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