On today’s show: Trump walked back his comments on a U.S. takeover of Gaza. The Wall Street Journal’s Dov Lieber discusses local reaction to his proposals.

Trump signed an executive order to create an American sovereign-wealth fund, and the first thing he says it could do is bid to buy TikTok. Axios has the details. 

Kendrick Lamar is set to perform at the Super Bowl, and many people are wondering if he’ll bring his beef with Drake to the stage. The Los Angeles Times’s August Brown lays out what that might mean for both sides.

Plus, a church in D.C. vandalized by the Proud Boys now owns the group’s name, why some Google employees blasted the company’s latest AI guidelines, and how parents are keeping up with the latest slang.

Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.