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New York Times Uncovers 5,300+ Epstein Files Mentioning Trump in Exhaustive Analysis

(Mediaite) The New York Times did a deep dive into the latest files tied to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein on Sunday and found that President Donald Trump’s named appeared in more than 5,300 of the documents. The Times piece said reporters used a “propriety search tool,” and found “more than 38,000 references to Mr. Trump, his wife, his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, and other related words and phrases in the latest batch of emails, government files, videos and other records released by the Justice Department.”

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Epstein's sex empire was 'KGB honeytrap'

(Daily Mail) Jeffrey Epstein was running 'the world's largest honeytrap operation' on behalf of the KGB when he procured women for his network of associates, intelligence sources believe. The release of more than three million new documents relating to the late sex offender gives credence to incendiary claims made by senior security officials: that Epstein was working on behalf of Moscow, and possibly Israel, when he facilitated assignations for some of the world's most powerful men.

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The Government Published Dozens of Nude Photos in the Epstein Files

(NY Times) The Justice Department published dozens of unredacted nude images on its website, showing young women or possibly teenagers whose photos were contained in files related to the wealthy sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The people in the photos appeared to be young, although it was unclear whether they were minors. Some of the images seemed to show Mr. Epstein’s private island, including a beach. Others were taken in bedrooms and other private spaces.

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United Arab Emirates' 'Spy Sheikh' bought secret stake in Trump crypto company

(CNBC) Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates purchased a secret 49% stake in the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial, The Wall Street Journal reported late Saturday. Tahnoon, known as the “Spy Sheikh,” is a UAE royal and government official who serves as the country’s national security adviser and manages its largest wealth fund. Months after Tahnoon purchased the $500 million stake, the U.S. agreed to give the UAE access to 500,000 of America’s most advanced AI chips per year.

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Troop deployments to U.S. cities cost nearly half a billion dollars in 2025

(CBS News) The Trump administration's deployment of troops to five different U.S. cities last year cost roughly $496 million through the end of December, according to estimates released by the Congressional Budget Office this week. "The American people deserve to know how many hundreds of millions of their hard-earned dollars have been and are being wasted on Trump's reckless and haphazard deployment of National Guard troops to Portland and cities across the country," (Sen. Jeff) Merkley said in a statement.

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Mayor of Portland, OR demands ICE leave city after feds tear gas protesters (including children)

(CBS News) The mayor of Portland, Oregon, demanded U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leave his city after federal agents launched tear gas at a crowd of demonstrators — including young children. Thousands of people attended the "ICE out" protest on Saturday in South Portland, according to the Portland Police Bureau. "To be among parents frantically trying to tend to little children in strollers, people using motorized carts trying to navigate as the rest of us staggered in retreat, unsure of how to get to safety, was terrifying," (former reporter Erin) Barnett wrote in an email to OregonLive.

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U.S. citizen (a grandmother) injured by federal agents in Salem OR, who demanded to see her "papers"

(Salem Reporter) A woman who’s a U.S. citizen needed medical help Thursday, Jan. 29, after federal agents pulled her from her car after demanding to see her “papers,” one of the state’s largest unions said Saturday. Service Employees International Union Local 503 said the woman, a union member, was driving to run errands when four agents stopped her on a Salem street. The agents identified themselves as federal law enforcement, according to the union’s statement. The woman, identified only as Maria, is a home care worker who had been on her way to pay rent and pick up a cake for her grandson’s birthday, SEIU said.

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'Fell the enemies:' Illinois College Republicans post image supporting ICE murders

(Daily Illini) In a post that included a stylized graphic of a presumed federal officer holding a gun to someone’s head, Illini Republicans stated that they “stand with ICE” amid the killings of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti in Minnesota. The RSO referred to Pretti and Good, two United States citizens who were both killed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the past month, as “traitors.” ... As of Sunday, the group removed the graphic but kept the larger post, which garnered more than a thousand comments on their Instagram account.

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Speaker Johnson faces tough choices as partial government shutdown drags and debate over ICE deepens

(AP) House Speaker Mike Johnson faces tough days ahead trying to muscle a federal funding package to passage and prevent a prolonged partial government shutdown as debate intensifies over the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration enforcement operations. Johnson signaled he is relying on help from President Donald Trump to ensure passage.

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Bombshell Report on Trump's 'Secret Deal With UAE's 'Spy Sheikh' Rocks Political World: 'Unprecedented and Mind-Boggling

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Donald Trump Threatens To Sue Trevor Noah After The Grammys: 'Get Ready'

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New Epstein files reveal he may have trafficked girls to others despite official denials

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New York Times Uncovers 5,300+ Epstein Files Mentioning Trump in Exhaustive Analysis

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More Epstein Files Being Unsealed 'Promptly' - DOJ

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