Nation and World
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Democrats demand 'dramatic changes' for ICE, including masks, cameras and judicial warrants
Feb 04, 2026 5:59 pm - WASHINGTON — Democrats are threatening to block funding for the Homeland Security Department when it expires in two weeks unless there are “dramatic changes” and “real ac...
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Veteran Olympics broadcaster Mary Carillo to replace Savannah Guthrie as co-host
Feb 04, 2026 4:23 pm - With the search for “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie's missing mother continuing, NBC says that veteran Olympics broadcaster Mary Carillo will replace Guthrie as co-hos...
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Iran and the US will hold nuclear talks Friday in Oman as tensions remain high
Feb 04, 2026 3:42 pm - DUBAI— Nuclear talks between Iran and the United States will take place Friday in Oman, the Iranian foreign minister said, as tensions between the countries remain high f...
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Savannah Guthrie posts message to her mother’s kidnapper asking to provide proof she is alive
Feb 04, 2026 3:39 pm - TUCSON, Ariz. — NBC “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie said Wednesday that her family is ready to talk to people holding their mother, but they want to see proof that s...
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Curling opens competition at 2026 Winter Olympics as brief power outage pauses play, luge training
Feb 04, 2026 3:34 pm - CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy — The 2026 Winter Olympics opened competition Wednesday night with the first curling matches on the schedule in Cortina only for the action to co...
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Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats
Feb 04, 2026 3:26 pm - WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, reje...
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Man who tried to shoot Trump at Florida golf course gets life in prison
Feb 04, 2026 12:07 pm - A man convicted of trying to assassinate President Donald Trump on a Florida golf course in 2024 was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison.
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Trump's border czar says 700 immigration officers to leave Minnesota immediately
Feb 04, 2026 9:18 am - The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration enforcement officers in Minnesota after state and local officials agreed to cooperate by turning over arrested immigrants, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday.
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Georgia's Fulton County seeks the return of 2020 election documents seized by the FBI
Feb 04, 2026 9:11 am - Officials in Georgia's Fulton County said Wednesday they have asked a federal court to order the FBI to return ballots and other documents from the 2020 election that it seized last week, escalating a voting battle as President Donald Trump says he wants to “take over” elections from Democratic-run areas with the November midterms on the horizon.
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Washington Post cuts third of staff in blow to legendary news brand
Feb 04, 2026 9:07 am - The Washington Post laid off one-third of its staff Wednesday, eliminating its sports section, several foreign bureaus and its books coverage in a widespread purge that r...