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The U.S. Justice Department released millions of Jeffrey Epstein files that named politicians and tech billionaires, prompting a Metropolitan Police probe into Peter Mandelson and Bill Gates’s denial.
Ukrainian, Russian and U.S. negotiators resumed talks in Abu Dhabi despite a massive Russian missile-and-drone attack on Ukraine, which Kyiv said targeted energy infrastructure.
President Trump urged Republicans to "nationalize" U.S. elections, seeking federal control of vote counting ahead of November midterms while repeating unsubstantiated fraud claims.
Anthropic released a new AI agent, prompting a global sell-off that erased roughly $300 billion in market value from software and B2B service stocks, analysts said.
President Donald Trump publicly berated CNN reporter Kaitlan Collins in the Oval Office, calling her "the worst reporter" and criticizing her for "not smiling" over questions about Jeffrey Epstein.
Elon Musk merged SpaceX with his AI firm xAI, creating a combined private valuation and pushing his estimated net worth past $800 billion.
The brothers of Renée Good urged Congress at a Capitol Hill forum hosted by Democrats to rein in ICE enforcement after she was fatally shot by an agent in Minneapolis.
Colombian President Gustavo Petro handed U.S. President Donald Trump a list of major drug lords living abroad during a Tuesday meeting at the White House.
The U.S. military said it shot down an Iranian Shahed-139 drone that approached the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, ahead of planned U.S.-Iran nuclear talks.
Human Rights Watch said in its annual report that the United States' return to power under Donald Trump intensified a downward spiral in human rights, threatening the rules-based international order.
After nearly four days of a partial shutdown, the House voted to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security while Democrats pressed for ICE reforms that risked losing momentum.
The New START treaty between the United States and Russia expired, removing limits on their strategic nuclear arsenals and prompting warnings of a renewed arms race.
EU and U.S. agreed to give Kyiv security guarantees, pledging to intervene within 72 hours of a Russian attack after a ceasefire, analysts warned it would burden Europe.
Interior Minister Matteo Piantedosi said ICE agents sent to Milan‑Cortina Olympics would have no operational role but perform analysis and information‑sharing, a claim disputed by protesters ahead of Feb. 6.
President Donald Trump signed a funding bill at the White House, ending a partial government shutdown and triggering talks over short-term DHS funding and ICE oversight.
Gold and silver prices rose in global markets as investors sought safe havens amid U.S.–Iran tensions and dollar turbulence that also kept oil traders on edge.
President Donald Trump met Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the White House, which Trump called "a fantastic conversation," helping to thaw tensions over Venezuela policy disagreements.
Federal immigration raids in Minneapolis drove families into fear, prompting children to miss school and deterring pregnant women from seeking care, Minneapolis doctors said.
U.S. Senator Chuck Grassley told a Senate committee that investigators uncovered nearly 900 Credit Suisse accounts tied to Nazi-era assets, prompting renewed scrutiny of UBS.
William Stevenson, the former husband of Jill Biden, was charged with first-degree murder in Delaware after his wife, Linda, was found unresponsive on Dec. 28.
President Donald Trump ordered the Kennedy Center in Washington closed for two years for renovations, prompting unions and orchestra leaders to seek other venues as critics blamed plunging ticket sales.
Amazon Web Services chief Matt Garman said he had ruled out building data centers in space, calling such deployments extremely difficult and not economically viable.
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran resigned from his White House economic advisory post, ending a controversial dual role that drew criticism for conflicts as his Fed term continued.
President Donald Trump released on Tuesday a rendering of a proposed White House East Wing facade and ballroom, saying it would match the height and scale of the main house.
President Donald Trump reinstated the African Growth and Opportunity Act, restoring tariff-free access for 30 African countries to U.S. markets through Dec. 31, 2026, retroactively.
The U.S. military shot down an Iranian drone near the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, officials said, while talks with Tehran continued.
Veteran guard James Harden was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a player swap that sent point guard Darius Garland to the Los Angeles Clippers.
President Trump said India had agreed to stop buying Russian oil, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi remained silent and analysts said India was unlikely to cut imports.
The United States and Mexico agreed a new water pact to address drought-related U.S. water shortfalls after U.S. pressure, including from former President Donald Trump, officials said.
Three U.S. warships — USS Stockdale, USCGC Stone and USCGC Diligence — arrived off Port‑au‑Prince for Operation "Southern Spear," the U.S. embassy said, amid political turmoil.
Savannah Guthrie withdrew from NBC’s Olympic coverage after her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, disappeared from her Arizona home in a suspected abduction, investigators said they had few leads.
Penny, a Dobermann, won the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York, and handler Andy Linton claimed his second Westminster title nearly four decades after his first.
Repubblica reported Pentagon officials threatened to withhold National Guard support from the Boy Scouts over inclusion policies protecting girls, disabled people and ethnic minorities.
PayPal replaced CEO Alex Chriss after a disappointing quarter, its shares plunged, and the company named Enrique Lores to succeed him in March, Spiegel reported.
IOC president Kirsty Coventry signaled in Milan that Russia could be reinstated for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, saying athletes should be allowed to compete regardless of their governments' actions.
Banco Santander agreed to buy Webster Financial for about $12.2 billion, boosting the Spanish bank’s U.S. retail foothold and aiming to scale its Northeast operations.
The Walt Disney Company named Josh D'Amaro its new chief executive, to succeed Bob Iger and take charge in March, tasked with reviving parks, studios and AI-era strategy.
Lindsey Vonn, 41, said she would race at the Milan‑Cortina Winter Olympics despite tearing her left ACL in a crash during a World Cup tune‑up in Cortina on Friday.
President Donald Trump signed a federal spending package in Washington, ending a partial U.S. government shutdown, after Democrats used the standoff to press for ICE reforms.
Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed to give filmed depositions to a Republican-led House panel probing Jeffrey Epstein in late February, avoiding a threatened contempt-of-Congress vote.
