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Top News Stories for Thursday, February 5th 2026
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump suggested this week that the federal government should take over certain states' elections, in clear violation of the Constitution. It's a bad idea, just like it was a bad idea five years ago when Democrats proposed something similar. "The Republicans should say, we want to take over—we should take over the voting in at least…15 places," Trump told conservative podcaster Dan ...
Source: reason.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Moltbook is the newest social media platform — but it's just for AI bots Can computer programs have faith? Can they conspire against the humans that created them? Or feel melancholy? On a social media platform built just for artificial intelligence bots, some of them are acting like it. Moltbook was launched a week ago as a Reddit-like platform for AI agents . Agents, or bots, are a type of computer program ...
Source: npr.org
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
President Donald Trump told NBC News on Wednesday that he believes his administration could use "a softer touch" in its immigration enforcement operations after federal agents shot and killed two U.S. citizens last month in Minneapolis. "I learned that maybe we could use a little bit of a softer touch. But you still have to be tough," Trump said in an Oval Office interview with "NBC Nightly News" anchor Tom Llamas. ...
Source: news.yahoo.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said he "regrets every minute" he ever spent with Jeffrey Epstein , speaking out after the release of Epstein files that included mentions of him. Gates told "Nine News Australia" in an interview posted Wednesday that it was "foolish" to have spent time with Epstein, the convicted sex offender, and that Epstein's claims about him in the files were "false." "Apparently, ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Ryan Routh, who tried to kill president in 2024, also receives a consecutive seven-year sentence for gun conviction A man convicted of trying to assassinate Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024 was sentenced on Wednesday to life in prison. US district judge Aileen Cannon pronounced Ryan Routh's fate in the same Fort Pierce courtroom that erupted into chaos in September when he tried to stab himself shortly ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
The newspaper, now owned by billionaire Jeff Bezos, once helped bring down US President Richard Nixon in the Watergate scandal Reading Time: 3 minutes The Washington Post, owned by billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, announced major job cuts Wednesday, saying that "painful" restructuring was needed at the storied newspaper. The newspaper, which gained legendary status when its reporting helped bring down ...
Source: scmp.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a roughly $1.2 trillion government funding bill Tuesday that ends the partial federal shutdown that began over the weekend and sets the stage for an intense debate in Congress over Homeland Security funding. The president moved quickly to sign the bill after the House approved it with a 217-214 vote. "This bill is a great victory for the American people," Trump said. ...
Source: military.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
NEW YORK — A Doberman pinscher named Penny was awarded best in show at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Tuesday night, the fifth of its breed to take the title of top dog. "You can't attribute it to one thing, but she's as great a Doberman as I've ever seen," said her handler, Andy Linton, who previously won best in show 37 years ago and had hoped for a second victory, adding, "I had some goals, and ...
Source: washingtonpost.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 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? President Donald Trump is facing heat for on one of the female journalists who cover him and his administration. "You are the worst reporter," Trump scolded CNN 's Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday. "I don't ...
Source: huffpost.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Homeland Security lawyer Julie Le told a judge 'the system sucks' after Trump's mass arrests overwhelmed the courts A lawyer working for the U.S. Attorney's office in Minnesota has been removed from that detail after telling a federal judge "this job sucks" during a hearing on ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
A tragic infant death highlights the high stakes of unpasteurized dairy. New Mexico state health officials announced on Tuesday that a newborn succumbed to a fatal infection likely contracted because the mother drank raw, unpasteurized milk during her pregnancy. Unfortunately, this is a common story; or rather, it used to be a common story because we figured out that we can pasteurize milk and kill pathogens a ...
Source: zmescience.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Pinterest has sacked two engineers for tracking which workers lost their jobs in a recent round of layoffs. The company recently announced job cuts, with chief executive Bill Ready stating in an email he was "doubling down on an AI-forward approach," according to an employee who posted some of the memo on LinkedIn. Pinterest told investors the move would impact about 15% of the workforce, or roughly 700 roles, ...
Source: bbc.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
The Trump administration will draw down 700 law enforcement officers from Minnesota on Wednesday, border czar Tom Homan said. After that approximately 25% withdrawal, around 2,000 federal agents will remain in the state, he said. Homan announced the pullback after touting "unprecedented cooperation" between the federal government and state and local entities. White House 'border czar' Tom Homan speaks during a ...
Source: cnbc.com
JD Vance Blasts 'Incestuous' Elites In Epstein Files But Won't Address Trump's Thousands Of Mentions
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
At a time when many newsrooms are shrinking, your support is more important than ever. Membership ensures we can keep covering the issues that shape our lives and communities. Already a member? Vice President JD Vance let loose on the "incestuous" elites named in the newly released trove of documents on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but sidestepped the fact that the files mention President Donald Trump thousands of ...
Source: huffpost.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Swipe for next article Judge warns 'our nation is at a crossroads' after lawsuit from 'Portland Chicken' alleges violence use of force A federal judge has temporarily blocked federal officers from firing tear gas at peaceful protesters near an immigration detention center in Portland, Oregon, after a ...
Source: independent.co.uk
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Nike is facing a federal probe over allegations that its DEI targets led to discrimination against white workers. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said Wednesday that it has asked a federal judge to require Nike to provide information for its investigation into alleged racial discrimination. The sportswear giant is accused of intentional systemic discrimination against white employees, with some requests ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Feb. 4 (UPI) -- Private companies added 22,000 jobs in January, half as much as the consensus forecast predicted, the ADP National Employment Report said Wednesday. The service industry makes up 21,000 of the new jobs , with education and health services adding the most, with 74,000 new jobs. This helped offset a loss of 57,000 jobs in the professional and business services, as well as losses in information and ...
Source: upi.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
PHILADELPHIA SUBURBS—He had decided that the America he believed in would not make it if people like him didn't speak up, so on a cool, rainy morning in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Jon, 67 and recently retired, marched up to his study and began to type. He had just read about the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's case against an Afghan it was trying to deport. The immigrant, identified in The Washington ...
Source: abajournal.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
Defense department says it may end support unless youth group abandons inclusivity and returns to 'God and country' values The Pentagon is again threatening to sever ties with Scouting America unless the organization formerly known as the Boy Scouts of America reverts to "core values" and realigns itself with service to "God and country". A warning to end the US military's longstanding partnership with one of the ...
Source: theguardian.com
Wednesday, Feb 4th, 2026 -
In February 2025, Governor Ron DeSantis publicly announced his desire that the state consider amending its Constitution, initially, to abolish property taxes. Florida's property tax system funds local counties, cities, school districts, and numerous special taxing districts providing services such as water management, fire protection, and mosquito control. Florida's property tax framework is established in the ...
Source: natlawreview.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON — U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, the top federal prosecutor in the District of Columbia, is facing widespread criticism from conservatives after she said in a Fox News interview Monday that anyone who brings a gun into the nation's capital would face jail time. "You bring a gun into the district, you mark my words, you're going to jail," Pirro said in the interview. "I don't care if you have a ...
Source: nbcnews.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
Feb. 3 (UPI) -- Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton agreed to testify in the Epstein investigation by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee in February. Hillary Clinton agreed to testify on Feb. 26 and Bill Clinton on Feb. 27, committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., announced on Tuesday . "Republicans and Democrats on the Oversight Committee have been clear: no ...
Source: upi.com
Tuesday, Feb 3rd, 2026 -
You can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Mitch McConnell , R-Ky., was hospitalized Monday evening with flu-like symptoms, his office announced. "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," a spokesperson for McConnell said in a statement. "His prognosis is positive and he is grateful for ...
Source: foxnews.com