Secretary of State Marco Rubio at the Munich Security Conference  —  SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you very much.  We gather here today as members of a historic alliance, an alliance that saved and changed the world.  When this conference began in 1963, it was in a nation - actually, it was on a continent - that was divided against itself.

Joint Statement by the UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands on Alexei Navalny's death  —  Joint Statement by the UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands on Alexei Navalny's death.  —  The UK, Sweden, France, Germany and The Netherlands are confident that Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a lethal toxin.

MAGA Architect Plotted With Epstein Against Pope Francis  —  WTF  —  Steve Bannon wrote to Epstein that he wished to “take down” the Pope.  —  One of the leading figures behind Donald Trump's MAGA movement discussed opposition strategies with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein against Pope Francis.

Courts have ruled 4,400 times that ICE jailed people illegally.  It hasn't stopped.  —  Hundreds of judges around the country have ruled more than 4,400 times since October that President Donald Trump's administration is detaining immigrants unlawfully, a Reuters review of court records found.

Trump insider Tom Barrack kept in regular contact with Jeffrey Epstein for years, files show  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  President Trump's longtime confidant Thomas Barrack, now serving as U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy to Syria, was in regular, close contact with Jeffrey Epstein …

President Trump's Claim of an “Irrefutable” Argument Supporting His Right to Unilaterally Impose Voter ID and Election Rules May Be Based on Insane Claim that Marriott Hotel Manager Found Secret Text in the Shadows of a Microfilm Copy of the U.S. Constitution  —  Yesterday I noted the latest set …

How ICE Failed to Justify the Shooting of Julio Sosa-Celis in Minneapolis  —  The collapse of the Trump administration's version of events in the case was only the most recent instance in which officials gave an account of a shooting that was later contradicted.

5 of the most-botched deportations of Trump 2.0 … - But from the earliest weeks of Trump 2.0, the administration has been challenged in the courts.  — It has dealt with backlash for ignoring judicial orders and had to apologize for some wrongful deportations, although some of those deported are still fighting to return.

The SAVE Act and the Myth of a Voter Fraud Crisis  —  The Premise: A “Crisis” That Does Not Exist  —  The SAVE Act rests on a claim so frequently repeated that it has acquired the tone of common sense: that American elections are threatened by widespread voter impersonation and non-citizen voting …

‘South Texas will never be red again’: Home builders warn GOP over Trump's immigration raids … This story is based on eight interviews with home builders, lawmakers and others familiar with the meetings.  —  “I told [lawmakers] straight up: South Texas will never be red again,” …

Trump tells soldiers to vote GOP in campaign-style rally at Fort Bragg  —  Army policy prohibits partisan displays, and most service members refrained from cheering.  —  FORT BRAGG, N.C. — President Donald Trump's rally on Friday followed a familiar plan: He entered to Lee Greenwood's …

New U.S. Boat Strike Kills 3 in the Caribbean  —  The attacks since early November had specifically targeted suspected drug smuggling boats in the Pacific Ocean.  —  A U.S. military strike killed three people and blew up a boat in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the U.S. Southern Command said …

Nancy Guthrie disappearance: Sheriff says no arrests, none remain in custody after major operation  —  FBI and local authorities conducted a major operation in connection to the Nancy Guthrie case, as at least three people were detained and a vehicle was hauled off.

Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso's Airspace  —  The F.A.A., citing “a grave risk of fatalities” from a new technology being used on the Mexican border, got caught in a stalemate with the Pentagon, which deemed the weapon “necessary.”  —  Last spring, in the early months …

Why Did I Trust Jeff Bezos?  —  In June 2017, in one of those strange turns of life, I found myself at a dinner in a palazzo in Turin, Italy, sitting next to Jeff Bezos.  We had both been invited to speak at a conference convened by an Italian billionaire to discuss the future of newspapers …

‘Buried at the Trump Golf Course’: Explosive FBI interview unearthed in Epstein files  —  An explosive allegation against President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein has surfaced in the Justice Department's recent release of 3.5 million files, including disturbing details about a supposed body allegedly buried …

Casey Wasserman to sell his agency amid Epstein controversy  —  Casey Wasserman, the veteran Hollywood talent agent who also chairs the LA28 Olympic committee, is selling his agency amid a growing controversy over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.

Peter Attia appears to be staying at CBS News despite Epstein communications  —  Staffers believe network has decided to retain Attia, who issued apology after inappropriate Epstein emails, as on-air analyst  —  Two weeks after a trove of files revealed extensive - and inappropriate …

Broken bones, burning eyes: How Trump's DHS deploys ‘less lethal’ weapons on protesters  —  Federal immigration officers have repeatedly used force in ways that appear to violate their own policies or general policing guidelines, NBC News found.  —  Listen to this article with a free account

Researcher skeptical of ‘Havana syndrome’ tested secret weapon on himself  —  In 2024, a Norwegian researcher skeptical that pulsed-energy weapons could do damage to human brains built a device and tested it on himself.  It didn't go well.  —  Working in strict secrecy …

Trump officials condemned Don Lemon.  He's bigger than ever after arrest.  —  The administration's attacks on Lemon and independent journalists have boosted their online attention and revenue.  —  The White House took a victory lap late last month when federal authorities arrested journalist Don Lemon …