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Here are top ten news articles shaping the U.S Today:
- Stock market hits all-time high as Dow closes above 50,000
The U.S. stock market ended a bumpy week with a bang, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 50,000 for the first time.
The Dow crossed the threshold — an important psychological barrier — earlier Friday before retreating and then surging again to close at 50,115.67.
- In economic speeches, Trump claims inflation victory nearly 20 times even as prices bite
– Donald Trump has cast himself as Republicans’ chief messenger on the cost of living in an election year, but a Reuters review of his speeches shows a president repeatedly declaring inflation beaten while rarely acknowledging the strain many Americans say they still feel.
- Iran FM looks to more nuclear talks, but warns US
According to excerpts published on his official Telegram channel during an interview with the Al Jazeera network, Araghchi said that Iran’s missile programme was “never negotiable” in Friday’s talks in Oman. He warned that Tehran would target US bases in the region if the US attacked Iranian territory.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260207-iran-fm-looks-to-more-nuclear-talks-but-warns-us
- Trump administration used private jets to deport Palestinians detained by ICE to West Bank – report
Several Palestinian men were deported from the United States on Monday using a private jet owned by the Israeli-American property tycoon Gil Dezer, a longtime business partner and donor of US President Donald Trump, according to a Thursday report by The Guardian.
According to the report, this was the second instance where Palestinians were deported from the US using this method.
https://www.jpost.com/american-politics/article-885865
- US in talks with New Zealand over critical minerals project
A top US official has told 1News that talks with our Government over critical minerals include ‘mineral extraction’ in New Zealand. It comes just after the US hosted a high-level meeting in Washington DC, in which 55 delegations – including from New Zealand – met to discuss creating a trade bloc to counter China’s dominance over the critical minerals industry.
https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/02/07/us-discussing-critical-mineral-extraction-on-new-zealand-soil/
- The little-known aide helping to shape Trump’s Europe policy
Andy Baker’s only moment in the spotlight came by accident — when, in March, Vice President JD Vance named him as his point-person in the administration’s infamous leaked group chat about the Houthi strikes in Yemen. His low public profile belies his growing influence.
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/07/andy-baker-vance-rubio-europe-00767053
- Trump Signs Executive Order Changing US Arms Export Rules
U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that radically changes the rules for exporting arms. The new policy aims to prioritize countries with large defense expenditures and strategic significance in the region. The document requires federal agencies to prioritize contracts with countries that actively invest in their own defense and have significant geopolitical influence. Implementing these provisions will enable faster delivery to allies of the necessary weapon systems and expand the United States’ defense industrial production capacity through foreign orders.
https://mezha.net/eng/bukvy/trump-signs-executive-order-changing-us-arms-export-rules/amp/
- S. Department of War selects 25 vendors to accelerate drone fielding by 2027 under Drone Dominance Program
The U.S. Department of War on February 3 announced the selection of 25 vendors to support its goal of fielding about 300,000 drones by 2027, aiming to move quickly while keeping costs low. The companies will compete in the first phase of the Drone Dominance Program, an acquisition reform effort designed to rapidly deploy low-cost, unmanned one-way attack drones at scale.
- The Epstein files reveal that a vast global conspiracy actually exists – sort of
The documents confirm what many have long assumed: elites live by their own special rules and codes of immunity. The millions of Jeffrey Epstein files dumped last Friday by the US Department of Justice will provide journalists, conspiracy theorists and interested members of the public with months of reading. And what they will read is enraging.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/07/epstein-files-global-conspiracy
Spiritual ties of ousted Venezuelan President Maduro and successor include guru Sathya Sai Baba
Venezuela’s former President Nicolás Maduro and current acting President Delcy Rodríguez — both raised Catholic in an overwhelmingly Christian country — have a deep reverence for an Indian spiritual leader who died in 2011.