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'I Didn't Make a Mistake': Trump Declines to Apologize for Racist Video of Obamas

'I Didn't Make a Mistake': Trump Declines to Apologize for Racist Video of Obamas The video clip that President Trump posted in a late-night flurry of social media activity caused an unusually strong and public outcry from members of his own party. The decision to delete the link from his Truth Social account was an unusual walk-back by President Trump. Kenny Holston/The New York Times By Erica L. GreenIsabella Kwai and Zolan Kanno-Youngs Erica L. Green and Zolan Kanno-Youngs reported from W ...

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FEMA will resume staff reductions that were paused during winter storm, managers say

Updated 4:40 PM EST, February 6, 2026 The Federal Emergency Management Agency will resume staff cuts that were briefly paused during January’s severe winter storm, according to two FEMA managers, stoking concern across the agency over its ability to address disasters with fewer workers. FEMA at the start of January abruptly stopped renewing employment contracts for a group of staffers known as Cadre of On-Call Response/Recovery, or CORE employees, term-limited hires who can hold senior roles ...

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Colleges with low-earning grads could lose access to student loans. Here's why.

February 6, 2026 / 4:50 PM EST Some college programs whose graduates earn less than workers with only a high school diploma could lose access to federal student loans under the Republicans' "big, beautiful bill" act, a change that could impact about 40,000 U.S. college students, according to a recent analysis. About 2% of U.S. associate and bachelor's degree-granting programs are at risk under the new provision, called "do no harm," which takes effect in July, according to ...

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FBI invites elections officials nationwide to a call on 'preparations' for midterm elections

February 6, 2026, 5:24 PM The FBI has invited elections officials around the country for a call later this month on the agency's "preparations" for the high-stakes midterm elections, according to a letter sent to election officials and reviewed by ABC News. The letter, which went out earlier this week, states that the FBI call will also include election officials from the Department of Homeland Security, Department of Justice, United States Postal Inspection Service and Election Ass ...

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Democrats in New York propose moratorium on new data centers

02/06/26 5:10 PM ET ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York Democratic state lawmakers unveiled a bill on Friday that would prevent construction of new data centers for three years. It would pause the industry’s meteoric growth so officials can study the impact of artificial intelligence on electric bills and the environment. Democratic State Sen. Liz Krueger and Assemblymember Anna Kelles announced the legislation, S9144, during an online press conference. They joined advocacy groups, includin ...

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Members of Congress will be able to view unredacted Epstein files next week

Members of Congress will be able to begin reviewing the unredacted version of the Department of Justice’s files on Jeffrey Epstein on Monday morning, according to two sources familiar with the DOJ’s plans. The review process will take place in person at DOJ, according to a letter to members of Congress obtained by NBC News. The members will be able to review the material on computers at the DOJ offices but not review the physical documents themselves. The letter states that members can review ...

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Kid Rock's MAGA Country Music Festival Loses Shinedown and More Artists......

Full Headline: Kid Rock's MAGA Country Music Festival Loses Shinedown and More Artists: 'We Don't Want to Participate in Something We Believe Will Create Division' Shinedown have become the fourth artist to pull out of Kid Rock's MAGA-leaning "Rock the Country" music festival, the band announced on social media Friday. The group is the fourth artist to pull out of the festival, following Ludacris and country artists Morgan Wade and Carter Faith. "Shinedown is everyone ...

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Accused militant is taken into custody in the deadly 2012 Benghazi attack, Justice Department says

WASHINGTON (AP) — A man described as a key participant in the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, has been taken into custody and will be prosecuted in connection with a rampage that killed four Americans and became a divisive political issue, the Justice Department said Friday. Zubayar Al-Bakoush, identified by officials as a member of an extremist militia in Libya, had been wanted by the United States for more than a decade. He is accused in a newly unsealed indictment ...

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Russian general Vladimir Alekseyev in critical condition after Moscow shooting

A top Russian military official who plays a major role in the country’s intelligence services has been taken to hospital after being shot in Moscow, state media has reported. Lt Gen Vladimir Alekseyev was shot several times on the stairwell of his apartment on Friday by an unknown gunman in the north-west of the city and is in critical condition, according to reports. Oleg Tsaryov, a pro-Kremlin Ukrainian figure close to Alekseyev said the general had undergone surgery and remained in a coma. ...

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Judge allows release of body camera footage in case of Chicago woman shot by CBP

A federal judge on Friday granted a motion to permit the public release of body camera footage and other evidence in the case of a Chicago woman who was shot five times by a Customs and Border Protection agent last fall. U.S. District Judge Georgia Alexakis granted the motion from Marimar Martinez to publicly disclose body camera footage, photographs, FBI reports and other evidence in the case. An attorney for Martinez, who was shot and wounded by a Customs and Border Protection agent during O ...

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Pentagon to cut ties with Harvard over 'wokesters', ending training, programs and fellowships

18 min ago - Fri 6 Feb 2026 21.35 EST First published on Fri 6 Feb 2026 20.11 EST The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, has said the Pentagon is ending all military training, fellowships and certificate programs with Harvard University, marking the Trump admini ... (The Guardian)

House Dem Leader Jeffries: "F*** Donald Trump"

22 min ago - House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) tore into President Trump on Friday for posting a racist video of the Obamas, saying in a clip posted to social media: "F*** Donald Trump."It's a drastic escalation of the rhetoric between the House Demo ... (Axios)

Prosecutors Began Investigating Renee Good's Killing. Washington Told Them to Stop.

32 min ago - Hours after an immigration agent fatally shot Renee Good inside her S.U.V. on a Minneapolis street last month, a senior federal prosecutor in Minnesota sought a warrant to search the vehicle for evidence in what he expected would be a standard civil ... (NYT)

Military Pressured to See 'Melania' Against Their Will

44 min ago - Updated Feb. 7 2026 3:21AM EST Published Feb. 6 2026 7:18PM EST Thousands of active-duty military personnel may have been “pressured” into seeing the Melania documentary at cinemas around the country, a watchdog has warned. The $75 milli ... (Daily Beast)

US appeals court upholds Trump's immigration detention policy

1 hr ago - February 6, 2026 10:41 PM EST Updated 7 hours ago Feb 6 (Reuters) - A divided federal appeals court upheld on Friday the Trump administration's policy of placing people arrested in its immigration crackdown in mandatory detention without an opportuni ... (Reuters)

DHS warned its independent watchdog that Noem can kill its investigations, senator says

1 hr ago - Feb. 6, 2026, 6:14 PM EST / Updated Feb. 6, 2026, 6:42 PM EST The Department of Homeland Security’s general counsel warned the agency’s independent watchdog that DHS Secretary Kristi Noem asserts that she has the power to unilaterally kill ... (NBC News)

Trump ends Obama-era restrictions on commercial fishing in protected area off New England

2 hrs ago - Feb 6, 2026 6:08 PM EST PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — President Donald Trump issued a proclamation on Friday reopening a huge swath of protected sea in the Atlantic Ocean to commercial fishing. Trump said the move would reestablish fishing in Northeast ... (PBS News/AP)

Senator Warren presses Trump over DOJ probe of Fed Chair Powell

2 hrs ago - 12h Feb 6 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren on Friday challenged President Donald Trump's denial of involvement in a Justice Department investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that has heightened concerns about the Fed's independ ... (msn/Reuters)

FBI invites elections officials nationwide to a call on 'preparations' for midterm elections

3 hrs ago - February 6, 2026, 5:24 PM The FBI has invited elections officials around the country for a call later this month on the agency's "preparations" for the high-stakes midterm elections, according to a letter sent to election officials and reviewed by AB ... (ABC News)

Democrats in New York propose moratorium on new data centers

3 hrs ago - 02/06/26 5:10 PM ET ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York Democratic state lawmakers unveiled a bill on Friday that would prevent construction of new data centers for three years. It would pause the industry’s meteoric growth so officials can ... (The Hill)

'I Didn't Make a Mistake': Trump Declines to Apologize for Racist Video of Obamas

3 hrs ago - 'I Didn't Make a Mistake': Trump Declines to Apologize for Racist Video of Obamas The video clip that President Trump posted in a late-night flurry of social media activity caused an unusually strong and public outcry from members of his own party. T ... (New York Times)

Bob Woodward Warns Massive Layoffs Will Hurt WaPo Readers, Promises to Fight For His 'Professional Home'

3 hrs ago - Feb 6th, 2026, 5:06 pm In a Friday X post, Bob Woodward, the associate editor of The Washington Post, warned that the paper’s latest massive layoffs will hurt readers, promising that he plans to fight for his “professional home.” Wood ... (MEDIAite)

Colleges with low-earning grads could lose access to student loans. Here's why.

4 hrs ago - February 6, 2026 / 4:50 PM EST Some college programs whose graduates earn less than workers with only a high school diploma could lose access to federal student loans under the Republicans' "big, beautiful bill" act, a change that could impact about ... (CBS News)

FEMA will resume staff reductions that were paused during winter storm, managers say

5 hrs ago - Updated 4:40 PM EST, February 6, 2026 The Federal Emergency Management Agency will resume staff cuts that were briefly paused during January’s severe winter storm, according to two FEMA managers, stoking concern across the agency over its abilit ... (AP)

Family detained by agents in Portland hospital parking lot released from detention

9 hrs ago - The family detained by federal agents in a Portland hospital’s parking lot is headed back to Oregon after being released from immigration detention in Texas. U.S. Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, announced Friday afternoon that she is escorting th ... (Oregon Capital Chronicle)

Trump's FTC accused of hatching revenge plot to crush media ratings firm

11 hrs ago - 5h A new lawsuit alleges that President Donald Trump's Federal Trade Commission is trying to run a media ratings company out of business in retaliation for it giving poor marks to outlets that support the Republican Party. According to The Washington ... (msn/Rawstory)

Trump strikes deal to allow $800M in beef imports from Argentina to enter US

11 hrs ago - 02/06/26 2:28 PM ET President Trump has struck a new deal increasing beef imports from Argentina despite facing push back from Republicans and allies in the agricultural sector. Argentina’s foreign ministry said in a statement the agreement was ... (The Hill)

Judge orders Trump administration to resume funding Hudson Tunnel Project

11 hrs ago - February 6, 2026 MANHATTAN (CN) -- A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to restore more than$200 million in federal funding for a new rail tunnel under the Hudson River, on the very day the project ran out of cash and was windin ... (Courthouse News Service)

Judge denies DHS bid to rush removal of Liam Ramos and his family

12 hrs ago - The Department of Homeland Security unsuccessfully sought to expedite deportation proceedings against the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old formerly detained with his father by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials in Minneapolis, a ... (MS NOW)

800 Google employees demand an end to any cloud contracts with ICE and CBP

12 hrs ago - Feb 6, 2026, 11:26 AM ET A group of Google employees are demanding an end to any ICE or border control contracts. More than 800 Googlers signed a petition for the company to disclose how the Department of Homeland Security uses its products and serv ... (Business Insider)