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.

Under fire for Epstein ties, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick defends visiting his private island  —  Lutnick said in an interview last year that he “was never in the room” with Epstein other than a 2005 visit to Epstein's apartment.  —  Listen to this article with a free account

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.”

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 …

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 …

Minnesota gubernatorial candidate suspends his campaign after his daughter is found fatally stabbed  —  Police allege Jeff Johnson's son-in-law is responsible for his 22-year-old daughter's killing.  —  Listen to this article with a free account  —  Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Jeff …

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 …

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 …

Authorities to release surveillance photo of potential subject in Nancy Guthrie case  —  “TODAY” co-anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother was reported missing Feb 1, setting off a desperate search.  —  Listen to this article with a free account  —  Authorities are expected to release …

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 …

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.

Collins goes all-in on reelection … It was an image that surprised everyone. … President Donald Trump briefly praised her for helping push through a $1 trillion-plus package of FY2026 spending bills. … The same Susan Collins who voted to convict Trump at his Senate impeachment trial following …

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.

‘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.

Trump Has Lost The Culture  —  And his greediest collaborators are awakening to the fact that they made a terrible bet.  —  Democrats were slow to mount opposition to Donald Trump, because they got it in their heads that his popular vote plurality was tantamount to a lasting public verdict on MAGA cultural politics.

The New York Times manufactures consent for ICE  —  Most Americans disapprove of the Trump regime's lawless terrorizing of American cities under the guise of immigration enforcement, but you wouldn't know that from reading two recent New York Times articles that center the views of Republicans rather …

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

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 …

ICE chief refuses to apologize for Minneapolis shooting victims being labeled terrorists … “Is she a domestic terrorist?”  Swalwell asked.  —  Lyons declined to answer, saying he would not comment on a pending investigation, but acknowledged public remarks from President Donald Trump …

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.

Trump's Fury at NFL Show Spikes Amid Fresh Signs His Base Is Imploding … Donald Trump was initially angry over the decision to feature Bad Bunny in the Super Bowl halftime show.  But then, as Bad Bunny performed, Trump's rage worsened: In a furious rant, he claimed the show was a …

Malinowski concedes in primary for Sherrill's NJ House seat  —  New Jersey progressive candidate Analilia Mejia looked set to clinch the Democratic nomination in the race for Gov. Mikie Sherrill's (D) old House seat Tuesday after former Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-N.J.), her closest rival, conceded.

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.

Republican Cash Edge Threatens to Swamp Democrats in the Midterms  —  “Donald Trump has 99 problems going into the midterms,” one Democratic strategist said.  “But money ain't one.”  —  For the first time in years, Democrats are sounding the alarm about money problems.

Exclusive: Trump says he might send second carrier to strike Iran if talks fail  —  President Trump told Axios in an interview on Tuesday that he's considering sending a second aircraft carrier strike group to the Middle East to prepare for military action if negotiations with Iran fail.

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.”