- They wrote obituaries about Jimmy Carter — but died before him (washingtonpost.com)
- The Number of Murders Kept Falling This Year, but Fear of Crime Persists (nytimes.com)
- Biden all but shuts down death row, commutes all but 3 sentences from death to life in prison before Trump takes office (cnn.com)
- Biden touts his legacy, but frustration seeps through (washingtonpost.com)
- 📺 ‘I’m Not Saying President Trump is Bought and Paid For, BUT…’: MAGA Star Laura Loomer Suggests Trump World ‘Scared’ to Cross ‘Monarch’ Elon Musk (mediaite.com)
- Trump Has Pressed For Voting Changes. GOP Majorities In Congress Will Try To Make That Happen – But Are Likely To Encounter Problems (huffpost.com)
- A Judge Says Missouri’s Abortion Ban Isn’t Enforceable, But There’s No Start Date For Abortions (huffpost.com)
- Putin says he saved Russia, but a year of challenges suggests Moscow’s position is precarious (washingtonpost.com)
- Trump Will Confront a More Vulnerable but Determined Iran (nytimes.com)
- Assad claims he wished to keep fighting as Syrian regime fell but Russians evacuated him (theguardian.com)Why America’s Kurdish Allies Are Under Threat in a New Syria (nytimes.com)Assad uncle used Guernsey adviser to secretly manage vast wealth (theguardian.com)Sacks of chemicals, plastic fruit … and millions of pills: inside a Damascus Captagon factory (theguardian.com)
