Here’s this week’s reading list. Stay warm Great Falls!

The Washington Post: Pentagon pick left Guard after being reported as possible ‘insider threat’ due to tattoo

The New York Times: A Pennsylvania county and the political tensions in America

The Washington Post: Trump tried to limit financial conflicts in 2016. This time could be different.

The Washington Post: The upcoming housing battle that could roil mortgage costs even more

NPR: Trump taps Sean Duffy, Fox host and former congressman, for transportation secretary

KFF Health News: TV’s Dr. Oz invested in businesses regulated by agency Trump wants him to lead

Fortune: Welcome to Elontown, USA: An unlikely Texas home base for Musk’s business empire

L.A. Times: How the second Trump administration could impact the housing market

Associated Press: Texas offers Trump land on US-Mexico border for potential mass deportations

Reuters: China says it is willing to talk with US to push forward bilateral trade

Foreign Affairs: The true aims of China’s nuclear buildup

The Wall Street Journal: The rural areas pushing for divorce from democratic cities

Route Fifty: After passing a few AI laws in 2024, this state’s legislature might have more in store next session

Associated Press: California voters reject measure that would have raised minimum wage to nation-high $18 per hour

The Washington Post: This substitute for lead pipes could carry its own risks

NPR: E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots sickens people in 18 states

Associated Press: Biden seeks nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid after Hurricanes Helene and Milton

StateScoop: ‘Critical’ cyber vulnerabilities found in many water utilities, warns EPA inspector general

Route Fifty: Report: Broadband can transform a rural community

ProPublica: Inside UnitedHealth’s playbook for limiting mental health coverage

The Washington Post: A taped message has solved the mystery of a World War I doughboy’s death

The New York Times: Robots struggle to match warehouse workers on ‘really hard’ jobs

CyberScoop: Alleged Russian Phobos ransomware administrator extradited to U.S., in custody

Vogue Business: Is fashion recycling finally heading for a breakthrough?

Route Fifty: Lawmakers in one state are considering regulating police use of automated license plate readers

The New York Times: After banning booze for 120 Years, a town prepares to open the tap

Associated Press: Bills’ new stadium costs balloon to $2.1 billion, $560 million over initial estimate, team tells AP

The New York Times: 1 in 8 N.Y.C. public school students was homeless last year

The Washington Post: Smithsonian removed SAAM director Stephanie Stebich after staff complaints

The New York Times: Ozempic could crush the junk food industry. But it is fighting back.

The New Yorker: Henri Matisse’s revolutionary colors