Today’s edition of quick hits.
* When I return to publishing in the morning, I’ll have several thoughts about today’s hearing: “The day after an explosive Oval Office meeting in which a motley crew of outside advisers clashed with White House lawyers over a plan to seize voting machines, then-President Donald Trump turned his focus to riling up his supporters for the Jan. 6 push to stop the counting of electoral votes, according to evidence presented in Tuesday’s House committee hearing.”
* In Syria: “A senior Islamic State group leader, Maher al-Agal, was killed in a U.S. airstrike in northwest Syria early on Tuesday, the United States military said. Al-Agal was the head of ISIS in Syria, according to a statement issued by U.S. Central Command, CENTCOM.”
* In Ukraine: “Rescuers continued shifting through the rubble Tuesday after officials said a Russian missile strike destroyed an apartment block in eastern Ukraine, killing at least 38 people.”
* I’ll be eager to hear more about this: “The White House on Monday said it believes Russia is turning to Iran to provide it with ‘hundreds’ of unmanned aerial vehicles, including weapons-capable drones, for use in its ongoing war in Ukraine.”
* A notable announcement from Mexico’s president: “Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador agreed to spend $1.5 billion to improve ‘smart’ border technology during meetings Tuesday with President Joe Biden — a move the White House says shows neighborly cooperation succeeding where Trump administration vows to wall off the border and have Mexico pay for it could not.”









