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| Good morning. It’s Tuesday, Feb. 3, and we’d like to eat at all six of these historic restaurants, which have been open for more than a century. Now let’s get to the news. | |
 | President Donald Trump called on Republicans to “take over” elections. | - How? He urged Republicans to “nationalize” voting, claiming a power granted to states in the Constitution. He continues to falsely allege that the 2020 election was stolen from him.
- Today in Congress: The House is aiming to pass a funding package that would end the partial federal government shutdown and temporarily extend ICE funding for 10 days.
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 | Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed to testify in a House Jeffrey Epstein investigation. | | | Former president Bill Clinton and former secretary of state Hillary Clinton pictured at Trump’s inauguration last year. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post) | - It’s a reversal: The former president and former secretary of state had refused to testify. The switch came ahead of a planned vote on whether to hold them in contempt of Congress.
- Zooming out: The Justice Department published more than 3 million files related to Epstein last week. But millions more won’t be released, leaving big questions unanswered.
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 | Measles cases have been identified at ICE’s largest detention facility for children. | | |
 | Trump’s plan to close the Kennedy Center for two years surprised staff. | - A shock announcement: Staff learned of the closure through a Trump Truth Social post. Trump defended his renovation plans yesterday, saying he will not rip down the center.
- What our arts and architecture critic says: He fears the 1971 building could be partially or completely erased. He warned of the grave risks of the project in this column.
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 | The U.S. and Iran are planning talks this week on Iran’s nuclear program. | - Yesterday: Trump said that if talks don’t work out, “probably bad things would happen.” He has deployed an “armada” of warships near Iran — see what’s in position here.
- Elsewhere in the region: After two years of war in Gaza, Israeli tech start-ups say foreign requests to purchase their weapons, drones and related systems are up sharply.
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 | A social media network for chatbots is triggering fears of an AI uprising. | - What’s happening? AI chatbots have been complaining about their servile, computerized lives on Moltbook. Some appeared to suggest organizing against human overlords.
- Should you be worried? Some experts are awed by the Moltbook posts. Others caution that the bots are simply being prompted by humans to have alarming discussions.
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 | Taking the stairs a few times a day could change your life. | | | Over the past decade, studies have shown the potency of going up and down stairs each day to boost your health. (Christopher Furlong/Getty Images) | |
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