On the U.S.-Canada border, there’s an epic battle between man and beast going on — and it seems the beasts are winning. Large wild hogs are wreaking havoc on ranches and farmland on both sides of the border. Adam Yamaguchi reports. Source

Beneath the battle-scarred fields of Ukraine lies a hidden treasure — rare earth minerals used to power the world’s most advanced technologies. White House National Security Adviser Mike Waltz said Ukraine is close to signing a deal giving the United States access to these scarce resources. Axios senior political reporter Marc Caputo joins to discuss. Source

The Republican-controlled Senate adopted a $340 billion budget blueprint. Next week, the GOP-led House will advance its own proposal. There are some differences in strategy, and President Trump prefers the House approach. Caitlin Huey-Burns explains. Source

Legendary TV icon Betty White will be honored in March with a stamp, the U.S. Postal Service announced. Source

Ama Sow, a young boy from Senegal, West Africa, had dreams of playing basketball in America. A private high school in Pittsburgh sponsored him, but then went out of business, leaving Sow homeless. That’s when a local couple stepped in to help. Steve Hartman goes “On the Road” for the story. Source

A new study this week in the Nature journal found mountain glaciers are melting more than twice as rapidly as in the early 2000s. They lost more than 600 billion tons of ice in 2023 when David Schecter visited Svalbard, Norway. Source

President Trump said he is nominating Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Source

Hamas plans to release six more Israeli hostages this week, and in turn, Israel will return and release 600 Palestinian prisoners. The latest swap is part of the ceasefire deal, which is still holding despite Israel’s anger over a return of remains earlier this week. Debora Patta reports. Source

Earlier this month, President Trump fired Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Lesley Stahl has more on the agency and the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle it. Source

President Trump is eliminating more than 6,700 at the Internal Revenue Service at the height of tax season. Nancy Cordes looks at the impact of the cuts on the workers and Americans who depend on them. Source