Thursday, February 5, 2026

Drawdown in MN, Dems’ SCOTUS Win & First Olympic Competitions 

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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:

DHS Withdrawing 700 Agents from MN: Star Tribune, Fox News, AP, ABC News

MN Teachers Sue Over ICE Raids: WaPo, NY Times, The Hill, Star Tribune

DHS Attorney Removed from MN Detail: Politico, NBC News, WSJ, CBS News

Guthrie Family Appeals to Possible Captors: Instagram, NBC News, NewsNation, Newsweek, ABC News

Attempted Trump Assassin Sentenced: AP, Politico, WSJ, NY Times

START Treaty Set to Expire: CBS News, BBC, Axios, AP

Ukraine-Russia Peace Talks: NY Times, ABC News, Reuters, CBS News

SCOTUS Allows CA Voting Maps: LA Times, AP, NY Times, WSJ

Trump’s Plans for Columbus Statue: WaPo, AP, Fox News, WA Times

Epstein Files Still Include Victims: AP, NBC News, BBC, France24

Bill Gates Responds to Epstein Files: ABC News, The Guardian, NBC News, NY Times

Washington Post Layoffs: Bloomberg, AP, NY Post, Reuters

Super Bowl Commercials Preview: CBS News, AP, THR, CNET

First Olympics Competitions Begin: WMAQ, Fox News, AP, THR

Thing to Know Thursday: Black History Month: ASALH, Forbes, Fox News, AP 

Virtual Events: Smithsonian, ASALH