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

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<p>Plus, Savannah Guthrie makes a plea to her mother’s abductor. </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/05/us/politics/new-start-nuclear-arms-control.html" target="_blank">Nuclear Arms Control Era Comes to End Amid Global Rush for New Weapons</a>, by David E. Sanger and William J. Broad</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/us/politics/prosecutor-immigration-outburst.html" target="_blank">Prosecutor Fired After Voicing Frustration With Immigration Caseload</a>, by Alan Feuer, Glenn Thrush and Hamed Aleaziz</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/us/politics/homan-minnesota-dhs-immigration-agents.html" target="_blank">Trump Says He Ordered Withdrawal of 700 Immigration Agents From Minneapolis</a>, by Madeleine Ngo and Mitch Smith</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/health/gender-surgery-minors-ama.html" target="_blank">Doctors’ Group Endorses Restrictions on Gender-Related Surgery for Minors</a>, by Andrew Jacobs</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/us/savannah-guthrie-plea-statement.html" target="_blank">Savannah Guthrie Addresses Mother’s Abductor: ‘We Are Ready to Talk,’</a> by Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs and Reis Thebault</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/7021730/2026/02/04/olympics-2026-curling-power-outage-blackout-lights/" target="_blank">Five Minutes Into 2026 Winter Olympics’ First Event, the Lights Went Out on Curling</a>, by Zack Pierce</p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p> <p><p>Tune in every weekday morning, and tell us what you think at: <a href="mailto:theheadlines@nytimes.com">theheadlines@nytimes.com</a>.</p><p> </p><p>Subscribe today at <a href="http://nytimes.com/podcasts">nytimes.com/podcasts</a> or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher">https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher</a>. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.</p></p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</p>