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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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Alex Fitzpatrick / Axios:
Unusual FAA restriction closes El Paso airspace for 10 days  —  A 10-mile ring of airspace centered on El Paso, Texas, is effectively closed to aircraft for the next 10 days after the Federal Aviation Administration issued a surprise restriction late Tuesday night for “special security reasons.”
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 …
Discussion: NBC News
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New York Times:
F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
Discussion: STAT
Melody Schreiber / The Guardian:   FDA declines to review Moderna application for new flu vaccine
Rachana Pradhan / KFF Health News:
US Cancer Institute Studying Ivermectin's ‘Ability To Kill Cancer Cells’
Discussion: Ars Technica
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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Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Justice Department releases names of 3 people the FBI once called Jeffrey Epstein ‘co-conspirators’
Andrew Solender / Axios:
What Jamie Raskin saw in the unredacted Epstein files
Sabrina Eaton / Plain Dealer:
DOJ redacted Les Wexner identity in Epstein documents, lawmaker says
Discussion: Newsweek, Roll Call and The Hill
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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NBC News:
Nancy Guthrie search live updates: Police conclude search of property in Arizona
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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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump tries and fails to extort Canada
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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Jennifer A Dlouhy / Bloomberg:
Trump to Direct Pentagon to Buy Coal Power to Revive Industry  —  President Donald Trump will unveil plans to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain US coal-fired power plants as he seeks to drive domestic reliance on the fossil fuel.  —  The marquee initiative …
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Reuters:
Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says
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.
Degenerate Art:
Building the camps  —  The warehouseification of detention and initial thoughts on stopping it.  —  More and more news reports are popping up, describing warehouses the administration is acquiring, with plans to convert them to detention facilities.  ICE has spent nearly three-quarter …
Discussion: New York Sun
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 …
Discussion: New York Times, CBS News, Raw Story and WBEZ
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
We Have to Face What ICE Has Done to Us
Discussion: Block Club Chicago
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’
Discussion: New York Post and Raw Story
NBC News:
Poll: Trump's ratings on immigration tumble as Americans lose confidence in his top issue  —  Immigration has been one of President Donald Trump's strong suits, but the new NBC News Decision Desk Poll shows his numbers falling to the same level as his overall approval.  —  Listen to this article with a free account
Josh Wingrove / Bloomberg:
Trump Privately Weighs Quitting USMCA Trade Pact He Negotiated  —  President Donald Trump is privately musing about exiting the North American trade pact, people familiar with the matter said, injecting further uncertainty about the deal's future into pivotal renegotiations involving the US, Canada and Mexico.
Discussion: Reuters
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 …
Evan Bush / NBC News:
EPA to repeal its own conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the planet and threaten health  —  Known as the endangerment finding, the decision is the legal framework that allows the EPA to regulate emissions.  Its reversal could upend many climate change policies.  —  Listen to this article with a free account
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 …
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 …
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 …
Discussion: KUSA-TV and Denver Post
Sam Levin / The Guardian:
Case dismissed against LA protester accused of assaulting federal officer with cloth hat  —  Judge says US government acted in ‘bad faith’ in case of Jonathon Redondo-Rosales, 36, who spent six months in jail  —  A federal judge has dismissed charges against a Los Angeles protester …
Makena Kelly / Wired:
Palantir CEO Alex Karp Recorded a Video About ICE for His Employees  —  In a video shared with Palantir employees, Alex Karp did not explain how ICE is utilizing the company's products.  Instead, workers were told they can sign NDAs if they want detailed information.
Shelby Talcott / Semafor:
'It's despicable': Republicans question how long Lutnick can survive his Epstein crisis  —  The News  —  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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Vox:
The Art of the Steal  —  President Donald Trump seemingly cannot let the 2020 election go.
Discussion: Daily Camera
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Fired Former Trump Prosecutor to Run for Congress in Virginia as a Democrat
Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
Portland Lawsuit Alleges Tear Gas Use by ICE Is a Health Threat
Kyle Brown / KSTP-TV:
Federal employee who did background checks for ICE arrested in Bloomington sex sting
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Peter Attia's Ties to Epstein Spark a Backlash From Doctors
Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Republicans alleging obscenity demand FCC investigate Bad Bunny halftime show
Ryan King / New York Post:
Indicted Dem asks ICE acting director Todd Lyons whether he thinks he's ‘going to hell’
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Associated Press:
Governors won't hold Trump meeting after White House only invited Republicans