Trump News for Monday, February 2, 2026

President Trump said the stockpile would 'ensure that American businesses and workers are never harmed by any shortage'.

U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem last week posted a photo of the arrest of Nekima Levy Armstrong, one of three activists who had entered a St. Paul, Minn. church to confront a pastor who also serves as acting field director of the St. Paul Immigra…

President Donald Trump was asked on Monday in the Oval Office to react to a recent report from the Wall Street Journal that a crypto company owned by him and...

The Trump administration is eliminating four out of the six locations that had been slated for a practice test to try out new methods for the 2030 census...

More than 10,000 Federal Aviation Administration workers are furloughed.

Let’s just clear the air right up front: this is just the government mugging Somalis because they’re currently at the top of Trump’s shitlist. Prior to last month’s escalation (and subsequent murder) because some white MAGA shitbird became famous for supposed…

A group of nonprofit organizations and U.S. citizens Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's sweeping suspension of immigrant visa processing for people from nearly half of the world's countries.

Lawsuit argues US administration misuses claims of 'public charge', 'discriminating' against residents of 75 countries.

Fewer people are coming to Disney Parks from Europe, Canada, and Mexico out of fear of current U.S. policies.

With a $7 million opening weekend, it's the highest opening for a non-music doc in over a decade, but the $75 million price tag for Amazon tells a different story.

Utah’s Republican governor, Spencer Cox, signed legislation over the weekend that will add two seats to his state’s supreme court — seats that Cox plans to fill shortly. The law is widely viewed as an effort to move Utah’s highest court to the right after it …

Donald Trump had slapped India with a punitive 25% tariff for buying Russian oil on top of a 25% 'reciprocal' tariff.

US president dismisses Democratic victory in Texas State Senate district he won by 17 points as a 'local' race.

Amazon's Melania Trump documentary overperformed at the box office, but Amazon has a long way to go before breaking even.

The ICE-tracking service says it doesn't store usernames or addresses ICE-reporting service StopICE has blamed a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent for attacking its app and website and sending users text messages warning them that their information…

Many Americans are facing severe economic hardship. But not the incoming president and first lady of the United States. In fact, the incumbent first lady has just accepted a media deal that will pay her at least seven times the income of the average American …

Trump’s going to win the election he lost, no matter what he has to do to make that happen. Surrounding himself with a better set of sycophants this time around has really allowed him to gain some ground in his “be the despot you wish to see in the world” eff…

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) advanced American farmers and equipment owners’ lawful right to repair their farm and other nonroad diesel equipment.

The film is the latest streamer-funded, carefully choreographed, boring, celebrity puff piece being branded as a documentary. It's also a harbinger of what sorts of "true stories" are being championed these days.

The Trump administration has shrunk the number of locations for this year's field test of the 2030 census and added plans to test replacing temporary census workers with U.S. Postal Service staff.

While the Trump administration continues its immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota, anti-ICE protests continued in Minneapolis and around the country — from Los Angeles to rural Maine — over the weekend. In the Twin Cities area, meanwhile, this acti…

Syrian forces move into the northeastern city, which was previously under the control of the Kurdish-led SDF.

As Gustavo Petro prepares to face Donald Trump in Washington, Colombia’s anti-drug strategy is under intense scrutiny.

Five-year-old Liam Ramos and his father have been released from a US immigration detention facility.

The world's richest man gave $5 million apiece to two super PACs supporting GOP House and Senate candidates, according to new FEC disclosures.

And all the king's horses and (almost) all the king's men all get a mention.

Gothams LLC’s draft proposal, obtained by the Guardian, suggests seven-year trucking and logistics monopoly

Since 2007, Jezebel has been the Internet's most treasured source for everything celebrities, sex, and politics...with teeth.

A newspaper owned by Rupert Murdoch delivered a sharp warning to President Donald Trump after a high-profile Republican loss. In a new editorial, The Wall...

Official lies after an ICE killing begin to backfire.

President Donald Trump's administration is under growing pressure from congressional Democrats related to conflict of interest concerns over the Trump family's business.

Kevin Warsh, Trump's pick for Fed chair, is a good listener who seeks consensus, former colleagues say. That could shape how he would run the Fed.

President Donald Trump said Sunday he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts center for two years starting in July for construction, his latest proposal to upturn the storied venue since returning to the White House.Trump’s announcemen…

Balochistan is at the heart of Pakistan's economic promises to US and China. The attacks are a reminder of the risks.

Donald Trump threatened to sue Trevor Noah after he made a joke about the president visiting Jeffrey Epstein's island during the 2026 Grammy Awards.

A top economist says Kevin Warsh is a solid choice for Fed chair — but his legacy will depend on keeping politics out of interest rate decisions.

We’ve long noted how the 2021 infrastructure bill included $42.5 billion for broadband grants dubbed the Broadband, Equity, Access And Deployment (BEAD) program. The program wasn’t without its warts, but it had the potential to be truly transformative for U.S…

Iran examines regional proposals to ease tensions with the US as it expects a framework for talks in the coming days.

President Trump is taking aim at Trevor Noah for his Jeffrey Epstein joke during Sunday's Grammy Awards, threatening to sue the comedian and calling him a "total loser." 47 hopped on his Truth Social platform Monday to blast the 2026 Grammy Awards…

ICE agents in California detained several residents, including a US citizen, amid a surge in immigration raids.

The US president labels Noah a "total loser" over a joke he told on stage during the awards ceremony.

Lawmakers are racing to end a partial government shutdown after Congress missed its funding deadline on Friday. And, Trump wants to close the Kennedy Center for two years for renovations.

Major student-loan companies told Sen. Elizabeth Warren that they're preparing to service more borrowers due to federal repayment changes.

In recent months, the Trump administration has framed high energy costs as a problem impacting only blue states. But the truth is electricity prices are...

ABC News' Danny New talks to a young New Yorker who's gaining fame for bringing his tunes to the streets and inviting bystanders to jam with him.

My back-to-work morning train WFH reads: • Kevin Warsh Is Trump’s Man—and His Own. How He Will Reshape the Fed. Kevin Warsh is President Trump’s nominee for the next chair of the Federal Reserve, Trump says in a social-media post. (Barron’s) see also A Bad He…

Going into the 2026 Grammys, Kendrick Lamar, Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny led the list of nominees.

Protesters are cancelling subscriptions from ten major tech and AI companies.

The Trump administration says it's reviewing thousands of cases to look for potential fraud. A judge ordered a temporary pause, saying refugees cannot be arrested "without warrants or cause."

A new report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office calculates the cost of efforts to fire civil rights staff, and questions the department's ability to enforce federal civil rights laws.

Things are looking bleak for a fix in Congress for ACA premiums that doubled, on average, this month. And Republicans are making arguments against the law that haven't worked in years past.

When the history books are written, we’ll remember the politicians, law firms, and CEOs who quickly bent the knee to Donald Trump. We’ll also remember the scant few American figures who refused to back down. Bruce Springsteen will be high on that short list. …

Havana says it is ready for 'constructive engagement' with Washington as White House moves to choke off oil supplies.

​A preening and vindictive strongman at the top, living in gilded opulence, and surrounded by generals and business cronies. Is this what a junta looks like?​

Feb 2 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump's plan to end the Gaza war was given a boost on Monday with the reopening of the enclave's Rafah crossing with ...

The BBC's Russia editor reflects on the difficulties of working as a British journalist in Moscow.

The 2026 Grammy Awards took place amid immigration protests across the country.

China has been flooding Latin American markets with low-priced exports, especially autos and e-commerce goods, as its exporters adjust to U.S. President...

US president says the arts complex will close for two years for reconstruction starting in July.

President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that he will be temporarily closing entertainment operations at the Kennedy Center for "approximately" two years.

Trevor Noah poked fun at Nicki Minaj and Trump and asked Pharrell for some discount codes during his 2026 Grammys opening monologue.

Trevor Noah came out swinging as host of the Grammys Sunday ... he immediately took aim at Nicki Minaj and Donald Trump in his opening monologue. Trevor said, "Nicki Minaj is not here," then took a few seconds for the uproarious applause to die…

The move follows several artists cancelling performances at the storied institution after it was recently renamed as the Trump Kennedy Center.

As temperatures fell to nearly negative twenty, Ryan DuVa saw more than frozen roads. He saw his neighbors in Tulsa with nowhere to go, so he turned his fire truck into a lifeline for local residents.