Plus, an A.I. judge at the X Games.  

On Today’s Episode:

White House to Old Staff: Go Home. Don’t Call Us. We’ll Call You, by Michael Crowley and David E. Sanger

Federal Workers Ordered to Report on Colleagues Over D.E.I. Crackdown, by Erica L. Green and Hamed Aleaziz

House G.O.P. Floats Medicaid Cuts and More to Finance Trump’s Huge Agenda, by Catie Edmondson and Andrew Duehren

Why Is Israel Targeting Jenin, in the West Bank?, by Ephrat Livni

People With A.D.H.D. Are Likely to Die Significantly Earlier Than Their Peers, Study Finds, by Ellen Barry

Was That a 900 or 1080 on the Halfpipe? X Games Can Now Ask A.I., by Victor Mather

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