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First Thing: Todd Blanche says review of Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking case ‘is over’

Deputy US attorney general says the government cannot ‘just create evidence’ but victims attorney accuses government of hiding perpetrators while exposing survivors. Plus, the Mormon women who fought a Republican-led redistricting initiative in Utah – and won

The Guardian - UK

Is Jeff Bezos going to destroy the Washington Post? It sure looks like it

He has the chance to be the steward of a national treasure, but he’s blowing it

The Guardian - US

Trump’s awkward black tie evening at the Alfalfa Club flip-flopped between dead jokes and bizarre threats

It was a night of poor taste and a big ego.

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Propaganda in cinemas, newsrooms slashed: this is the US media under Trump and his tech barons

The president and his supporters joining forces to decide what audiences read and see seems straight from a fascism playbook, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK

This year’s Oscar nominees are furiously political – so why are their stars silent?

INSIDE FILM: ‘One Battle After Another’, ‘Bugonia’ and the forthcoming ‘The Secret Agent’ strike overt parallels to modern politics and the ongoing clown show of Donald Trump’s second term. But few have been saying it all out loud on the awards circuit this year, writes Xan Brooks

The Independent UK

Trump news at a glance: Kennedy Center to close; Epstein case ‘over’, says deputy US attorney general

Trump announces two-year closure of Kennedy Center, citing construction needs – key US politics stories from 1 February 2026

The Guardian - US

MAGA-world descends on Mar-a-Lago for the wedding of one of Trump’s top aides

Melania did not appear among guests at the president’s Palm Beach estate for Dan Scavino’s wedding

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Kennedy Center to close for 2 years for renovations in July, Trump says, after performers' backlash

President Donald Trump says he will move to close Washington’s Kennedy Center performing arts venue for two years starting in July for construction

The Independent UK

Melania Trump’s movie was already in trouble, but with director Brett Ratner tied to Epstein documents, its box office fate is sealed

The documentary about Melania Trump, the First Lady of the United States, is struggling at the box office. Reports from last week suggested that only one ticket was sold for its premiere at a popular VUE location, just before its release on Friday in the UK. The film has once…

The Mary Sue

The empty and foul Melania doc

Neither insightful nor interesting, the first lady’s disgraceful doc exists only to fuel Trump’s propaganda machine

Salon

‘Melania,’ panned by some film critics, opens with strong ticket sales for a documentary

Promoted by President Donald Trump as “a must watch,” the Melania Trump documentary “Melania” debuted with a better-than-expected $7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday

The Independent UK

Brett Ratner, who directed the Melania Trump documentary, photographed with Jeffrey Epstein and two girls in newly released files

A panned documentary might be the least of Ratner's worries.

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Melania film earns $7m in US, strongest documentary debut in over a decade

Melania, however, cost significantly more than a typical documentary, at $40m to make and $35m to promote

The Guardian - US

Night Manager producer Simon Cornwell says he would be ‘arrested’ if Trump watches second series

The long-awaited second season of the much-loved thriller is set to conclude this weekend

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Why the failure of Melania's documentary is good news for the advertising industry

Even $35 million in marketing can only achieve so much.

The Times of India

Despite memes and mockery, Melania Trump documentary broke this remarkable box office record

The performance stands in sharp contrast to the film’s digital reception. On social media, Melania has been widely derided as a glossy vanity project, with critics dismissing it as stage-managed and self-promotional. Viral jokes and conspiracy-tinged commentary framed the film as emblematic of Trump-era excess. Yet the theatre turnout tells…

The Independent UK

Melania box office results revealed as divisive documentary defies predictions

Brett Ratner’s film about the first lady performed better than expected on its opening day

Salon

Why MAGA isn't rallying for “Melania”

Jeff Bezos' big gamble to impress Trump isn't paying off with fans

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Highly disturbing Epstein files alleging Donald Trump sexually assaulted a 13yo get deleted. But the damage was done

The DOJ now claims it was "an administrative error."

The Guardian - US

Melania Trump documentary opens to underwhelming reception: ‘It’s not a gripping film’

$75m Amazon-produced paean to the first lady saw empty seats and faint praise as it opened in New York City

The Guardian - US

‘Here we go again’: $75m Melania film embodies venal spirit of Trump 2.0

First lady’s big-screen documentary premieres with criticisms over $28m payday and questions over relevancy

The Guardian - US

Will corporate America finally stand up to the Trump administration?

The brutal handling of immigration raids and the killing of Alex Pretti have tested the reticence of the corporate class

The Times of India

From Donald Trump, Elon Musk to Bill Gates - what the latest dump of Epstein files reveals?

The US department of justice has made public a substantial cache of documents from the federal investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. US deputy attorney general Todd Blanche confirmed the release exceeds three million pages, representing a significant addition to the public record of the high-profile case.

The Independent UK

From stilettos to safety concerns on Inauguration Day: 4 takeaways from Melania Trump's new movie

In her new self-titled documentary, first lady Melania Trump offers a peek behind the scenes during the 20 days before she returned to the White House

The Guardian - AU

I endured the Melania film so you don’t have to – my only regret is not buying popcorn so one of my senses was entertained

‘Everyone wants to know,’ Melania says at the beginning of the two-hour extravaganza – but do we?

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