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AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - A pair of House Republicans plans to join Democrats in SOTU Epstein protests

At least two House Republicans who have been at the forefront of transparency efforts around the Jeffrey Epstein files are planning to display their support for the late billionaire's accusers during Trump's State of the Union, Axios has learned. Why it matters: Trump isn't expected to touch on Epstein during the address, but Democrats and a couple of Republicans are trying to ensure the issue looms large Tuesday night anyway. - Scores of Democrats have announced plans to bring Epstein accusers — or their family members, in some cases — as guests to the speech. - They include House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Judiciary Committee ranking member Jamie Raskin (D-Md.)…

NYTIMES (David Yaffe-Bellany and Michael Forsythe) - Senator Blumenthal Opens Inquiry Into Iran Transactions on Binance

Senator Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut sent a letter to Binance asking about the flow of $1.7 billion from accounts on the crypto exchange to Iranian entities.

NPR (Bobby Allyn) - Hegseth threatens to cancel Anthropic's $200 million contract over "woke AI" concerns

The company's Claude chatbot is one of the few AI systems cleared for use in classified settings. But a standoff between Anthropic and the Trump administration is putting its government work at risk.