Capitol Hill

• Rep. Garcia Says Trump, Melania Will Be Hauled Before Congress if Dems Win Back House
White House Sends DHS Counteroffer to Democrats as Standoff Continues
• Nancy Mace: Hillary Clinton Became “Unhinged” When Questioned About Bill Clinton’s Epstein File Pics
• Trump Reviewing Draft Order Declaring Need for Voter ID a “National Emergency”
• Appeals Court: Trump Can Move Forward With Effort to Remove Public-Sector Unions
• Trump Says U.S. May Have a “Friendly Takeover of Cuba”
• Kristi Noem Alleges Covert Surveillance of Trump Officials by DHS Employees
• DOJ Charges 30 More People for St. Paul Christian Church Storming
• Democrats Break Ranks Ahead of Midterms, Raising Fears of Disaster for Party

ECONOMY

• Tarifflation Fears Ease as Consumer Goods Prices Drop Sharply in January
• Mamdani, Trump Talk About $21 Billion in Federal Grants for NYC Housing

• Paramount Buys Warner Bros for $110 Billion After Netflix Loses Bid
• Jack Dorsey’s Block Slashes 40% of Staff as AI Overhaul Transforms Operations
• Target Says To Quickly Remove Synthetic Colors From Cereals
• OpenAI’s $110 Billion Funding Fails to Lift Inflation Gloom
• Trump Media In Talks to Spin off Truth Social
• Democrats Planning to Crush Companies for Cooperating With Trump Administration
• Fed Official Calls for Four Rate Cuts This Year

SWAMP WATCH

• CA Judge Allows 20,000 Illegal Alien Truck Drivers to Stay on the Road
• DOJ Adds NJ, UT, KY, WV, Ok to States Being Sued for Voter Rolls, Bringing Total to 29

• Alvin Bragg Scraps Charge Against YouTuber Accused of Assaulting NYPD During Snow Storm
• Trump Administration Cannot Force States to Provide Food Stamp Data: Judge
• Multiple Alabama Women Charged for Voter Fraud in 2025 Municipal Election
• Hegseth Says Scouting America Will Change Its DEI Policies to Maintain Military Support
• Nearly $1 Billion From California Solar Panel Program Used for Democrat Causes
• Arizona House Approves Sweeping Ban on Transgender Treatments and Referrals for Minors
• Denver Mayor Signs Order to Ban Federal Immigration Agents From Using City Property

NATIONAL SECURITY & GLOBAL AFFAIRS

• Iran Keeps Nuclear Watchdogs Out of Sites Struck by U.S. and Israel
• Trump Forbids Use of Anthropic From All Federal Agencies After Company “Tried to Strong-Arm the Department of War”
• U.S., Philippines, Japan, Conduct Joint Military Exercises in South China Sea
• What Marco Rubio Said When Pressed on North Korea
• Trump Expands U.S. Naval Footprint in Middle East as Iran Tensions Heighten
• Germany Expands Military Powers to Counter Rising Drone Threats
• Police Bust Alleged Dark Web Ring Exporting Opioids From Montreal to United States
• Pakistan Defense Minister Says Country Now in “Open War” With Afghanistan
• UK PM Vows to Stay in Power Despite Crashing to Third Place in Special Election

SPORTS & ENTERTAINMENT

• White House Blasts Jimmy Kimmel as “Sad, Angry, Insufferable Idiot” Over Response to Trump’s SOTU
• “Bull Durham” Director Ron Shelton Set for First Film in 10 Years
• Report Suggests Disney Has Mixed Outlook on Two Upcoming Star Wars Films
• Martin Short “Inconsolable” After Daughter Katherine’s Suicide
• Apple and Netflix Partner to Expand Formula 1 Coverage in the U.S. Starting in 2026
• Sabres Star Tage Thompson Refuses to Apologize for MAGA Hat
• Cartel Mass Graves Found in Mexico City Near Site for Upcoming World Cup Games
• Canadian Newspaper Calls Team USA Hockey Heroes “Monkeys”
• Megan Rapinoe Throws Tantrum Over Team USA Hockey’s Celebration

SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

• Pope Leo XIV Tells Priests Not to Write Homilies with AI
• “Jeopardizing Critical Military Operations:” Anthropic Refuses to Comply With Pentagon Demands on AI
• U.S.-Built Nuclear Reactor Simulator Aims to Advance Microreactors and Space Tech
• Staying Up Late Associated With Specific Personality Tendencies
• Innovative Truck Streamlines Pothole Repairs
• Could Binge-Watching and Long Reading Sessions Have Psychological Benefits?
• UK’s First Deep Geothermal Site to Power 10,000 Homes
• Superagers Show Unexpected Brain Capabilities, Study Finds
• New German Robo-Truck Reaches 62 Mph and Carries 1,653 Pounds

HEALTH, FITNESS & MORE

• Arnold Schwarzenegger Calls Out Viral Wellness Trends and Shortcuts
• How Sleep Triggers Seizures in the Brain
• Routine Blood Test May Offer Insight Into Seniors’ Near-Term Health Outlook
• 10 Overlooked Strength Moves That Spur Muscle Growth
• Study Finds AI Chatbots May Worsen Mental Illness
• A Smarter Warm-up for Stronger Lifts
• How Some 80-Year-Olds Defy Cognitive Aging
• Study Examines How Weight-Loss Medications May Affect Sexual Health
• From Crippling Pain to a Second Life: A Woman’s Recovery From Fibromyalgia

OPINION

• Ed Morrisey: Bill Clinton’s Sgt. Schultz Act: I Knew Nothing, I Saw Nothing About Epstein
• Michael Dorstewitz: Let Jimmy Stewart Show the Way Out of the Senate Impasse
• Larry Behrens: To Achieve American Energy Dominance, All We Needed Was a New President
• Chad R. Mizelle: If Trump Wants to Smash Mexican Cartels, He’s Got History and Law on His Side
• Mark Lewis: The America the Left Loves — and Hates
• David Harsanyi: It’s Pure Madness to Wait for Iran to Get Nukes Before We Act
• Katya Sedgwick: The Dating Emergency
• Josh Hammer: The U.S. Olympic Men’s Hockey Team Did It the Right Way
• Tim Graham: The State of Our Journalism Is Viciously Anti-Trump