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#1 Trump Signs Funding Deal, Ending 4-Day Partial Government Shutdown - Ben Werschkul for Yahoo Finance, Nick Sortor, The Beacon, adefolarin, and Rapid Response 47/Right Maven on X
A four-day partial US government shutdown is now over after the House of Representatives gave final approval Tuesday to a funding measure and President Trump signed it into law. “I’m thrilled to sign the consolidated appropriations act to immediately reopen the federal government,” Trump said in the Oval Office late Tuesday afternoon. The vote in the House came down to the wire, ending with a tally of 217-214. After a day of arm-twisting, Republicans unified on a key procedural step earlier in the day, which set up the narrow bipartisan vote where 196 Republicans joined 21 Democrats to push the measure over the line and send it to White House...
#2 Brothers of Renee Good, Woman Killed by Immigration Officer, Call for Action in Congress - Rebecca Santana for AP, The Washington Times, FOX 2 Detroit, Hartford Courant, Newser, and Mike Barba on X
The brothers of Renee Good, one of two U.S. citizens killed by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis, called on Congress to do something about the violence on American streets as a result of immigration operations, warning Tuesday that the scenes playing out are “changing many lives, including ours, forever.” Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot and killed Jan. 7. Her death and that of another protester, Alex Pretti, just weeks later have sparked outrage across the country and calls to rein in immigration enforcement...
#3 Trump Reacts to NBC Host Savannah Guthrie’s Mother Nancy’s Mysterious Abduction - Alexandra Koch for Fox News, Emmanuel Aning, MiloX News, John Tierney, Tom Benson, VOZ, Phil Sacramone, and Resist Times on X
President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to personally call NBC "Today" co-host Savannah Guthrie and offer additional federal assistance following her mother's apparent abduction in Tuscon, Arizona. Nancy Guthrie, 84, was last seen at her home at about 9:30 p.m. Saturday, and was reported missing by her family around noon Sunday, according to the Pima County Sheriff's Department. While officials did not immediately elaborate on the circumstances of her disappearance, they said they believe Nancy Guthrie was either kidnapped or abducted, and noted blood was found outside the home...
#4 Possible Las Vegas ‘Biological Lab’ May Be Linked to Illegal Medical Lab in California - David Charns for The Hill, Breanna Morello, Thomas Hern, Rep. Kevin Kiley, Rob Schneider/Eric Daugherty, and Walter Kirn/Tom Czerniawski on X
A possible biological laboratory found at a home in Las Vegas on Saturday may be connected to a similar incident in California, where officials found infectious agents such as HIV and malaria, the 8 News Now Investigators at Nexstar’s KLAS have learned. Police and the FBI searched the Las Vegas home, finding a “possible biological laboratory,” including “refrigerators with vials containing unknown liquids,” police said. Shortly before 6 a.m., a Metro SWAT team served a search warrant at the home on Sugar Springs Drive to search for a possible “biological laboratory.”
#5 Epstein Files Drop - NBC News, Mario Nawfal, Drew Hernandez, Owen Shroyer/Shadow of Ezra, Suppressed News., Bushra Shaikh, and Story Horse! on X
Former British ambassador to Washington Peter Mandelson has resigned from the upper house of UK parliament amid allegations he passed market sensitive information to the late sex offender Epstein while in government. The fallout from the latest release of millions of documents linked to Epstein continued in the US, too, where former president Bill Clinton and his wife, Hillary, will testify in Congress later this month. Trump insisted once again that he had been cleared by the latest trove of files as he faced renewed questions at the White House over the disgraced financier, AFP reported.
#6 Jeffrey Epstein Files Reveal Shocking Coinbase Connection – What the Crypto World Missed - Prashant Jha for Yahoo Finance, Jacob King, Archie, Saffron Sniper/Akanksha Awasthi, Patrick L Riley (community note), Crypt_Nature, and StarPlatinum on X
It’s been a wild ride since the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) began releasing the massive Jeffrey Epstein files late in 2025. We’re talking millions of pages of emails, financial records, and more, all tied to Epstein. The newest batch, dropped on Feb. 2, 2026, has the crypto world buzzing again. First, there were eyebrow-raising links to Bitcoin’s early funding. Now, it’s Coinbase’s turn in the spotlight. The Coinbase Revelation: A $3 Million Bet on Crypto’s Future...
#7 Ryan Routh, Convicted of Trying to Assassinate Donald Trump, to Be Sentenced - Greg Allen for npr, ABC 7 Chicago, cruzair, USA Today Politics, South Florida Sun Sentinel, and The Palm Beach Post on X
A man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump when he was running for president in 2024 is set to be sentenced in a Florida courtroom Wednesday. Last fall, a jury convicted Ryan Routh for his planned attempt on Trump's life when the then-presidential candidate was golfing at his club in West Palm Beach. Prosecutors are asking U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon to impose a life sentence. Routh's planned attack came just two months after Trump survived another assassination attempt in Pennsylvania. In that incident, Thomas Crooks fired several shots from a semi-automatic rifle, wounding Trump on his right ear. Crooks was shot and killed at the scene by a Secret Service agent.
#8 Raising Livestock, Breeding Resistance - Tracy Beanz & Michelle Edwards for The HighWire, Sentient, Sheppardess9, Massimo/Jacob Goering, and Amesh Adalja on X
As the world crept toward pandemic recovery in 2024, meat production in the United States rose by a mere 1 percent. A slight increase, indeed. Despite that, antibiotic sales for livestock in the United States surged during the same timeframe. Not a trickle, mind you, but a surge. Nearly 16 percent more antibiotics deemed as medically necessary were sold for use in US meat production compared to the previous year. That number is startling. Why? Because it doesn’t track with meat demand or animal illness outbreaks. Instead, it tracks with a single significant issue: industrial overcrowding...#9 Sen. Mitch McConnell Hospitalized After Experiencing ‘Flu-Like Symptoms' - Frank Thorp V and Kyla Guilfoil, Nick Sortor, C3, Kentucky Girl, Lara Logan/Hannah Thomas, and The Green Dragon Tavern on X
Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., was hospitalized Monday night after he experienced "flu-like symptoms," his office said Tuesday. "In an abundance of caution, after experiencing flu-like symptoms over the weekend, Senator McConnell checked himself into a local hospital for evaluation last night," spokesman David Popp said in a statement, adding that McConnell's "prognosis is positive." "He is grateful for the excellent care he is receiving. He is in regular contact with his staff and looks forward to returning to Senate business," Popp said...#10 Hochul Challenger Selects India Walton as Running Mate - Politico, FOX23News, David Cruz/Antonio Delgado for Governor, News 4 Buffalo, Progressive Cats/
Briahna Joy Gray, and CBS 6 Albany - WRGB on X
Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado has selected former Buffalo mayoral candidate India Walton as his running mate in his long-shot primary bid against incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul, two people with knowledge of the decision said. Delgado, a Hudson Valley Democrat, is turning to Walton — a member of the Democratic Socialists of America who unexpectedly defeated then-Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown in the 2021 Democratic primary — to help shore up his left flank. Walton lost the general election after Brown launched a write-in campaign...
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