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New York Times:
Prosecutors Fail to Bring Charges Against Democrats Involved in Illegal Orders Video — The rejection was a remarkable rebuke, suggesting that ordinary citizens did not believe that the lawmakers had committed any crimes. — Federal prosecutors in Washington sought and failed on Tuesday …
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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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Newsweek
Washington Post:
D.C. grand jury declines to indict six Democratic lawmakers — The lawmakers had released a short video last year advising military members to reject “illegal orders.” — A federal grand jury in D.C. refused the Justice Department's attempts to indict six Democratic lawmakers over their comments …
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Reuters
The Guardian:
Federal prosecutors reportedly failed to secure indictments against six Democratic lawmakers over US military video - as it happened
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Rebecca Falconer / Axios:
Slotkin slams Trump admin after grand jury refuses to indict Dems
Slotkin slams Trump admin after grand jury refuses to indict Dems
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CBS News, Washington Examiner, Washington Times, Raw Story and MS NOW
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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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Justice Department releases names of 3 people the FBI once called Jeffrey Epstein ‘co-conspirators’
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Washington Post:
FDA won't review Moderna application for first mRNA-based flu vaccine — The decision, which shocked company officials, comes as the FDA says it will take a stricter approach to federal vaccine approvals. — The Food and Drug Administration has declined to review Moderna's application …
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Associated Press:
Moderna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccine — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna's application for a new flu vaccine made with Nobel Prize-winning mRNA technology, the company announced Tuesday. The news is the latest sign …
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Balloon Juice and STAT
Rachana Pradhan / KFF Health News:
US Cancer Institute Studying Ivermectin's ‘Ability To Kill Cancer Cells’
US Cancer Institute Studying Ivermectin's ‘Ability To Kill Cancer Cells’
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Ars Technica
Meg Tirrell / CNN:
FDA refuses to review Moderna's application for mRNA flu vaccine, company says
FDA refuses to review Moderna's application for mRNA flu vaccine, company says
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The Guardian and Ars Technica
Annika Kim Constantino / CNBC:
Moderna says FDA refuses to review its application for experimental flu shot
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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Politico:
Justification unsealed for FBI's seizure of 2020 Fulton County ballots
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Yunior Rivas / Democracy Docket:
‘An absolute travesty’: Critics slam affidavit behind Fulton raid for relying on 2020 election lies
‘An absolute travesty’: Critics slam affidavit behind Fulton raid for relying on 2020 election lies
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Dan De Luce / NBC News:
Trump instructs spy agencies to provide intelligence to his ‘Stop the Steal’ lawyer
Trump instructs spy agencies to provide intelligence to his ‘Stop the Steal’ lawyer
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MS NOW, The Independent and Mediaite
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’
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Politico:
GOP revolt sinks effort to block votes on Trump's tariffs — House Speaker Mike Johnson's bid to block future votes on President Donald Trump's tariffs failed Tuesday after an internal GOP revolt. Three Republican lawmakers, Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Kevin Kiley of California and Don Bacon of Nebraska …
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NBC News:
Judge dismisses DOJ lawsuit seeking Michigan's voter roll data
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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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Sahil Kapur / NBC News:
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski comes out against Trump's election bill, with a warning to her party
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski comes out against Trump's election bill, with a warning to her party
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Politico, NewsNation, Roll Call, RedState, The National Pulse and Newsweek
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.
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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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?
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New Jersey Online and CBS News
Barak Ravid / Axios:
Exclusive: Trump says he opposes Israeli annexation steps in West Bank
Exclusive: Trump says he opposes Israeli annexation steps in West Bank
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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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Bill Hutchinson / ABC News:
Person detained for questioning in connection with Nancy Guthrie abduction: Official — Earlier Tuesday, the FBI released images of a masked figure. — LIVE — This image provided by the FBI Feb. 5, 2026, shows a missing person Nancy Guthrie. — FBI
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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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Gizmodo
Semafor:
'It's despicable': Republicans question how long Lutnick can survive his Epstein crisis — Howard Lutnick's Jeffrey Epstein problem may be getting worse. — Republicans on Capitol Hill are getting more unsettled about revelations that the Commerce Secretary's ties to Epstein were closer than he acknowledged.
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Joe Perticone / The Bulwark:
So You Lied About Your Relationship With a Sex Trafficker. Now What?
So You Lied About Your Relationship With a Sex Trafficker. Now What?
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CNN, Erick Erickson's Show Notes, NewsMax.com, Business Insider, The Independent, NOTUS, France 24, Popular Information and HuffPost
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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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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KUSA-TV and Denver Post
Lauren Thomas / Wall Street Journal:
Activist Investor Pushes Warner to Walk Away From Netflix Deal — Ancora builds a roughly $200 million stake in Warner Bros. Discovery and favors a deal with David Ellison's Paramount Skydance — Activist investor Ancora Holdings has built a roughly $200 million stake in Warner Bros. Discovery …
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CBC News:
10 dead, including suspect, in mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. — 6 victims found dead inside local high school, police say — 10 dead, including suspect, after mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. — Ten people are dead, including a suspect, after an active shooter incident in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., according to RCMP.
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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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LGBTQ Nation
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.
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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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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