trove of evidence was released Tuesday in the controversial shooting of Marimar Martínez by an immigration agent at the height of Operation Midway Blitz …
Sarah Fortinsky / The Hill:
Navarro says expectations for monthly jobs numbers must be reduced ‘significantly,’ citing deportations — White House senior trade adviser Peter Navarro cautioned the public to lower expectations ahead of Wednesday's monthly jobs report, citing the Trump administration's deportations of immigrants working in the country illegally.
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Tom Polansek / Reuters:
USDA's reputation suffers after massive revisions in US corn acres — The U.S. Department of Agriculture, long the world's gold standard for crop estimates, faces mounting doubts about the reliability of its data from farmers, grain traders and economists following deep staff losses …

