National News

Texas woman at the center of an abortion ban challenge leaves state for procedure  The Washington Post‘Wake The Hell Up!’: Mika blasts ‘cruel’ ‘desperate’ Texas AG mimicking Trump on women’s rights  MSNBCKate Cox in ‘Untenable Position’ as Court Weighs Texas Abortion Decision  NewsweekTexas lawmakers lost their moral compass with abortion ban.  San Antonio Express-NewsLetters to the Editor — Kate Cox’s story, Plano ISD, Sandra Day O’Connor, Dallas County  The Dallas Morning News

Murder suspect identified as inmate accused of stabbing YSL co-defendant multiple times  WSB AtlantaShannon Stillwell, defendant in Young Slime Life trial, stabbed at Atlanta jail  CNNJudge recesses YSL trial for day after defendant Shannon Stillwell stabbed in jail  11AliveYSL Trial: Defendant stabbed at Fulton jail; proceedings delayed until Tuesday   The Atlanta Journal ConstitutionYoung Thug trial delayed at least a day after co-defendant is stabbed in jail  KPRC Click2Houston

Harvard Alumni Association ‘unanimously and unequivocally’ supports Claudine Gay  CNNOver 500 Harvard faculty members support university president in letter to board after antisemitism hearing  Fox NewsAs Harvard President Faces Pressure to Resign, Some Faculty Show Support  The New York TimesHarvard president faces mounting pressure to resign after congressional hearing on antisemitism  NBC NewsHarvard swarmed by truck billboards calling for president to resign in wake of UPenn fallout  Fox News

Gov. Tina Kotek unveils task force recommendations to save downtown Portland  OregonLiveKotek’s recipe for Portland: More police and social workers, less plywood, trash and taxes  Oregon Public BroadcastingGov. Kotek, Portland Central City Task Force release recommendations for revitalizing downtown  KGW.comKotek heads ‘Thinking Big Leadership Summit’ in Portland  KOIN.comKotek and Standard CEO Dan McMillan Release Central City Task Force Plan  Willamette Week

Wind gusts strong in parts of New Hampshire as precipitation lightens  WMUR ManchesterForecast of heavy rain triggers bad memories for Mass. residents rocked by floods  WCVB Channel 5 BostonFlooding concerns rise as heavy rain falls across Maine, stranding drivers  WMTW PortlandDownpours, gusty winds, some snow move through New Hampshire into Monday  WMUR ManchesterEversource and National Grid prepare for winter storm  Western Mass News

Brain of Lewiston shooter being tested at brain bank  WMTW PortlandWas Maine Gunman’s Brain Damaged by Blast Exposure in the Army?  The New York TimesLewiston shooting commission postpones first meeting  WMTW PortlandBrain sample from Lewiston shooter to be examined for military injuries  Bangor Daily NewsMaine lawmakers call for Army probe into Lewiston shooting  Spectrum News NY1

Bear Seen Sprinting At Skiers And Snowboarders On Crowded Slopes  Powder MagazineView Full Coverage on Google News

Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to ‘conversion therapy’ ban  The Washington PostSupreme Court lets stand Washington state law barring conversion therapy for minors  CNNHigh Court, in declining to weigh conversion therapy ban, allows law to stand  NPRSupreme Court Turns Away Challenge to Law Banning Conversion Therapy  The New York TimesSupreme Court rejects challenge to Washington state ‘conversion therapy’ ban  NBC News

Detroit cops arrest person of interest in murder of synagogue president  The Times of IsraelPerson of interest in custody in the killing of Detroit synagogue leader  NBC News‘Person of interest’ taken into custody amid investigation into Detroit synagogue leader Samantha Woll’s killing, police say  CNNNew person of interest in custody in killing of Detroit synagogue leader  MLive.comDetroit police take second ‘person of interest’ into custody in murder of prominent Jewish leader  Fox News

Special Counsel Asks Supreme Court to Decide Whether Trump Is Immune From Prosecution  The New York TimesSpecial counsel goes directly to Supreme Court to resolve whether Trump has immunity from prosecution  CNNSpecial Counsel Jack Smith calls on SCOTUS to rule on Trump immunity claim  Fox NewsSpecial counsel Jack Smith asks the Supreme Court to rule quickly on whether Trump can be prosecuted  Yahoo NewsQuick Supreme Court review sought of Trump’s Jan. 6 immunity claims  The Washington Post

FBI investigating Ohio school email threat by alleged Russian terrorist account  Dayton Daily NewsSeveral local schools on high alert  WJW FOX 8 News Cleveland‘No credibility’ to threats made against Ohio schools  NBC4 ColumbusSeveral central Ohio schools increasing security Monday due to emailed threats  10TVSecurity increased following threat sent local schools, across Ohio  WHIO

Gretchen Whitmer’s abortion move highlights Democrats’ 2024 push  NBC NewsWhitmer nixes abortion insurance mandate 10 years after passage  Detroit NewsMichigan removes ‘rape insurance’ abortion coverage requirement  MLive.comGov. Whitmer repeals Michigan abortion insurance law: What it means  Detroit Free PressWhitmer repeals more restrictions on abortion access in Michigan  FOX 2 Detroit

Rudy Giuliani’s trial for damages in defamation lawsuit filed by two Georgia election workers begins today  CBS NewsRudy Giuliani election defamation damages trial underway  13News NowGiuliani spread lies about Georgia election workers. A jury will decide what he owes them.  POLITICOJury to decide how much Rudy Giuliani must pay election workers he defamed  NBC NewsRudy Giuliani defamation damages trial set to begin in DC  CNN

New Hampshire man charged with threatening to kill Vivek Ramaswamy  NBC NewsNH man plotted to kill presidential candidate, supporters at campaign event: DOJ  Fox NewsNew Hampshire man charged with death threat to Vivek Ramaswamy  CNBCMan accused of threatening to kill presidential candidate  WCVB Channel 5 BostonNew Hampshire man charged with threatening Vivek Ramaswamy during campaign stop  CNN

US ‘concerned’ about reports that Israel used white phosphorous, Kirby says  POLITICOIsrael used U.S.-supplied white phosphorus in Lebanon attack  The Washington PostIsrael-Gaza war live: White House ‘concerned’ by reports Israeli forces using white phosphorus  The GuardianWhite House says it will look into alleged Israeli use of white phosphorous in Lebanon  The Times of IsraelWhite House ‘concerned’ at reports Israel used white phosphorus in Lebanon attack  Reuters

Members of Mass. Air National Guard unit had opportunities to blunt document leak, Air Force IG finds  WCVB BostonAir Force finds Pentagon leak suspect Jack Teixeira acted alone  NBC NewsAir Force disciplines 15 airmen in investigation of accused leaker Jack Teixeira  ABC NewsAir Force disciplines 15 people in Discord leak investigation – The Washington Post  The Washington PostAir Force finds alleged leak suspect Jack Teixeira acted alone, disciplines 15 others for dereliction of duty  NBC News

Massive blaze engulfs San Francisco residential building  SFGATEResident jumps out of window to escape 3-alarm fire near Panhandle in San Francisco  KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco2 injured, 7 displaced after 3-alarm fire in San Francisco’s NoPa neighborhood with partial floor collapse, officials say  KGO-TVSF home destroyed in fire; person jumped from window to escape  San Francisco ChronicleTwo people injured in massive San Francisco fire  KRON4

Wisconsin secretary of state calls for removal of fake Trump elector from elections commission  The Associated PressFacing charges, pro-Trump fake electors say they wouldn’t do it again  Business InsiderWisconsin secretary of state calls for fake Trump elector to be removed from elections commission  The HillWhat fake electors lawsuit settlement means for elections in Wisconsin  Wisconsin Public RadioWisconsin’s ‘fake electors’ should face criminal charges — Douglas Laube  Madison.com

Minneapolis Man’s Murder Conviction Is Vacated After 19 Years in Prison  The New York TimesMarvin Haynes’ conviction vacated  FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. PaulMinnesota man imprisoned as teen for 2004 flower shop killing walks free after judge sets aside conviction  Fox NewsJudge exonerates Marvin Haynes in 2005 Minneapolis murder conviction  Star TribuneMarvin Haynes released from prison [RAW]  FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul

Workers seen on video denying Jewish customer access to bathroom are no longer employed at California coffee shop  NBC NewsCalifornia coffee shop fires employees involved in antisemitic behavior towards Jewish customer  Fox NewsCafe Staff Fired After Viral Fight With Jewish Customer, Owners Say  The Daily BeastFarley’s East parted ways with employees accused of anti-Semitism  KRON4California coffee shop fires antisemitic employees who blocked Jewish customer from using bathroom  New York Post

Wisconsin GOP leader says he’s finished negotiating with university over pay raises, diversity deal  The Associated PressUniversity of Wisconsin Board of Regents rejects $800 million deal that would limit DEI initiatives  Fox NewsNotable & Quotable: DEI at UW – WSJ  The Wall Street JournalWisconsin-Diversity Funding  Madison.comRobin Vos owes UW system employees an apology — Julie Kluge  Madison.com

Deadly tornadoes leave thousands displaced or without power in Tennessee  CNNIn Tennessee, Deadly Tornadoes Leave a Swath of Destruction  The New York TimesSnowfall, rain, gusty winds hit Northeast as Tennessee recovers from deadly tornadoes  Yahoo NewsTennessee tornadoes: How you can help our resilient community heal  TennesseanCincinnati-area nonprofit to deploy disaster team to Tennessee  WHIO

Cecily Strong Mysteriously Pulled From ‘SNL’ Elise Stefanik Sketch  The Daily BeastSNL gets blowback for ‘vile’ skit focusing on GOP lawmaker instead of college presidents’ testimony  Fox News’SNL’ faces calls to apologize for sketch that mocked Elise Stefanik — instead of university presidents  New York Post ‘SNL’ cold open adds University of Phoenix to antisemitism hearings  The Arizona RepublicJoe Concha slams SNL for mocking antisemitism hearing: ‘Profoundly awkward’  Fox News

Zelenskiy to visit Washington in bid to break Senate deadlock on Ukraine aid  The GuardianUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy plans to visit White House, Capitol Hill on Tuesday  CBS MorningsBiden to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky at White House Tuesday  CNNCongress’s crucial (last?) week in Washington – The Washington Post  The Washington PostBiden invites Ukrainian President Zelenskyy to White House  MSNBC

Suspect faces hate crime and assault charges in alleged antisemitic attack in Beverly Hills, police say  CNNJewish man attacked in apparent hate crime in Beverly Hills speaks out  KTLA 5Beverly Hills police arrest man for alleged hate crime, assault with a deadly weapon  ABC NewsElderly man beaten in apparent hate crime attack in Beverly Hills  KTLA Los AngelesBeverly Hills Police arrest suspect in alleged ‘despicable’ antisemitic attack on an elderly man  Fox News