The Headlines

Plus, Hamas releases more hostages. 

On Today’s Episode:

Many Deaths Feared After Plane Collides With Army Helicopter Near Washington, by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs, Minho Kim, Chris Cameron, John Yoon and Jin Yu Young

Three Contentious Trump Nominees Will Appear Before the Senate, by Chris Cameron

With Sweeping Executive Orders, Trump Tests Local Control of Schools, by Dana Goldstein

Inside the Chaotic Rollout of Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze, by Jonathan Swan and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Hamas Is Releasing 8 Israeli and Thai Hostages, by Aaron Boxerman and Adam Rasgon

Lurking Inside an Asteroid: Life’s Ingredients, by Carl Zimmer

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Plus, Mona Lisa makes moves.  

On Today’s Episode:

Trump Administration Offers Millions of Federal Workers Payouts to Resign, by Chris Cameron, Madeleine Ngo and Erica L. Green

Judge Stays Trump’s Federal Funding Freeze, but Disruption to Medicaid Sows Fear, by Michael D. Shear

Kennedy, Polarizing Pick for Health Secretary, Makes His Senate Debut, by Sheryl Gay Stolberg

American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows, by Dana Goldstein

Mona Lisa to Get Her Own Room as the Overcrowded Louvre Expands, by Aurelien Breeden

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Plus, DeepSeek’s shock to the top.  

On Today’s Episode:

White House Budget Office Orders Pause in All Federal Loans and Grants, by Chris Cameron

Trump Administration Halts H.I.V. Drug Distribution in Poor Countries, by Apoorva Mandavilli

What to Know About DeepSeek and How It Is Upending A.I., by Cade Metz

Airborne Lead and Chlorine Levels Soared as L.A. Wildfires Raged, by Hiroko Tabuchi and Mira Rojanasakul

Crafting a Haggis for American Tastes (and Import Restrictions), by Remy Tumin

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Plus, a Super Bowl three-peat?  

On Today’s Episode:

Gaza and Lebanon Truces Are Fragile, but All Sides May Keep Them Going, by Patrick Kingsley

Colombia Agrees to Accept Deportation Flights After Trump Threatens Tariffs, by Genevieve Glatsky, Simon Romero and Annie Correal

At Auschwitz, a Solemn Ceremony at a Time of Rising Nationalism, by Andrew Higgins

Southern California Rainstorms Raise Risks of Mudslides, by Tim Balk

Super Bowl LIX Projections: Chiefs Meet Eagles in Rematch, by Jeff Howe and Austin Mock

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Plus, how Kidz Bop grew up.  

On Today’s Episode:

Trump to Visit North Carolina and California, With Disaster Aid an Open Question, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs

Judge Temporarily Blocks Trump’s Plan to End Birthright Citizenship, by Mike Baker and Mattathias Schwartz

Trump Issues Executive Order to Support the Growth of Cryptocurrencies, by David Yaffe-Bellany

Egg Prices Are High. They Will Likely Go Higher, by Julie Creswell

Don’t Look Now, but Kidz Boppers Have Graduated From College, by Sopan Deb

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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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Plus, snow on Florida’s beaches.  

On Today’s Episode:

Twenty-two States Sue to Stop Trump’s Birthright Citizenship Order, by Mattathias Schwartz and Mike Baker

Bishop Asks Trump to ‘Have Mercy’ on Immigrants and Gay Children, by Zolan Kanno-Youngs, Tim Balk and Erica L. Green

Hegseth Ex-Sister-in-Law Tells Senators He Was ‘Abusive’ to Second Wife, by Karoun Demirjian and Sharon LaFraniere

One Family in Gaza Returned Home. But Home Was Gone, by Vivian Yee and Bilal Shbair

Rare Snowfall Snarls Cities as Deadly Cold Stalks the South, by J. David Goodman

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Plus, an Olympic medal fail.  

On Today’s Episode:

What Trump Did on Day 1: Tracking His Biggest Moves, by Chris Cameron

Trump Grants Sweeping Clemency to All Jan. 6 Rioters, by Alan Feuer

Biden in Final Hours Pardons Relatives and Others to Thwart Trump Reprisals, by Peter Baker and Michael D. Shear

C.E.O.s, and President Trump, Want Workers Back in the Office, by Emma Goldberg

Paris Olympics Medals Are Tarnishing, Putting LVMH in the Spotlight, by Tariq Panja and Liz Alderman

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Plus, women’s history on the National Mall.  

On Today’s Episode:

Trump Aims for Show of Strength as He Returns to Power, by Jonathan Swan and Maggie Haberman

Gazans and Israelis Dare to Hope as Cease-Fire Takes Hold, by Aaron Boxerman, Bilal Shbair, Hiba Yazbek, Isabel Kershner and Christopher Maag

TikTok Engineered Its Shutdown to Get Saved. But Trump’s Solution May Fall Short, by David E. Sanger

How a Monument to Women Finally Won a Place on the National Mall, by Jennifer Schuessler

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Plus, remembering David Lynch’s weirdness.  

On Today’s Episode:

Israel and Hamas Work Out Differences Over Deal, Netanyahu Says, by Ephrat Livni

TikTok Makes Last-Minute Push as Supreme Court Is Poised to Rule on Ban, by David McCabe, Adam Liptak and Sapna Maheshwari

More Than a Week After the Fires, Los Angeles Evacuees Remain in Limbo, by Kellen Browning, Jesus Jiménez and Jennifer Medina

Biden to Commute Sentences of Nearly 2,500 Drug Offenders, by Erica L. Green and Zolan Kanno-Youngs

The Panama Canal’s Newest Voyagers: Fishy Intruders From Two Oceans, by Raymond Zhong

David Lynch, Maker of Florid and Unnerving Films, Dies at 78, by J. Hoberman

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