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      Trump news at a glance: Trevor Noah’s Grammys joke hit a sour note for Trump

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      President threatens to sue comedian over joke about Epstein island – key US politics stories from Monday 2 February at a glanceSouth African comedian Trevor Noah told a joke as he hosted the Grammy awards on Sunday.The former Daily Show host said the song of the year award was “a Grammy that every artist wants – almost as much as Trump wants Greenland, which makes sense because Epstein’s island is gone, he needs a new one to hang out with Bill Clinton”. Continue reading… More

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      Judge blocks Trump administration’s stripping of Haitians’ protected status

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      Up to 350,000 Haitians legally live and work in the US due to being granted temporary protected statusA federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from stripping temporary protected status from up to 350,000 Haitians, a status that allows them to legally live and work in the United States amid the turmoil in their homeland.Judge Ana Reyes issued a temporary stay that prevents Kristi Noem, the US homeland security secretary, from implementing her decision to remove the status known as TPS, which was scheduled to expire on Tuesday. Continue reading… More

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      Trump threatens to sue Trevor Noah over his Epstein island joke at the Grammys – video

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      Donald Trump hit out at Trevor Noah over a joke about the US president and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at the 2026 Grammys. ‘I think he’s terrible. I think he did a terrible job at the Grammys,’ Trump told reporters during an Oval Office meeting. In a social media post, Trump earlier threatened to sue NoahTrump threatens to sue Trevor Noah over Epstein joke at Grammys Continue reading… More

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      DHS’s account of two Venezuelans shot by border patrol falls apart in court: ‘A smear campaign’

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      Immigration officials said agent shot two ‘vicious gang members’ in Portland, but records obtained by the Guardian reveal US prosecutor contradicted claimsImmediately after a US border patrol agent shot two people in Oregon last month, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said the targets were “vicious” gang members connected to a prior shooting and alleged they had “attempted to run over” officers with their vehicle.In the weeks since, key parts of the federal government’s narrative have fallen apart. Continue reading… More

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      Bill and Hillary Clinton agree to testify in House Epstein investigation

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      Decision to give testimony comes days before House was expected to vote to hold pair in contempt of CongressUS politics live – latest updatesBill and Hillary Clinton agreed on Monday to testify in a House investigation into the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, days before the chamber was expected to vote to hold them in contempt of Congress.The concession follows a tense back-and-forth between the Clintons and the Republican James Comer, chair of the House oversight committee, who on Monday said that he would insist both Clintons sit for a sworn deposition before the committee in order to fulfill the panel’s subpoenas. Continue reading… More

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      Newly released Jeffrey Epstein files: 10 key takeaways so far

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      Lawyers discussed possibility of Epstein’s cooperation with prosecutors – and more names surfaced in new documentsA new trove of about 3m files related to the financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was released on Friday, offering new details about his network and interactions with wealthy and powerful figures and the federal investigations into his crimes.The release follows legislation passed in November by US lawmakers that mandated the disclosure of all Epstein-related documents. Continue reading… More

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      Fulton county to challenge FBI seizure of election documents

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      Commissioner to file motion requesting return of property unlawfully taken during raid related to 2020 electionFulton county leaders said they would fire back in court on Monday, intent on limiting the scope of a federal warrant that led the FBI to seize 2020 elections documents last week.County attorneys intend to file a motion in federal court asking for an order mandating the return of property that was unlawfully seized or retained, said the Fulton county commissioner Marvin Arrington Jr. Continue reading… More