NYTIMES (Remy Tumin) - A Club for Team USA in Milan Will No Longer Be Called ‘Ice House’
U.S. Olympic officials are changing the name to Winter House, as Italians protest the similarly named federal agency’s presence at the Games in Italy.
NPR (The Associated Press) - The ex-British ambassador to the U.S. is under U.K. investigation into Epstein ties
The U.K. government says newly released files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggest that the former British ambassador to the U.S. may have shared market-sensitive information with Epstein.
The U.K. government says newly released files related to Jeffrey Epstein suggest that the former British ambassador to the U.S. may have shared market-sensitive information with Epstein.Open
NPR (Brendan Byrne) - NASA delays the launch of Artemis II lunar mission by at least a month
NASA is targeting March for the launch of four astronauts on a ten-day mission to circle the moon and return safely to Earth, traveling farther than any humans have traveled in deep space.
NASA is targeting March for the launch of four astronauts on a ten-day mission to circle the moon and return safely to Earth, traveling farther than any humans have traveled in deep space.Open
ABCNEWS - Families of dead and missing Iranian protesters detail human rights abuses
Thousands of protesters were killed during a crackdown, activists said.
WASHINGTONPOST (Nick Mourtoupalas, Eric Lau) - How every House member voted on the shutdown and ICE funding
See how your representative voted to end the partial shutdown and fund most of the government through September. Congress only has ten days to reach an agreement on ICE funding
NYTIMES (Greg Jaffe) - U.S. Fighter Jet Shoots Down Iranian Drone Amid Heightened Tensions
A U.S. fighter jet shot down the Iranian drone after it “unnecessarily maneuvered” toward the Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - House Democrats help Mike Johnson end government shutdown, fund DHS and ICE
More than 20 House Democrats voted with Republicans on Tuesday to reopen the government and keep the Department of Homeland Security funded for two weeks. Why it matters: The vote created harsh divisions among Democrats , some of whom argued that the party should use the partial shutdown as leverage to force drastic reforms of ICE and Customs and Border Protection. - Many Democrats also felt considerable apprehension about the optics of voting for even short-term DHS funding without strings attached following the fatal shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti . - But several members of leadership argued that it would be bad strategy to allow the government to stay shut down, with other lawmakers saying their districts need agencies…
More than 20 House Democrats voted with Republicans on Tuesday to reopen the government and keep the Department of Homeland Security funded for two weeks. Why it matters: The vote created harsh divisions among Democrats , some of whom argued that the party should use the partial shutdown as leverage to force drastic reforms of ICE and Customs and Border Protection. - Many Democrats also felt considerable apprehension about the optics of voting for even short-term DHS funding without strings attached following the fatal shootings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti . - But several members of leadership argued that it would be bad strategy to allow the government to stay shut down, with other lawmakers saying their districts need agencies…Open
WASHINGTONPOST (Alex Horton) - U.S. shoots down suspected Iranian drone that approached aircraft carrier
The White House said the aircraft was “acting aggressively” when it approached the USS Abraham Lincoln, which was sent to the Middle East amid renewed tensions between Washington and Tehran.
NYTIMES (Billy Witz) - William Stevenson, Jill Biden’s Ex-Husband, Is Accused of Killing His Current Wife
William Stevenson was arrested after being indicted on charges of first-degree murder in the death of his wife in December. He was married to Dr. Biden in the 1970s.
NYTIMES (Amanda Holpuch) - Search Continues for Savannah Guthrie’s Mother, Nancy Guthrie
Ms. Guthrie, 84, was last seen on Saturday at her home in Tucson, Ariz. A sheriff said that investigators were treating her disappearance as a crime.