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Top News Stories for Tuesday, February 3rd 2026
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
Decision to give testimony comes days before House was expected to vote to hold pair in contempt of Congress Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed on Monday to testify in a House investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, days before the chamber was expected to vote to hold them in contempt of Congress. The concession follows a tense back-and-forth between the Clintons and the Republican James Comer, ...
Source: theguardian.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
Donald Trump on Monday threatened to sue comedian Trevor Noah after, while hosting the 68th Grammy Awards, Noah suggested that Trump had visited Epstein Island with former US President Bill Clinton. During the telecast, while announcing the Song of the Year award, Noah said, "There you have it, song of the year! Congratulations, Billie Eilish. Wow. That's a Grammy that every artist wants, almost as much as Trump ...
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump called on Republicans to seize control of election processes from individual states, signaling that he may push for drastic measures to change the dynamics of the midterm elections. "Amazing that the Republicans aren't tougher on it," Trump said in an interview Monday with former FBI official Dan Bongino. "The Republicans should say, 'We want to take over, we should take over the ...
Source: bradenton.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
The Kennedy Center will be closed for the next two years, President Donald Trump said on Sunday. In a Sunday evening Truth Social post, Trump said the performing arts venue will be temporarily closed for "Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding." It will shut its doors from July 4. This comes after Trump decided to rename the centre in December, adding his name. The day after the Kennedy Center's ...
Source: businessinsider.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
PUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. (AP) — Punxsutawney Phil predicted six more weeks of wintry weather Monday, a forecast sure to disappoint many after what's already been a long, cold season across large parts of the United States. His annual prediction and announcement that he had seen his shadow was translated by his top hat-wearing handlers in the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club at Gobbler's Knob in western ...
Source: mysuncoast.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
Judge is considering a temporary order after agents used teargas on protesters during a weekend demonstration A judge is considering temporarily restricting federal officers' ability to use of force during protests in Portland , Oregon, after agents used teargas on a crowd that included children during a protest over the weekend. Thousands of protesters gathered outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) ...
Source: theguardian.com
Victims complain of death threats as government says it's fixing redactions in Epstein-related files
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By MICHAEL R. SISAK and LARRY NEUMEISTER, Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The Justice Department said Monday it had withdrawn several thousand documents and "media" related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein after lawyers complained to a New York judge that the lives of nearly 100 victims had been "turned upside down" by sloppy redactions in the ...
Source: orlandosentinel.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
696,222 1,700 Market yield on U.S. treasury securities at 10-year constant maturity. Updated daily. Welcome, + Article Summary The BLS January jobs report is delayed due to a partial government shutdown, with publication pending resumed funding. Additional labor data releases are also postponed, potentially affecting economic analysis and mortgage rates. AI Summary The January jobs report published by the ...
Source: housingwire.com
Monday, Feb 2nd, 2026 -
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Monday that body cameras would go to immigration agents in Minneapolis, where there have been calls for accountability after two deadly shootings. Body cameras will go to agents nationwide when funding is available, she said on X . Noem said the move was in the interest of transparency. Noem and federal immigration enforcement agencies, including Immigration and Customs ...
Source: nbcnews.com
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 -
Washington — A federal appeals court judge dismissed a judicial misconduct complaint that the Justice Department filed against U.S. District Judge James Boasberg, whom President Trump has denounced over his handling of a legal battle involving the Alien Enemies Act and the administration's swift removals of Venezuelan migrants to El Salvador. In a December decision , Judge Jeffrey Sutton, the chief judge of ...
Source: cbsnews.com
Sunday, Feb 1st, 2026 -
A five-year-old boy and his father, who were detained as part of United States President Donald Trump's aggressive immigration raids and held at a detention facility in Texas, have returned to their home in Minnesota. Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian, who are asylum seekers from Ecuador, spent 10 days in the Dilley detention centre until US District Judge Fred Biery ordered their release on Saturday. US ...
Source: aljazeera.com