Today’s Headlines: The Wall Street Journal reported that a whistleblower complaint about Tulsi Gabbard is considered so sensitive it’s been locked away by an inspector general for eight months due to concerns it could cause “grave damage to national security,” even as Gabbard has remained in her role. The report landed just days after her unusual involvement in an FBI raid on a Georgia election office, which the New York Times says included a phone call where Trump spoke directly with agents on speakerphone. Elsewhere, DHS announced ICE officers in Minneapolis will begin wearing body cameras, as reports surfaced of a measles outbreak at an ICE detention center in Texas holding hundreds of children. Meanwhile, Bill and Hillary Clinton agreed to testify behind closed doors before House investigators about Jeffrey Epstein, narrowly avoiding contempt charges. Trump generated headlines of his own after plans for a massive “Independence Arch” in Washington were revealed, followed by threats to sue Grammy Awards host Trevor Noah over Epstein jokes. On



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WSJ: Classified Whistleblower Complaint About Tulsi Gabbard Stalls Within Her Agency

NYT: Gabbard Arranges Trump Call With FBI Agents After Georgia Election Center Search

WSJ: Federal Officers in Minneapolis to Receive Body Cameras

SA Current: Source: Measles outbreak reported at ICE's Dilley family detention facility

Axios: Clintons agree to Republican demands on testifying to Congress

WaPo:Trump wants to build a 250-foot-tall arch, dwarfing the Lincoln Memorial

Axios: Trump, China swipe at political Grammys show

WSJ: U.S. Will Cut Tariffs on India to 18% in Trade Deal

WSJ: SpaceX, xAI Tie Up, Forming $1.25 Trillion Company

ProPublica: FAA Warns Airlines About Safety Risks From Rocket Launches, Urges “Extreme Caution”

People: Savannah Guthrie’s Mom Was Possibly Kidnapped ‘in the Middle of the Night’ from Her Home: Police



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