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1. A massive winter storm will hit large parts of the U.S. through the weekend

   A large storm system is expected to hit this weekend, with snow and ice from Texas to the Carolinas and up the Eastern seaboard. The winter system could bring more than a foot of snow.

2. House Oversight panel votes to hold Bill and Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress

   Republicans on the committee have been seeking to question the Clintons as part of a probe into the government's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. The vote sends the matter to the full House.

3. Lindsey Halligan, Trump's former personal attorney, exits Virginia prosecutor's office

   The move comes after a federal judge wrote in a court document that the "charade of Ms. Halligan masquerading as the United States Attorney … must come to an end."

4. Global buzzwords that will be buzzing in your ear in 2026

   Will it be a year of "fractured resilience"? Or "pragmatic empathy"? Will "MOUs" be the next global health strategy? Are we in a new age of "decolonization" — or of "localization"?

5. Are ICE agents in Minneapolis breaking the law?

   As protestors clash with some 3,000 federal immigration agents in the Twin Cities, we look at the legal issues with law professor Emmanuel Mauleón and Brennan Center for Justice's Elizabeth Goitein.

6. Supreme Court appears wary of allowing Trump to fire Federal Reserve's Cook

   The Trump administration wants the authority to fire Lisa Cook, a Federal Reserve governor. Experts say that would undermine the independence of the central bank.

7. Sundance prepares for its final Park City festival before moving to Boulder, Colo.

   As the festival prepares to move to Colorado, filmmakers and cinephiles gather to celebrate its founder and the future of indie film.

8. Greetings from Kalk Bay, a South African fishing village where wild seals await scraps

   Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

9. What to expect from Trump's Davos speech. And, the DOJ subpoenas Minnesota officials

   President Trump is expected to address affordability at the World Economic Forum today. And, Minnesota officials react after the Justice Department subpoenas them.

10. Blinken and British counterpart signal trans-Atlantic unity with visit to Ukraine

    Secretary of State Antony Blinken and his British counterpart, David Lammy, are raising alarms about Iranian ballistic missiles in Russia that threaten Ukraine.