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

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

The Headlines
Feb 5, 2026 10 min
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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>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>

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