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The month's top story

2/4: The Takeout with Major Garrett

The chin-out rhetoric of Democratic governors about holding Trump administration officials responsible for violence in their cities may be more political than practicable.

NYT · 5 sources

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What dominated February

3 stories that ran all month
  1. Top Stories

    House votes to rescind Trump's Canada tariffs

    5 of 30 days · 5 articles

  2. Top Stories

    'The Lion King' co-director Roger Allers dead at 76

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

  3. Top Stories

    Don Lemon Pleads Not Guilty in Minnesota Church Protest Case

    4 of 30 days · 5 articles

Top Stories 185 stories

  1. Opinion | What Trump Knows About Greenland

    CBS · 4 outlets

    CBS News' Olivia Gazis speaks with Deputy Prime Minister Radosław Sikorski of Poland about President Trump's push for Greenland, NATO and the relationship between Poland and the U.S.

  2. A ‘Historic’ Snowfall Hits the Carolinas

    NYT · 5 outlets

  3. Opinion | The Clintons, Contempt and Jeffrey Epstein

    WSJ · 4 outlets

  4. Second ransom deadline for Nancy Guthrie passes

    ABC · 5 outlets

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  1. 'The Lion King' co-director Roger Allers dead at 76

    CBS · 5 outlets

  2. Opinion | Trump Let Down the Iranian Protesters

    FOX · 4 outlets

  3. Trump Returns to a Familiar Role: Sowing Trade Chaos

    CBS · 3 outlets

  4. Trump Signs Bill to Reopen Government

    NYT · 4 outlets

  5. Operation Metro Surge: What We Know About the Minnesota Immigration Action

    ABC · 4 outlets

  6. Federal presence in Bay Area ahead of Super Bowl LX

    CBS · 3 outlets

  7. Don Lemon Pleads Not Guilty in Minnesota Church Protest Case

    NYT · 5 outlets

  8. Demonstrators in Milan protest ICE unit at Winter Olympics

    ABC · 5 outlets

Business 616 stories

  1. How to buy gold from Costco

    CNBC · 3 outlets

    The Dow Industrials climbed more than 500 points Monday, as traders managed to look past declines in gold, silver and bitcoin.

  2. ESG Roundup: Market Talk

    WSJ · 1 outlets

  3. What Trump Was Really Like at Davos

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. Global Stocks Retreat After Trump Tariff Threat

    CNBC · 3 outlets

Show 10 more

  1. Gold Rises Amid Fed Rate-Cut Prospects

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  2. Oil Rises Amid U.S.-Iran Tensions

    CNBC · 2 outlets

  3. How to Trade This Ozempic Moment

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  4. House votes to override Trump's Canada tariffs

    WSJ · 3 outlets

  5. Opinion | Kevin Warsh and the Parable of the Two Sons

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  6. Gold, Silver Fall Amid USD Strength

    MKTW · 2 outlets

  7. Japan's snap elections: a reckless risk or calculated gamble?

    WSJ · 2 outlets

  8. Trump signs bill ending federal government shutdown

    CNBC · 1 outlets

  9. U.S. Natural Gas Futures Settle Higher

    CNBC · 3 outlets

  10. Asian Stocks Mostly Rise as Fears About U.S. Tariffs on Europe Ease

    CNBC · 2 outlets

Sports 173 stories

  1. Former Cowboys FB Scott Laidlaw dies at 72

    FOX · 4 outlets

  2. Jets hire Karl Dunbar as DL coach

    PFT · 4 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. 49ers great John Brodie dies at age 90

    PFT · 4 outlets

  2. UFC 324 grades: First fight card of the year sets a high bar

    CBS · 2 outlets

  3. Josh McDaniels: Jarrett Stidham will be ready to go this week, for sure

    CBS · 4 outlets

  4. Reverse? Brady backs Kraft, 'get that 7th ring'

    PFT · 4 outlets

  5. Flagg, Knueppel, Edgecombe get Rising Stars nods

    CBS · 3 outlets

  6. Sam Darnold has another limited practice

    PFT · 4 outlets

Technology 484 stories

  1. How to watch SuperSport from anywhere

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

    'The Archers' is still one of the easiest BBC dramas to keep up with, as long as you know where to look.

  2. Quordle hints and answers for Thursday, January 29 (game #1466)

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  3. There's a sneaky way to watch UFC 325 for FREE

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

Show 9 more

  1. New MacBook Air coming soon: Here’s what we know

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  2. Best Project Zomboid Server Hosting of 2026

    9to5 · 2 outlets

  3. Apple Creator Studio gets its own Instagram account

    9to5 · 1 outlets

  4. Will the Studio Display 2 have this key upgrade?

    TechRadar · 3 outlets

  5. I tested 3 affordable OLED TVs from LG, Samsung and Philips side-by-side — here’s which one I’d buy

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  6. I hand-picked 33 home office finds for creating a serene mint green workspace

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  7. What is the release date for The Pitt season 2 episode 5 on HBO Max?

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  8. Does Wonder Man directly set up a major storyline in Spider-Man: Brand New Day? The Marvel TV show's head writer has his say

    TechRadar · 1 outlets

  9. Malicious MoltBot skills used to push password-stealing malware

    TechRadar · 2 outlets

Entertainment 404 stories

  1. Tim Burton Mourns ‘Beetlejuice’ Star Catherine O’Hara After Her Death at 71

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Will Melissa Gilbert Be at Husband Timothy Busfield’s Future Court Hearings?

    USMag · 1 outlets

Show 6 more

  1. I'm Sorry, But The Memes About The Beckham Family Drama Are So, So Good

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  2. Nina Dobrev Jokes She 'Found a New Man' After Shaun White Split

    USMag · 1 outlets

  3. How Do Bringing Up Bates’ Katie Bates and Husband Travis Clark Make Money?

    USMag · 1 outlets

  4. What is your favorite K-Pop group?

    BuzzFeed · 2 outlets

  5. Are These Famous Singers Overrated?

    USMag · 3 outlets

  6. People Are Cringing At How Chris Brown Is "Trying To Play It Off" After He Was Dragged For Seemingly Shading Bad Bunny's Superbowl Performance

    BuzzFeed · 1 outlets

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