Monday, February 2, 2026

Nationwide Strike, Famous Names in Epstein Files & Grammys Make History

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All the news stories mentioned in today's episode are listed with links below, so you can spend as much -- or as little -- time as you want to review the latest happenings... 

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DOJ Opens Civil Rights Inquiry into Pretti Killing: NBC News, AP, NPR, NY Times

Judge Denies Request to End MN Crackdown: Politico, Fox News, WaPo, CNBC

5-Year-Old Liam Ramos Released: CBS News, ABC News, The Hill, Fox News

Latest Nationwide Anti-ICE Protests: NY Times, NPR, AP, OPB, NBC News

Journalists Arrested for Church Protest: AP, Politico, NY Times, NPR

House Returns to Partial Shutdown: Reuters, WSJ, WaPo, CBS News, USA Today

Final Epstein Files Released: DOJ, Bloomberg, CBS News, Axios, Politico, WSJ, WaPo

Trump Nominates Kevin Warsh for Fed Chair: WSJ, AP, BBC, Politico

North Carolina’s Historic Snowstorm: WaPo, NY Times, NBC News, CNN

Groundhog Day: TWC, USA Today, CBS News, AP

Actress Catherine O’Hara Dies: NPR, LA Times, ABC News, WaPo

Kennedy Center to Close for Two Years: Truth Social, Reuters, WaPo, USA Today, NBC News

Grammy Awards Highlights: THR, EW, NBC News, AP

Youngest Ever Career Grand Slam Winner: ATP Tour, BBC, CNN, AP, ESPN

Money Monday: Super Bowl Costs: USA Today, Bloomberg, Insider, Fox Business, Axios