Happy Friday! Some news stories for you as we head into the weekend:
• Outsports: There will be at least 44 publicly out LGBTQ athletes (including Gus Kenworthy – lead photo) competing at the 2026 Milan Winter Olympics starting Feb. 6, a record for the Winter Games.
• New York Times: The Senate voted 71 to 29 to pass the bipartisan spending deal to fund most of the government and keep the Dept. of Homeland Security running for 2 weeks while Dems and Trump negotiate restrictions on ICE crackdown. It still has to clear the House before becoming law.
Breaking News: The Senate passed a package to fund most of the government and give the Democrats and President Trump two weeks to negotiate limits on ICE. https://t.co/fqtG4nIv1q
— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 31, 2026
• The Guardian: Scathing review of the new Melania Trump documentary – “An elaborate piece of designer taxidermy, horribly overpriced and ice-cold to the touch…like a medieval tribute to placate the greedy king on his throne.”
• Instagram: LGBTQ rights activist Brian Sims is part of the new Nasty Pig campaign and no one is mad 🙂
• AP News: During a hearing over the abrupt removal of an exhibit on the history of slavery in Philadelphia, a federal judge warned Justice Dept. lawyers that they were making “dangerous” and “horrifying” statements when they claimed the Trump Administration can decide what part of American history to display at National Park Service sites – “You can’t erase history once you’ve learned it. It doesn’t work that way.”
• ABC News: Former CNN anchor Don Lemon was released by a federal judge without bail after he was charged by the Trump administration for covering a protest at a St. Paul church earlier this month.
Former CNN journalist Don Lemon released on his own recognizance, without bail, following arrest over a Minnesota protest. https://t.co/3wZHD1FuWJ
— ABC News (@ABC) January 31, 2026
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