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EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Tina Smith is endorsing Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan as her successor.
Tina Smith endorses Peggy Flanagan over Angie Craig in Minnesota Senate race
The retiring senator is choosing a fellow progressive and lieutenant governor as her successor over moderate Rep. Angie Craig.
www.politico.com
February 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
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‘The podfather is back’: Podcaster-turned-FBI deputy director Dan Bongino makes his return to the MAGA masses
‘The podfather is back’: Podcaster-turned-FBI deputy director Dan Bongino makes his return to the MAGA masses
During his first show back, Bongino attempted to skewer his old enemies and reconnect with the audience that, years ago, launched his name into the MAGA stratosphere.
dlvr.it
February 2, 2026 at 9:25 PM
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Trump’s foray into legacy building — literally — is slated to continue with a two-year rebuild of the Kennedy Center.

"Given what he did to the East Wing... this is going to be something really big," #PlaybookPod co-host Jack Blanchard predicts on today's episode.

🎧: bit.ly/4kbewm9
February 2, 2026 at 7:09 PM
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Trump’s Golden Dome, a year in, is struggling to take shape
Trump’s Golden Dome, a year in, is struggling to take shape
The president vowed to build a missile defense shield for the country in three years. It’s nowhere close to being done.
dlvr.it
February 2, 2026 at 9:03 PM
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An unusually kinetic capital-markets backdrop - momentum blowoffs in metals and memory chips, dollar bouncing from multiyear lows, hundreds of billions in AI fundraising in the wings - has so far spared the core equity indexes.

For how long?

New column with the market setup for the week...
Erratic behavior in bitcoin, silver and memory stocks threatens to unnerve bull market
For a broadly positive start to a year, though, there are a striking number of caveats, extremes and oddities for skeptics to invoke.
www.cnbc.com
February 2, 2026 at 1:35 PM