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1. Trump says he's ending trade talks with Canada over TV ads

   The abrupt announcement comes after Trump accused Canada of using a "fake" Ronald Reagan ad to sway U.S. courts, raising the stakes in an already tense trade dispute.

2. Trump administration finalizes plan to open pristine Alaska wildlife refuge to oil and gas drilling

   The Trump administration has finalized a plan to open the coastal plain of Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling, renewing long-simmering debate over whether to drill in one of the nation's most sensitive wilderness areas.

3. 'Uncharted territory': Ongoing shutdown threatens food aid for 42 million people

   SNAP, the country's largest anti-hunger program, dates back to the Great Depression and has never been disrupted this way. Most recipients are seniors, families with kids, and those with disabilities.

4. A frog, a lobster and a unicorn walked into a No Kings protest

   Demonstrators at No Kings protests around the U.S. dressed up as frogs and other animals. Many said they were trying to counter the GOP narrative that they are radical leftists who hate America.

5. Chess body investigating ex-world champion who accused Daniel Naroditsky of cheating

   U.S. chess grandmaster Daniel Naroditsky died this week at age 29. Former world champion Vladimir Kramnik had accused Naroditsky, among others, of cheating in the sport.

6. 'A slap in the face': Ranchers feel betrayed by Trump's plan to buy Argentine beef

   Over the past few days, cattle ranchers and agricultural groups have been sounding the alarm that a plan to import more foreign beef would hurt struggling ranchers.

7. 'Why does my toddler … ?' Your kiddo's most confounding behavior, decoded

   Why does my toddler say "no" to everything? Say everything is "mine"? Want to crash into everything? Child development experts unpack common toddler behaviors and offer advice on how parents can cope.

8. Effort to pay at least some federal workers fails in Senate

   The Senate failed to advance two partisan bills that would have paid some federal workers during the shutdown. Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked as the shutdown drags on.

9. How presidents have changed the White House — and how Trump's ballroom is different

   President Trump is demolishing the East Wing to make room for a ballroom. His administration says he's continuing a presidential legacy of White House renovations, but this is the biggest in decades.

10. Trump plows ahead with East Wing demolition despite calls for caution

    President Trump is plowing ahead with plans to build a grand ballroom where the East Wing of the White House currently stands. The plans have not gone through the committee tasked with overseeing such projects.