House Republicans on Feb. 2 voted to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) from the House Foreign Affairs Committee (HFAC) over past comments that critics have called antisemitic.

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) wrote a letter to the heads of Apple and Google urging them to remove TikTok from their stores. In addition to national security concerns, he drew attention to the impact the platform has on children.

Former President Donald Trump is promising swift changes to gender transition laws if he makes it back into the Oval Office come 2024. In a video posted to Truth Social this week, he vowed to stop the “chemical, physical, and emotional mutilation” of the youth.

The College Board on Feb. 1 released an official curriculum for its new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies. After strong criticism from Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last month, there appear to be some downgrades in the curriculum.

At least six people are dead and over a quarter million are without power as an icy winter storm moves across several Southern states.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy sounded hopeful after his first meeting with President Joe Biden about the debt limit, saying “at the end of the day, we can find common ground.” Meanwhile, Biden’s lawyers said no classified documents were found at his vacation home in Rehoboth, Delaware, after the Justice Department conducted a search.