But Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pennsylvania) and Tom Suozzi (D-New York), co-chairs of the Problem Solvers Caucus, argue that the affordability agenda will show their colleagues that reducing costs should be Congress’s top priority. Ask The Post AIDive deeperA New York Times-Siena poll conducted in January found voters ranked the economy as the nation’s top problem. Another January poll from Fox News found voters believe the economy and inflation should be Trump’s top priorities. Democrats, too, have argued that they would bring down the cost of living if they were given the reins in Washington from health care to housing and taxes. “There’s a lot to unpack there, but I think one thing we can all agree on … when you turn something like health care into a profit motivated business, it doesn’t work,” he said.

Twins VideoThere is still much we don’t know about the specific events that led to the Twins and Derek Falvey parting ways. One thing we do know, though, is that Falvey was set up to fail in three key ways. The Correa SigningThe first way in which ownership misled Falvey was Joe Pohlad’s green-lighting of Carlos Correa’s second signing. In short, the Pohlads forced Falvey to immediately thread a needle if he wanted to succeed. Ownership Communication and Decision-MakingThe second way the Pohlads made Falvey’s job harder is through their public-facing ineptitude.

President Donald Trump will sit with NBC’s Tom Llamas for an interview which will air in part during the net’s Super Bowl LX pregame coverage on Sunday afternoon, according to Brian Stelter of CNN. He did tape an interview with Fox’ Bret Baier last year when the game was on Fox. Agreeing to the NBC interview, part of which also will air on “NBC Nightly News,” provides Trump an opportunity “to reach beyond his regular audience” (CNN.com, 2/3). NBC has “not announced when exactly the Trump interview will air” during the five-plus hour pregame show. One question to consider is whether Trump will “insist, as he has with CBS News, that the interview air unedited.” That would seem to be “impossible, given the time constraints and tight choreography of a Super Bowl pregame show” (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 2/4).

ETPresident Donald Trump criticized CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins for "not smiling" after she raised a question about the files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "You are the worst reporter," Trump told Collins during an exchange in the Oval Office on Feb. 3. The tense interaction began when Collins asked the president about redactions in the Epstein files. Similarly, when a journalist asked Trump about the Epstein files aboard Air Force One in November 2025, the president pointed at her as he said: "Quiet! CNN colleagues defend Kaitlan CollinsOn X, several of Collins' CNN colleagues came to her defense after the exchange.

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Olympic boxer Imane Khelif’s message to TrumpSince Imane Khelif won an Olympic gold win at the 2024 Paris Games, the Algerian boxer has been banned from her own sport and caught in a culture war about what it means to be a woman. She told CNN's Christina Macfarlane how it feels to be exploited for the US president’s political agenda.

Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters1️⃣ Shutdown endsPresident Donald Trump on Tuesday signed a sweeping spending package into law, ending a three-day partial government shutdown. While the deal funds several critical departments, it sets up another looming deadline for the Department of Homeland Security. 2️⃣ Assassination attemptThe man who attempted to assassinate then-former President Trump at a Florida golf course in 2024 will be sentenced today. New Castle County Police4️⃣ Nuclear talksUS and Iranian officials say they will meet for nuclear talks later this week, though tensions between the countries remain high. The White House, however, says President Trump is keeping open the option of military strikes in Iran if the talks are not successful.

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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks during a meeting in Tehran, Iran, on January 17. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/Wana News Agency/ReutersPresident Donald Trump warned in an interview Wednesday that Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, should be “very worried” amid heightened tensions with the United States. The US has amassed military resources around Iran as Trump weighs taking action against the regime. We went in, we wiped out their nuclear,” he said, referring to the June bombing run on three Iranian nuclear facilities. He said he had been informed that Iran was looking to revive its nuclear program at alternative sites.

The Washington Post laid off hundreds of employees on Wednesday, which its former executive editor said “ranks among the darkest days” in the newspaper’s history. Staffers at the Post have been on edge for weeks about the rumored cuts, which the publication would not confirm or deny. “Today, the Washington Post is taking a number of actions across the company to secure our future,” he said, according to an audio recording of the meeting. Post employees who have been laid off will continue to be on staff through 10 April, though they will not be required to work. “This is a case study in near-instant, self-inflicted brand destruction.”The union representing most Post employees said the cuts made on Wednesday were not “inevitable”.

Meet the world’s fastest skierSimon Billy is the fastest man in the world on two skis. In 2023, he set the world record, hurtling down a slope at 158.7 mph. He speaks to CNN about his ambitions and hopes to bring the sport to the 2030 Winter Olympics.

Another day, another press conference in which the U.S. president insults a female reporter. Recommend deals for you..."We are now at the 'women should smile more' stage of his presidency," says Kimmel. "I'm trying to think of a worse time to tell a woman to smile more than when that person is a reporter asking about the Epstein victims — I can't." Elsewhere, Kimmel also responds to U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche telling Fox News' Laura Ingraham that "it is not a crime to party with Mr Epstein." It's also not a crime to borrow a bottle of baby oil from Diddy," says Kimmel.

Rep. Joaquín Castro (D-Texas) and other Democrats have pressed the administration for answers after visiting the facility and learning of the measles cases. They also said detainees have since resumed using shared indoor spaces, with limited time outdoors amid cold weather in South Texas. More than 580 cases — including 17 hospitalizations — have been tallied so far this year, according to CDC data. “I can’t think of a better incubation environment for transmission of measles than a detention facility,” Marrazzo said. Citing privacy laws, the Pinal health department declined to name any federal facility where the measles cases might have originated, and it characterized the risk to the public health as low.

The Washington Post is laying off a third of its workers across all departments, scaling back foreign news coverage and shutting down some sections of the paper. Amid media reports about the planned layoffs, some Washington Post reporters last month sent letters to owner Jeff Bezos pleading with the billionaire and Amazon founder not to cut any jobs. "Don't eliminate our jobs," reporters from the Post's local desk said in their missive to Bezos. "Keep the Washington Post a place that covers Washington." Bezos bought The Washington Post in 2013 for $250 million amid a declining readership and other budgetary challenges.

The Washington Post eliminated its sports department on Wednesday, a process that will include laying off dozens of journalists and bringing to an end a storied section, which for decades boasted a devoted readership around the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region and beyond. The move is part of a much larger swath of cuts across the newsroom and wider Post organization, impacting hundreds of employees. Advertisement“First, we will be closing the Sports department in its current form,” The Post’s executive editor, Matt Murray, told the staff, according to Post columnist Barry Svrluga. Midway through 2025, the Post offered buyouts to the newsroom staff, which resulted in an exodus of talent. With Wednesday’s announcement, there would be no additional buyout offers — only the sudden elimination of a longtime institution for Washington, D.C., sports fans.