Talko Tuesday

News Views is reviving Talko Tuesday for today, which will serve as a combo platter of free chat and a round-up of today’s headline news items. Feel free to add what we have missed today, and you can even talk about the stupid weather.

ICE is on the menu:

happening this morning in Minneapolis — ICE agents drawing guns on observers. I reiterate again that it is only a matter of time before DHS kills more innocent people in Minnesota. Congress needs to shut this shit down right now.

— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) 2026-02-03T16:19:02.271Z

To anyone tempted to celebrate Noem's big announcement that ICE will use body cams and that it will be expanded nationwide as funding is available…That's already been official ICE policy for over two years.www.ice.gov/news/release….

— Aaron Hall (@immlawachall.bsky.social) 2026-02-02T22:54:49.993Z

Efforts in the House are currently advancing to end a government shutdown.

Procedural vote narrowly advances with full vote expected yet this afternoon.

An end to the partial government shutdown is in sight after House Republicans cleared a key procedural vote.

Final passage is expected later today. https://t.co/Ttzf9pMmdG

— POLITICO (@politico) February 3, 2026

“Imagine if we had to follow the law”

— The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2026-02-03T17:16:37.916Z

SUPER BOWL ANNOUNCEMENTS!!

Turning Point USA has announced the performers for their alternative Super Bowl halftime show:Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice, and Gabby Barrett

— PatriotTakes 🇺🇸 (@patriottakes.bsky.social) 2026-02-02T18:31:36.286Z

MAGA finds Kid Rock irresistible mainly because of the “Kid” part of his name.

— Al Cappuccino…☕️🇮🇹 (@alcappuccinoit.bsky.social) 2026-02-03T04:01:54.189Z

DeMarcus Lawrence with a perfect response on Bad Bunny doing the Super Bowl halftime show:

"We have so many cultures and ethnic backgrounds in America, I think it’s time to start embracing all of them….that’s what really makes America great." 🔥
pic.twitter.com/w8WTQmQP6s

— Wu Tang is for the Children (@WUTangKids) February 3, 2026

Also, chips are getting cheaper.

PepsiCo, the maker of popular brands like Doritos, Lays and Cheetos, is slashing the price of its snacks by 15% in response to customer complaints that they have become too expensive. https://cnn.it/4rlC5LA

— CNN (@cnn.com) 2026-02-03T17:27:03.76155474Z

Speaking of economic consequences:

Instead of bringing down costs, Trump and his Big, Beautiful Bill added over $3 trillion to the debt for a billionaire tax giveaway.Now, Dr. Oz says you should pay off Trump’s debt bomb instead of retiring after working hard your whole life. This is dystopian.

— Ken Martin (@kenmartin.bsky.social) 2026-02-03T17:34:32.417Z

More itchy trigger fingers watching Iran:

The Iranian Shahed-139 drone flew toward the USS Abraham Lincoln on Tuesday and was intercepted and destroyed by a U.S. F-35 fighter jet, a U.S. official told Reuters. https://t.co/bDKOJiKzzE pic.twitter.com/BtBuZ7i8Mo

— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) February 3, 2026

Them Clintons:

Bill and Hillary Clinton have agreed to testify in the Epstein investigation.

House Republicans have even canceled their plans to hold the Clintons in contempt, after they agreed to be deposed on camera, and have requested they be allowed to do so in public hearings. Comer so far has not acknowledged that request.

New York Times

“Though you have notably never asked the Clintons to appear in an open hearing, we now believe that will best suit our concerns about fairness,” the email from the Clintons’s lawyers to Mr. Comer said. “Their answers, and your questions, can be seen by all to be judged accordingly.”

Hillary is scheduled for February 26, and Bill for February 27.

Happy Tuesday!

Your turn!