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AXIOS (Courtenay Brown) - Economy showed cracks pre-Iran attack, data shows

The economy was flashing stagflation signals — tepid growth and high inflation — even before the Iran conflict added an oil shock to the mix. Why it matters: What happens when geopolitical turmoil clogs up the world's oil supply chain, against a backdrop of a U.S. economy losing momentum amid sticky inflation? - We're about to find out. Driving the news: A revision to fourth-quarter GDP shows the economy grew at only a 0.7% annualized rate in the final months of 2025, half as much as the 1.4% growth rate originally estimated. - Real final sales to private domestic purchasers, an underlying measure of growth that sums up consumer spending and private investment, rose at a 1.9% annual rate in the fourth quarter — a downward revision…

NYTIMES (Ted Alcorn and Brian L. Frank) - A New Lifeline Helps Inmates Transition to Life Outside the Bars

Medicaid is now paying for health care in jails and prisons, helping smooth inmates’ return to the community. Corrections and law enforcement officials say they’re all for it.

NYTIMES (Scott Dance) - Palisades Fire Recovery Tests L.A.’s Ability to Invest in Resilience

Palisades fire victims want to raise money for disaster hardening. Their idea could be a model — if it can get past L.A.’s most vexing housing problems.

NYTIMES (Michael M. Grynbaum) - Pete Hegseth Says ‘the Sooner David Ellison’ Buys CNN, ‘the Better’

The remarks fueled concerns that CNN’s prospective new owner may shift its coverage in a Trump-friendly direction.

NYTIMES (Ivan Nechepurenko and Paul Sonne) - U.S. Sanctions Pause Adds Political Win to Russia’s Economic Gain From Iran War

Kremlin officials said the American move, which Europe opposes, showed that Moscow could not be dislodged from the center of global energy markets.