NYTIMES (Tiffany Hsu and Steven Lee Myers) - Conspiracy Theories Only Flourish With More Epstein Evidence
The dump of millions of documents has fueled a new wave of speculation, A.I.-generated hoaxes and foreign disinformation.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Ryan Mancini) - Trump approval on immigration slips among independents: Poll
Sixty percent of Americans say Trump has "gone too far" with sending federal officers to U.S. cities to carry out his deportation agenda.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Jessica Kartalija) - FBI zeroes in on description of possible suspect in Nancy Guthrie search
Despite major developments in the case, an FBI source told NewsNation they don't know whether the agency or the sheriff is running the investigation.
AXIOS (Jim VandeHei) - Behind the Curtain: Resistance rising
Little by little, week after week, a subtle but significant shift is unfolding in American politics: Institutions and even a small but growing number of Republicans are standing up to President Trump . Why it matters: This is hardly COVID, where everyone seemed to resist everything — or even a return to Normal Times, when CEOs and Republicans said something when they saw something alarming. But the law of political gravity is starting to apply to Trump. Simply put, the more unpopular his policies and tactics, the easier it is for even scared Republicans to speak up and institutions to hold their ground. - To be clear, the number of House and Senate Republicans willing to cross Trump publicly remains tiny. But everywhere else,…
NEWSNATIONNOW (Andrew Dorn) - Strong January, weak 2025: Latest jobs report fuels debate
Cooling or stabilizing? Why January's jobs report has economists divided.
NEWSNATIONNOW (KONSTANTIN TOROPIN and JON GAMBRELL, Associated Press) - Second US aircraft carrier being sent to Middle East amid Iran tensions
The USS Gerald R. Ford's planned deployment to the Mideast comes after Trump only days earlier suggested another round of talks with the Iranians was at hand.
NPR (Shamim Chowdhury) - Bangladesh National Party claims victory in first election since student uprising
NPR (The Associated Press) - Judge blocks Trump admin from rescinding health grants to Democratic-led states
The ruling temporarily blocks the Trump Administration from cutting $600 million in public health grants that had already been allocated to four Democratic-led states.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Trump pardons 5 former NFL players for crimes ranging from perjury to drug trafficking
Those pardoned include ex-NFL players Joe Klecko, Nate Newton, Jamal Lewis, Travis Henry and the late Billy Cannon.
NPR (The Associated Press) - Goldman Sachs' top lawyer to resign after emails show close ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Kathy Ruemmler, a former White House counsel to President Obama, says she will resign from Goldman Sachs after emails between her and Jeffrey Epstein showed a close relationship between the pair.