Live updates: Frey, Walz dispute that ICE killed woman in self-defense  —  Editor's note: An ICE agent shot and killed a woman Wednesday morning in south Minneapolis.  ICE says the woman was shot in her car after attempting to run over agents.  Mayor Jacob Frey and witnesses are disputing ICE's version of events.

Republican leaders push back on Trump's openness to using the military to take Greenland  —  The Republican leaders of the House and Senate dismissed the idea of using the U.S. military to take over Greenland, even as the White House has insisted it is on the table.

Venezuela Live Updates: U.S. Forces Seize Two Tankers; Rubio Lays Out Plan for American Control  —  The three-part plan unveiled by the secretary of state included Washington managing the interim authorities in Caracas.  Earlier, the U.S. forces boarded a Russian-flagged tanker and a second ship.

Trump says U.S. to ban large investors from buying homes … President Donald Trump said the U.S. should bar large institutional investors from buying single-family homes, arguing that corporate ownership has helped push housing further out of reach for everyday Americans.

Texas A&M Bans Plato (updated)  —  Drop the race and gender material from your course and the Plato readings, or teach a different course.  You have a day to decide.  —  That's a paraphrase of what Martin Peterson, professor of philosophy at Texas A&M University, was told by university officials today …

Trump says Venezuela will turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to US  —  Investing Oil & gas South America Donald Trump  —  President Donald Trump said Tuesday night that Venezuela will turn over 30 million to 50 million barrels of oil to the United States …

RFK Jr. unveils new ‘upside down’ food pyramid  —  The White House on Wednesday unveiled new dietary guidelines, with officials calling it the “most significant reset of federal nutrition policy in history.”  —  The new guidelines were represented with an upside-down pyramid placing vegetables …

Elon Musk's Deepfake Factory  —  A defining theme of the second Trump administration is the regular plumbing of new depths of moral depravity.  You think they can't surprise you any longer, and then Trump—or one of his billionaire allies—digs a little further.  The latest story comes courtesy of Elon Musk, and it is a doozy.

Artificial intelligence begins prescribing medications in Utah … That raises new questions about the safety of automating prescription refills, including how they should be regulated.  So far, the Food and Drug Administration has not weighed in on Doctronic's program.

Senate group nears deal to revive Obamacare subsidies  —  A bipartisan Senate group is nearing an agreement to revive lapsed Obamacare subsidies, with a key negotiator saying the group could release draft legislation early next week.  The deal being discussed by the senators would reestablish …

Trump officials loosen strings on federal education money for Iowa.  More states could follow  —  The Trump administration is giving Iowa more power to decide how it spends its federal education money, signing off on a proposal that is expected to be the first of many as conservative states seek …

The Wrath of Stephen Miller  —  Stephen Miller runs his daily 10 a.m. conference calls—yes, even on Saturdays—less like a government adviser and more like a wartime general.  His is the dominant voice, as he plays the role of browbeater, inquisitor, and bully.  He accepts no excuses, entertains no dissent.

The Military Isn't MAGA  —  The Uniform Code of Military Justice should not suppress free speech.  —  Mark Kelly will probably be fine.  The senator and Navy veteran isn't likely to be cowed by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth's lawless attempt to silence him by seeking to demote him post-retirement.

Professor Fired for Charlie Kirk Post Gets $500,000 From School, Is Reinstated  —  Darren Michael, associate professor at Austin Peay State University, has reportedly been reinstated and given $500,000 after being fired over posts about assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

U.S. Population Growth Is Projected to Slow Further  —  Population is forecast to start shrinking after 2056, Congressional Budget Office says  —  The Congressional Budget Office further trimmed its long-term forecast for U.S. population growth Wednesday, citing changes to immigration policy and declining birth rates.

Inside Democrats' plans to stop Trump from raiding more countries  —  House Democrats are scrambling for levers to block the Trump administration from reprising its Venezuelan incursion across Latin America and beyond. … - Democrats' plans include war powers votes, efforts to choke off funding …

Trump expected to announce Gaza Board of Peace next week: U.S. officials  —  President Trump is expected to announce the Gaza Board of Peace next week as part of the second phase of the ceasefire agreement, two U.S. officials and two sources with knowledge told me.

After a White Town Rejected a Data Center, Developers Targeted a Black Area  —  In December, on a two-lane road not far from the ACE Basin, a protected ecosystem and wildlife refuge in South Carolina, Paul Black drove past St. Paul AME Church and the cemetery where his wife's grandfather …

Trump officials tell Congress: No troops in Venezuela … “They are talking about stealing the Venezuelan oil at gunpoint, for an undefined period of time, as leverage to micromanage the country,” said Sen. Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat.  “The scope and insanity of that plan is absolutely stunning.”

Missouri officials reject one-third of signatures in anti-gerrymander referendum dispute  —  State officials have sorted through more than 300,000 signatures gathered to block Republicans' new Missouri congressional map, as the fate of the GOP gerrymander remains in legal limbo.

Ford CEO ‘terrified of testifying’ at automaker hearing, Cruz says  —  Senate Commerce Committee Chair Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Tuesday said Ford CEO Jim Farley was scared to testify before Congress, a day after Cruz postponed the hearing due to Farley's refusal to appear.