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Wall Street Journal:
Trump to Repeal Landmark Climate Finding in Huge Regulatory Rollback — Move would reverse legal determination that greenhouse gases threaten public health — The Trump administration is planning this week to repeal the Obama-era scientific finding that serves as the legal basis …
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A Campaign to Revoke the Endangerment Finding Appears Near ‘Total Victory’ — A small group of conservative activists has worked for 16 years to stop all government efforts to fight climate change. Their efforts seem poised to pay off. — In the summer of 2022, Democrats in Congress …
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Magnolia Tribune and Semafor
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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Docket updates … and Raw Story
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Politico:
‘Complete nonstarter’: Administration allies say judicial warrants a red line for White House in DHS funding talks as shutdown looms … One of the people close to the administration described the judicial warrants proposal as a “complete nonstarter for the White House,” as well as for many congressional Republicans.
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CNBC, The UnPopulist, emptywheel and NewsNation
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Regina Medina / MPR News:
'He's not the same': Father of Liam Conejo Ramos says 5-year-old continues to suffer — {"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"parag raph", “content”:[{"text":"The Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday featured a little boy accepting a Grammy award from Puerto Rican rapper Bad Bunny.
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Sahan Journal
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Julie K. Brown / Miami Herald:
Trump told Palm Beach police chief ‘everyone’ knew about Epstein, Maxwell was ‘evil’ — President Donald Trump has repeatedly maintained that he had no knowledge of Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes. — But in July 2006, just as Jeffrey Epstein's criminal sex charge became public …
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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.
Popular Information:
Trump cabinet member ensnared in Epstein scandal — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said his relationship with Epstein was “absolutely done” after a single meeting in 2005. The Epstein files tell a much different story. — In an October 2025 interview with the New York Post …
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Rebecca Shabad / NBC News:
Under fire for Epstein ties, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick defends visiting his private island
Under fire for Epstein ties, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick defends visiting his private island
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New York Post
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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MS NOW, The Cross Section, Truthout, Mashable, Fox News and Instapundit
Jen Rice / Democracy Docket:
Trump-appointed judge rejects DOJ attempt to access Michigan voter rolls — A federal judge appointed by President Donald Trump dismissed the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) efforts to obtain Michigan's unredacted voter rolls, a bruising setback for the department's sweeping national effort …
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Washington Times
New York Times:
Trump Threatens to Block Opening of New Bridge to Canada — The Gordie Howe International Bridge, expected to open early this year, was built by Canada to ease cargo transport between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario. — President Trump threatened on Monday to block the opening of a new bridge between …
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Mike Crawley / CBC News:
Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge between Windsor and Detroit
Trump threatens to block opening of new bridge between Windsor and Detroit
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Leila Abboud / Financial Times:
EU-US tensions over Greenland and tech are far from over, says Macron — French president calls on bloc to take the necessary steps to become a true global economic power — The EU should not be lulled into a false sense of security that tensions with the US over Greenland …
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Zoya Sheftalovich / Politico:
5 steps to get Ukraine into the EU in 2027
5 steps to get Ukraine into the EU in 2027
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Reuters, PolskieRadio.pl, The Kyiv Independent, Semafor and Bloomberg
Dan Witters / Gallup:
American Optimism Slumps to Record Low — Democrats, Hispanic adults report greatest drops since 2024 — WASHINGTON, D.C. — The percentage of U.S. adults who anticipate high-quality lives in five years declined to 59.2% in 2025, the lowest level since measurement began nearly two decades ago.
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Washington Times and Semafor
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Avery Lotz / Axios:
Pride flag removed from Stonewall monument — Government officials removed a pride flag from New York's Stonewall National Monument, the birthplace of the modern queer rights movement, following federal guidance restricting what flags can be flown in national parks, community leaders say.
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Washington Blade
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Matt Tracy / Gay City News:
Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument
Trump administration removes Rainbow Flag from Stonewall National Monument
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LGBTQ Nation
Elizabeth Schulze / Associated Press:
Trump's tariffs cost American households $1,000 last year: Research group — The Tax Foundation said the cost may be even higher in 2026. — President Donald Trump walks on the South Lawn upon his arrival to the White House, Feb. 9, 2026, in Washington. — President Donald Trump's tariffs cost …
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New Jersey Online, KSTP-TV, Scripps News and Newsweek
J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Without a Border ‘Invasion,’ Texas G.O.P. Turns to an Old Enemy, Islam — Republican politicians and strategists in Texas are amping up anti-Muslim rhetoric as a way to energize Republican voters after several elections when the border was the animating force.
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No More Mister Nice Blog and Texas Monthly
Hafiz Rashid / New Republic:
March for Life Attendees Are Getting Measles … Anti-abortion demonstrators at the March for Life may have helped spread a potentially fatal disease. — The march and concert, held on January 23 in Washington, D.C., draw thousands to the National Mall each year.
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Washington Examiner, Wonkette, The Hill, Raw Story, dchealth.dc.gov and NPR
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
U.S. Boat Strike Kills 2 in Pacific, With One Survivor — The strike in the eastern Pacific, the third on suspected drug trafficking boats this year, was the second authorized by Gen. Francis L. Donovan, the new head of the Southern Command. — A U.S. military boat strike, the third this year …
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Melanie Mason / Politico:
Maxine Waters is the newest target in Democrats' intergenerational war … Waters is the rare member of Congress to be both a local icon and a national meme. She gained near-celebrity status in President Donald Trump's first term as “Auntie Maxine” who regularly lobbed acerbic barbs at the president and his administration.
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Washington Examiner, New York Post and The Daily Caller
Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump Says Fed Pick Warsh Can Get Economy to Hit 15% Growth — President Donald Trump said his pick to lead the Federal Reserve can stoke the economy to grow at a rate of 15%, an exceedingly rosy target that nonetheless underscores the pressure that Kevin Warsh will face if confirmed to the role.
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Washington Post, New Jersey Online, Raw Story and East Bay Times
Mark Keierleber / The Guardian:
Local police aid ICE by tapping school cameras amid Trump's immigration crackdown — Local police assisted federal immigration agents by repeatedly searching school cameras that record license plate numbers, data show — Police departments across the US are quietly leveraging school …
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The Parnas Perspective and Daily Camera
Michelle Cottle / New York Times:
Trump's Doomed Drive to Rename Penn Station and Dulles Airport — President Trump is not a renowned reader. But it increasingly feels as though someone at the White House should leave a printout of “Ozymandias” next to his TV remote. — In recent discussions, Trump administration officials …
Amber Phillips / Washington Post:
Republicans are pushing to drastically change the way you cast ballots — Explaining the SAVE America Act, which is getting a vote this week. — As President Donald Trump calls for sweeping changes to election law — including saying that Republicans should “take over the voting” …
Paul Waldman / Public Notice:
The death of the CIA Factbook and Trump's war on usefulness — Public Notice is supported by paid subscribers. Become one ⬇️ — 🌐 Subscribe to PN 🌐 — When the Trump administration closes down public access to yet another worthwhile resource, it doesn't always make news.
Gwynne Hogan / The City:
ICE Moved Detainees to Previously Undisclosed Floor of 26 Federal Plaza — Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials under a judge's order to clean up overcrowded and squalid conditions on the 10th floor of 26 Federal Plaza detained migrants on a separate, secret floor where they decided …
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Courthouse News Service and Raw Story
Punchbowl News:
Johnson faces a tariff rebellion — House Republican leaders are on the brink of losing a key procedural vote today as Speaker Mike Johnson once again asks GOP moderates to give President Donald Trump a pass on tariffs. … The ban would remain in place until August.
Punchbowl News:
2/10/26⚡️ Special Edition: Tally … Our campaign and elections special edition is back now that the 2026 midterms are kicking into high gear and the balance of power in Washington is at stake. … It was an image that surprised everyone.
NBC News:
DOJ again defends Lindsey Halligan's appointment in appeal of James Comey and Letitia James case dismissals — The Justice Department argued in a court filing that Attorney General Pam Bondi's erroneous citation referring to her authority to appoint U.S. attorneys was “a paperwork mistake.”
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Bloomberg
Apoorva Mandavilli / New York Times:
Trump Administration to Cut $600 Million in Health Funding From Four States — The states, all led by Democrats, used the grants to support a wide variety of functions, including H.I.V. prevention and surveillance. — The Trump administration plans to rescind $600 million in public health funds …
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NewsMax.com and Raw Story
Bridget Bowman / NBC News:
Members of Congress are fleeing the job at a historically high rate — Fifty-one House members and nine senators have decided not to run for re-election, the most retirements from Congress this century. — Some feel they've hit an appropriate retirement age. Others want to tend to their health or their families.
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The Hill and The Independent


