Biden invites Italian PM Giorgia Meloni to DC — despite calling her a threat to democracy

TOP STORIES:

• California’s insurer for people without private coverage needs $1 billion more for LA fires claims
• What to know about Chinese New Year food traditions
• Marc Fogel greeted by Pres. Trump at the White House after being freed from Russia
• Letter: Managed campgrounds offer better alternative
• DOGE scrutiny could ‘take handcuffs off’ police officers to do their jobs: expert
• Migrant suspect in Texas cheerleader’s murder confronted by victim’s grieving mom in court
• Feds likely eyeing ‘cover-ups’ to bust Mexican cartels along border: former DEA agent
• Harrison Ford joins the MCU playing dual roles in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’
• Moss Landing battery plant fire: Environmentalist Erin Brockovich, residents file lawsuit
• Anthony Mackie carries the shield in ‘Captain America: Brave New World’
• Residents raise concerns as Fremont considers homeless encampment ban