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Feb. 2, 2026, 6:01 PM EST

By Howard Polskin

Howard Polskin is founder of TheRighting, a free newsletter that aggregates more than a dozen right-wing headlines every morning for mainstream and progressive audiences.

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President Donald Trump shakes hands with Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, national security adviser of UAE.

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White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller at a daily press briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House.

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A medium shot shows former British royal Andrew talking to someone.

Second woman accuses Epstein of sex trafficking to Andrew, BBC reports

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The Supreme Court rulings that could help Luigi Mangione avoid execution

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