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Feb 5, 2026 NYT > U.S. > Politics

Virginia Democrats Propose New Congressional Maps Ahead of Midterms

As they appeal a ruling blocking their redistricting efforts, the state’s Democrats proposed redrawing districts in a way that would strongly favor them.

Feb 5, 2026 NYT > U.S. > Politics

White House Offers Shifting Story on Gabbard’s Presence at Georgia Raid

President Trump said Thursday that Attorney General Pam Bondi had directed Tulsi Gabbard to be present for an operation at an election center. It was the administration’s fourth explanation for her presence.

Feb 5, 2026 NYT > U.S. > Politics

Myra MacPherson, Who Wrote Wrenchingly About Vietnam Vets, Dies at 91

A political reporter at The Washington Post, she also wrote “Long Time Passing,” about the Vietnam War’s social, political and psychological aftereffects.

Feb 5, 2026 NYT > U.S. > Politics

Senators Clash Over Immigration Enforcement, Risking a D.H.S. Shutdown

With eight days until a deadline to keep the Department of Homeland Security running, bipartisan talks on reining in federal immigration agents’ tactics appeared to sputter before they had even gotten underway.

Feb 5, 2026 NYT > U.S. > Politics

Lawmakers Say They Will Not Cooperate With Inquiry Into Illegal Orders Video

The Justice Department investigation was an escalation in the administration’s response to a video that President Trump said was “punishable by death.”

Feb 5, 2026 NYT > U.S. > Politics

Pentagon Official Rejects Plea Deal in U.S.S. Cole Bombing Case

The decision clears the way for the first death-penalty trial at Guantánamo Bay to start this summer, more than 25 years after the attack.

Feb 5, 2026 NYT > U.S. > Politics

Kennedy Makes Unfounded Claim That Keto Diet Can ‘Cure’ Schizophrenia

The claim vastly overstates preliminary research into whether the high-fat, low-carbohydrate diet might help people with the disorder, experts said.

Feb 5, 2026 BBC News

Starmer apologises to Epstein victims for believing Mandelson's 'lies'

The PM says the depth of the pair's relationship was not known when he was appointed US ambassador.

Feb 5, 2026 BBC News

Trump backs Chagos handover deal, says No 10

It comes after the US president suggested last month he could withdraw his support for the deal.

Feb 5, 2026 NYT > U.S. > Politics

Trump Strips Job Protections From Thousands of Federal Workers

The policy change makes it easier for the president to discipline or remove up to 50,000 employees, another push in the administration’s campaign to reshape the federal work force.

Feb 5, 2026 NYT > U.S. > Politics

Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons

Beijing, Moscow and shaken American allies are seeking new warheads as President Trump ends more than a half century of nuclear arms control with Russia.

Feb 5, 2026 NYT > U.S. > Politics

Facing a Democratic Blitz, Susan Collins Scores a Super Bowl Ad in Maine

The ad is part of a multimillion dollar effort by a Republican-aligned group to help Ms. Collins, who is seen as one of the party’s most vulnerable incumbents.

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