Monday, February 2nd, 2026

Today, Propublica has identified the two CBP agents that murdered Alex Pretti - Jesus Ochoa and Raymundo Gutierrez; the DOJ released their final and incomplete production of the Epstein Files; every single Senate Democrat and two Republicans voted to defund ICE but Republicans blocked the amendment; ICE has expanded their power to arrest people without warrants; four Black independent journalists were arrested for covering a church protest; Bovino mocked a prosecutor's Jewish faith during a call with lawyers; ICE shattered someone’s skull and then told the hospital they did it to themselves; massive peaceful protests erupted across the country against ICE and Customs and Border Protection; the top FBI agent in Atlanta has been sacked after refusing to go along with the Fulton County election office raid; a Texas Democrat who was outspent 20 to 1 has flipped the District 9 State Senate seat with a 30 point swing in a stunning upset; five year old Liam Ramos and his father have been released from the Dilley concentration camp and are back home in Minneapolis; and Allison and Dana deliver your Good News.

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Stories
Two CBP Agents Identified in Alex Pretti Shooting | ProPublica

Here’s What to Know About the Millions of Pages of Epstein Documents | The New York Times

ICE Expands Power of Agents to Arrest People Without Warrants | The New York Times

Don Lemon arrested after covering protest at Minnesota church | NBC News

Takeaways from AP report on ICE claims that immigrant shattered his skull running into wall | AP News

Bovino Is Said to Have Mocked Prosecutor’s Jewish Faith on Call With Lawyers | The New York Times

Atlanta FBI boss ousted after balking at 2020 election probe | MSNOW

Partial government shutdown begins as funding lapses despite Senate deal |CBS News

Protesters take to streets in U.S. to decry ICE tactics in Minneapolis | The Washington Post

Democrat Taylor Rehmet wins solidly red Texas Senate seat in stunning special election upset | Texas Tribune

Preschooler Liam Ramos and father land in Minneapolis after being released from immigration detention | CNN

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