pictures by Thierry De Clemensat
02/03/2026
Here is today’s US press round-up, from the editor of Bayou Blue Radio:
PBS, NPR, Associated Press, The Guardian, The Washington Post, The Nation, NBC
Highlights from PBS News Weekend as show goes off the air
Clintons agree to testify in House Epstein investigation ahead of contempt of Congress vote
Powerful people, random redactions: 4 things to know about the latest Epstein files
As some states try to show ICE the door, others put out the welcome mat
Refugees relive the trauma they fled as ICE targets them in Minnesota

Clintons agree to testify in House Epstein investigation ahead of contempt of Congress vote
GOP leaders labor for support ahead of key test vote on ending partial government shutdown
Live updates: Trump demands ‘NO CHANGES’ to House funding bill
GOP chair rejects Clintons’ offer in Epstein investigation ahead of contempt of Congress vote
New Epstein files fail to quell outrage as advocates claim documents are being withheld
Paris prosecutors raid France offices of Elon Musk’s X – Europe live
Kristi Noem says all federal agents will begin wearing body cameras on patrols
Editorial – February 2026: The Managed Intellectual Decline of Western Societies
INTERVIEWS
Interview Frank Amsallem
Interview: Isabelle Bodenseh – Giving Voice to Dignity
Bayou Blue Radio – Paris-Move Jazz Awards 2025
Albums:
Django Festival AllStars – Evolution
Brandon Seabrook – Hellbent Daydream
Steve Berndt – Heart of Hearts
Charlie Apicella & Iron City – Live in NYC
Maximilian Hering – The Gathering
Ron Reider – Compositions In Blue and Other Hues
Anna Kolchina – Reach For Tomorrow
Franck Amsallem – The Summer knows (un été 42)
Baltimore Jazz Collective (self-titled album)
Max Kochetov Quartet – Foolin Myself
Dave Wilson Quartet – When Even Goes East
Heisenberg Uncertainty Players – Return To The Enchanted Forest

Homeland Security is targeting Americans with this secretive legal weapon
‘Cashing all day’: The Instagram star accused of corrupting NCAA hoops
‘Crisis’: The fallout from Trump’s surprise plan to close Kennedy Center
Trump wants to ‘nationalize the voting,’ seeking to grab states’ power
What Gaza’s Photographers Have Seen
The Pentagon’s “Bad-Faith, BS” Review of Women in Combat Roles
A Living Archive of Peter Hujar





