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Axios

Trump meets with top Iran advisers as war threat grows [1d]
Zuckerberg testifies in landmark social media addiction trial [1d]
Jeffries wages rare public pressure campaign urging Maryland Democrats to redistrict [1d]
6 reasons the U.S. and Iran are on the brink of war [1d]
"Denied everything": Dems blast Wexner for downplaying Epstein ties [1d]
Fed minutes show widening divide over rate cuts [1d]
States test limits of ICE, CBP agent immunity [1d]
Rev. Jamal Bryant: Jackson is "my blueprint" for Black churches in the Trump era [2d]

Salon

“Complete what we started”: Leaked Ring emails suggest controversial tech won’t stop at finding pets [1d]
“Unrepentant bigot”: Democrats push for censure of Fine following anti-Muslim comments [1d]
This Winter Olympics is for moms [1d]

The Drudge Report

USA 'interested' in national social media ban... [1d]
MAHA strip off with Kid Rock... [1d]
Rich Americans Fleeing Trump Are Scrambling for Overseas 'Golden Visas'... [1d]
Burbank airport 'next in line' for mid-air collision... [1d]
Surprise shark caught on camera for first time in Antarctica... [1d]
AS SOON AS THIS WEEKEND... [1d]
DOJ acknowledges violating dozens of recent court orders... [1d]
Armie Hammer's Mom: Canceled Men Deserve Voice... [1d]
600-acre data center could cost Wisconsin residents their land... [1d]
Bari's UCLA Lecture on 'Future of Journalism' Canceled Amid Student Protests... [1d]
Airspace closed ahead of 'extensive missile launches'... [1d]
HUCKABEE: Routine customs check... [1d]
Unprecedented 'jobless boom' tests limits of US economic expansion... [1d]
$1,000 a month car payment becoming norm... [1d]
FBI Contacts Mexican Law Enforcement After New TMZ Guthrie Ransom Demand... [1d]
Vatican disses 'Board of Peace'... [1d]
U2 RELEASES ANTI-ICE EP: AMERICAN OBITUARY... [1d]
Trump AI push fuels revolt in MAGA heartlands... [1d]
Fed Minutes Show Even Possibility of Hikes... [1d]
REPORT: Anderson Cooper Dumped '60 MINS' Over Weiss's Meddling... [1d]
Zuckerberg testifies at trial accusing socials of addicting kids... [1d]
USA Withdrawing All Forces From Syria... [1d]
VIDEO... [1d]
Wastewater Testing Reveals Cocaine Use In Nantucket 3x National Average... [1d]
8 skiers found dead after California avalanche... [1d]
Tucker Carlson 'DETAINED' at Airport... Developing... [1d]
Zuckerberg testimony: Judge threatens to hold anyone recording with AI glasses in contempt... Developing... [1d]
VICTORIA'S SECRET Wexner tells lawmakers 'conned' by Epstein... [1d]
Lawyers begin tracker to monitor abnormal DOJ criminal charges... [1d]
Israel on high alert as officials assess imminent US strike on Iran... Developing... [1d]
FCC DEMANDS TRANSCRIPT OF BAD BUNNY SUPER BOWL [1d]
Lara Trump: 'Many' Trumps May Run for Office... [1d]
UPDATE: Kurt Cobain death declared homicide by Seattle cop... [1d]

The New Republic

Tucker Carlson Says He Was Detained in Israel [1d]
CEOs Kiss the Ring at Trump Family Crypto Forum at Mar-a-Lago [1d]
Trump Celebrates Black History Month by Listing All His Black Friends [1d]
Trump Mixes Up Two Black Countries at Black History Month Event [1d]
Trump Appoints CDC Critic as Temporary Agency Head [1d]
Trump’s Sons Say Their Open Corruption Is Our Fault [1d]
RFK Jr.’s FDA Yanks Warnings Against Fake Treatments for Autism [1d]
Democrats Plot Boycott and Protests of Trump’s State of the Union [1d]

Talking Points Memo

Carr Tries To Wash His Hands Of the Colbert Matter [1d]
VIDEO: Hunter Walker and Allegra Kirkland Discuss the Bizarro Characters Behind the Fulton County Raid [1d]
FBI’s Top Influencers Tout ‘Antifa’ Funding Investigations [1d]

Politico

Bernie Sanders rallies support for wealth tax in California: ‘Enough is enough’ [1d]
US presses NATO for major reset, ending mission in Iraq [1d]
Amid debate in Congress, Florida's Republican Legislature pushes election law changes [1d]

The Hill

Castro knocks ICE for deporting 2-month-old, family: ‘Heinous’ [1d]
RNC sues to stop Virginia redistricting referendum [1d]
DOJ accused of flouting law in Epstein name dump [1d]
Here are the Democrats who plan to skip Trump’s State of the Union address [1d]
Cornyn warns of ‘massacre’ if Paxton beats him in Texas GOP primary [1d]
Graham taunts Iranian leader: ‘I forgot, you don’t have movies’ [1d]
Minnesota authorities demand federal records, evidence from Pretti killing [1d]
Blue states sue Trump administration over canceled green funds [1d]
Maryland, Virginia Democrats press DC Water on Potomac sewage spill [1d]
Roughly 1 in 4 hold negative opinion of both major political parties: Survey [1d]
NIH director Bhattacharya to temporarily serve as CDC director [1d]
U2 releases song ‘American Obituary’ honoring Renee Good [1d]
California to challenge federal childhood vaccine recommendations [1d]
Trump has prepared speech on extraterrestrial life, Lara Trump says [1d]
Alsobrooks becomes first Senator to endorse Crockett in Texas Senate race [1d]
CNN panel tangles over Ocasio-Cortez Munich response: ‘This is exhausting’ [1d]
House Democrat: Mamdani’s proposed wealth taxes ‘not going to work’ [1d]
Les Wexner denies knowledge of Epstein crimes in deposition with skeptical Democrats [1d]
Putin is ‘directly and purposefully’ attacking US businesses in Ukraine: Democratic senators [1d]
Trump criticizes UK for giving up Diego Garcia [1d]
House Democrats demand classified briefing on El Paso airspace closure [1d]
Leavitt says Democrats’ counteroffer to end DHS shutdown ‘unserious’ [1d]
Corruption! Ben Shapiro sounds alarm on Trump’s overseas business dealings [1d]
Kevin O’Leary destroys leftist CNN panelist over US history [1d]
FCC’s Carr brushes off CBS-Talarico interview controversy as a ‘hoax’ [1d]
Why the bipartisan consensus on Israel is under threat [1d]
RFK Jr., Kid Rock go shirtless in new HHS ad [1d]
Jeffries: Democrats ‘steadfast’ in demands for ICE reforms [1d]
Jeffries meets with Maryland Senate president opposed to congressional redistricting [1d]
Hunt files police report against Cornyn campaign over release of family personal information [1d]
Trump doesn’t care about the struggles of working families [1d]
California wealth tax proposal splits Democrats ahead of midterms [1d]
Moore accuses Trump of ‘lying’ about Potomac sewage spill [1d]
Democrats celebrate release of remaining federal Gateway Tunnel funds [1d]
Jesse Jackson funeral: What to know [1d]
Fair drug pricing requires legislation, not executive orders [1d]
The VA performed free life saving surgery on me. Every American should get the same. [2d]

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