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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.
Discussion: Newsweek and Raw Story
The Guardian:
Federal prosecutors reportedly failed to secure indictments against six Democratic lawmakers over US military video - as it happened
Discussion: Financial Times
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 …
Dareh Gregorian / NBC News:
Justice Department releases names of 3 people the FBI once called Jeffrey Epstein ‘co-conspirators’  —  Representatives for two of the three said they were told years ago their clients would not be charged.  The third died while awaiting trial on a rape charge in 2022.
Sabrina Eaton / Plain Dealer:
DOJ redacted Les Wexner identity in Epstein documents, lawmaker says
Discussion: Roll Call and The Hill
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
Discussion: Meidas+ and The Hill
Joseph Gedeon / The Guardian:
Who are the six men named in the unredacted Epstein files?
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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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 …
Discussion: Balloon Juice, Civil Eats and STAT
Rachana Pradhan / KFF Health News:
US Cancer Institute Studying Ivermectin's ‘Ability To Kill Cancer Cells’  —  The National Cancer Institute, the federal research agency charged with leading the war against the nation's second-largest killer, is studying ivermectin as a potential cancer treatment, according to its top official.
Discussion: Ars Technica
New York Times:   F.D.A. Refuses to Review Moderna Flu Vaccine
Melody Schreiber / The Guardian:   FDA declines to review Moderna application for new flu vaccine
Meg Tirrell / CNN:
FDA refuses to review Moderna's application for mRNA flu vaccine, company says
Discussion: 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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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
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
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.
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.
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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Robert Jimison / New York Times:
House Defeats Republican Bid to Block Votes on Trump's Tariffs
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 …
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.
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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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, Denver Post and Gizmodo
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.
Discussion: Gizmodo
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 …
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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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: CBS News, WBEZ and Raw Story
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.
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: El País
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.
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation
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 …
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 …
Herb Scribner / Axios:
ICE will be at the World Cup, director says  —  ICE plans to have a presence at the World Cup this summer, acting director Todd Lyons said Tuesday. … - “ICE, specifically Homeland Security Investigations, is a key part of the overall security apparatus for the World Cup,” Lyons said before a House panel Tuesday.
 
 
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Kyle Brown / KSTP-TV:
Federal employee who did background checks for ICE arrested in Bloomington sex sting
Geoff Mulvihill / Associated Press:
Trump administration plans to hold back grant money for some Democratic-led states
Discussion: Chicago Sun Times
Evan Bush / NBC News:
EPA to repeal its own conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the planet and threaten health
Julia Métraux / Mother Jones:
Jeffrey Epstein Couldn't Stop Emailing People About Eugenics
Maggie Astor / New York Times:
Peter Attia's Ties to Epstein Spark a Backlash From Doctors
Tom Polansek / Reuters:
USDA's reputation suffers after massive revisions in US corn acres
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Mohammad Mansour / Al Jazeera:
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
Discussion: Zeteo
Reuters:
US Vice President Vance's office backtracks after statement on ‘Armenian genocide’
Hanna Ziady / CNN:
The US slips to its lowest-ever rank in a global corruption index
Discussion: UPI and France 24
Jacqueline Sweet / Zeteo:
The Trump Admin Arrested an Antifascist for Shit-Talking a Fascist
 

 
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