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Matthew Livelsberger, a 37-year-old Green Beret from Colorado, also wrote in a note that he needed to “cleanse my mind” of the lives lost of people he knew and “the burden of the lives I took.” (Image credit: Bizuayehu Tesfaye)

Mike Johnson reelected as speaker after brief revolt  Axios Trump gets Johnson across the finish line but dramatic speaker vote signals challenges ahead  CNN With Speaker Drama and Family Photos, New Congress Gets Off to a Wobbly Start  The New York Times Johnson

In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he’s due to return to the White House — but indicated he wouldn’t be

In an extraordinary turn, a judge Friday set President-elect Donald Trump’s sentencing in his hush money case for Jan. 10 — little over a week before he’s due to return to the White House — but indicated he wouldn’t be

‘I feel like Batman’: What Tesla driver texted his ex-girlfriend before explosion outside Trump Hotel  NBC News Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion suspect was ‘No Labels’ voter, no ‘animosity’ towards Trump  Fox News Soldier who died in Cybertruck left writing criticizing government, authorities

Why are US flags being flown at half-staff on Inauguration Day?  WRIC ABC 8News

Why are US flags being flown at half-staff on Inauguration Day?  WANE

A highly decorated Army soldier who died in an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck at the Trump hotel in Las Vegas left a note saying it was a stunt to serve as a “wakeup call” for the country’s ills, investigators

A highly decorated Army soldier who died in an explosion of a Tesla Cybertruck at the Trump hotel in Las Vegas left a note saying it was stunt to serve as “wakeup call” for the country’s ills, investigators said Friday.

South Korea’s political crisis began a month ago with the brief declaration of martial law. It’s a recent example of power grabs in established democracies that holds lessons for other nations.