Plus, New Orleans’ Super Bowl makeover.  

On Today’s Episode:

Trump Administration to Lay Off Nearly All of U.S. Aid Agency’s Staff, by Karoun Demirjian and Aishvarya Kavi

Abandoned in the Middle of Clinical Trials, Because of a Trump Order, by Stephanie Nolen

Judge Delays Program Offering Federal Workers Incentives to Quit, by Zach Montague and Madeleine Ngo

Federal Election Commission Chair Says Trump Has Moved to Fire Her, by Chris Cameron

N.C.A.A., Following Trump’s Order, Excludes Transgender Athletes From Women’s Sports, by Juliet Macur

Senate Confirms Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget Director, by Alan Rappeport

C.D.C. Posts, Then Deletes, Data on Bird Flu Spread Between Cats and People, by Apoorva Mandavilli and Emily Anthes

After Attack, New Orleans Is Rattled but Ready for the “Biggest Show on Earth,” by Rick Rojas

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