Democrats tap Spanberger and Padilla to respond to State of the Union  —  Newly sworn in Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger will deliver the Democratic response to President Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday evening.  —  Spanberger, who previously served in Congress for six years …

Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump  —  The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds.  It also removed some documents from the public database …

Kash Patel's use of jet delayed FBI team's mass shooting response, whistleblower tells top senator  —  Agents with the FBI's elite evidence response team were delayed in reaching the scene of a mass shooting at Brown University in December because there was no FBI plane available to take them to Rhode Island …

Judge says government may not search devices seized from Post reporter  —  A federal judge in Virginia denied the Justice Department's request to search a Washington Post reporter's devices in a national security leak probe.  —  A federal judge in Virginia rejected the Justice Department's request …

Trump's Tariff Goes Into Effect at 10 Percent, Not the 15 Threatened  —  The change surprised executives and foreign leaders, who had been expecting the 15 percent rate the president announced on Saturday.  —  A new tariff on most global imports went into effect in the United States …

“As thousands of new businesses are forming, factories, plants and laboratories are being built, we have added 70,000 new construction jobs in just a very short period of time."  —  Watch Live: President Trump Delivers State of the Union  —  LIVE  —  Here's what's happening:

Trump Administration Considers Action Requiring Banks to Collect Citizenship Information  —  Potential executive order would enlist banks in the Trump administration's illegal immigration crackdown  —  The Trump administration is weighing a possible executive order or other action …

Exclusive: Hegseth gives Anthropic until Friday to back down on AI safeguards  —  Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth gave Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei until Friday evening to give the military unfettered access to its AI model or face harsh penalties, Axios has learned.

D.O.J. Sues U.C.L.A. After It Refused to Pay $1 Billion Fine  —  The Trump administration accused the university's Los Angeles campus of not doing enough to curb antisemitism, months after it tried to cut research money and demanded more than $1 billion.  —  The Trump administration sued …

Tony Gonzales says he will not resign  —  GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales told reporters Tuesday he will not step down from his seat amid allegations he had an affair with a staffer who later died by suicide.  “I am not going to resign,” the Texas lawmaker said.  Speaker Mike Johnson said earlier Tuesday he planned to meet with Gonzales.

Mamdani blasted after unruly mob launches ‘disgusting’ snowball attack on NYPD officers: ‘He set the tone’  —  Mayor Zohran Mamdani has been blasted for fueling anti-cop hate after an unruly mob launched a “disgusting” snowball attack on NYPD officers during Monday's blizzard …

Martin Short's Daughter Katherine Died By Suicide  —  Martin Short's daughter, Katherine, has taken her own life ... TMZ has learned.  —  The 42-year-old died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound ... law enforcement sources tell TMZ.  —  LAPD and the fire department responded …

U.S. men's hockey team expected to attend Trump's State of the Union speech  —  Most players on the team are making the trip, though some have declined to attend.  —  Members of the U.S. men's hockey team are expected to attend President Donald Trump's State of the Union address on Tuesday, White House officials said.

This App Warns You if Someone Is Wearing Smart Glasses Nearby  —  A new hobbyist developed app warns if people nearby may be wearing smart glasses, such as Meta's Ray-Ban glasses, which stalkers and harassers have repeatedly used to film people without their knowledge or consent.

Charles Kushner adds to Trump's growing ambassador drama  —  France has cut off Charles Kushner, the U.S. ambassador and the father of President Trump's son-in-law, from meeting government officials after he failed to appear when summoned.  —  Why it matters: America's diplomatic corps is supposed to manage its relationships abroad.

What Elon Has Done  —  This decade has seen the deaths of hundreds of thousands of innocent lives in violent conflicts: in the Tigray War in Ethiopia, in civil war in Myanmar, in the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in the Israeli genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, and most recently in the RSF massacres …

Trump announces new retirement plan at State of the Union  —  President Trump during his State of the Union address announced plans to offer Americans without 401(k) savings access to a retirement account similar to those available to federal workers.

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Invites Girl Taken From Parents After Secret Gender Transition  —  President Donald Trump's guests for his State of the Union address will include Sage Blair, a young woman who was separated from her parents at age 14 after school officials attempted to secretly transition her to a male …