Today’s Facts 02-02-2026

The US House is back to work today while a partial government shutdown continues.

To end the shutdown, Democrats want limits on ICE including tighter warrant requirements, clearer agent ID, body cameras, and stronger accountability.

It is Black History Month.

Trump made online threats last night to sue Grammys host Trevor Noah for his Epstein comment.

The mayor of Portland OR is demanding ICE leave the city after tear-gassing children at a peaceful protest over the weekend.

In the wake of cancellations and low ticket sales, Trump is closing the Kennedy Center for two years for renovations.

The 5-year-old and his father detained by ICE and sent to a Texas detention center are back home for now in Minneapolis as the DOJ threatens to arrest and deport the entire family.

There is no evidence ICE used a crane to arrest roof workers.

The groundhog saw his shadow this morning so 6 more weeks of winter.

Today anchor Savannah Guthrie’s mom is missing in Arizona.

The Super Bowl is Sunday between the Patriots and Seahawks in Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara CA with Bad Bunny as halftime entertainment.

Puerto Ricans are US citizens.

The Melania documentary is the biggest non-music documentary debut in 10 years bringing in $7M.

Amazon spent $75M to buy and promote the Melania documentary.

Stephen Miller says the US historically imported foreign labor and he criticized those workers gaining citizenship and political rights.

Jeff Bezos’ space effort New Glenn is pausing for two years to switch the Blue Origin company focus to lunar exploration.

Bad Bunny wins album of the year for "Debí Tirar Más Fotos" ("I Should Have Taken More Photos").

Gold drops 9% and silver falls 25%.

Large crowds gathered in Milan to protest the deployment of US ICE agents during the Winter Olympics.

Foreign workers are traveling to Russia with promises of civilian jobs then forced into combat in Ukraine and threatened with violence, prison, or death if they don’t go or try to leave.

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