White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt contradicted former President Donald Trump on Tuesday, stating that Trump had floated the idea of renaming New York's Penn Station and Washington, D.C.'s Dulles Airport after himself. This statement directly countered Trump's earlier assertion that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer had suggested the Penn Station renaming.
According to Time, Leavitt said, "About renaming, why not? It is something the President floated in his conversation with Chuck Schumer." This contrasts with Trump's account from four days prior, where he claimed Schumer proposed renaming Penn Station "Trump Station" as part of a deal to unfreeze federal funding for the Gateway rail tunnel project.
The controversy surrounding Trump's potential involvement in renaming public infrastructure is just one of several political and legal issues currently in the news, as reported by both Time and Vox. These sources also highlight the ongoing fallout from the Epstein files, which, according to Vox, could potentially impact the British government.
Other developments include challenges to Trump's "Buy American" mandate for EV chargers, shifts in NATO leadership, and the rise of the "QuitGPT" movement, as reported by both Time and Vox. Additionally, a House immigration hearing revealed deep divisions over enforcement tactics and funding. The political future of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is also uncertain, according to Vox.
The news cycle also includes cultural and religious developments. Vox reported on a quiet "cold war" happening across America within Christian communities, as well as the Pope Leo XIV celebrating Mass at St. Peter's Basilica on February 2, 2026.
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