February 2, 2026 at 10:38 PM EST
The Trump administration began an investigation and vowed revenge

Former CNN anchor Don Lemon, now an independent journalist who's been covering the anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis, has just been arrested, along with local independent journalist Georgia Fort, for covering an anti-ICE protest inside a church in St. Paul over a week ago. Lemon was taken into custody in Los Angeles, while Fort, speaking on a Facebook Live video she made as federal agents were outside her door, was arrested in Minneapolis.

February 2, 2026 at 9:55 PM EST
Military helping Trump build massive network of 'concentration camps'

In the wake of immigration agents' killings of three US citizens within a matter of weeks, the Department of Homeland Security is quietly moving forward with a plan to expand its capacity for mass detention by using a military contract to create what Pablo Manr?quez, the author of the immigration news site Migrant Insider calls "a nationwide 'ghost network' of concentration camps." On Sunday, Manr?quez reported that "a massive Navy contract vehicle, once valued at $10 billion, has ballooned to a staggering $55 billion ceiling to expedite President Donald Trump's 'mass deportation' agenda."

February 2, 2026 at 9:45 PM EST
Looking for an answer to the most asked question in US history

I don't like these polls that ask if we simply "approve or disapprove" of the job Donald Trump is doing. These words just seem wildly inadequate in this case. So today I'd like to speak to (and for) the 60 percent or so of us Americans who not only "disapprove" of Trump, but see him at bare minimum as dangerous, grotesque and revolting.

February 2, 2026 at 8:18 PM EST
Two Republicans plan to blow up Trump's plan to avoid shutdown

President Donald Trump has previously demanded the pending bill to keep the government funded be sent to his desk promptly, without changes. Two Republicans have a different idea. On Monday, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) tweeted that she is prepared to mount a "standing filibuster" of the bill the Republican-controlled Senate sent to the House of Representatives. Luna is insisting that the SAVE Act - which would require voters provide proof of citizenship before being able to cast a ballot -- be included in the House version of the bill. Luna insisted in her post that Trump supports including the SAVE Act in the final legislation.

February 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM EST
Expert explains how Trump can keep some Epstein files secret

Even though President Donald Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) has released millions of documents pertaining to convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein's two federal investigations, there are plenty of documents that still may never see the light of day. According to former Florida state attorney Dave Aronberg (also a former Democratic state senator), the DOJ has taken advantage of a glaring loophole in the Epstein Files Transparency Act to keep "millions" of pages of documents hidden from the public. On Monday, Aronberg told Substack host Jim Acosta - a former CNN anchor - that there are several tools the DOJ is deploying to shield the full Epstein files from American eyes.

February 2, 2026 at 4:44 PM EST
DOJ takes down thousands of Epstein documents after privacy concerns raised

The Trump Department of Justice reportedly has removed thousands of documents from its Friday dump of millions of pages of Epstein files. Politico senior legal affairs reporter Kyle Cheney reported on Monday that the DOJ told "the court that it has taken down 'several thousands' of documents from the Epstein Files website after victim privacy concerns were raised."

February 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM EST
Brutal fact-check reminds Trump he lost Minnesota -- 3 times

President Donald Trump on Monday was once again reminded that he lost Minnesota -- three times. Trump spoke to his former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino Monday morning on the latter's online streaming show, which Bongino launched after hastily leaving the bureau in January. Trump was Bongino's first guest.

February 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM EST
Top Trump DOJ official forced out after MAGA civil war: report

A battle between two high-ranking officials within President Donald Trump's Department of Justice (DOJ) is now ending with one of them headed for the exits. That's according to a Monday article in CNN, which reported that Ed Martin - who was once tapped as U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia -- is preparing to leave the DOJ in the coming weeks. This is apparently the doing of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, who CNN said "made moves to significantly limit Martin's ability to wield power."

February 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM EST
Trump defender's 'standing room only' claim about Melania doc puzzles critics

A former Trump White House official claimed in a Monday Fox News appearance that a family member's screening of First Lady Melania Trump's documentary was packed enough to be "standing room only," a claim that was swiftly questioned and mocked by critics. The film, simply titled, Melania , arrived in theaters under a shadow of controversy, with many observers accusing Amazon of buying the project for $40 million, an outlandishly high amount for any documentary, in an effort to bribe and curry favor with Donald Trump. Others lambasted the glossy and celebratory film as an attempt to distract from the ugliness of Trump's political agenda.

February 2, 2026 at 3:18 PM EST
Trump's gold smartphone company just hit another roadblock

Supporters of President Donald Trump eager to buy one of his branded smartphones will now have to wait a little longer. The Daily Beast reported Monday that the official release of Trump's gold smartphone -- dubbed the T1 -- has now been pushed back to March. This marks the third delay that customers have had to endure since the phones were first announced in June of 2025.

February 2, 2026 at 11:58 AM EST
Family of JFK calls out Trump's shuttering of the Kennedy Center

The descendants of former President John F. Kennedy are denouncing President Donald Trump's order to shutter the Kennedy Center and calling out his reasons for doing so. On Sunday, Trump abruptly announced on Truth Social that beginning on July 4, the performing arts center in Washington, DC, which he recently renamed after himself, would shut down for two years for "Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding."

February 2, 2026 at 11:33 AM EST
Kennedy Center's image had 'fallen apart' due to Trump's meddling: analysis

Donald Trump made the surprise announcement over the weekend that the Kennedy Center would be closing down for a years-long renovation project, with an analysis from The New Republic stating that this move came after the center's prestigious image had "fallen apart" due to his meddling. The president announced in a Truth Social post Sunday evening that the center, which he had recently attempted to add his own name to, would be shutting down for a two-year period starting on July 4, "in honor of the 250th Anniversary of our Country," in order to conduct a two-year renovation he deemed necessary after a "year review."