US News
- 5,000 National Guard soldiers will remain deployed in DC through mid-March to provide security during Trump’s impeachment. [Link]
- A cop beat a young man who was handcuffed and at the hospital for psychiatric help. [Link]
- A Washington police officer ran over a crowd of people. One person went to the hospital. [Link]
- The DIA is purchasing location data from American cell phones. The Pentagon’s intelligence agency is obtaining the information without a warrant. [Link]
- Reuters releases a 2017 Pentagon report that found widespread racial issues in the Pentagon. [Link]
Biden
- Biden’s DNI, Avril Haines, along with the FBI and DHS will investigate “domestic terrorism.” [Link]
- Biden will keel Zalmay Khalilzad as envoy to Afghanistan. [Link]
Great Power
- Russia welcomed Biden’s plan to extend New Start and is waiting on seeing the details of his plan. [Link]
- Biden’s NSA Jake Sullivan spoke with a Russian official about extending New Start. [Link]
- China adopted a new policy allowing its coast guard to fire on foreign ships. [Link]
- The US deployed an aircraft carrier group to the South China Sea. [Link]
Middle East
- The head of Israeli intelligence will meet with Biden about the future of the Iran Nuclear Deal. [Link]
- Saudi airstrikes kill 34 Houthi fighters. [Link]
