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Trump Says TAKE OVER Elections Ahead Of Midterms
18:21
Breaking Points • Feb 3, 2026

Trump Says TAKE OVER Elections Ahead Of Midterms

Mike Johnson Unconcerned by Trump’s Threat to “Take Over” Voting
New Republic • Feb 3, 2026

Mike Johnson Unconcerned by Trump’s Threat to “Take Over” Voting

On Monday, President Trump suggested that Republicans should “take over” and “nationalize” voting. But House Speaker Mike Johnson isn’t too concerned.“The Republicans should say, ‘We wanna take over, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places’; the Republicans ought to nationalize the voting,” Trump said on former Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino’s podcast Monday. “We have states that I won, that show I didn’t win … like the 2020 election, I won the election by so much. Everybody knows it.”Trump: "These people were brought to our country to vote, and they vote illegally. The Republicans should say, we should take over the voting in at least 15 places. The Republicans ought to nationalize the voting. We have states that I won that show I didn't win. You're gonna see… pic.twitter.com/H5hT3OvtLE— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 2, 2026CNN’s Manu Raju made sure to ask Johnson about the president’s statements the next day.“Mr. Speaker, the president had called yesterday for a takeover of federal elections; [he] said to nationalize in some states, is that something that you think he should do?” Raju asked.Johnson proceeded to claim that Trump just didn’t really mean that.“The president is expressing his frustration about the problems that we have in some of these blue states, where election integrity is not always guaranteed,” Johnson said, making a baseless claim about election security in blue states in order to defend a man who still lies about winning the 2020 election. “So we have to figure out solutions to that problem, and that’s what I think—”“Take over?!” Raju interrupted, not allowing the speaker to ramble on without acknowledging the actual question.“No, no,” Johnson said.Just asked Speaker Johnson about Trump’s call to “take over” voting in some states.Defended Trump and said he was “expressing his frustration” at some blue states. He pointed to voter ID bill they’re trying to pass.I asked him again about a “take over,” and he said: “no, no” pic.twitter.com/UfuE3hJzTc— Manu Raju (@mkraju) February 3, 2026The U.S. Constitution orders that elections be governed by states and locales, not the executive branch. Even still, it’s hard not to hear Trump’s comment about taking over elections without immediately thinking about January 6. This time we should take his threats seriously—especially given the recent FBI raid of an election office in Georgia’s Fulton County.

Trump’s War on History
Mother Jones • Feb 3, 2026

Trump’s War on History

On a June afternoon in Washington, swarms of mosquitoes were feasting on thousands of Americans as they watched a military parade roll past the National Mall. It was the US Army’s 250th birthday, which also happened to be President Donald Trump’s 79th, and the MAGA-heavy crowd watched the procession trudge down Constitution Avenue, largely silent […]

US RUSHES Mil Equipment To Iran As Last Ditch Diplomacy Breaks Out
15:55
Breaking Points • Feb 3, 2026

US RUSHES Mil Equipment To Iran As Last Ditch Diplomacy Breaks Out

EPSTEIN FILES: US Elites Protected While UK GOV SEEKS JUSTICE
21:55
Breaking Points • Feb 3, 2026

EPSTEIN FILES: US Elites Protected While UK GOV SEEKS JUSTICE

Russia Strikes Ukraine Hours After Trump Bragged About Deal With Putin
New Republic • Feb 3, 2026

Russia Strikes Ukraine Hours After Trump Bragged About Deal With Putin

You’ll never guess which country launched a massive attack just hours after President Donald Trump announced yet another supposed temporary ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Sitting at his desk in the Oval Office Monday, Trump repeated his claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin had “agreed” to pause Moscow’s repeated strikes on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, as the temperatures in Europe dropped dangerously low.“I asked him if he wouldn’t shoot for a period of one week, no missiles going into Kyiv or any other town, and he’s agreed to do it, so it’s something,” said Trump, the king of wishful thinking—or more just utter bullshit. Trump had initially claimed there would be a weeklong ceasefire during a Cabinet meeting Thursday, sparking some confusion in Kyiv about when the pause would actually begin, or what it would entail. Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov clarified that Russia had only agreed to pause strikes until February 1 “in order to create favorable conditions for negotiations,” which are set to resume Wednesday in Abu Dhabi. That would mean Trump’s supposed weeklong ceasefire was only in effect for two days. True to its word, Russia resumed strikes overnight Monday, launching 450 attack drones and more than 70 missiles, hitting power plants in at least six regions and leaving more than 1,000 residential buildings in Kyiv without power. So, as much as Trump would like to play-act like he has Putin’s ear, that’s clearly not the case.“Taking advantage of the coldest days of winter to terrorize people is more important to Russia than turning to diplomacy,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky wrote on X, early Tuesday.Ukraine’s Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal said the attacks on “purely civilian” targets amounted to “another Russian crime against humanity.”

Top U.S. & World Headlines — February 3, 2026
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Democracy Now Video • Feb 3, 2026

Top U.S. & World Headlines — February 3, 2026

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