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• Joni Ernst Says She Will Vote to Confirm Pete Hegseth - The New York Times

  1. Joni Ernst Says She Will Vote to Confirm Pete Hegseth  The New York Times
  2. Pete Hegseth Confirmation: Key Sen. Joni Ernst Will Back Trump’s Pentagon Pick—After Senate Hearing  Forbes
  3. Question on ASEAN stumped Hegseth at Senate hearing. What is it and why is it important?  The Hill
  4. GOP senator flips script on Dems for 'hypocritical' grilling of Hegseth: 'So ridiculous'  Fox News
  5. Collins: ‘A lot of aggressive questioning’ from Democrat senators at Hegseth hearing  CNN

• S Korea's Yoon becomes first sitting president to be arrested - BBC.com

  1. S Korea's Yoon becomes first sitting president to be arrested  BBC.com
  2. South Korea’s impeached President Yoon detained in massive law-enforcement effort  The Associated Press
  3. South Korean Officials Are Trying to Arrest President Yoon Suk Yeol: Who's Involved?  The New York Times
  4. South Korean President Yoon Arrested Over Martial Law Fiasco  Bloomberg
  5. South Korea’s Impeached President Is Arrested Over Martial-Law Move  The Wall Street Journal

• Inside the dramatic air attack that saved Brentwood and Encino from the surging Palisades fire - Los Angeles Times

  1. Inside the dramatic air attack that saved Brentwood and Encino from the surging Palisades fire  Los Angeles Times
  2. Live updates: L.A. fire officials didn’t put engines in Palisades before the fire started  Los Angeles Times
  3. Live updates: Los Angeles wildfires, Palisades and Eaton fires, Auto fire in Ventura continue to burn  CNN
  4. What caused the Palisades Fire? Residents point to New Year's Day blaze  ABC7 Los Angeles
  5. L.A. Fires Live Updates: Residents Watch for More Evacuation Orders and Warnings  The New York Times

• Arab official: Trump envoy swayed Netanyahu more in one meeting than Biden did all year - The Times of Israel

  1. Arab official: Trump envoy swayed Netanyahu more in one meeting than Biden did all year  The Times of Israel
  2. Live updates: Israel-Hamas talks on Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal amid war  CNN
  3. Wednesday briefing: What a Gaza ceasefire might look like  The Guardian
  4. Israeli hostage families hold out hope after ‘roller coaster’ negotiations with Hamas  NBC News
  5. What We Know About the Proposed Gaza Cease-Fire Agreement  The New York Times

• What we learned from the Trump Jan. 6 report by special counsel Jack Smith - The Washington Post

  1. What we learned from the Trump Jan. 6 report by special counsel Jack Smith  The Washington Post
  2. Takeaways From Jack Smith’s Report on the Trump Election Case  The New York Times
  3. Jack Smith Gives Up  The Atlantic
  4. Analysis | Jack Smith’s subtle indictment of the Supreme Court  The Washington Post
  5. Special counsel report says Trump would've been convicted for Jan. 6 'unprecedented criminal effort'  The Associated Press

• The great social media migration: Sudden influx of US users to RedNote connects Chinese and Americans like never before - CNN

  1. The great social media migration: Sudden influx of US users to RedNote connects Chinese and Americans like never before  CNN
  2. These Chinese apps have surged in popularity in the U.S. A TikTok ban could ensnare them  CNBC
  3. A possible TikTok ban is just days away. A list of other apps available  The Associated Press
  4. TikTok pushes users to sister app Lemon8 ahead of potential ban  NBC News
  5. China’s RedNote: what you need to know about the app TikTok users are flocking to  Reuters

• Trump says he will create new agency to collect revenue from foreign sources - Reuters

  1. Trump says he will create new agency to collect revenue from foreign sources  Reuters
  2. Trump announces new External Revenue Service to collect foreign money  Fox Business
  3. Trump announces new ‘External Revenue Service’ to collect tariff funds  The Washington Post
  4. Trump vows to create ‘External Revenue Service’ to gather tariff income  POLITICO
  5. Top Dem Says Trump 'External Revenue Service' Can't Hide Plans for Huge Tax Gift to the Rich  Common Dreams

• Minnesota House Democrats to file lawsuit to Supreme Court arguing GOP speaker election unlawful - Minnesota Reformer

  1. Minnesota House Democrats to file lawsuit to Supreme Court arguing GOP speaker election unlawful  Minnesota Reformer
  2. Minnesota Democrats stage boycott over ‘abuse of power’ by Republicans  The Guardian US
  3. Minnesota state House Democrats walk out in effort to block GOP speaker vote  NBC News
  4. ‘Attempted coup’: Chaos reigns in half-empty Minnesota House  FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul
  5. Constitutional crisis: House Republicans elect speaker after Simon adjourns session  Minnesota Reformer

• Texans only Democrats in Congress to vote for bill restricting trans athletes - The Texas Tribune

  1. Texans only Democrats in Congress to vote for bill restricting trans athletes  The Texas Tribune
  2. Two House Dems join GOP to ban biological males from girls' school sports  Fox News
  3. GOP-led House votes to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports  CNN
  4. U.S. House of Representatives  C-SPAN
  5. House Passes Bill to Bar Trans Athletes From Female School Sports Teams  The New York Times

• Rep. Dustin Burrows voted Texas House speaker in blow to insurgent GOP movement - The Texas Tribune

  1. Rep. Dustin Burrows voted Texas House speaker in blow to insurgent GOP movement  The Texas Tribune
  2. Texas Legislature: Dustin Burrows elected House Speaker  FOX 7 Austin
  3. Old-Guard Republican Picked to Lead Texas House in Setback for Hard Right  The New York Times
  4. Texas House elects new Speaker in blow to far-right wing  The Hill
  5. Meet new Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, known to San Antonio for his ‘Death Star’ bill  San Antonio Report