Capitol Hill

• DOJ: Epstein Files Expected to Be Released “In the Near Term”
FBI Searches Fulton County Election Hub in Criminal Probe of 2020 Election
• Census Bureau Reports Illegal Immigration Has Dropped by Over 50 Percent
• Clinton Judge Blocks ICE from Deporting Illegal Immigrant Who Abandoned His 5-Year-Old Child
• U.S. Moving Quickly to Reopen Venezuela Embassy Following Yearslong Freeze
• Mexican President Says Country Has Suspended Oil Shipments to Cuba
• U.S. Capitol Police Report Increase in Threats Against Member of Congress for Third Consecutive Year
• Census Predictions for 2030 Should Favor GOP
• Dozens of Anti-ICE Protesters Arrested After Taking Over NYC Hotel Lobby

ECONOMY

• Bank of America to Match $1,000 Government Deposits for Trump Accounts
• “America Is Back”: Trump Celebrates Stock Market Milestone

• Starbucks Sales Jump Surprises Wall Street
• Amazon Closing All of Its Cashierless Grocery Stores
• Fed Holding Rates Steady in 2026
• Amazon to Cut 16,000 Jobs to Boost “Efficiency”
• UPS Retires Fleet of MD-11 Planes Involved in Deadly Louisville Crash
• Auto Insurance Rates Flatten Amid Trump’s Deportations
• Elon Musk Wants SpaceX IPO to Happen on His Birthday

SWAMP WATCH

• Minnesota Police Union Boss Blames Local Leaders for Blocking Cooperation With ICE: “There Would Have Been No Loss of Life”
• Trump Torches GOP Sens. Tillis, Murkowski as “Losers”

• What Links All of These Violent Confrontations With ICE Agents?
• Deranged Virginia Nurse Who Called On Colleagues to “Sabotage” ICE Agents With Paralytic Drug Is Fired
• Trump Blasts Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey Over “Serious Violation” of Law
• UK PM Starmer Reportedly Worked With Disgraced Lawyer in “Witch Hunt” Against British Soldiers
• Leftists Now Calling for “National Shutdown” on Friday
• Illinois Gov Pritzker Signs Soft-on-Crime Bill Into Law
• Minnesota “Antifa” Influencer Says He’s “On the Run” After Making “Armed” Call to Action

NATIONAL SECURITY & GLOBAL AFFAIRS

• Rubio Warns That U.S. Is “Prepared to Use Force” to Ensure Venezuela’s Cooperation
• Europeans Melting Down As ICE Takes Its Mission Abroad
• Marco Rubio Downplays Fears on Greenland, NATO
• Trump Warns Iranian Regime: “The Next Attack Will Be Far Worse”
• America Urged to Act As China Infiltrates Key Pacific Territory of Micronesia
• Communist China Has Spied on UK Government Phones for Years
• 1,500 People in Sicily Evacuated As Huge Landslide Leaves Homes Teetering on Cliff Edge
• Zelensky Calls Russian Drone Attack on Passenger Train an “Act of Terrorism”
• Japan–U.S. Alliance “Would Collapse” If Tokyo Turned a Blind Eye to Taiwan Crisis, PM Says

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• Fantastic Four Star Pedro Pascal Calls for a National Strike in Response to ICE Enforcement in Minnesota
• French NBA Players Condemn ICE Over “Murders” in Minneapolis
• Rap Megastar Nicki Minaj: I’m Probably Trump’s “Number One Fan, and That’s Not Going to Change”
• Fans, Players Outraged Over Bill Belichick Hall of Fame Snub: “Absolute Joke”
• Should Studios Keep Hiring John Leguizamo?
• NY Giants Player Rips Pro Bowl After Shedeur Sanders Selection
• Amazon’s Big Swing: He-Man, Skeletor, and a $170M Gamble
• Henry Cavill Shares First Look At “Highlander” Movie
• Budweiser Turns Up the Patriotism for 2026 Super Bowl Spot

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Nearly All American College Faculty Warn AI Is Fueling Risky Student Reliance on Tech
• Heroic Pilot Performs Belly Landing to Save NASA Research Jet After Gear Failure
• Scientists Find Common Convenience Foods Can Weaken Cognitive Control
• FCC Moves to Curb Fraud After Program Subsidized Phone, Internet Service for 116,000 Dead People
• Watch: Autonomous Robot Plows Massive Driveway in New Jersey Snowstorm
• Chrome Takes on AI Browsers With Deeper Gemini Integration and Agentic Features
• Scientists Say Edison’s 1879 Light Bulb May Have Accidentally Created Graphene
• Having a Close Friend With a Gambling Addiction Raises Your Own Risk, Study Finds
• Video: U.S. Engineers Create Unsinkable Metal Using Lessons From the Titanic

HEALTH, FITNESS & MORE

• ADHD Medications May Not Improve Attention, Study Suggests
• Leann Rimes Adds Stem Cells to $10K Plasma Exchange Wellness Plan
• Night Owls Face Higher Heart Risks, but Change Is Possible
• Lizzo Celebrates “Weight Release Goal” Milestone After Long Journey
• How Microplastics Are Detected in the Human Body
• Why Dreams Are So Easy to Forget and How to Remember Yours
• One Easy Bedtime Habit That May Help Protect Your Vision From Glaucoma
• Do Leg Extensions Damage Your Knees? Here’s the Truth
• Why Friends Are the Brain’s Best Medicine

OPINION

• John Stossel: Politicians Make Things Worse
• Brianna Lyman: Democrats Are Literally Promising to Kill Trump if They Get Power
• Byron York: Does America Have the Resolve to Deport Illegal Border Crossers?
• Jonathan Alpert: A Therapist’s Warning: Trump Didn’t Break America — Permanent Outrage Did
• Ben Shapiro: Democrats’ Response to Minneapolis Chaos Could Be to Their Detriment
• Natalie Sandoval: Not Many Believe Ilhan Omar and She Only Has Herself to Blame
• Michael Goodwin: Trump’s Stance on Immigration Is Key to His Approach in De-Escalating Crisis in Minnesota
• Stephen Moore: Mr. President, Please Free Caleb Bailey
• David Manney: Murkowski, Tillis, and the Art of the Utterly Predictable Rebellion