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- JIMMY CARTER, FORMER U.S. PRESIDENT DIES AT 100 - AJC
- Elon Musk expands focus on anti-woke education with plans for a new preschool in Texas, documents reveal — Bloomberg
- Money for 9/11 health care was dropped from Republicans' year-end spending bill — NYT
- Musk claims Germany’s far-right AfD policies mirror those of U.S. Democrats under Obama.
- NEW GOP SPENDING BILL EXTENDS FUNDING FOR THREE MONTHS -PUNCHBOWL
- Luigi Mangione faces new federal charges, including one that could carry the death penalty, according to an unsealed criminal complaint.
- White House took steps to conceal Biden’s decline, limiting interactions and using go-betweens to obscure his frailty from the public, Cabinet, and key Democrats on Capitol Hill — WSJ
- GOP REP. MASSIE SAYS HE WILL NOT VOTE FOR JOHNSON FOR SPEAKER
- HOUSE ETHICS COMMITTEE SECRETLY VOTES TO RELEASE GAETZ REPORT: CNN
- NEW YORK — Dow drops for a 9th straight day, marking longest losing streak since 1978.
- TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmaker proposes bill to award the state’s electoral votes to the national popular vote winner.
- U.S. average gasoline price drops below $3 a gallon for first time since 2021 — Reuters
- RUSSIA GRANTS SYRIA'S ASSAD AND FAMILY ASYLUM — STATE MEDIA
- TRUMP SAYS HE PLANS TO TRY END U.S. BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP ON FIRST DAY IN OFFICE
- TRUMP SAYS HE DOES NOT WANT FAMILY SEPARATIONS, "SEND THEM ALL BACK"
- TRUMP SAYS HE CAN'T GUARANTEE AMERICANS WON'T PAY MORE AS A RESULT OF TARIFFS
- Following the election, 93% of Republicans believe elections are administered fairly, a sharp rise from 21% in 2020 — Pew poll
- ⚠ Damascus expected to fall, U.S. officials say, as insurgents surround Syrian capital — CBS
- Syria's Assad proposed cutting ties with Iran and Hezbollah in exchange for U.S. and Western support to stay in power — Bloomberg Assad proposed enacting a new constitution and agreed to hold talks with political opposition — Bloomberg
- ASSAD IS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND IN DAMASCUS, SOURCE SAYS: CNN
- Republicans signal openness to cutting mandatory spending programs, such as Social Security, as Elon Musk meets with party leaders on Capitol Hill — MSNBC
- ⚠️ TSUNAMI WARNING ISSUED AFTER 7.5 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE STRIKES CALIFORNIA
- UK's far-right Reform Party overtakes governing Labour party in national poll for first time
- DOW, S&P 500, NASDAQ CLOSE AT RECORD HIGHS
- Trump asks Georgia court to dismiss election interference case against him, saying a sitting president can’t be prosecuted
- FRENCH GOVERNMENT FALLS AFTER NO-CONFIDENCE VOTE IN PARLIAMENT
- SUPREME COURT APPEARS POISED TO UPHOLD BAN ON GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE: AXIOS
- French Prime Minister faces no-confidence vote as far-right and far-left unite in bid to topple government.
- S. KOREAN ARMED FORCES ATTEMPTING TO ARREST OPPOSITION LEADER
- South Korea's ruling party urges President Yoon to swiftly lift martial law following parliamentary vote — Yonhap
- S. KOREA MILITARY SAYS MARTIAL LAW REMAINS IN PLACE UNTIL PRESIDENT LIFTS IT — WAPO
- S. KOREA ARMED FORCES WITHDRAWING FROM PARLIAMENT
- S. KOREA PARLIAMENT SPEAKER SAYS MARTIAL LAW DECLARATION IS INVALID
- SOUTH KOREAN PARLIAMENT VOTES TO BLOCK PRESIDENT'S MARTIAL LAW DECLARATION
- U.S. STOCKS FALL, S&P 500, NASDAQ PULL BACK FROM RECORDS
- S. KOREAN FORCES ARE SEEN TRYING TO ENTER PARLIAMENT HALLS
- UK's Labour government considers capping political donations to limit foreign influence amid Musk threat — Guardian
- Elon Musk tipped to give $100m to Nigel Farage in move to shake up British politics — Standard Musk considering backing Britain's far-right Reform party ahead of next election — Standard
- China Is Studying Russia’s Sanctions Evasion to Prepare for Taiwan Conflict — WSJ
- Randi Weingarten, head of the American Federation of Teachers, signals openness to Republican plans to abolish the Dept. of Education, saying teachers “don’t really care” as long as federal funding continues.
- Trump names conspiracy theorist and arch-loyalist Kash Patel as FBI Director.
- Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduces legislation to eliminate the Department of Education.
- HEAVY GUNFIRE AND EXPLOSIONS IN DAMASCUS, SYRIA'S CAPITAL
- Bomb threats target homes of Sen. Chris Murphy, Rep. Joe Courtney, Rep. John Larson, and Rep. Jim Himes, all Connecticut Democrats — Statements
- MARK ZUCKERBERG SEEN AT MAR-A-LAGO: POLITICO
- Democrat Derek Tran defeats Republican Rep. Michelle Steel in California’s 45th District after late votes flip the race — AP
- Democrats, stunned by election losses in Pennsylvania, vow a rebound but face doubts as the state appears to tilt Republican, potentially echoing Ohio's shift. t.co/WzVyyXQEvD
- BOMB SQUAD SENT TO FLORIDA HOME OF FORMER REP. MATT GAETZ: PUNCHBOWL
- Harris campaign aides: Internal polling never had her ahead of Trump — HuffPost
