Colbert Says CBS Barred Interview With Democrat, and Search Teams Scramble After Lake Tahoe Avalanche

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<p>Plus, Brad Pitt vs. Tom Cruise? </p><p>Here’s what we’re covering:</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/us/politics/republicans-vote-fraud-id-midterms.html" target="_blank">Republicans, Braced for Losses, Push More Voting Restrictions in Congress</a>, by Annie Karni</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/us/politics/us-kills-11-in-boat-strikes.html" target="_blank">U.S. Kills 11 in Boat Strikes in Pacific and Caribbean</a>, by Carol Rosenberg</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/us/politics/trump-dhs-shutdown-democrats.html" target="_blank">Democrats and White House Trade Offers but Deal to Reopen D.H.S. Remains Elusive</a>, by Carl Hulse</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/us/politics/democrats-trump-congress.html" target="_blank">Democrats Plan to Counter Trump’s Speech to Congress With Rally</a>, by Annie Karni</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/17/business/media/colbert-cbs-fcc-talarico-carr.html" target="_blank">Colbert Says CBS Pulled Senate Candidate Interview</a>, by John Koblin</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/18/us/lake-tahoe-avalanche-missing-skiers.html" target="_blank">Nine Skiers Still Missing After Lake Tahoe Avalanche</a>, by Francesca Regalado, Livia Albeck-Ripka, Nazaneen Ghaffar and Rylee Kirk</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/16/movies/tom-cruise-brad-pitt-artificial-intelligence-seedance.html" target="_blank">Why an A.I. Video of Tom Cruise Battling Brad Pitt Spooked Hollywood</a>, by Derrick Bryson Taylor</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>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>