Sen. Van Hollen: “When you visited the private island, did you see anything inappropriate?” Lutnick: “The only thing I saw with my wife and my children and the other couple and their children was staff who worked for Mr. Epstein on that island.”

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick visited Epstein’s island www.cnbc.com/2026/02/10/l...

During the day, two Il-76MD arrived at Engels-2 Air Base. One of them landed at 14:45.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Engels-2 Air Base as of February 10, 08:23 UTC The air base housed 3 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 1 Tu-160 (Blackjack), and 1 Il-76MD (Candid) . One Tu-95MS, not three, was redeployed from Olenya Air Base to Engels-2 Air Base. Two Tu-95MS are still at Olenya Air Base.

RON JOHNSON: In Central America, if you become a police chief, the drug cartels send you a DVD w/ a video of your family going to church or school...that's what ICE agents are facing SORKIN: But these people are allowed to protest J: They want their activists to dox them & put families at risk

Ricketts: "No face masks -- we're seen a huge increase in attacks on our ICE agents. There's been 180 vehicle attacks. Overall attacks on DHS are up 8,000%. There's many so many doxxings of officers they've had to set up a tip line. This is very very serious."

Russia likely invented a Ukrainian "counteroffensive" near Zaporizhzhia to cover up its own fake advance reports, ISW says Ukraine's military says the frontline is 10-15 km from where Russia claims — and a recent flag-raising stunt in Ternuvate failed 🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/10/r...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC.... Ivermectin does not effectively treat cancer. Today’s toolbox for cancer treatment is much more complex and saving lives. These studies are killing people fearful of chemotherapy. RFK jr will be killing many more Americans!

A smart piece you should read: Why the Trump Coalition is Fracturing open.substack.com/pub/lincolns...

BREAKING: In a win for voters, a federal judge dismissed the DOJ’s case against Michigan seeking access to its unredacted voter registration data. This is the fourth DOJ case seeking such data to be dismissed. Full story to come. https://bit.ly/401l39O

⚡ Russia threatens families of Ukrainian POWs to register Starlink terminals, Ukraine says.

⚡️ Update: Russian lawmaker says Telegram restrictions part of Russia's 'struggle with NATO.' "Information security is an integral part of the struggle between us and NATO," Russian lawmaker Andrei Gurulev said.

Here's the full numerical breakdown of the type of charges or convictions for those arrested by ICE over the past year who had criminal records.

CBS News Exclusive: An internal DHS document shows that less than 14% of nearly 400,000 individuals arrested by ICE in President Trump's first year back in power had violent criminal records. It's the most detailed look yet at who ICE has arrested. www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-arr...

“We’ve wanted this bridge for years because it will be a boon for our economy. This is another case of the President undermining Michigan businesses and workers.” apple.news/A2BLqfxxqRGO...

Congressional review of the unredacted Epstein files contradicts Trump’s statements. Who’s shocked?

Maybe the Republicans who made a little noise over the Obamas-as-apes video were saving their powder for the big one. But these other things were pretty racist too:

theintercept.com/2026/02/09/i... “Friday’s midafternoon disappearance of multiple commuters in quick succession provided visceral evidence that, despite the change in leadership, the struggle between President Donald Trump’s federal agents and residents continues.”

Consumer Beware: 📱 iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max may break when removing the case Users on social media report cracks in the body: the plastic antenna spacers are breaking. Judging by the comments, these are not isolated cases — the issue appears to be widespread.

Billionaire pervert, Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, is one of the most senior business figures in Dubai. This article details some of his emails with Epstein. Republican Congressman Massie outed him today as the redacted sender of the “torture video” to Epstein. www.ft.com/content/d8f9...

thehill.com/policy/techn... ““The acid test for justice is not the release of the files, but rather the prosecution of those who committed heinous crimes with Epstein,” he added.”

The Sears Roebuck store on Allen Parkway in Houston during the 1930s. Buffalo Bayou flooded so bad in Dec., 1935 that all sorts of appliances all kinds of stuff floated away. It was during the Great Depression and it was reported that folks thereabouts were happy to "help" in the cleanup. 🙃

Munich Security Conference awarded the Ewald von Kleist Prize, its highest award, to the people of Ukraine in 2026 "Russia, while pretending to be ready for negotiations, simultaneously terrorizes Ukrainian civilians," said Chairman Ischinger euromaidanpress.com/2026/02/10/n...

"While his father Steve Witkoff acts as President Trump’s all-purpose special envoy, 32-year-old Zach Witkoff now heads up World Liberty, which has doled out at least $1.4 billion to both families" extraordinary reporting from @wsj.com www.wsj.com/finance/curr...

“At some point, even Crimea will be impossible to hold. In reality, there will be a domino effect. As soon as everything collapses — everything will be lost, but we don’t know in what form it will happen.” — Garry Kasparov

The National Governors Association organizes the bipartisan winter gathering that usually includes a working meeting with the U.S. president and a major dinner at the White House.

Applications for ISW's Summer 2026 Internship Program are open! Interns will gain hands-on experience in research, open-source analysis, and communications while contributing directly to our mission in national security and conflict monitoring. Apply now: https://isw.pub/SummerIntern26BS

Glory to the heroes 💪🏻🇺🇦

The crew of a Mi-24 helicopter from Ukraine’s 11th Separate Army Aviation Brigade Kherson was killed while carrying out a combat mission. The loss was reported by the brigade itself. #Ukraine

"'There are literally millions of people who rely on immigrants for their basic care needs every single day.'"

"...Remember, this whistleblower came forward in May. It's now February of the following year, and we're still asking questions": https://ow.ly/Ic4V50Yc1gr on "Face the Nation": https://ow.ly/iQ8V50Yc1go 2/3

Venezuela's top prosecutor said that his office had requested the arrest of one of the closest allies of opposition leader María Corina Machado. https://to.pbs.org/4bLhVpJ

What the Ship (Ep138) 1⃣Tanker Seizures by the US, Dutch, India and in the Baltic 2⃣Russia Oil & LNG 3⃣Panama Canal Overflowing & Kicking out the Chinese 4⃣US Staying in the IMO and Net Zero Framework has new opponents 5⃣Containers & Maersk Video: youtu.be/-918A1pEN7Q

Via @yonat.bsky.social: 140 rabbis train in Washington on how to resist authoritarian governments, ICE —> religionnews.com/2026/02/09/r...

This isn’t about election integrity. It’s about making Americans believe democracy can’t be trusted. open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...

Anas Sarwar is the most senior Labour figure to call for Keir Starmer to quit, piling more pressure on the prime minister over his decision to appoint Peter Mandelson to the high-profile diplomatic post. https://to.pbs.org/4r8m77S

$1.4 billion [that we know about] in the last year www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

What? That can't be right. Haven't they seen the president's plans for his special golden ballroom?

The group is asking the Court whether private plaintiffs, like individuals and advocacy groups, have the ability to challenge such discriminatory practices.

UPDATE: A pro-voting group asked SCOTUS to review an 8th Circuit decision blocking individuals and advocacy groups from suing to enforce a provision of the VRA that protects voters who need assistance due to a disability or an inability to read or write.

The EPA has reapproved the herbicide dicamba for use on genetically modified cotton and soybeans, adding “new limits on when and how it can be sprayed”. Dicamba is used to control tough weeds that can hurt crop yields, and the updated rules are intended to

👇🇺🇸 Defending Nazis #GOP "GOP senators come to Miller’s defense after colleagues call for White House shakeup" #USSenate #WhiteHouse #StephenMiller #LindseyGraham

👇🇭🇰🇬🇧"Hong Kong pro-democracy tycoon Jimmy Lai gets 20 years' jail" #JimmyLai #HongKong

🚨🚨🚨It’s been confirmed that the United States rules will still apply to people traveling for the FIFA World Cup🚨🚨🚨 All people planning to attend will have to supply 5 years Social Media history including E-mail addresses to receive an ESTA Visa.

I know, sadly. That’s why I added the caveat that Huliaipole is becoming important, because even animal-loving Ukrainians sometimes have to make tough decisions like that.

Full update video here: youtu.be/0HTBYG0N9ds

Russia wants people to believe that their former Minister of Justice Sergey Tropin drowned on his own in his bathtub.