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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 01.02.2026.
It displays 167 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.
01.02.2026 ⇢ The Day of the Texas Special Election Upset
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Morning editorial attention was split between a shock Democratic flip of a 'Trump +17' Texas state Senate seat and the continuation of the partial government shutdown. While President Trump engaged in high-stakes negotiations with Senator Schumer, conservative outlets focused on the administration's new policy of requiring 'liberal cities' to formally plead for federal aid. By midday, coverage intensified around the humanitarian and judicial fallout of immigration enforcement. Editors prioritized the court-ordered release of five-year-old Liam Ramos, who returned to Minnesota from a Texas detention facility. This event served as a focal point for liberal critiques of ICE, even as conservative media highlighted successful mass arrest operations in West Virginia. The evening saw a pivot toward cultural and institutional shifts. President Trump announced a two-year closure of the Kennedy Center for renovations, a move framed by some outlets as a response to artist boycotts. Simultaneously, the Grammys became a site of political friction as Billie Eilish used her acceptance speech to denounce ICE, signaling the integration of the border crisis into the year's major cultural broadcast.
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The president's dip in popularity is coming almost exclusively from discontent among Republicans, where there is a noticeable decline in support
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Associated Press
Satellite images reveal activity at two Iranian nuclear sites, suggesting that Tehran may be obscuring its efforts to salvage any materials remaining there.
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The Daily Beast
Michael Wolff details Trump’s obsession with control—from Melania’s detachment to federal force in Minneapolis.
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The New York Times
The president and Senator Chuck Schumer, the New York Democrat and minority leader, agreed to try to keep the government open and start talks on limits for ICE.
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Associated Press
The speaker of Iran’s parliament says that the Islamic Republic now considers all European Union militaries to be terrorist groups.
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The Daily Beast
Dramatic footage captured the moment a driver was boxed in by armed ICE agents.
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The Daily Beast
Dramatic footage captured the moment a driver was boxed in by armed ICE agents.
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New York Post
“It’s very dirty, it’s higher than a car.”
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02:51⇢Texas Stunner Flips Red Soil
⌨Editorial focus has pivoted to a significant Democratic upset in Texas, where a state Senate seat in a former Trump-leaning district was flipped (The Hill, HuffPost, Fox News). Concurrently, coverage highlights the expanding legal and logistical friction of immigration enforcement, featuring a judge's refusal to halt Minnesota's 'Operation Metro Surge' (NBC News, Washington Post, Daily Caller) and new ICE memos authorizing broader warrantless arrest powers (CBS, The Daily Beast).
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Associated Press
Iran’s supreme leader warned the United States on Sunday that if “they start a war, this time it will be a regional war.”
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Iran’s supreme leader has compared the nationwide protests that challenged the country’s theocracy to “a coup.”
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Iran’s supreme leader has warned that any U.S. attack would trigger a “regional war” in the Mideast. This comes as U.S.
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Washington Free Beacon
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Social media users are trying to use AI to get clearer images and videos of the Minneapolis shootings but are instead misleading millions.
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The number of immigration agents in Minnesota may be reduced, but they'll leave leave behind a changed community, including many U.S. citizens questioned and detained in recent weeks.
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Associated Press
Newly released files on Jeffrey Epstein have prompted the resignation of a top official in Slovakia and revived calls in Britain for a former prince to cooperate with authorities.
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The Intercept
A man who contradicted the government narrative about a prior shooting found himself pinned to the ground and detained after Pretti’s death.
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Los Angeles Times
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“The Maldives’ claim to the Chagos Islands is historic, cultural, economic, and environmental,” President Muizzu told Newsweek.
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The New York Times
Materials released by the Justice Department revealed that leading business and political figures had enduring relationships with Jeffrey Epstein.
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The New York Times
A policy intended to keep immigrants detained indefinitely has led to a deluge of lawsuits, overwhelming some federal courts and resulting in many releases.
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Is begging protected by the First Amendment? Alabama says it isn't. But courts have said governments can't completely ban panhandling.
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New York Post
The well-known skipper and six others are feared dead after their fishing boat capsized on Friday. The boat sent a distress signal around 25 miles off Gloucester, Massachusetts.
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The Washington Post
Over the past four months, the average number of people, including children and adults, held each month in family detention has nearly tripled, according to Department of Homeland Security data.
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07:56⇢Judicial Barriers to Mass Deportation
⌨Editors are focusing on the escalation of the federal-local immigration conflict. News outlets report that the Trump administration is withholding federal support for liberal cities unless requested (Newsmax, One America News Network, Washington Examiner, The Epoch Times), while federal courts and judges are increasingly intervening to order the release of detainees, including children (NYTimes, Washington Post, CNN, Washington Times, Mother Jones). Simultaneously, Democratic upsets in Texas special elections are gaining significant traction (HuffPost, Fox News, The Hill).
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The Epoch Times
Only 17 percent of the 200,000 new staff positions added in the past 10 years were teachers.
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The U.S. envoy’s visit comes nearly a month after Trump ordered a military operation to capture wanted Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
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Associated Press
President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota is rattling voters in a highly competitive swing district in northern Colorado.
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The Washington Post
Over the past four months, the average number of people, including children and adults, held each month in family detention has nearly tripled, according to Department of Homeland Security data.
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He’s teaching some dangerous lessons to China and Russia.
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The Washington Post
Over the past four months, the average number of people, including children and adults, held each month in family detention has nearly tripled, according to Department of Homeland Security data.
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Over the past four months, the average number of people, including children and adults, held each month in family detention has nearly tripled, according to Department of Homeland Security data.
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Britain’s new left-wing force Your Party has got off to a troubled start. But faced with the historic decline of working-class organization, it’s vital that it makes good on its promise to rebuild grassroots power.
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ICE's Presence at the 2026 Winter Olympics Is Sparking International Backlash
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Democrats have pushed to withhold funding from the Department of Homeland Security over immigration enforcement tactics.
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The Intercept
The bloated Amazon movie about first lady Melania Trump reveals next to nothing about its subject other than her complicity.
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The Washington Post
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New York Post
President Trump has threatened to sue discredited author Michael Wolff, as well as the estate of Jeffrey Epstein — as he insists that the latest mass dump of files related to the pedophile financier absolves him.
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The Washington Post
Over the past four months, the average number of people, including children and adults, held each month in family detention has nearly tripled, according to Department of Homeland Security data.
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Women in the West Bank face daily harassment by Israeli settlers and troops. While Israel often paints itself as more forward-thinking on women’s rights, its occupation crushes Palestinian women’s autonomy and exposes them to violence.
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Breitbart News
The legacy media are eating crow once more now that Melania has scored the best box office opening for a documentary in a decade.
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The seat had been vacant since March 2025.
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The REAL ID Act took effect last May. Some travelers still aren't complying, and now they have to pay for it.
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10:32⇢The Fracturing Immigration Front
⌨Editorial focus is divided between the intensifying judicial and political backlash against ICE operations and a significant Democratic electoral shift in Texas. Outlets highlight federal court interventions and internal GOP criticism of immigration tactics (NYTimes, Washington Post, Washington Examiner, The Daily Beast). Simultaneously, the media is reacting to a rare Democratic flip of a deep-red Texas seat, viewed as a rebuke of current administrative priorities (HuffPost, Common Dreams, The Epoch Times).
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The Washington Post
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The Daily Beast
The litigious president has been beaten to the punch: Wolff is already suing Melania under free speech laws.
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Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado told CBS News any positive steps taken by the new post-Maduro government over the last month are due to pressure from President Trump.
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Breitbart News
“Melania” documentary film director Brett Ratner told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview that First Lady Melania Trump deserves “all the credit” for the picture’s historic opening weekend success.
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Aside from its authoritarian ambitions, the Trump administration shares few of the conditions of Latin America’s past military dictatorships. But its echoing of fearful rhetoric about an “enemy from within” remains just as dangerous today.
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Breitbart News
“Melania” documentary film director Brett Ratner told Breitbart News in an exclusive interview that First Lady Melania Trump deserves “all the credit” for the picture’s historic opening weekend success.
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President Donald Trump said the United States was beginning to talk with Cuban leaders as his administration puts greater pressure on the communist-run island and cuts off key oil supplies. He made the comment to reporters as he was flying to Florida. It comes in the wake of his moves in recent weeks to cut off supplies of oil from Venezuela and Mexico, which he suggested Saturday would force Cuba to the negotiating table.
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California’s private insurers are abandoning homeowners and dodging payouts while padding executives’ pockets. A public disaster insurance system would cover everyone automatically, spread risk fairly, and invest in disaster prevention.
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The "coastal cyclone" will intensify overnight, the NWS said, with moderate to heavy snow and high winds expected in the Carolinas.
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More than 20 inches of snow were reported in parts of North Carolina, while record low temperatures were unleashed on Florida.
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New York Post
“Clean as a whistle for the mayor,” one local griped to The Post. “Look at this side.”
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Cuban leader Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez had previously said he would not negotiate with Trump.
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In Europe, labor unions and socialist parties marched together and won massive reforms. In the United States, they were divided. Vivek Chibber explains how that split still shapes US politics today.
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The Washington Post
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13:07⇢The Minnesota Child's Return
⌨Editorial focus is centered on the released 5-year-old child and his father in Minnesota (HuffPost, ABC News, Washington Post, NYTimes, Mother Jones). While liberal outlets emphasize the humanitarian impact of the detention, conservative media highlights ICE's effective operations in West Virginia (Washington Times). Additionally, editors are tracking President Trump's pivot toward diplomatic overtures with Cuba following oil delivery cuts (The Epoch Times, Newsmax).
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Associated Press
Images of the young boy wearing a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack and surrounded by immigration officers drew outrage about the Trump administration’s crackdown in Minneapolis.
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Reviews of "Melania" were creating more buzz than the latest government shutdown. What once seemed cataclysmic is now nearly routine.
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The Washington Post
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China acquired naval platforms from Russia to rapidly boost its capabilities throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.
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New York Post
“Clean as a whistle for the mayor,” one local griped to The Post. “Look at this side.”
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New York Post
“Clean as a whistle for the mayor,” one local griped to The Post. “Look at this side.”
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The Senate easily passed a spending package on Jan. 30, but the House of Representatives is out currently out of town.
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The Daily Beast
CBS News’ newest contributor seemingly chose Epstein over his wife’s pleas.
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Associated Press
Images of the young boy wearing a bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack and surrounded by immigration officers drew outrage about the Trump administration’s crackdown.
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Hundreds of groups hold protests against federal immigration operations, calling for an end to ICE surge. Demonstrators challenge Minneapolis-based retailer Target.
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The Washington Post
A new round of peace talks between Russian and Ukrainian delegations is scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday. The negotiations are aimed at ending a nearly four-year-old conflict that has resulted in nearly 2 million casualties on both sides.
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The Washington Post
A Republican senator is vowing to oppose Federal Reserve nominees until a criminal inquiry into Chair Jerome Powell is resolved, creating an uncertain path for President Trump’s nomination of Kevin Warsh to lead the central bank.
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Kendrick Lamar, last year's biggest winner, could repeat in the major categories. Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter and Lady Gaga are also among the nominees up for multiple Grammys.
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The Pentagon is moving additional air defense systems into the Middle East as the U.S. prepares for the possibility of Iranian retaliation should President Donald Trump order strikes against Tehran, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. U.S. officials told the Journal that American airstrikes on Iran are not imminent, but military planners are accelerating defensive deployments to protect Israel, Arab allies, and U.S. forces if a broader conflict erupts.
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The 5-year-old boy became a symbol of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement in Minnesota.
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15:51⇢The Bunny Hat's Minnesota Return
⌨Editorial focus has consolidated around the release and return of the five-year-old boy and his father to Minnesota, an event framed by liberal outlets as a rebuke of ICE enforcement tactics (NYTimes, USA Today, AP News, HuffPost, Washington Post, ABC News). Concurrently, editors are tracking the legislative gridlock as Democrats resist fast-tracking a spending deal, extending the government shutdown (The Hill, The Epoch Times).
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New York Post
A long-lost piece of film could blow the JFK assassination wide open — and prove once and for all there was a second shooter on the grassy knoll that fateful day.
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Associated Press
A top Justice Department official is playing down the possibility of additional criminal charges arising from the Jeffrey Epstein files.
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CNN
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"Melania" was panned by critics. Still, the film made history, illustrating the divide between Hollywood and Trump's hold on his MAGA base.
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Jesus Ochoa, 43, and Raymundo Gutierrez, 35, shot Alex Pretti during an encounter in Minneapolis, records show.
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The Atlantic
The anti-government militia leader can’t make sense of his allies’ support for ICE violence.
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The Daily Beast
The president was chuffed over an old letter from a fellow felon.
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The Washington Post
The government is in a partial shutdown, and the House may struggle this week to pass a second iteration of a funding package needed to end it amid opposition from lawmakers in both parties.
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has tapped an ex-con to run the city’s embattled corrections system, with his appointee set to oversee the same jail where he served time for robbery in the 1980s.
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has tapped an ex-con to run the city’s embattled corrections system, with his appointee set to oversee the same jail where he served time for robbery in the 1980s.
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New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has tapped an ex-con to run the city’s embattled corrections system, with his appointee set to oversee the same jail where he served time for robbery in the 1980s.
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The Daily Beast
The president made seven posts in just three minutes after Republicans lost a race in Texas.
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The actor, who starred alongside Redd Foxx on the beloved 1970s sitcom, died of complications from cancer.
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Follow Page Six Style for the latest updates live from the step-and-repeat during music’s biggest night.
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The Daily Beast
The president called it “tired, broken, and dilapidated.”
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As Senate Democrats shut down the government as it seeks legislation to force federal agents to wear visible IDs, the Department of Homeland Security lashed out at a report that named the two agents alleged to have fatally shot Alex Pretti. "Doxxing our officers put their lives and their families in serious danger," a DHS spokesperson told Newsmax on Sunday night.
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The Washington Post
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19:15⇢The Kennedy Center MAGA Makeover
⌨Editorial attention is bifurcated between the legislative struggle to resolve a partial government shutdown and President Trump's cultural and financial maneuvers. While The Hill, Washington Examiner, and The Epoch Times track Speaker Johnson's confidence in a Tuesday resolution, Fox News and The Daily Beast report on the impending closure of the Kennedy Center for a 'MAGA makeover.' Simultaneously, media across the spectrum analyze the box office success of the 'Melania' film (USA Today, The Intercept).
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Lawmakers are calling for an independent investigation into immigration enforcement tactics in Minnesota as members of the Trump administration face scrutiny over claims they've made.
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Several performers canceled after the center's board voted to add Trump's name to it last year.
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The president said that the center needs to close for renovations for 'an approximately two year period of time.'
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President Donald Trump announced Sunday a plan to shut down the Trump Kennedy Center on July 4 for a two-year reconstruction. "If we don't close, the quality of Construction will not be nearly as good, and the time to completion, because of interruptions with Audiences from the many Events using the Facility, will be much longer," Trump wrote on Truth Social. "The temporary closure will produce a much faster and higher quality result!"
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His proposal comes amid a series of cancellations and internal upheaval since he took over the storied institution nearly a year ago.
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The Daily Beast
The president called it “tired, broken, and dilapidated.”
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The reconstruction will ‘turn it into a World Class Bastion of Arts, Music, and Entertainment,’ the president says.
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The Washington Post
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The president announced the Kennedy Center will close July 4 for a two-year renovation to create a “world class” facility.
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The Grammys are here! Your complete coverage of Music’s Biggest Night, including the biggest 2026 winners, best red carpet fashion and performances.
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Associated Press
House Speaker Mike Johnson says it’ll be a few days before a government funding package comes up for a vote in the House.
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The New York Times
Tom Homan wants to focus more on getting immigrants already in jails. He’ll have to persuade Democrats to do it.
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Follow the Post’s live updates from the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, as music’s hottest stars, from Justin Bieber to Lady Gaga, attend music’s biggest night.
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Breitbart News
Democrat Mayor Michelle Wu of Boston, Massachusetts, is going viral for saying that every human on earth has the “legal right” to come to the U.S.A.
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Breitbart News
Democrat Mayor Michelle Wu of Boston, Massachusetts, is going viral for saying that every human on earth has the “legal right” to come to the U.S.A.
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Breitbart News
Democrat Mayor Michelle Wu of Boston, Massachusetts, is going viral for saying that every human on earth has the “legal right” to come to the U.S.A.
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22:01⇢The Kennedy Center Silence Begins
⌨US editors are prioritizing President Trump's announcement to close the Kennedy Center for a two-year renovation following a period of artist boycotts and its rebranding with his name (NYTimes, The Daily Beast, NBC News, MSNBC, Newsweek, Washington Post, The Epoch Times, Washington Examiner, Newsmax, Fox News). Concurrently, the 68th Grammy Awards receive significant coverage, balancing celebrity performance updates with technical malfunctions (USA Today, NY Post, NPR).
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New York Post
Follow the Post’s live updates from the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, as music’s hottest stars, from Justin Bieber to Lady Gaga, attend music’s biggest night.
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The Grammys are here! Your complete coverage of Music’s Biggest Night, including the biggest 2026 winners, best red carpet fashion and performances.
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New York Post
Follow the Post’s live updates from the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, as music’s hottest stars, from Justin Bieber to Lady Gaga, attend music’s biggest night.
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A judge yesterday ordered the release of Liam Conejo Ramos and his father.
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The New York Times
President Trump announced that he would shut down the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, which has seen cancellations and boycotts, starting this summer.
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The Daily Beast
Trevor Noah slipped into an impression of the president as he acted out an imagined conversation with Nicki Minaj.
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Los Angeles Times
Nadira Goffe and Jenny G. Zhang
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The New York Times
President Trump’s announcement comes as the center has been rocked by cancellations and boycotts from performers, contributors and concertgoers.
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Follow the Post’s live updates from the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, as music’s hottest stars, from Justin Bieber to Lady Gaga, attend music’s biggest night.
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The Washington Post
ICE quietly surged personnel into West Virginia in January, netting 650 illegal immigrants — all without the violent pushback and chaos that’s erupted in places such as Minnesota.
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Follow the Post’s live updates from the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, as music’s hottest stars, from Justin Bieber to Lady Gaga, attend music’s biggest night.
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The Grammys are here! Your complete coverage of Music’s Biggest Night, including the biggest 2026 winners, best red carpet fashion and performances.
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All the 2026 Grammy Awards winners from Music's Biggest Night.
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