New York Times

1. Trump Officials Push States to ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full SNAP Benefits

   In late-night guidance, the Agriculture Department also threatened financial penalties against states.

2. Sean Duffy Juggles Shutdown Roles on Flight Safety and Trump Support

   With near-daily TV appearances, the transportation secretary has emerged as the face of the Trump administration amid the shutdown.

3. BBC Director Tim Davie and CEO Deborah Turness Quit Following Trump Documentary Turmoil

   The abrupt moves followed furor over claims that a documentary had misleadingly edited footage of President Trump’s speech before the Jan. 6 Capitol riot.

4. Federal Judge, Warning of ‘Existential Threat’ to Democracy, Resigns

   Judge Mark L. Wolf, writing in The Atlantic, said he was stepping down to speak out against the “assault on the rule of law” by President Trump, whom he accused of “targeting his adversaries.”

5. Trump Loyalists Push ‘Grand Conspiracy’ as New Subpoenas Land

   The Justice Department moved an inquiry that appeared initially focused on the former C.I.A. director John O. Brennan to South Florida and is beginning to recruit line prosecutors.