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Top News Stories for Tuesday, February 3rd 2026
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify in a House investigation into Jeffrey Epstein . Angel Ureña, a spokesperson for Bill Clinton, responded in a post Monday to a letter from House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., saying the Clintons had "negotiated in good faith" and that Comer "had not." "They told you under oath ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
President Donald Trump is threatening to sue Trevor Noah over a joke at last night's Grammy Awards, saying in an overnight post on Truth Social that the comedian's crack claiming he visited Jeffrey Epstein's island was "false and defamatory." Noah, who hosted the awards show, had poked at Trump's relationship with the late sex offender and the president's ambitions for the United States to take over Greenland. ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
President Donald Trump on Monday declared that the Republican Party should "nationalize the voting" in the US and take away individual states' power to administer their elections. While speaking with Dan Bongino, a former FBI deputy director and current podcaster, Trump rehashed the false allegations he's made in the past about Democrats only winning elections through the help of undocumented immigrants. "These ...
Source: commondreams.org
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
We report without fear or favor because our work is sustained by members, not influence. Your support helps ensure the truth is told clearly, even when those in power push back. Join HuffPost today. Already a member? WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington's Kennedy Center performing arts center for two years starting in July for construction, his latest proposal ...
Source: huffpost.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
Punxsutawney Phil is said to be predicting six more weeks of wintry weather after he saw his shadow Monday. His annual prediction was translated by his handlers at Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club says that when Phil is deemed to have not seen his shadow, that means there will be an early spring. When he does see it, it's six more weeks of winter. Phil tends to predict a ...
Source: chicago.suntimes.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
The mayor of Portland, Oregon demanded that federal immigration enforcement officials leave his city after they were seen lobbing tear gas and flash bang grenades at demonstrators. As reported by The Oregonian on Sunday, Portland Mayor Keith Wilson reacted with outrage after seeing federal agents deploying tear gas and firing rubber bullets at thousands of protesters who on Saturday marched to a US Immigration and ...
Source: commondreams.org
Government says it's fixing redactions in Epstein-related files that may have had victim information
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday that it had withdrawn several thousand documents and "media" related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein after lawyers told a New York judge that the lives of nearly 100 victims had been "turned upside down" by sloppy redactions in the government's latest release of records. The exposed materials include nude photos showing the faces of potential victims ...
Source: apnews.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
January 2026 report to be rescheduled after BLS has already been faced with major delays from last year's shutdown The US's closely watched jobs report will once again be delayed, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) announced on Monday, amid a government shutdown. The January 2026 jobs report, originally scheduled to be released on Friday, will be rescheduled when federal funding resumes. Data collection for the ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
As the Hennepin County medical examiner on Monday classified Alex Pretti's death as a homicide, US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said members of her department who are on the ground in Minnesota will be issued body-worn cameras—a development that came amid a congressional funding fight and was met with mixed reactions. President Donald Trump and Noem this year have sent thousands of Department of ...
Source: commondreams.org
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa and Customs and Border Protection officer Raymundo Gutierrez have been identified in a report as the immigration agents who fired on Alex Pretti Two federal immigration agents involved in the shooting of protester Alex Pretti on a Minneapolis street ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
A judicial misconduct complaint against Chief U.S. District Judge James E. Boasberg of D.C. has been dismissed because the Justice Department failed to show that he exhibited bias against the Trump administration. The allegations against Boasberg, a former prosecutor nominated to the bench by President Barack Obama, were widely recirculated by conservative media. But when a federal appeals court requested evidence ...
Source: abajournal.com
Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 -
When free expression is challenged, independent journalism matters more than ever. By supporting HuffPost, you stand behind accountability, truth, and a free press. Already a member? Five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, who were detained by immigration officers in Minnesota and held at an ICE facility in Texas, have been released following a judge's order. They have returned to Minnesota, according to ...
Source: huffpost.com