Mike Pence, accompanied by Otto Warmbier's father, meets with North Korean defectors "Vice President Mike Pence met with North Korean defectors Friday as he uses his appearance at the Winter Olympics to call on the international community to grow tougher on North Korea's nuclear program and human rights abuses," The Associated Press reports. Accompanying Vice President Pence was "special guest Fred Warmbier, whose son Otto Warmbier died after his release from captivity in North Korea." Click here to read more. ------------ In USA Today, Eliza Collins writes that Ivanka Trump has teamed up with conservatives to promote democratic themes such as "paid family leave, equal pay for women and affordable childcare." Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) says that Ivanka makes "very compelling cases" for issues "that conservatives would normally not be in favor of." ------------ In the Washington Examiner, Paul Bedard writes that in President Donald J. Trump's "budget, set for release Monday, his administration is planning the biggest reform to the federal workforce in decades, using models from Amazon, Google, and a handful of well-operating agencies." Bedard explains that "the proposed changes are part of a broader effort to modernize the government and integrate the types of innovation that the president's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, is drafting." ------------ "President Trump signed a bipartisan spending bill Friday morning, saying it will provide stable funding for the military and help the economy," Dave Boyer reports in The Washington Times. "Our Military will now be stronger than ever before," President Trump tweeted. "We love and need our Military and gave them everything — and more. First time this has happened in a long time." ------------ Armstrong Williams writes in The Hill that "if there is one main thing to take away from Pence's visit to Israel, it is that the U.S.-Israel relationship is finally back on firm footing where it belongs." Williams welcomes the change compared to the previous administration. "President Trump is a clear friend upon whom Israel can rely," Williams adds, "and the strong backing of our most important ally in the Middle East extends throughout the president's Cabinet and reaches across his entire administration."