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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.
Annie Karni / New York Times:   Fired Former Trump Prosecutor to Run for Congress in Virginia as a Democrat
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.”
Robert Moore / El Paso Matters:
Without explanation, FAA closes El Paso and New Mexico airspace for 10 days, cites national defense
Discussion: 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 …
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
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
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 in Revival Bid  —  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
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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Washington Post:
EPA is right to reverse Obama overreach
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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Politico:   Don's double defeat
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.
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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
Discussion: Editorial Board
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 …
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 …
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 …
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
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
Discussion: Plain Dealer
 
 
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Ryan J. Foley / Associated Press:
As ICE expands, an AP review of crimes committed by agents shows how their powers can be abused
Vox:
The Art of the Steal  —  President Donald Trump seemingly cannot let the 2020 election go.
Discussion: Daily Camera
Aaron Boxerman / New York Times:
Trump to Meet Netanyahu in Washington Amid Tensions With Iran
Hiroko Tabuchi / New York Times:
Portland Lawsuit Alleges Tear Gas Use by ICE Is a Health Threat
Makena Kelly / Wired:
Palantir CEO Alex Karp Recorded a Video About ICE for His Employees
 Earlier Items: 
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Jeffrey Epstein Couldn't Stop Emailing People About Eugenics
Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Republicans alleging obscenity demand FCC investigate Bad Bunny halftime show
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RFK Jr's Nutrition Chatbot Recommends Best Foods to Insert Into Your Rectum
Discussion: LGBTQ Nation
Associated Press:
Governors won't hold Trump meeting after White House only invited Republicans
 

 
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
In written evidence to the Prince Harry privacy trial, ex-Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre says allegations of phone hacking are “grave and sometimes preposterous”

Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Lenore Taylor, editor of Guardian Australia, is leaving the outlet after 13 years in senior roles and 10 years as editor; David Munk will serve as acting editor

Wall Street Journal:
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