Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Key Shutdown Vote, Trump’s Unusual Call & NFL Flag Football

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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... 

Read more about the stories in today's show:

Trump Whips Votes Amid Shutdown: WSJ, NY Times, AP, Fox News, Axios

Alex Pretti’s Death Ruled a Homicide: MPR, The Hill, Newsweek, ABC News

Body Cams Sent to Federal Agents in MN: X, Politico, WaPo, Fox News, BBC

More Federal Prosecutors Leaving in MN: Star Tribune

Fulton County, GA to Sue Trump Admin: CBS News, NBC News, CNN, AJC

Trump’s Call with FBI Agents in GA: NY Times, Reuters, ABC News, Fox News

Savannah Guthrie’s Mother Missing: NBC News, CNN, NY Times, Page Six

Western Snow Drought: NY Times, Smithsonian Mag, NBC News, NASA

U.S. Life Expectancy Hits All-Time High: LA Times, Reuters, The Hill, Scientific American

U.S. Strikes Trade Deal with India: Truth Social, X, Reuters, BBC, CNBC, WaPo

Leaks on NASA’s New Moon Rocket: Space.Com, AP, CBS News, CBC

SpaceX Buys xAI: SpaceX, Bloomberg, WSJ, NY Times, Axios

NFL Pro Bowl Tonight: CBS Sports, Yahoo! Sports, Bleacher Report

Trivia Tuesday: Which pope was once a nightclub bouncer? 
Last Week’s Q: Which freezes faster: hot or cold water?
Last Week’s A: Hot Water
Read More: Thought Co, Iowa PBS, Scientific American, HowStuffWorks