Officials say at least 40 dead due to severe winter storms. Congress clears bill to stop future attacks on Democracy. International aid groups halt operations in Afghanistan over female ban.

You can subscribe to Five Minute News with Anthony Davis on YouTube, with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. 

Subscribe, rate and review at www.fiveminute.news 

Five Minute News is an Evergreen Podcast, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering independent, unbiased and essential world news, daily. 

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices