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February 6, 2026
LaMonte McLemore, Founding Member Of The 5th Dimension, Dies At 90
Feb 5, 2026, 06:57 PM EST Singer LaMonte McLemore, a founding member of vocal group The 5th Dimension, whose smooth pop and soul sounds with a touch of psychedelia brought them big hits in the 1960s and '70s, has died. He was 90. McLemore died Tuesday at his home in Las Vegas surrounded by family, his representative Jeremy Westby said in a statement. He died of natural causes after having a stroke. The 5th Dimension had broad crossover success and won six Grammy Awards including record of th ...
Go to discussionSenate GOP blocks push for legal action over Epstein law
Posted February 5, 2026 at 4:22pm Senate Republican leadership blocked a Democrat-backed measure Thursday that would direct the chamber to take legal action over the Justice Department’s much-criticized handling of the Jeffrey Epstein documents. Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, on the floor, criticized the Trump administration’s response to the law Congress passed last year that required the release of documents tied to the deceased sex offender. The New York Democrat said millions ...
Go to discussionTrump cuts funds for EVs, health in blue states
02/05/26 6:02 PM ET The Trump administration is rescinding a total of $1.5 billion in health and transportation funds from multiple blue states, a spokesperson for the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) confirmed Thursday. The OMB directed the Transportation Department to rescind $943 million from Colorado, Illinois, California and Minnesota, and it directed the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to rescind $602 million from those states. The Transportation funds ...
Go to discussionTrump has no 'formal plans' to deploy ICE at polling sites, White House says
February 5, 2026 4:47 PM EST Updated 11 hours ago WASHINGTON, Feb 5 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump has not discussed "formal plans" to deploy U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to polling sites at November's midterm elections, the White House said on Thursday, while declining to rule out their presence near voting locations. Trump said on Monday that Republicans should "nationalize" and "take over" voting in at least 15 unspecified locations, repe ...
Go to discussionTrump offered to unfreeze funding for NYC tunnel if Dulles airport, train station renamed for him, source says
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, Feb 5 - U.S. President Donald Trump offered last month to drop his hold on funding for a key $16 billion New York Hudson River tunnel project in exchange for Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer supporting the renaming of Washington Dulles Airport and New York Penn Station after Trump, a source told Reuters Thursday. Punchbowl News first reported the offer citing four sources that was swiftly rejected by Schumer, who told the White House he did not have the power th ...
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