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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers have been killed since Russia began its full-scale invasion.

The news of Navalny’s death is ALL everyone talking about right now across the halls of Bayerischer Hof, where the Munich Security Conference is taking place. It has completely taken over the conversation, unsurprisingly. No US reaction yet.

No coincidence that Russia announces Putin’s nemesis Navalny has died in prison, an attempt to overshadow and send brutal mafia style message to the world’s top national security experts meeting in Munich to discuss how to confront Russia. A cruel power move that could backfire.

The last time Navalny was seen alive was during a court hearing yesterday, where he appeared from prison via video link. He looked fine – though that's itself a sign of how his gaunt look and deteriorating health in harsh prison conditions was normalized.

Fani Willis says she “ran” to the courtroom after Nathan Wade finished testifying and demanded to testify.

The Washington Post is looking for a China correspondent based outside of China for now. Apply soon to work with a great team! washpost.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/washingtonpost…

.Rep Andy Biggs on national security supplemental: 'If it were to get to the floor, it would pass — let’s just be frank about that.'

The Senate vote on the $95B foreign aid bill for Ukraine/Israel/Taiwan has been going over an hour & seems to be waiting on Bill Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican who backs the bill, to close. Can't lose a Louisianan when you're trying to pressure a House Speaker from the state...

The channels change, but cable TV continues to influence the West Wing...

Police are looking for a 4-year-old boy and his 13-year-old sister who went missing on Sunday from Falls Church, Virginia. They are believed to be in extreme danger, Virginia State Police said. nbc4dc.com/olxFMaL

A month into the Israel-Gaza war, a chance encounter in Brooklyn resulted in hate crime charges, an online mob, a wrongly identified assailant and a young father left with questions about justice, mercy and what anger can turn into: washingtonpost.com/nation/interac…

As of January 8, CPJ’s investigations showed at least 79 journalists and media workers were among the more than 23,000 killed since the #Israel #Gaza war began on October 7.

Journalists are #NotATarget .

NEW:

Dramatic new Jan. 6 video shows two GOP representatives speaking with Capitol rioters through the broken windows of the House chamber doors as officers point weapons at the mob attempting to breach the floor.

This evidence was released in response to a request by NBC News.

Defense Secretary Austin was hospitalized for nearly four days this week before he told the White House or even his top aides, in an extraordinary breach of protocol w/helene cooper
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UPDATE: The Pentagon did not inform Biden for 3 days that SecDef Austin was hospitalized.

POTUS found out when Jake Sullivan briefed him on Thursday, shortly after DOD sent word over to the White House. politico.com/news/2024/01/0…

w/ Lara Seligman

What Austin fails to recognize here is that this is not just a media issue. He and his staff failed to inform the White House until **three days after he was admitted to the hospital and was in ICU. Oversight committees were told four days later

am I/are my pets mistaken or did we just have a tiny aftershock?

Secretary Blinken lands in Istanbul. He will meet with Turkish FM Fidan and is expected to see President Erdogan tomorrow. Sweden’s NATO membership, the sale of F-16 fighter jets, and the war in Gaza topping the agenda. Video via pooler John Hudson

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli military says it mistakenly killed three Israeli hostages during ground operation in Gaza.