To Win Back the House, Democrats Take the Fight to Deep-Red Areas www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/u...

Americans also have relatively low confidence in President Donald Trump to make wise decisions about U.S. policy toward Venezuela. pewrsr.ch/4c5Eh5q

"Trump and others are terrified about what might happen in November of 2026, losing the House, possibly losing the Senate.” www.cnn.com/2026/02/04/p...

New: Former Texas A&M lecturer Melissa McCoul is suing the university months after Texas A&M fired her over a gender identity lesson. McCoul alleges that administrators knowingly violated her free speech and due process rights to appease political critics.

Orange County to limit ICE detainees in jail, halt ICE practice of moving people in and out www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/02/04/o...

Supreme Court Clears Way for California Voting Map www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/u...

Illinois is joining the World Health Organization's Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network. I refuse to sit by as Donald Trump undermines science and weakens our nation's ability to detect and respond to global health threats.

Citadel’s Ken Griffin says Trump White House has ‘enriched’ family members www.ft.com/content/129b... via @financialtimes.com

Targeted digital voter suppression efforts likely decreasevoter turnout www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....

Q: What is Trump willing to accept for ICE and Border Patrol reforms? LEAVITT: Look, President Trump will be the ultimate decider of any policy changes -- on anything. He is never going to waver on enforcing our immigration laws.

Venezuela’s Authoritarian Grip Eases. But for How Long? www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/w...

“The central question Donald Trump puts to America is: Do you want a king? The goal is to convince enough Americans that their answer should be “no.” If we succeed in that, then autocratic rule becomes illegitimate and (eventually) untenable.” www.thebulwark.com/p/minneapoli...

Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio...

Trump, in an Escalation, Calls for Republicans to ‘Nationalize’ Elections www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

Breaking News: A group sued Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the State Department, asking a judge to block a ban on 75 countries, saying the Trump administration tried to “eviscerate decades of settled immigration law.”

After a brutal stretch of winter weather in many parts of the U.S., especially the East Coast, there was an eagerness on Monday to grab on to any sign of hope for warmth. Punxsutawney Phil did not oblige.

The director of national intelligence Tulsi Gabbard arranged a call between FBI agents and President Trump where he praised their work searching a Georgia election center. Agents seized truckloads of 2020 ballots, as Trump uses the government to support his false claims of widespread voter fraud.

Taylor Rehmet, a machinist and union leader, pulled off a stunning State Senate win in Texas, defeating a hard-line Republican candidate. His victory came in a district in and near Fort Worth that President Trump carried by more than 17 points in 2024.

Disney Sounds Alarm on Theme Park Attendance in Rarely Candid Remarks insidethemagic.net/2026/02/disn...

Trump Had Unusual Call With F.B.I. Agents After Election Center Search www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/u...

Exclusive: A U.S. official has alleged wrongdoing by U.S. spy chief Tulsi Gabbard in a complaint that is so highly classified it has sparked months of wrangling over how to share it with Congress, according to people familiar with the matter.

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Prime Minister Keir Starmer of Britain has urged Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor to testify before a congressional committee over his dealings with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old who was detained by federal agents while wearing a Spider-Man backpack and a blue bunny hat, is back home in Minnesota, a statement from his school district said on Sunday. A federal judge had demanded that the boy and his father be set free a day earlier.

A high-ranking federal appeals judge dismissed an ethics complaint filed by the Justice Department against Judge James Boasberg, whose rulings repeatedly raised questions about the Trump administration’s respect for the rule of law.

A Canadian company said on Friday that it would no longer sell a warehouse in Virginia to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, which had planned to use the site as an ICE processing facility.

Breaking News: President Trump said the Kennedy Center will close for two years this summer for reconstruction. The announcement came after the center has been rocked by cancellations and boycotts by performers, contributors and audience members.

Bad Bunny, the Puerto Rican superstar, accepted the best música urbána album at the 68th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday with a direct response to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown. Follow our live coverage here. nyti.ms/4a7BQgd

“Before I say, ‘Thank God,’ I’m going to say, ‘ICE out.' We’re not savage. We’re not animals. We’re not aliens. We are humans, and we are Americans.” #GRAMMYs 🏆 www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

“Jesus is for everybody. Jesus is not owned by one political party…. Jesus is Jesus. Anybody can have a relationship with him.” #GRAMMYs 🏆 www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

“Before I say thanks to God, I gotta say ICE OUT,” Bad Bunny said as he accepted the award for the ‘Best Música Urbana’ album. In a night where people alluded to Minnesota and wore activism-based, the artist’s speech was the fullest-throated condemnation of the federal agency so far

Bad Bunny took home the Grammy for the best música urbana album for his zeitgeist-shaping album “Debí Tirar Más Fotos." “Before I say thanks to God, I’m gonna say: ICE out,” Bad Bunny said, accepting his award to a standing ovation. Live updates: bit.ly/4tdsxnu

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Bad Bunny: Before I say thanks to god, I'm going to say, ICE out. We are not savage, we are not animals, we are not aliens, we are humans and we are Americans.

“Jesus is not owned by one political party."

Cold weather triggers fire alarm and ground stop at Orlando International Airport www.orlandosentinel.com/2026/02/01/c...

"The GOP is only” leading by 10 among white working class voters, their weakest showing among this core demographic in two decades (since the Democratic blowout of 2006), a significant warning signal for Republicans." open.substack.com/pub/brucemeh...

"In the weeks following Maduro’s daring night-time abduction, scores of Cuban doctors — a pillar of the country’s populist health programmes and a symbol of the close ties between the socialist allies — have quietly left their posts and returned to Havana."

BREAKING: The two federal immigration agents who fired on Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti are identified in government records as Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez.

Tom Homan’s predictions of a swift détente in Minnesota “seem to underestimate how much ill will the Trump administration’s actions have caused,” @toluseo.bsky.social reports. He spoke with law-enforcement officials in the state:

The Trump administration's “war on empathy,” Hillary Rodham Clinton writes, “threatens to pave the way for an extreme vision of Christian nationalism that seeks to replace democracy with theocracy in America”:

Minneapolis Residents Wear Their Passports, Desperate to Ward Off ICE www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/u...

‘WTF’: Pro-gun groups warn vulnerable GOP seats on the line after Pretti response politi.co/4rpBXL8 via @politico.com

NEW: As he released 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, Judge Biery warned of vast lawlessness and inhumanity in the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts. He said courts amounted to “a judicial finger in the dike.” www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

NEW: Judge Menendez rejected Minnesota's effort to block Operation Metro Surge, despite acknowledging profound and "heartbreaking" consequences it was having on daily life in the state. w/ @joshgerstein.bsky.social @G_Svirnovskiy www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

The director of the Nobel Peace Prize has been under perhaps more pressure than any of his predecessors. In an interview, he says, the prize is inherently “complicated” www.wsj.com/world/under-... via @wsj.com

Federal judge denies bid to end ICE Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota

How steep is Trump’s democratic backsliding? www.ft.com/content/b474... via @financialtimes.com

Delcy Rodriguez is slow-walking human-rights and democratic reforms in Venezuela, aiming to outlast the Trump administration’s focus on her country as U.S. midterms approach. www.wsj.com/world/americ... via @wsj.com

Trump Could Interfere With the Midterm Elections. You Can Help Defend Them. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/31/o...