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February 4, 2026

Trader Joe’s now No. 1 in grocery store satisfaction. Here’s why

There’s a new king of the hill when it comes to America’s favorite grocery store — Trader Joe’s. The Southern California-based grocer has claimed the top spot in the latest American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) rankings, edging out last year’s winner, Publix. Trader Joe’s scored 86 out of 100, narrowly topping Publix’s 84. Supermarkets are […]

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February 4, 2026

Pirro’s hard line on DC firearm possession tests Trump’s image

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro is drawing fire from the GOP’s own base after a blunt warning to gun owners entering the nation’s capital armed, “mark my words, you’re going to jail,” regardless of whether they hold valid permits elsewhere. Pirro is the latest Republican-appointed federal prosecutor to take a stance on firearms, mismatched from the […]

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February 4, 2026

ICE memo expands warrantless arrest authority; Minnesota leaders to testify on fraud allegations

In this Media Miss Minute, a newly disclosed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) memo expands officers’ authority to make warrantless arrests. Plus, Minnesota’s governor and attorney general will testify before Congress amid allegations of widespread fraud in the state. Media Miss by the right: ICE memo broadens warrantless arrest authority A newly issued ICE memo […]

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February 4, 2026

Why five judges rejected Trump’s arguments against offshore wind farms

All of the offshore wind projects halted by the Trump administration in December can proceed after judges issued five separate rulings allowing construction to resume. The latest approval, which came on Monday, was for a Sunrise Wind farm off Long Island intended to produce enough power for 600,000 New York homes.  A judge found that […]

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February 4, 2026

House ends contempt of Congress vote after Clintons agree to Epstein testimony

Former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton have agreed to demands by the House Oversight Committee to sit for a deposition in the committee’s investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Committee Chair Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., gave the former first family until noon on Tuesday to clarify the terms after […]

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February 4, 2026

Trump demands $1 billion from Harvard, says university is ‘behaving very badly’

The standoff between President Donald Trump and Harvard University escalated late Monday night, with the president posting on Truth Social that he is now demanding $1 billion in damages and declaring that his administration wants “nothing further to do, into the future, with Harvard University.“ Trump takes aim at The New York Times The post […]

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February 4, 2026

House approves funding package to end partial government shutdown

The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to approve a funding package that would end a partial government shutdown that began over the weekend.  The package funds five of the six remaining departments requiring new appropriations through Sept. 30. The final agency, the Department of Homeland Security, was funded through a two-week stopgap measure that will […]

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February 4, 2026

Federal judge blocks termination of temporary protected status for Haitian immigrants

A federal judge issued an 11th-hour order Monday night to block the termination of Haitian immigrants’ Temporary Protected Status (TPS), saying that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem couldn’t make such a decision on her own. The judge’s order means more than 330,000 Haitian immigrants do not have to leave the U.S. starting Tuesday. […]

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February 4, 2026

US hospitals report broad infection declines, safer outcomes in the NICU

Each year, hundreds of thousands of people in the U.S. develop an infection during or soon after receiving medical care. About 72,000 people die from those infections — called hospital-associated infections or HAIs — according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Fortunately, the number of HAIs fell in 2024, continuing a decline […]

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February 4, 2026

Trump’s desire to ‘nationalize’ voting alarms election security experts

To election security experts, an FBI raid on the elections office in Atlanta, Georgia, may be a sign of things to come.  Nine months before the 2026 midterm elections, their concerns about federal interference in local election procedures were only heightened when President Donald Trump suggested “nationalizing” elections in at least 15 locations — apparently […]