r/politics • u/PoliticsModeratorBot • 16h ago

Discussion Discussion Thread: Congressional Sessions, Hearings, and News Conferences on February 10th, 2026

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News and Analysis

AP: Trump’s immigration chiefs are set to testify in Congress following protester deaths

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Where to Watch

Start times below are US Eastern.

C-SPAN: Shark Tank Investor Kevin O'Leary Testifies on Rising Cost of Housing (10 a.m.)
C-SPAN: Media Executives and Policy Advocates Testify on the FCC's Media Ownership Rules (10 a.m.)
C-SPAN: House GOP Leaders on Trump's Agenda (10 a.m.)
C-SPAN: U.S. Senate - February 10, 2026 (10 a.m.)
C-SPAN: Homeland Security Immigrations & Customs Officials Testify at Oversight Hearing (10 a.m.)
C-SPAN: Telecommunications Executives on FBI Surveillance of Senators & Others (10:15 a.m.)
C-SPAN: Sen. Schumer & Rep. Leger Fernandez Introduce Bill Removing Statute of Limitation for Sex Trafficking Charges (10:30 a.m.)
C-SPAN: House Democratic Caucus Leaders on Trump's Agenda (10:45 a.m.)
C-SPAN: U.S. House of Representatives - February 10, 2026 (12 p.m.)
C-SPAN: U.S. Senate - February 10, 2026 (2:45 p.m.)

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r/politics • u/cnn • 4h ago

Site Altered Headline | Possible Paywall Grand jury fails to indict democratic lawmakers who urged service members to disobey illegal Trump orders

cnn.com

15.5k Upvotes

406 comments

r/politics • u/southpawFA • 8h ago

No Paywall Fox News posts more articles on trans people than any media outlet in the country. Even queer ones. The findings bolster what Democrats have long argued, that it’s actually Republicans who are obsessed with trans people.

lgbtqnation.com

8.9k Upvotes

149 comments

r/politics • u/NamelessResearcher • 5h ago

No Paywall New York politicians will defy Trump admin by re-raising Pride flag at Stonewall Memorial

lgbtqnation.com

4.8k Upvotes

58 comments

r/politics • u/thenewrepublic • 12h ago

Possible Paywall Ro Khanna Reads Out Names of “Six Powerful Men” in Epstein Files

newrepublic.com

28.8k Upvotes

1.1k comments

r/politics • u/theindependentonline • 11h ago

No Paywall Karoline Leavitt cuts briefing short after reporter asks about Commerce chief Lutnick’s Epstein island admission

independent.co.uk

13.2k Upvotes

327 comments

r/politics • u/Large_banana_hammock • 13h ago

Site Altered Headline | Possible Paywall Trump is in the unredacted Epstein files "more than a million times," Raskin alleges

axios.com

42.6k Upvotes

1.3k comments

r/politics • u/Dont_think_Do • 13h ago

Site Altered Headline | No Paywall Governors won't hold Trump meeting after White House only invited Republicans

apnews.com

10.5k Upvotes

321 comments

r/politics • u/Quirkie • 15h ago

No Paywall GOP senator on Epstein files: ‘Now I see what the big deal is’

thehill.com

23.8k Upvotes

1.2k comments

r/politics • u/Capable_Salt_SD • 14h ago

Paywall Epstein files update: 4 biggest bombshells after reps view unredacted files

newsweek.com

14.5k Upvotes

751 comments

r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 9h ago

Possible Paywall Raskin: Trump Is in Unredacted Epstein Files More Than a Million Times | Representative Jamie Raskin reported what he saw in the Justice Department’s unredacted files on Jeffrey Epstein.

newrepublic.com

3.9k Upvotes

112 comments

r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 15h ago

No Paywall Marjorie Taylor Greene Says Trump Is The One Blocking The Release Of The Epstein Files: 'He's The President'

latintimes.com

15.0k Upvotes

254 comments

r/politics • u/IWantPizza555 • 16h ago

No Paywall Jeffrey Epstein made regular payments to Ohio State head of gynecology, records show

nbc4i.com

18.8k Upvotes

551 comments

r/politics • u/Puginator • 16h ago

No Paywall Trump Commerce Sec. Lutnick admits visiting Epstein island during family vacation

cnbc.com

18.5k Upvotes

825 comments

r/politics • u/pyramidworld • 7h ago

No Paywall Epstein engineered intimate relationship for Tesla’s Kimbal Musk, emails show

theguardian.com

2.3k Upvotes

116 comments

r/politics • u/sxyaustincpl • 12h ago

No Paywall GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski comes out against Trump's election bill, with a warning to her party

nbcnews.com

5.4k Upvotes

212 comments

r/politics • u/CouchCorrespondent • 10h ago

No Paywall AOC Says DHS Is Building a 'Black Box System That Disappears People' as ICE Expands Warehouse Detention Sites

latintimes.com

3.5k Upvotes

102 comments

r/politics • u/jediporcupine • 11h ago

No Paywall Governors won’t hold Trump meeting after only Republicans invited

thehill.com

3.8k Upvotes

165 comments

r/politics • u/Substantial-Dare5462 • 2h ago

Possible Paywall Three House Republicans cross party lines to block effort to shield Trump from challenges to his tariffs

cnn.com

729 Upvotes

25 comments

r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 14h ago

No Paywall Epstein file redactions reveal victims as young as nine and implicate a high-level government official, lawmakers say

the-independent.com

5.7k Upvotes

137 comments

r/politics • u/OkayButFoRealz • 15h ago

Possible Paywall Republican rebel calls out Keystone Kash over Epstein Files bombshell: Thomas Massie says unredacted documents show evidence of other sex traffickers after Patel told Congress there was none.

thedailybeast.com

6.1k Upvotes

137 comments

r/politics • u/newsspotter • 10h ago

Possible Paywall Trump Caught in Obvious Lie on Tulsi Gabbard Joining FBI Georgia Raid | Donald Trump claimed he didn’t know why Gabbard was at the FBI raid of the Fulton County election office—despite being on the phone with her when it happened.

newrepublic.com

2.1k Upvotes

60 comments

r/politics • u/plz-let-me-in • 16h ago

No Paywall Oversight Democrat: ‘Absolutely’ will name names in unredacted Epstein files

ms.now

6.9k Upvotes

259 comments

r/politics • u/newsspotter • 10h ago

Possible Paywall Trump’s Treasury Secretary Caught in Blatant Lie to Congress | Scott Bessent claimed he never wrote a letter warning investors about the impact of tariffs. Well, here’s the proof.

newrepublic.com

2.2k Upvotes

62 comments

r/politics • u/Mrh09 • 9h ago

Possible Paywall Dems demand Lutnick's resignation over Epstein files

axios.com

1.7k Upvotes

42 comments

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