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4+ min ago   (373+ words) Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche reacts during a press conference at the Justice Department in Washington, D.C., January 30, 2026. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz Survivors of deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein feel a "deep sense of betrayal" from the Department of Justice, according to…...

26+ min ago   (195+ words) Peter Mandelson, Britain's former ambassador to the US, is caught up in the scandal Trump, who appears more than 6,000 times in the Epstein files, absolved himself on Tuesday and told reporters it was "time now for the country to maybe…...

28+ min ago   (311+ words) A prosecutor was dismissed in Minnesota after complaining that they would be happy to be held in contempt by the judge because they desperately needed sleep. Now it appears the rest of the office is following that lead. Politico legal…...

38+ min ago   (157+ words) The emergency docket order had no dissents from the court "Donald Trump said he was "entitled" to five more congressional seats in Texas," California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said on social media. "He started this redistricting war. He lost, and he…...

40+ min ago   (50+ words) Read about it in Slate: Aymann Ismail went to see Mamdani's first big speech as mayor and found something else entirely. Which Is the SI Unit for Work? Slate Mini Crossword for Feb. 5, 2026 Slate Pears Game 172: Feb. 4, 2026 Slate Mini Crossword…...

40+ min ago   (220+ words) Layoffs hit their highest total last month since the Great Recession nearly two decades ago, according to a new analysis, and employers don't look to be adding jobs soon. U.S. employers announced 108,435 layoffs for January, up 118 percent from the same period…...

50+ min ago   (225+ words) More than 2,000 agents remain in the region The Trump administration "says it launched its largest-ever immigration operation in Minneapolis in response to an unfolding welfare-fraud scandal," The Wall Street Journal said. But the "four prosecutors who spearheaded" the Minnesota fraud…...

59+ min ago   (296+ words) New York Times columnist David French recently outlined a strategy that could prevent President Donald Trump from undermining the midterm elections. In recent columns, French has sounded the alarm about "all of Trump's threats against American elections." "Trump has filled…...

1+ hour, 10+ min ago   (231+ words) President Donald Trump in a speech at this year's National Prayer Breakfast roasted House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for saying grace at meals. The 79-year-old president spoke Thursday morning at the bipartisan gathering of U.S. and international political leaders, including El…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (210+ words) Refreshingly informal" film based on the life of British comedian John Bishop Today"s Big Question Since the ceasefire agreement in October, the situation in Gaza is still precarious", with the path to peace facing many obstacles" In the Spotlight…...