News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
Trump posts racist image of Obamas, White House defends it and slams 'fake outrage'
— CNBC (@cnbc.com) February 6, 2026 at 9:34 AM
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JUST IN: Federal judge in Chicago lifts protective order on Border Patrol bodycam footage in case of American woman shot by agent reut.rs/4aiRd5o
— Reuters Legal (@legal.reuters.com) February 6, 2026 at 11:35 AM
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BREAKING: The federal government has filed a motion seeking to end asylum claims for the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, according to the lawyer representing the family.
— MPR News (@mprnews.org) February 5, 2026 at 9:17 PM
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Congress has two weeks to fund DHS as Democrats demand changes to rein in ICE and CBP. It's not going well. The top Senate Republican doubts they'll reach a deal in time.
— Meet the Press (@meetthepress.com) February 6, 2026 at 9:00 AM
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It took a month and a chance encounter more than 1,000 miles away for an elementary school principal in Minneapolis to learn that a missing fifth-grade student, along with her family, was being held by immigration authorities in a Texas detention center.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) February 5, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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A top Russian military intelligence general was shot in a Moscow apartment building Friday and hospitalized, the Kremlin said, depicting it as an assassination attempt orchestrated by Ukraine.
— CBS News (@cbsnews.com) February 6, 2026 at 9:40 AM
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Jeffrey Epstein got help from and networked with Russian expatriate tech investors who have drawn scrutiny from U.S. intelligence agencies over their past ties with the Kremlin, according to emails released by the Justice Department.
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost.com) February 6, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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JUST IN: Members of Congress will be able to begin reviewing the unredacted version of the Justice Dept.'s files on Jeffrey Epstein, according to two sources familiar with the DOJ’s plans.
— NBC News (@nbcnews.com) February 6, 2026 at 3:39 PM
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‘Irresistible stage’: Olympic authorities on high alert for cyberattacks as winter games kick off
— Politico (@politico.com) February 6, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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A key participant in the deadly 2012 attack on the U.S. compound in Benghazi, Libya, that killed four Americans has been taken into custody and will be prosecuted in their deaths, Attorney General Pam Bondi said Friday. https://to.pbs.org/4a0Vcop
— PBS News (@pbsnews.org) February 6, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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Body camera footage shows the interaction between Fulton County elections office employees, local police, and the FBI after the FBI issued a warrant to take 700 boxes of election materials from the Fulton County elections office on January 28.
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 6, 2026 at 7:26 AM
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The US military conducted a strike against another alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people, according to US Southern Command.
— CNN (@cnn.com) February 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM
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Tehran stuck to its refusal to end enrichment of nuclear fuel in talks between senior U.S. and Iranian officials, but signaled a willingness to keep working toward a diplomatic solution.
— The Wall Street Journal (@wsj.com) February 6, 2026 at 12:02 PM
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Trump wanted Dulles Airport and Penn Station named after him as condition of releasing rail tunnel funds
— Politico (@politico.com) February 5, 2026 at 8:40 PM
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