Rep. Pat Ryan: "I actually think Trump is so delusional, so whatever from his five deferments from the draft that he thinks this is a game. And it is not a game. He needs to go look all those families in the eye and give them, at a minimum, a real explanation for what the hell happened."

Psaki: "While Kristi Noem certainly deserved to lose her job, the man Trump has tapped to replace her hardly seems, in my view, up to a wartime appointment. In fact, he seems pretty confused about whether or not this is a war."

MN Gov. Tim Walz: Former Secretary Noem should probably get used to spending more time in Minnesota because I have a pretty good feeling in the future she may be doing that because we have got to get accountability.

Tonight on The Briefing! Gov. Tim Walz @governorwalz.mn.gov Rep. Pat Ryan Rep. Seth Moulton @moulton.house.gov Rep. Maggie Goodlander @goodlander.house.gov Rep. Jake Auchincloss @repauchincloss.bsky.social

TONIGHT: @jenpsaki.bsky.social will speak with @repauchincloss.bsky.social, @goodlander.house.gov, @moulton.house.gov and @pkryan.bsky.social on the conflict in Iran. Tune-in to @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social at 9 p.m. ET tonight on @ms.now.

When Kash Patel generates unflattering headlines, he quickly carries out mass firings at the FBI. A new @ms.now analysis finds this pattern has happened at least four times.

Heads up! Tomorrow night, Jen will be joined on set by four Democratic members of Congress who have served in the U.S. military to offer their perspective on Donald Trump's war with Iran.

Coming up this hour on The Briefing! Sen. Mark Kelly @captmarkkelly.bsky.social Beto O'Rourke @betoorourke.bsky.social @ms.now

Tomorrow at 10amET on MS NOW Former Ukrainian refugee Nastya Shpot will be @velshi.com 's guest!

At least 6 Trump Cabinet members or senior administration officials were in contact with Epstein. It is unclear if these relationships w/ Epstein were raised in background checks or security clearances. Every agency involved declined to answer my questions. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

Tonight at 9pmET on @ms.now! California Governor Gavin Newsom @governor.ca.gov joins Jen Psaki on The Briefing.

@stephruhle.bsky.social: "The economy [Trump] is going to talk about is the economy inside that gilded bubble. The economy that he exists in doesn't go further than the driveway at Mar-a-Lago."

Newsom: "He’s becoming more of a carny. He's becoming more of a flimflammer. Dare I say he is a music man now. There is a vacuousness to him. And I think it will be on full display tonight."

Alicia Menendez tells Jen that a spokesperson for a Epstein survivor who will be at tonight's address says, "She is looking forward to ruining Trump's night by being there."

A first look will air tonight during @ms.now's special coverage of the State of the Union address beginning at 7 p.m. ET. Additional segments will air tomorrow at 9 p.m. ET on @briefingwithpsaki.bsky.social.

JUST ANNOUNCED: @jenpsaki.bsky.social will speak with @governor.ca.gov to discuss President Trump’s State of the Union address, the state of the country, his new book and more.

Tonight on The Briefing! Illinois Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov Senator Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov See you at 9pmET!

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries is surprised Trump didn't give him a "more original" nickname. Jeffries: "I finally earned a presidential nickname, and this is what he goes with. So, he clearly is tired, he's lame, and he doesn't know what he's doing anymore."

"It's actually pretty embarrassing." Fmr. Amb. Susan Rice reacts to Trump's first 'Board of Peace' meeting. "It's a private vanity project for Donald Trump in perpetuity."

Before today, the last time a senior member of the British royal family was arrested was when King Charles I was arrested in 1649.

"This countries history would be incomplete if we don't fully embrace the contributions that Black Americans have made." Gov. Wes Moore reacts to Trump's comments at a Black History Month event. "Black history is not something about talking about the friendships that you have."

Psaki: "Nothing says I'm just a normal and relatable guy like drinking whole milk while relaxing in a hot tub with Kid Rock. Amirite?"

Coming up this hour! Epstein survivor Annie Farmer joins Jen Psaki on The Briefing. 9pmET on @ms.now

Coming up next hour! Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms joins Jen Psaki on The Briefing. 9pmET on @ms.now

Coming up next hour! Maryland Governor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social joins Jen Psaki on The Briefing. 9pmET on @ms.now

Tonight on The Briefing! Governor Wes Moore @govwesmoore.bsky.social Keisha Lance Bottoms Governor Andy Beshear @govandybeshear.bsky.social James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social

Rep. Jasmine Crockett tells Jen Psaki that she received a phone call from Paramount earlier today. "And in that call they explained that they actually told CBS that they could go ahead and move forward with the interview of James Talarico. They just needed to offer me equal time." Watch:

Coming up next hour! Rep. Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov joins Jen Psaki on The Briefing. 9pmET on @ms.now

Tonight on The Briefing! Rep. Jasmine Crockett @crockett.house.gov Terry Moran @terrymoranabc.bsky.social Elora Mukherjee

Tonight on The Briefing! Rep. Eric Swalwell @ericswalwell.bsky.social JP Cooney Glenn Kirshner @glennkirschner.bsky.social Rep. Suhas Subramanya @repsuhas.bsky.social Stephen Richer

Dr. Oz appears to have invited Jeffrey Epstein to a Valentines Day party in 2016, long after Epstein pleaded guilty to soliciting sex with underage girls.

"The Minnesota Star Tribune has identified six federal criminal cases tossed at the request of prosecutors as the U.S. Attorney’s Office grapples with over a dozen resignations and a soaring immigration caseload." www.startribune.com/case-dismiss...

Coming up next hour on The Briefing! Sen. Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov MN AG Keith Ellison @ag.state.mn.us Andrew Bakaj @andrewbakaj.bsky.social

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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.

NEW! Donald Trump's effort to prosecute his political enemies flopped in court again! Senator Jon Ossoff called out Trump's fake MAGA working class image, and Megyn Kelly offered the perfect model of the right-wing "cuckoo bananas" meltdown over Bad Bunny's Super Bowl performance. Watch:

Tonight on The Briefing! Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov Gov. Josh Shapiro @governor.pa.gov Rep. Chris Deluzio @deluzio.house.gov

Tonight at 9pmET on The Briefing! Rep. Ro Khanna @khanna.house.gov Preet Bharara @preetbharara.bsky.social Sky Roberts Amanda Roberts Marc Santia @marcsantianews.bsky.social

NEW! Jen tears the lid off of Donald Trump's push to manipulate upcoming elections, Jeff Bezos driving the Washington Post into the ground, Bad Bunny melting MAGA brains, and a creepy totem to Donald Trump. Plus a special visit from @alivitali.bsky.social ! youtu.be/xJiOeEp2U5Q?...

Tonight on The Briefing! Sen. Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social Rep. Jamie Raskin @raskin.house.gov Jeh Johnson

Psaki: Trump "is laying the groundwork to undermine the validity of the midterm elections ... He does not think he and his party can win on their own."

Psaki on WaPo layoffs: "Anyone who tells you this was about the bottom line is wrong."

"This ranks among the darkest days in the history of one of the world’s greatest news organizations." Read former executive editor Martin Baron's statement on today's cuts at the Washington Post here: www.facebook.com/share/p/1ES5...

Tonight on The Briefing! Marty Baron @postbaron.bsky.social Miles Taylor @milestaylor.bsky.social Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan @ltgovflanagan.mn.gov

Little Mike Johnson is going to get a special White House cookie for embracing Trump's election conspiracies.

Tonight on the Briefing! Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social Sen. Richard Blumenthal @blumenthal.senate.gov Rep. Dan Goldman @repdangoldman.bsky.social

"There isn't a single criminal at the Dilley detention center. And I know that because ICE told me that.": Rep. Joaquin Castro, who visited 5-year-old Liam and his father in the Dilley detention facility yesterday.

Tonight on The Briefing! Sen. Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social MN AG Keith Ellison @ag.state.mn.us Sen. Chris Van Hollen @vanhollen.senate.gov

Among some pretty dismal polling results for Trump from Fox News, his number on ICE being too aggressive is particularly bad.

. @ezralevin.bsky.social tells Jen Psaki that 200,000 people signed up for No Kings Coalition training "to learn how to do what Alex Pretti and Renee Good were doing." Levin predicts the largest protest in American history for "No Kings 3" on March 28.