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Tuesday’s Olympic schedule<\/a> | Medal count<\/a> | Olympics LIVE coverage<\/a><\/p>\n Morning! Welcome to the Daily Briefing. Here\u2019s what\u2019s breaking this morning:<\/p>\n Nicole Fallert<\/a><\/strong><\/em> here, bringing you the news to know on Tuesday, from the global fallout of the latest Epstein files drop to who Savannah Guthrie’s video messages are addressing. Plus: A thrilling curling scene at Milano Cortina.<\/p>\n The aftershocks of the latest release of the files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein continue to be felt around the world. The latest reactions came from Buckingham Palace, where King Charles\u00a0spoke out for the first time<\/a> on Monday since\u00a0more documents<\/a>\u00a0tying his younger brother\u00a0Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor\u00a0to Epstein\u00a0were recently released.<\/p>\n Prince William\u00a0and\u00a0Princess Kate\u00a0also broke their silence<\/a> on Monday, with a Kensington Palace spokesperson saying “their thoughts remain focused on the victims.”<\/p>\n This international fallout comes as the United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Keir Starmer\u00a0faces political pressure over whether he know of former British ambassador to the U.S. Peter Mandelson’s ties to Epstein<\/a> when he hired him.<\/p>\n Other Epstein news:<\/strong> Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted accomplice of Epstein, refused to answer questions<\/a> from a House committee; Members of Congress are now able to review unredacted versions<\/a> of the files; Chappell Roan left her agency<\/a> after its CEO was named in the Epstein files; and the Dalai Lama said he never met<\/a> Epstein.<\/p>\n Will DHS shut down?<\/strong> Congress and the White House are\u00a0locked in negotiations\u00a0over potential reforms to the\u00a0Department of Homeland Security\u00a0as a Friday deadline to shut down the agency approaches. The discussions reflect bipartisan unease<\/a> over the tactics of federal agents in\u00a0President Trump’s nationwide immigration enforcement surge<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Savannah Guthrie’s missing mother: <\/strong>A former FBI counterintelligence operative and cybersecurity expert said it was notable Guthrie’s\u00a0latest video address on Monday did not mention a random deadline or proof of life<\/a> \u2212 likely a shift in messaging after whatever they learned from the second ransom note.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Former federal workers are working for their cities.<\/strong> Layoffs of thousands of federal workers a year ago led to a nationwide scramble as Americans with specialized skills competed for private and nonprofit sector jobs. But many told USA TODAY they found new homes in local jobs<\/a>, serving state and city administrations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n 2026 Winter Olympics<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\nThe international Epstein fallout<\/h2>\n
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