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Who Are 6 Redacted Potential Co-Conspirators in Epstein Files? What We Know

Published Feb 10, 2026 at 01:08 PM EST updated Feb 10, 2026 at 01:09 PM EST The six redacted potential co-conspirators listed in the Epstein files have been revealed. The identities of the six men were disclosed by Representative Ro Khanna, a California Democrat, in a post on X on Tuesday, as Salvatore Nuara, Zurab Mikeladze, Leonic Leonov, Nicola Caputo, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem and billionaire businessman Leslie Wexner. Khanna and Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, had cl ...

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Democratic governors to boycott White House dinner

WASHINGTON – Democratic governors from across the country say they will boycott a White House dinner and meeting with President Donald Trump after he excluded two of their colleagues from a historically bipartisan annual gathering. Their move comes after Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis were disinvited from a White House dinner with the National Governors Association, a nonpartisan group made up of all 50 state leaders set to gather in Washington from Feb. 19 to 21. Trump t ...

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Karoline Leavitt cuts short White House briefing after reporter asks about Commerce chief Lutnick's Epstein island admis

Tuesday 10 February 2026 15:31 EST White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt on Tuesday abruptly cut short a briefing with reporters after a reporter asked about Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The question came hours after Lutnick, responding to questions from congressional lawmakers over documents released by the Justice Department, revealed that he misled the public about the extent of his ties to the convicted pedophile sex trafficker, who killed ...

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Governors won't hold Trump meeting after White House only invited Republicans

The National Governors Association is not going to hold a formal meeting with President Donald Trump. Author: JOEY CAPPELLETTI (STEVE PEOPLES and STEVEN SLOAN) Updated: 11:21 AM CST February 10, 2026 WASHINGTON(AP) — The National Governors Association will no longer hold a formal meeting with President Donald Trump when the group of state leaders meet in Washington later this month after the White House planned to invite only Republicans. “NGA staff was informed that the White House inten ...

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Cannon faces fresh appellate review of her pro-Trump actions on Jack Smith report

Feb. 10, 2026, 2:03 PM EST Aileen Cannon hasn’t had a great run at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit, at least not when it comes to her handling of Donald Trump-related litigation. The federal appeals court that covers Florida, where the Trump-appointed trial judge sits, has chided her multiple times, most recently calling out the judge’s “undue delay” in ruling on motions seeking the release of former special counsel Jack Smith’s classified documents case report. Cannon issue ...

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Jamie Raskin: Unredacted Epstein files indicate DOJ improperly shielded names

(The Hill) Rep. Jamie Raskin (Md.), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, said after reviewing the unredacted Epstein files that the Justice Department (DOJ) appears to have flouted the law when concealing various names in documents. Lawmakers on Monday were permitted for the first time to review the unredacted versions of all DOJ files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Several members of Congress had questioned whether the DOJ had fully complied with a law mandating the public release of the files, which allowed for only narrow redactions.

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Republican calls on Trump ally Howard Lutnick to quit cabinet over Epstein files

(The Guardian) US House member Thomas Massie has called for the commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick – a fellow Republican – to resign over his ties to late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Massie, who co-authored a law mandating the release of the so-called Epstein files, appeared Sunday on CNN’s Inside Politics and said Lutnick, a staunch Donald Trump ally, “has a lot to answer for”. “Really, he should make life easier on the president, frankly, and just resign,” Massie said.

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Trump's tariffs cost American households $1,000 last year: Research group

(ABC News) President Donald Trump's tariffs cost the average American household $1,000 last year, according to new research from the nonpartisan Tax Foundation. The cost is set to go even higher this year to $1,300 per household, assuming the existing tariffs stay in place, the research said. The research called Trump's tariffs "the largest U.S. tax increase as a percent of GDP since 1993."

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Trump Administration to Cut $600 Million in Health Funding From Four States

(NY Times) The Trump administration plans to rescind $600 million in public health funds from four states led by Democrats because it finds the grants “inconsistent with agency priorities,” according to documents reviewed by The New York Times. The programs slated to be cut are in California, Colorado, Illinois and Minnesota. They include grants to state and local public health departments as well as to some nongovernmental organizations. A list of the cuts was shared with relevant congressional committees on Monday.

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