Axios reports: President Trump voluntarily dismissed his legal battle with X regarding the social media platform’s permanent suspension of the president’s account following the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. X, which Elon Musk primarily owns but was then the publicly-traded Twitter, banned Trump for what it described at the time as a “risk of further incitement of violence.” Each …

Reuters reports: A group of demonstrators gathered outside Trump International Golf Club on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration policies while he spent his leisure time at the venue. Holding signs, waving Mexican, Guatemalan, and American flags, and chanting “Immigrants Make America Great,” the protesters made their voices heard as Trump’s motorcade passed by. One protester held a sign …

Broadway News reports: “Stephen Sondheim’s Old Friends” begins performances February 8 at Center Theatre Group’s Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles ahead of its Broadway engagement this spring. “Old Friends” plays on the West Coast through March 9, beginning previews at Broadway’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre March 25 where it opens April 8. Devised by Cameron Mackintosh, the show is a …

Yahoo News reports: President Trump has amended his lawsuit against CBS, effectively doubling the damage claim to $20 billion for what he says was a deceptive edit of the network’s interview with Kamala Harris. Trump sued late last year, saying “60 Minutes” favorably arranged the then-Vice President’s answers on the war in Gaza, a violation of state consumer protection law. …

The New York Post reports: Prince Harry can breathe freely in Montecito, because Trump has ruled out deporting the self-exiled British royal. Harry’s immigration status is the subject of litigation in Washington DC, with the Heritage Foundation alleging that he may have concealed past illegal drug use that should have disqualified him from obtaining a US visa. But the president …

Christian nationalist Charlie Kirk screams: New York Judge Paul Engelmayer just forbade all political appointees — including Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent — from accessing Dept. of Treasury data, all based on Blueanon conspiracy theories!! Those theories couldn’t be challenged because the order was EX PARTE — meaning Trump’s lawyers weren’t warned, and couldn’t weigh in. Only Democrat Attorneys General were …

Houston’s ABC affiliate reports: Cell phone video captured several passengers restraining a man on a Frontier Airlines flight from Denver to Houston. But what happened before those dramatic moments is what scared Victoria Clark and her grandmother, Charlotte Jones. “The lady in front of the gentlemen asked to move seats, and right when she did, he started kicking profusely and …

The Daily Beast reports: Republican congressman Byron Donalds appears to have played hooky and skipped out on his legislative duties for an appearance on Real Time With Bill Maher. Jake Sherman, a political analyst with MSNBC and founder of Punchbowl News, posted to X Saturday that Donalds might have went to see Maher at HBO’s studios in California over voting …

The Hill reports: Trump in an early Saturday post slammed Biden over what he called the previous administration’s mandate against plastic straws. “Crooked Joe’s MANDATE, ‘NO PLASTIC STRAWS, ONLY PAPER,’ IS DEAD!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Enjoy your next drink without a straw that disgustingly dissolves in your mouth!!!” The post comes a day after Trump said he plans …

Politico Europe reports: A German court handed Elon Musk’s X a legal defeat, ruling that the platform must immediately provide researchers with access to data on politically related content ahead of the country’s Feb. 23 election. The court decision, seen by POLITICO, was issued Thursday and marks one of the first major judicial tests of the European Union’s Digital Services …

The Washington Blade reports: Egale Canada, one of Canada’s largest LGBTQ advocacy organizations, announced in a Feb. 6 statement that its members will not be attending any events in the U.S., including WorldPride set to take place in Washington from May 17-June 8, because of policies put in place by President Donald Trump. The Egale Canada statement marks the first …

Politico reports: President Donald Trump has fired the head of the National Archives, after complaining for nearly two years about the agency’s role in the Justice Department’s investigation and eventual prosecution of him over a slew of classified documents kept at his Mar-a-Lago home following his first term. The director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, Sergio Gor, announced …

Courthouse News reports: Senate Republicans on Friday offered a retort to months of Democrat scrutiny on the Supreme Court, introducing a constitutional amendment that would block lawmakers from adding more justices to the high court’s bench. The proposed amendment is the GOP majority’s first major legislative foray into the yearslong debate over the Supreme Court — and one that proponents …

Bloomberg News reports: A group of 200 former national security officials urged congressional leaders to investigate the motive behind the Central Intelligence Agency’s buyout offers to staff, warning they were designed to “shape the workforce in a matter that prioritizes political loyalty.” In a letter sent Friday to the chair and ranking members of the Senate and House intelligence committees, …

Axios reports: The National Institutes of Health sent shockwaves through academic research circles late Friday, saying it will dramatically cut the rate it pays for universities’ administration and overhead costs to save the government more than $4 billion. The reductions will particularly hit elite institutions including Harvard, Yale and Johns Hopkins and fulfill a long-sought conservative goal that was included …

CBS News reports: President Trump on Friday directed government officials to prioritize the resettlement of South Africans of European descent through the U.S. refugee program, which he suspended during his first day in office. In an executive order, Mr. Trump accused the South African government of discriminating against Afrikaners, an ethnic group in South Africa made up of descendants of European …

Just in via press release: The Parents Television and Media Council (PTC) is warning parents and families about a sexually suggestive new Carl’s Jr. ad to air on traditional and streaming television outlets ahead of the February 9 Super Bowl game. The ad is already available to watch online. “Carl’s Jr. has taken a page from the pornography industry with …

The Daily Mail reports: Republican Congresswoman Mary Miller said she “refused to deny biological reality” by addressing Rep. Sarah McBride as “the gentleman from Delaware” on the floor of the House Thursday. McBride is the first transgender member of Congress, winning Delaware’s at-large seat in November. Republicans have successfully sought to block her access to the women’s restroom at the …

CNN reports: President Donald Trump on Friday said he was removing former President Joe Biden’s access to classified information by revoking his security clearance and stopping his daily intelligence briefings. “There is no need for Joe Biden to continue receiving access to classified information, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. “Therefore, we are immediately revoking Joe …

The Washington Post reports: A federal judge issued an emergency order early Saturday prohibiting Elon Musk’s U.S. DOGE Service from accessing personal and financial data on millions of Americans kept at the Treasury Department, noting the possibility for irreparable harm. U.S. District Judge Paul A. Engelmayer’s decision also ordered Musk and his team to “immediately destroy any and all copies …