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Trump signs order to cut funding for South Africa over land policy, ICJ case  Reuters

President Trump hosts Japan’s prime minister at the White House  NBC4 WCMH-TV

Federal judge blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE access to critical Treasury payment system  CNN Judge Halts DOGE Access to Treasury Payment Systems  The New York Times Treasury was warned DOGE access to payments marked an ‘insider threat’  The Washington Post Here’s What To Know

Federal judge blocks Elon Musk’s DOGE from accessing sensitive US Treasury Department material  The Associated Press Judge Halts DOGE Access to Treasury Payment Systems  The New York Times Treasury was warned DOGE access to payments marked an ‘insider threat’  The Washington Post Why

Judge Blocks Trump, Musk’s Shutdown of USAID  Business Insider Trump and Musk Bring Vast Aid Machinery to a Halt in Africa  The New York Times Inside USAID’s undoing  POLITICO Judge blocks Trump from placing thousands of USAID workers on leave and giving them

Trump plans to name himself chair of Kennedy Center, fire board members  NPR Trump Says He Will Install Himself as Kennedy Center Chairman  The New York Times Trump dismisses US Archivist, moves to shake up Kennedy Center  Reuters Trump fires Kennedy Center board

Missing commuter plane found crashed on Alaska sea ice and all 10 aboard died, authorities say  OregonLive Coast Guard: No survivors in crash of Alaska plane carrying 10 people. Here’s what we know.  Yahoo! Voices Crews rush to recover commuter plane found

Trump says he’s firing Kennedy Center board of trustees members and naming himself chairman  The Associated Press

Trump says he’s firing Kennedy Center board of trustees members and naming himself chairman  The Associated Press

NPR’s Scott Simon considers the stenciled messages in the end zones of the Super Bowl — “CHOOSE LOVE” and “IT TAKES ALL OF US” — and imagines how players could take those messages to heart. (Image credit: Godofredo A. Vásquez)