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The DOJ appears to have surveilled members of Congress who were looking through unredacted pages in the Epstein files and provided that information to Pam Bondi for her hearing before the House Judiciary Committee.

@jayapal.house.gov: DOJ is “spying on us” A.G. Bondi clashed with Rep. Pramila Jayapal after refusing to apologize to survivors of Epstein’s abuse, then was revealed to have a printed search history detailing the exact emails the congresswoman reviewed in the files. Jayapal joins The Weeknight.

Trump admin officials failed to convince a single juror that they had met the threshold to bring charges against the Democratic lawmakers, according to two of the sources familiar with the investigation. Federal grand juries have between 16 and 23 members, with 12 needed to advance an indictment.

Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., said on Monday that Öztürk “never should have faced removal in the first place.” “Rümeysa is an example to us all of what it means to speak truth to power,” Markey continued. “Her courage and grace are inspiring.”

Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick admits he visited Jeffrey Epstein's private island in 2012 during a family vacation — after Epstein pleaded guilty in 2008 to a state-level charge of soliciting a minor for prostitution, which required Epstein to register as a sex offender.

"I invoke my Fifth Amendment right to silence." Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime associate of Epstein who is serving a federal prison sentence on sex trafficking charges, repeatedly invoked her Fifth Amendment right to silence during a deposition before the House Oversight Committee. #news #epstein

To date, “Heated Rivalry” has reached an average of 10.6 million viewers per episode in the U.S. according to Warner Bros. Discovery. #HeatedRivalry

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The billboard behind Bad Bunny during this halftime performance reads: "The only thing more powerful than hate is love." #SuperBowl

Training materials and police use-of-force policies across the U.S. say such a baton can be used to hit the arms, legs and body. But striking the head, neck or spine is considered potentially deadly force.

Immigrant whose skull was broken in eight places during ICE arrest says beating was unprovoked “There was never a wall,” Castañeda Mondragón said in Spanish, recalling ICE officers striking him with the same metal rod used to break the windows of the vehicle he was in.

"Know Your History": Donald Trump posted and then removed a racist video depicting Barack and Michelle Obama on Truth Social. Symone Sanders Townsend explains why the post cannot be swept under the rug.

“A Teams invite!”: State election officials received a Teams invite from an FBI election executive to discuss “preparations” for the midterms. Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and former U.S. Attorney Joyce Vance join The Weeknight to respond.

BREAKING: Savannah Guthrie's brother has issued a new plea for the return of their mother, Nancy Guthrie. “Whoever is out there holding our mother, we want to hear from you." For tips and information related to Nancy Guthrie, call 1-800-CALL-FBI / Pima County Sheriff's Dept. 520-351-4900.

JUST ANNOUNCED: @symonedsanders.bsky.social and @eugenedaniels2.bsky.social to debut an all-new original podcast, “MS NOW Presents: Clock It,” premiering next Thursday, Feb. 12.

In @ms.now's newest original podcast, "Clock It," @symonedsanders.bsky.social and @eugenedaniels2.bsky.social will "combine topics of the day, like what's happening on Capitol Hill, with the latest in Hollywood and beyond." Read more via @usatoday.com: www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

Stephen Miller's attempt to pass Obama's deportation record hinges on indiscriminate street-level roundups -- not targeting "the worst of the worst" as advertised -- including kids, as we've seen in Minnesota.

Fulton County is pushing back against the FBI's seizure of its 2020 election ballots. Commissioner @commishbarrett.bsky.social joins The Weeknight to discuss the latest on the county’s fight for more answers.

Supreme Court allows California congressional map ahead of midterm elections

Homan said the number of federal officers remaining in the state as part of Operation Metro Surge stands at approximately 2,000 with Wednesday’s partial withdrawal.

Records show that while the Fulton search warrant was signed by a federal magistrate judge in Atlanta and executed by local FBI agents, it was approved by a U.S. attorney in St. Louis, Thomas Albus, and partly overseen by the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard.

AJC: State and federal investigators have found no evidence of significant fraud that would have affected the outcome of the 2020 presidential election, and Georgia’s results were confirmed by three counts, including a hand count of every ballot cast.

These OG RHONY Alums Are Reuniting for E!’s Golden Life bit.ly/4ad5EYT

“Before I say thanks to God, I’m going to say ‘ICE out.’” Bad Bunny condemns ICE while accepting the Grammy award for Best Música Urbana Album. The artist is set to perform at the Super Bowl halftime show next Sunday.

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Many of the sidewalks that are shoveled have narrow paths that force pedestrians to squeeze into single-file lines.

A judicial misconduct complaint against Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of D.C. was dismissed after an appeals court judge found insufficient evidence of bias against the Trump administration.

Judge orders release of 5-year-old Liam Ramos and father from ICE detention center www.ms.now/news/liam-ra...

More than 34,000 Minnesotans signed up to be trained as ICED observers with various activist groups in recent weeks, many of them since Jan. 7, when a federal agent shot and killed Renée Good.

Hundreds of protesters took to San Francisco’s Ocean Beach on Saturday to create a piece of human art in response to recent fatal shootings by immigration agents in Minneapolis. 📸: Stephen Lam

JUST IN: A federal judge on Saturday has ordered that 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father from Columbia Heights being held in a Texas detention facility be released “as soon as practicable” but no later than Tuesday, Feb. 3.

U.S. District Judge Fred Biery, who was appointed by former Democratic President Bill Clinton, said in his ruling that “the case has its genesis in the ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented government pursuit of daily deportation quotas, apparently even if it requires traumatizing children.”

Trump blames boredom, not sleep, for closed eyes during cabinet meeting

Trump blames boredom, not sleep, for closed eyes during cabinet meeting reut.rs/4arHlXl

BREAKING: Senate closes in on government funding deal with temporary DHS extension.  Alicia Menendez reports on The Weeknight.

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Gil Kerlikowske, who served as Border Patrol commissioner under President Barack Obama, said the report leaves many significant gaps in the timeline of the shooting. “I think they’re trying to be about as vague as possible,” he told MS NOW. “I still think we have a lot of questions.”

“During the struggle, a [Border Patrol Agent] yelled, ‘He’s got a gun!’ multiple times,” according to the report, which also revealed that two federal agents fired shots during the confrontation. #AlexPretti

Another DHS unit, Homeland Security Investigations, will investigate whether the man who was killed, Alex Pretti, broke any laws, according to two people familiar with the decision. #AlexPretti

NYT: Stephen Miller, a top aide to Mr. Trump who oversees the administration’s immigration strategy, was not part of the meeting. #Minnesota

NBC: Homeland Security investigators have videos recorded by cameras worn by multiple agents, department spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said.

The incident was one of five shootings in January involving federal agents conducting immigration enforcement, including the fatal shooting of Minnesota woman Renee Good. At least six immigrants have died this month in federal immigration detention, an unusually rapid pace.

Shout out to local journalism in Minneapolis: @kare11.bsky.social @startribune.com

BREAKING: The Minneapolis Police Chief says of the shooting victim: "Based on the information that we have, which is very limited, this is a 37-year-old white male who is a Minneapolis resident." He adds: "We believe he is a lawful gun owner with a permit to carry."