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What Happened Today – February 2, 2026

Aerial view of Gateway Project construction in the frozen Hudson River showing cranes, ground stabilization platforms, and the 12th Avenue Access Shaft, January 2026

Gateway Project construction continued in the frozen Hudson River in January 2026, with ground stabilization work underway and the 12th Avenue Access Shaft rising in the foreground as the Trump administration withheld $205 million in congressionally appropriated funding. (Courtesy Gateway Development Commission)

He keeps telling us exactly what he’s going to do. He said he’d take Venezuela. We laughed. He invaded. He said he’d put troops in American cities. We said that was campaign talk. Troops remain in DC and have been deployed to Los Angeles, Chicago, and the Texas border. He told 20,000 people, “I am … Read more

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