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

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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Plus, the N.F.L.’s first fashion editor.

On Today’s Episode:

Trump Administration Deepens Pressure on Federal Workers to Resign, by Michael C. Bender, Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Christopher Flavelle

Trump Officials Walk Back Plan to Take Over Gaza, by Luke Broadwater and Michael Crowley

Trump Signs Order Barring Transgender Student-Athletes From Women’s Sports, by Zach Montague

Thousands Protest Trump Policies Across the U.S., by Sara Ruberg

Global Temperatures Shattered Records in January, by Raymond Zhong

Did You Know the N.F.L. Has a Fashion Editor?, by Chantel Tattoli

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Plus, how The Sims turned gamers into gods.

On Today’s Episode:

With Gaza Plan, an Unbound Trump Pushes an Improbable Idea, by Peter Baker

Trump Brazenly Defies Laws in Escalating Executive Power Grab, by Charlie Savage

U.S. Postal Service Halts Parcel Service From China as Trump’s Trade Curbs Begin, by Keith Bradsher, Ana Swanson and Jordyn Holman

Small-Business Owners Say Tariffs Will Squeeze Them, and Their Customers, by Danielle Kaye

The Sims Turned Players Into Gods. And Farmers. And Vampires. And Landlords, by Zachary Small

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Plus, “Onyx Storm” smashes onto shelves.

On Today’s Episode:

China Swiftly Counters Trump’s Tariffs With a Flurry of Trade Curbs, by Ana Swanson and Chris Buckley

Inside Musk’s Aggressive Incursion Into the Federal Government, by Jonathan Swan, Theodore Schleifer, Maggie Haberman, Kate Conger, Ryan Mac and Madeleine Ngo

State Farm Seeks an Urgent Increase in California Rates After Fires, by Soumya Karlamangla

Rebecca Yarros’s ‘Onyx Storm’ Is the Fastest-Selling Adult Novel in 20 Years, by Alexandra Alter

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Plus, Beyoncé’s long-awaited win.

On Today’s Episode:

Trade War Heats Up After Trump Orders Tariffs and Canada Retaliates, by Matina Stevis-Gridneff, Keith Bradsher and Susan Hopkins

Trump Administration Moves to End Protections for Venezuelans in the U.S., by Hamed Aleaziz and Maggie Haberman

Thousands of U.S. Government Web Pages Have Been Taken Down Since Friday, by Ethan Singer

Crews Move Closer to Recovering All Bodies in D.C. Crash, by Campbell Robertson

Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Wins Grammy for Best Country Album, by Ben Sisario

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Plus, 82,000 gallons of blue paint.

On Today’s Episode:

Washington Crash Renews Concerns About Air Safety Lapses, by Sydney Ember, Emily Steel, Mark Walker, Kate Kelly and Niraj Chokshi

From Anguish to Aggression: Trump Goes on Offense After Midair Collision, by Peter Baker

How the World Is Reeling From Trump’s Aid Freeze, by Sui-Lee Wee, Declan Walsh and Farnaz Fassihi

F.D.A. Approves Drug to Treat Pain Without Opioid Effects, by Gina Kolata

82,150 Gallons of Paint Later, a Blue Man Group Farewell, by Melena Ryzik

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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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