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 …

FAA closes airspace around El Paso, Texas, for 10 days, grounding all flights  —  The Federal Aviation Administration is closing the airspace around El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days, grounding all flights to and from the airport.  A notice posted on the FAA's website …

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 …

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

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.

Trump to direct Pentagon to buy coal to revive industry, Bloomberg News says  —  U.S. President Donald Trump is set to direct the Pentagon to use government funding and Pentagon contracts to sustain U.S. coal-fired power plants, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing a White House official.

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.

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 …

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 …

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

U.S. payrolls rose by 130,000 in January, more than expected; unemployment rate at 4.3%  —  Job growth was stronger than expected to start 2026, providing some relief to concerns about the state of the U.S. labor market.  —  Nonfarm payrolls increased by 130,000 for January …

We Have to Face What ICE Has Done to Us  —  On Oct. 4, Marimar Martinez, a teacher's assistant in a Montessori school, was driving in Chicago when she observed federal immigration agents on patrol.  She had begun to honk her horn to warn her neighbors about their presence when she collided with a Border Patrol vehicle.

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

Gabbard's Claim of “Foreign” Interference in Georgia Election Takes a Hit  —  Unsealed FBI affidavits make no mention of DNI's claim rationalizing her involvement in Georgia election probe  —  When Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard showed up last month for the FBI's seizure …

Canada's Muscular New Anti-Trump Strategy Debuts in Greenland … On Friday, Canada's consulate opened in the unassuming building, a permanent diplomatic outpost sharing modest digs with Iceland — previously one of the only countries with a formal presence in the territory.

Dad shot daughter after ‘arguing about Donald Trump’  —  A British woman who was shot dead by her father while visiting his home in Texas had argued with him about US President Donald Trump earlier that day, an inquest has heard.  —  Lucy Harrison, from Warrington in Cheshire …

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.

As ICE expands, an AP review of crimes committed by agents shows how their powers can be abused  —  Investigators said one immigration enforcement official got away with physically assaulting his girlfriend for years.  Another admitted he repeatedly sexually abused a woman in his custody.

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 …

Homeland Security Hires Labor Dept. Aide Whose Posts Raised Alarms … The Department of Homeland Security has hired a social media manager from the Department of Labor for a key communications job, despite posts he made on Labor Department media accounts that raised internal alarms over possible white-nationalist messaging.