Stephen Colbert’s stinging criticism of President Trump, CBS and the FCC might shape how media companies approach November’s midterm elections. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter: (on.wsj.com)
EQT CEO Toby Rice is starting a nonprofit supported by the Rockefellers to tackle a lack of access to modern energy infrastructure in poor nations (on.wsj.com)
Heard on the Street: Debate about how much tax billionaires pay is likely to grow as America’s fiscal situation deteriorates and its wealth gap widens (on.wsj.com)
Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt, who leads the bipartisan National Governors Association, is the latest Republican to incur the wrath of President Trump (on.wsj.com)
The oil patch defied expectations over the past year by weathering low crude prices with record-breaking production. But big drillers are preparing for a slowdown (on.wsj.com)
Ten skiers are missing after an avalanche in Northern California Tuesday, while at least six others are stranded and awaiting rescue, authorities said. (on.wsj.com)
A federal appeals court has rejected Kalshi’s emergency bid to halt Nevada’s push to block the prediction-market platform from offering contracts in the nation’s gambling capital (on.wsj.com)
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has become the face of the investigation into the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, a mystery that has captivated the nation (on.wsj.com)
The U.S. presented new data to buttress its recent allegation that China has secretly carried out low-yield nuclear tests, challenging Beijing’s insistence that it has observed an accord banning nuclear detonations (on.wsj.com)
A new political effort backed by the Google co-founder Sergey Brin is backing several ballot-measure campaigns aimed at undercutting a proposed wealth tax on California billionaires. (on.wsj.com)
Berkshire Hathaway sold shares in Bank of America and Apple and added a new position in the New York Times during Warren Buffett’s last few months as chief executive (on.wsj.com)
Japan is planning roughly 36 billion in U.S. investments spanning critical minerals, oil and gas infrastructure and power generation as part of a 550 billion strategic trade and investment agreement (on.wsj.com)
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani proposed raising property taxes by nearly 10% on Tuesday, after failing so far to persuade New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to increase taxes on corporations and the rich (on.wsj.com)
Stephen Colbert lashed out at the Federal Communications Commission and his own network during his show Monday night after CBS scrapped an interview he had planned with a Texas politician (on.wsj.com)
Warner Bros. Discovery said Tuesday it will restart deal talks with Paramount, setting the stage for a potential bidding war with its preferred suitor Netflix (on.wsj.com)
Shockingly few people in Washington are talking about the incredible exploding budget deficit. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter: (on.wsj.com)
Genuine Parts is planning to separate its auto-parts business from its industrial-parts unit to create two separate public companies, according to people familiar with the matter (on.wsj.com)
This year’s Lunar New Year holiday in China is turning into the country’s version of the Super Bowl: an annual event taken over by AI companies’ marketing. (on.wsj.com)
Micron is rushing to add manufacturing capacity to avert the biggest supply crunch the memory-chip industry has seen in more than 40 years (on.wsj.com)
Activist Elliott Investment Management has built a more than 10% stake in Norwegian Cruise Line and plans to push for changes to turn the struggling cruise-ship operator around (on.wsj.com)
DEI criteria including race, sexual orientation and gender identity will no longer be taken into account when the board at Goldman Sachs identifies new potential directors (on.wsj.com)
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said that all siblings and spouses in the Guthrie family have been cleared as possible suspects in the disappearance of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie (on.wsj.com)
Hotel magnate Thomas Pritzker is retiring as executive chairman of Hyatt Hotels, after new documents were released detailing the extent of his association with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell (on.wsj.com)
Americans offer plenty of reasons for pessimism about the economy, but those with a bright outlook share similar traits, according to responses from WSJ readers (on.wsj.com)
Ideally, some college advisers say, students should narrow their summer activities to go deep in an interest they plan to pursue in college (on.wsj.com)
So it turns out that Congress may have actually waived many of the tax code’s filing and payment deadlines for three and a half years during the pandemic. The fallout is just starting. (on.wsj.com)
The U.S. military airlifted on Sunday a miniature nuclear reactor for the first time as part of President Trump’s push to deploy nuclear power across the United States (on.wsj.com)
One year into the second Trump administration, traders and investors say they are getting used to “event risk,” outsize market swings triggered by unexpected news (on.wsj.com)
While the main focus of the Munich Security Conference was on the alliance, top leaders from Europe wanted to know from U.S. politicians what they thought of the coming midterm elections (on.wsj.com)
Easier access to home loans and modular construction are among the options the House and Senate are weighing to battle high housing prices (on.wsj.com)
Inflation is easing, jobs are holding up, and growth is solid. But after years of high prices and with new risks emerging, declarations of victory feel premature. (on.wsj.com)
Unease among some Goldman Sachs board members about general counsel Kathryn Ruemmler grew after the latest Epstein document releases and the resignation of Paul Weiss’s chairman (on.wsj.com)
President Trump is officially paving the way for global oil companies to jump back into Venezuela, with the Treasury Department issuing licenses to Chevron and others to operate there (on.wsj.com)
ICE plans to spend 38.3 billion on new detention facilities to meet the agency’s growing demand for bedspace and to streamline the removal process for people living in the country illegally (on.wsj.com)
The Justice Department is investigating whether two immigration officers lied under oath about a shooting last month in Minneapolis, after federal prosecutors dropped criminal charges against two men accused of attacking them (on.wsj.com)
Republican Sen. Rand Paul joined Democrats in grilling top DHS officials about the department’s handling of President Trump’s immigration agenda. Read more in today’s WSJ Politics Newsletter: (on.wsj.com)
Five takeaways from The Wall Street Journal’s investigation into what’s going on inside Sec. Kristi Noem’s Department of Homeland Security (on.wsj.com)
Anthropic’s artificial-intelligence tool Claude was used in the U.S. military’s operation to capture former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro (on.wsj.com)
The Trump administration is considering an overhaul of steel and aluminum tariffs that is in part likely to reduce levies on many consumer goods (on.wsj.com)
DP World Chairman and Chief Executive Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem resigned from the global ports operator after documents released by the Justice Department showed he had ties to Jeffrey Epstein (on.wsj.com)