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Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search

By any measure, the F.B.I.'s search of an election center in Fulton County, Ga., last week was extraordinary. Agents seized truckloads of 2020 ballots, as President Trump harnessed the levers of government to not only buttress his false claims of widespread voter fraud, but also to try to build a criminal case against those he believes wronged him. ... Behind closed doors, Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, met with some of the same F.B.I. agents, members of the bureau's fie ...

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Trump will keep 'structure' of Kennedy Center intact during $200M in renovations

02/02/26 5:15 PM ET President Trump said on Monday he intends to leave the basic structure of the Kennedy Center intact during upcoming renovations which are expected to last two years and cost upwards of $200 million. “I’m not ripping it down. I’ll be using the steel,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office after announcing a new strategic mineral reserve for the American auto industry. “So we’re using the structure. We’re using some of the marble, and some of the marble comes down. But w ...

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Epstein and magician David Copperfield appeared to have 'very close relationship', newly released files say

Mon 2 Feb 2026 13.52 EST Last modified on Mon 2 Feb 2026 14.43 EST Ghislaine Maxwell and David Copperfield in a photo released by the Department of Justice. Photograph: Department of Justice FBI agents investigating David Copperfield in 2007 said that “a clear connection” existed between the famous illusionist and Jeffrey Epstein, according to documents released by the Department of Justice last week in the latest tranche of the Epstein files. A 2007 FBI memo by agen ...

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Trump slashes tariffs on India after Modi agrees to stop buying Russian oil

Updated Feb 2, 2026, 1:32 PM ET PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2026, 12:36 PM ET President Donald Trump on Monday announced he would reduce tariffs on Indian goods in exchange for, among other things, a promise to stop buying Russian oil. That will be a tall task: India has been importing roughly 1.5 million barrels of Russian oil each day — even months after Trump placed tariffs on Indian goods as punishment — according to Kpler, a global trade data provider. Russian oil makes up more than a third of Indi ...

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Labor Department delays January jobs report because of partial shutdown

Labor Department delays January jobs report because of partial shutdown The Associated Press February 2, 2026, 1:40 PM FILE - A sign with information about employment is displayed during a job fair in Dallas, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)(AP/LM Otero) WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Labor Department, citing the partial federal government shutdown, said Monday that it will not release the January jobs report on Friday as scheduled. In a statement, the department's Bureau of Labor Statistic ...

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New York Times Uncovers 5,300+ Epstein Files Mentioning Trump in Exhaustive Analysis

(Mediaite) The New York Times did a deep dive into the latest files tied to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein on Sunday and found that President Donald Trump’s named appeared in more than 5,300 of the documents. The Times piece said reporters used a “propriety search tool,” and found “more than 38,000 references to Mr. Trump, his wife, his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, and other related words and phrases in the latest batch of emails, government files, videos and other records released by the Justice Department.”

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Epstein's sex empire was 'KGB honeytrap'

(Daily Mail) Jeffrey Epstein was running 'the world's largest honeytrap operation' on behalf of the KGB when he procured women for his network of associates, intelligence sources believe. The release of more than three million new documents relating to the late sex offender gives credence to incendiary claims made by senior security officials: that Epstein was working on behalf of Moscow, and possibly Israel, when he facilitated assignations for some of the world's most powerful men.

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The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files

(NY Times) The Justice Department published dozens of unredacted nude images on its website, showing young women or possibly teenagers whose photos were contained in files related to the wealthy sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The people in the photos appeared to be young, although it was unclear whether they were minors. Some of the images seemed to show Mr. Epstein’s private island, including a beach. Others were taken in bedrooms and other private spaces.

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United Arab Emirates' 'Spy Sheikh' bought secret stake in Trump crypto company

(CNBC) Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates purchased a secret 49% stake in the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial, The Wall Street Journal reported late Saturday. Tahnoon, known as the “Spy Sheikh,” is a UAE royal and government official who serves as the country’s national security adviser and manages its largest wealth fund. Months after Tahnoon purchased the $500 million stake, the U.S. agreed to give the UAE access to 500,000 of America’s most advanced AI chips per year.

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Exclusive: White House Advisor Pushed Bulk Sales for Melania Movie

10 min ago - Bulk sales of the new documentary Melania: Twenty Days to History are being promoted through emails from the National Faith Advisory Board (NFAB), a faith coalition led by Paula White-Cain, who also served as a senior advisor in the White House Faith ... (Meidas News)

Pulitzer board demands 'complete and unredacted' copy of Mueller report in discovery as Trump decries 'defamatory' words

23 min ago - Feb 2nd, 2026, 10:01 am If Donald Trump intends to pursue his lawsuit against Pulitzer Prize Board members to the end, the defendants are demanding that the president's legal team hand over a "complete" copy of former special counsel Robert Mueller' ... (Law & Crime)

Live: Eight more federal prosecutors set to leave the Minnesota U.S. Attorney's Office

23 min ago - Eight additional federal prosecutors are in the process of leaving the Minnesota U.S. Attorney’s Office, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the situation. The departures follow the mass exit of six veteran prosecutors who left the o ... (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Public health crisis unfolding in Minneapolis as residents avoid healthcare

49 min ago - Mon 2 Feb 2026 07.00 EST Last modified on Mon 2 Feb 2026 12.37 EST A public health crisis is unfolding in Minnesota as people targeted by federal agents are afraid to seek healthcare while some healthcare staff are also fearful for their safety at wo ... (The Guardian)

Bill and Hillary Clinton will now testify before Congress

1 hr ago - Mon, February 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM EST Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of the panel's investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, an Oversight aide said M ... (Yahoo! News/Politico)

Trump calls in to Dan Bongino's first show and insists Republicans must 'take over voting' in 15 places

1 hr ago - Monday 02 February 2026 16:22 EST President Donald Trump suggested that his party should seize control of elections in ‘at least 15 places’ and brazenly repeated a number of blatant lies about his electoral history in Minnesota and Georgia ... (The Independent)

Trump will keep 'structure' of Kennedy Center intact during $200M in renovations

1 hr ago - 02/02/26 5:15 PM ET President Trump said on Monday he intends to leave the basic structure of the Kennedy Center intact during upcoming renovations which are expected to last two years and cost upwards of $200 million. “I’m not ripping it ... (The Hill)

Noem says body cameras going to all DHS field officers in Minneapolis

2 hrs ago - Feb. 2, 2026, 5:17 PM EST Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday that body cameras would go to immigration agents in Minneapolis, where there have been calls for accountability after two deadly shootings. Body cameras will ... (NBC News)

Elite Law Firm Boss Who Bent the Knee to Trump Sucked Up to 'Amazing' Epstein

2 hrs ago - Published Feb. 2 2026 6:36AM EST The chairman of a major law firm that sparked backlash by caving to President Donald Trump to save itself from his retribution campaign gushed to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein about how “amazing” he ... (Daily Beast)

Elon Musk's SpaceX to merge with xAI

2 hrs ago - SpaceX has acquired xAI in a deal that combines two of Elon Musk's biggest companies. Why it matters: It dramatically reshapes SpaceX's looming IPO, giving investors access to a dominant space company and a frontier AI model developer. What they're s ... (Axios)

Trump administration says it will limit funds for speed cameras

3 hrs ago - February 2, 2026 at 11:14 a.m. EST The Trump administration is restricting cities from using road safety grants for automated cameras that enforce speed limits or other traffic laws, part of a shift away from safety measures that might slow or otherw ... (Washington Post)

US Attorney General Pam Bondi announces 2 more arrests in the St. Paul church protest

3 hrs ago - By STEVE KARNOWSKI Updated 10:55 AM CST, February 2, 2026 Leer en español MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi on Monday announced two more arrests following a protest at a Minnesota church against the immigration crackdown ... (AP)

Epstein and magician David Copperfield appeared to have 'very close relationship', newly released files say

3 hrs ago - Mon 2 Feb 2026 13.52 EST Last modified on Mon 2 Feb 2026 14.43 EST Ghislaine Maxwell and David Copperfield in a photo released by the Department of Justice. Photograph: Department of Justice FBI agents investigating David Copperfield in 2007 said th ... (The Guardian)

Another judge rejects Trump effort to block offshore wind, says NY project can resume

4 hrs ago - February 2, 2026, 2:32 PM A federal judge on Monday ruled that an offshore wind project aimed at powering 600,000 New York homes can resume construction, the fifth such project put back on track after the Trump administration halted them in December. ... (ABC News/AP)

Ed Martin out as leader of DOJ's 'weaponization' group, sources say

4 hrs ago - Feb. 2, 2026, 2:30 PM EST Trump loyalist Ed Martin is out as leader of the Justice Department’s “weaponization” effort that is investigating prosecutors who launched past probes into President Donald Trump and his allies, two people fa ... (NBC News)

Labor Department delays January jobs report because of partial shutdown

4 hrs ago - Labor Department delays January jobs report because of partial shutdown The Associated Press February 2, 2026, 1:40 PM FILE - A sign with information about employment is displayed during a job fair in Dallas, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)( ... (Associated Press, via WTOP)

Judge Again Blocks Policy Restricting Lawmakers' Access to ICE Facilities

5 hrs ago - Feb. 2, 2026, 2:16 p.m. ET For the second time, a federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from enforcing a policy restricting members of Congress from making unannounced visits to immigration detention facilities, finding a revised version ... (New York Times)

Kaiser Permanente Strike Enters 2nd Week As More Workers Join picket Lines

5 hrs ago - ... (Fox LA)

Trump administration sued over pause on immigrant visa processing

5 hrs ago - February 2, 2026 1:09 PM EST Updated 1 hour ago Feb 2 (Reuters) - A group of civil rights organizations on Monday sued the State Department over its recent pause on the processing of immigrant visas for citizens from 75 countries, arguing the policy ... (Reuters)

Trump slashes tariffs on India after Modi agrees to stop buying Russian oil

6 hrs ago - Updated Feb 2, 2026, 1:32 PM ET PUBLISHED Feb 2, 2026, 12:36 PM ET President Donald Trump on Monday announced he would reduce tariffs on Indian goods in exchange for, among other things, a promise to stop buying Russian oil. That will be a tall task: ... (CNN Business)

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