NPR (Pien Huang) - Team USA settles in to athletes' villages, 'smash' pizzas
US Olympic athletes are arriving and settling into their digs for the next couple of weeks in Italy. Curlers are amazed by the mountain scenery in Cortina; figure skaters are plant fostering in Milan; and the big air slopestyle women are "smashing pizzas" in Livigno.
NPR (Rachel Treisman) - The Winter Olympics gets 8 new events, including its first new sport in decades
Ski mountaineering will make its Olympic debut this year, the first winter sport to do so since 2002. Skeleton, luge, ski jumping and moguls are also getting new events.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Alicia Nieves) - Poll reveals eroding trust in immigration enforcement in Minnesota
More than 60% of voters believe the administration is not being honest about the shooting death of Alex Pretti, a new poll found.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Nancy Loo) - FBI director reportedly joining search for Savannah Guthrie's mother
Trump said he ordered "all federal law enforcement" to assist in the search for the missing 84-year-old mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Al Weaver) - Democrats face thorny DHS negotiations while looking to capitalize on ICE fight
Lawmakers are struggling to kick-start bipartisan talks on a full-year DHS funding package just more than a week before the deadline.
NPR (Anthony Kuhn) - As Trump reshapes foreign policy, China moves to limit risks, reap gains
President Trump's focus overseas may spare China for now, but Beijing still worries that his "America First" rhetoric hasn't softened what it calls U.S. "military adventurism."
AMERICANGREATNESS (Victor Davis Hanson) - Midterm Palpitations
Recent regional special elections have seen Democratic candidates win a number of special election races. Now energized left-wing politicos remind the nation daily that every […] Source
NYTIMES (Eshe Nelson) - Silver Is So Pricey That the World’s Largest Jeweler Is Switching to Platinum
Pandora, known for its charm bracelets, is trying to reduce its exposure to the volatility in silver prices, the latest setback for a company also facing wary consumers and steep tariffs.
NYTIMES (Adam Satariano and Jeanna Smialek) - France’s Raid on X Escalates Trans-Atlantic Showdown Over Social Media
The French investigation into Elon Musk’s X illustrated a fundamental divide between European and American leaders about how to regulate social media — or whether to restrict it at all.