Major Nuclear Arms Treaty Expires, and Federal Prosecutor in Minnesota Says ‘This Job Sucks’

Plus, Savannah Guthrie makes a plea to her mother’s abductor. 

Here’s what we’re covering:

Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons, by David E. Sanger and William J. Broad

Prosecutor Fired After Voicing Frustration With Immigration Caseload, by Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Hamed Aleaziz

Trump Says He Ordered Withdrawal of 700 Immigration Agents From Minneapolis, by Madeleine Ngo and Mitch Smith

Doctors’ Group Endorses Restrictions on Gender-Related Surgery for Minors, by Andrew Jacobs

Savannah Guthrie Addresses Mother’s Abductor: ‘We Are Ready to Talk,’ by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Reis Thebault

Five Minutes Into 2026 Winter Olympics’ First Event, the Lights Went Out on Curling, by Zack Pierce

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