Vance Challenges Courts’ Power, and Trump Targets the Penny

Plus, why golden retrievers keep losing.

On Today’s Episode:

Busy Presidential Day Ends at the Super Bowl, by Erica L. Green

Trump Orders Treasury Secretary to Stop Minting Pennies, by Yan Zhuang and Erica L. Green

36 Hours After Russell Vought Took Over Consumer Bureau, He Shut Its Operations, by Stacy Cowley

Vance Says ‘Judges Aren’t Allowed to Control’ Trump’s “Legitimate Power,” by Charlie Savage and Minho Kim

Why Federal Courts May Be the Last Bulwark Against Trump, by Mattathias Schwartz

Israeli Troops Withdraw From Key Zone Bisecting Gaza, by Lara Jakes, Natan Odenheimer and Ephrat Livni

How GoFundMe Became a $250 Million Lifeline After the L.A. Fires, by Ken Bensinger and Jeremy Singer-Vine

Can a Golden Retriever Win at Westminster? History Says No, by Sarah Lyall

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