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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 Associated Press
  4. GOP senator flips script on Dems for 'hypocritical' grilling of Hegseth: 'So ridiculous'  Fox News
  5. Analysis | 4 takeaways from Pete Hegseth’s confirmation hearing  The Washington Post

• 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

• 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 President Yoon Is Detained for Questioning Over Martial Law  The New York Times
  3. Impeached President Yoon arrested in second attempt: What is behind the action-packed month in South Korea  The Indian Express
  4. Exiled, shot, impeached, jailed: A history of South Korean presidents  The Washington Post
  5. South Korean President Yoon Arrested Over Martial Law Fiasco  Bloomberg

• 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. Israel  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

• Michelle Obama won't attend Trump's second inauguration - Axios

  1. Michelle Obama won't attend Trump's second inauguration  Axios
  2. Michelle Obama to skip Trump inauguration  CNN
  3. Michelle Obama to skip Trump inauguration, 11 days after missing Carter funeral  Fox News
  4. Michelle Obama to skip Trump’s inauguration, breaking with tradition  The Washington Post
  5. Are the former presidents attending Trump's inauguration? See their plans  USA TODAY

• Jack Smith’s final say: Takeaways from the special counsel’s report - POLITICO

  1. Jack Smith’s final say: Takeaways from the special counsel’s report  POLITICO
  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

• 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 Makes Government More Efficient by Inventing Stupid New Agency  The New Republic
  4. Trump announces new ‘External Revenue Service’ to collect tariff funds  The Washington Post
  5. Trump vows to create ‘External Revenue Service’ to gather tariff income  POLITICO

• 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

• Senators Markey, Wyden, and Booker, and Rep. Khanna Announce Legislation to Extend TikTok Ban Deadline - Ed Markey

  1. Senators Markey, Wyden, and Booker, and Rep. Khanna Announce Legislation to Extend TikTok Ban Deadline  Ed Markey
  2. Why China may be OK with TikTok selling to Elon Musk  CNN
  3. TikTok users in US flock to ‘China’s Instagram’ ahead of ban  Al Jazeera English
  4. What would happen to TikTok on my phone if the app is banned?  Yahoo! Voices
  5. What is TikTok's fate? With ban less than 1 week away, here's what we know.  USA TODAY

• Speaker Johnson orders US Capitol flags raised to full height for Trump’s inauguration - The Associated Press

  1. Speaker Johnson orders US Capitol flags raised to full height for Trump’s inauguration  The Associated Press
  2. Flags will fly at full-staff at Trump inauguration, despite Biden order. Is it legal?  Miami Herald
  3. Trump flies US flag at full height before end of 30-day mourning period following Carter's death  The Associated Press
  4. Speaker Orders Capitol Hill Flags Raised for Inauguration  The New York Times
  5. Johnson says flags will be raised for Trump’s inauguration  ABC News