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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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New York Post, Raw Story, Newsweek and The Guardian
Annie Karni / New York Times:
Fired Former Trump Prosecutor to Run for Congress in Virginia as a Democrat — J.P. Cooney, a former top deputy to the special counsel Jack Smith, who led two prosecutions of President Trump, plans to seek election to a newly drawn district in Northern and Central Virginia.
Megan Lebowitz / NBC News:
J.P. Cooney, ex-Trump prosecutor in Jack Smith's office, is running for Congress
Washington Post:
D.C. grand jury declines to indict six Democratic lawmakers
D.C. grand jury declines to indict six Democratic lawmakers
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The Independent and Reuters
Associated Press:
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 …
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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.”
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Washington Examiner:
FAA restricts flights over New Orleans and El Paso Airport for ‘security reasons’ — Two flight restrictions were issued by the Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday morning, for air space over El Paso, Texas, and New Orleans, Louisiana. — In Texas, arriving and departing flights …
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Robert Moore / El Paso Matters:
FAA suddenly drops unprecedented air restrictions over El Paso
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Straight Arrow News
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 …
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NBC News, KFF Health News and STAT
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Associated Press:
Moderna says FDA refuses its application for new mRNA flu vaccine
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CNBC, Agence France-Presse, STAT, Fox News, Balloon Juice and Civil Eats
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
FDA refuses to review Moderna's application for mRNA flu vaccine, company says
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NOTUS, Ars Technica and Semafor
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.
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Hailey Fuchs / Politico:
House Dem identifies ‘wealthy, powerful men’ DOJ redacted in Epstein files
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Heather Cox Richardson / Letters from an American:
As of yesterday, members of Congress who sit on the House or Senate Judiciary Committees …
As of yesterday, members of Congress who sit on the House or Senate Judiciary Committees …
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The Hill, Axios, MeidasTouch News and RADAR
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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Reuters:
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.
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Jennifer A Dlouhy / Bloomberg:
Trump to Direct Pentagon to Buy Coal Power in Revival Bid
Trump to Direct Pentagon to Buy Coal Power in Revival Bid
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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 …
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New York Sun and El País
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
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Axios, New York Times, The Guardian, Politico, E&E News, Crooked Media, NewsNation, Roll Call, HotAir, IJR, Modern Diplomacy, Heatmap News, New Jersey Online and The Hill
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Jeff Cox / CNBC:
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 …
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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
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Jamelle Bouie / New York Times:
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.
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Chicago Sun Times
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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
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Newsweek and Editorial Board
Michael Isikoff / SpyTalk:
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 …
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New York Times:
Georgia Ballot Inquiry Originated From Election Denier in Trump White House
Georgia Ballot Inquiry Originated From Election Denier in Trump White House
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Politico:
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.
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Jonny HumphriesNorth West / BBC:
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 …
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Annabella Rosciglione / The Daily Beast:
Woman Shot Dead by Father After Arguing About Donald Trump
Woman Shot Dead by Father After Arguing About Donald Trump
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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.
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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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 …
KFF Health News:
New Medicaid Work Rules Likely To Hit Middle-Aged Adults Hard — Lori Kelley's deteriorating vision has made it hard for her to find steady work. — The 59-year-old, who lives in Harrisburg, North Carolina, closed her nonprofit circus arts school last year because she could no longer see well enough to complete paperwork.
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Plain Dealer
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 …
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