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Hegseth ex-sister-in-law tells senators he was ‘abusive’ to second wife

(NYTimes) — An ex-sister-in-law of Pete Hegseth’s submitted a sworn statement to senators Tuesday that accused Hegseth, President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense, of being so “abusive” toward his second wife that she once hid in a closet from him and had a safe word to call for help if she needed to get away from him. Senators were reviewing the affidavit from Danielle Diettrich Hegseth. The allegations, which Hegseth denied through his lawyer, surfaced as Republicans were working to speed him to confirmation. About a half-dozen Republicans who have learned of the accusations have privately raised serious concerns about them, according to people familiar with the conversations.

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Judge stops justice Department from releasing report on Trump documents case

(NYTimes) — A federal judge in Florida stopped the Justice Department on Tuesday from releasing to Congress a potentially damning section of a report by former special counsel Jack Smith, detailing his investigation of President Donald Trump’s mishandling of classified documents. Judge Aileen M. Cannon said federal prosecutors should not be allowed to share the section of the report with anyone outside the Justice Department, given the risk that the information, some of which she said had not been made public, could slip out. Before Trump took office, Merrick Garland, then the attorney general, had proposed showing the section to the four top leaders of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees.

Israel embarks on an ‘extensive’ military operation in West Bank

(NYTimes) — Israeli security forces on Tuesday embarked on a military operation in Jenin, a Palestinian city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as Israel turned its focus to an area seen as a hotbed of militancy just days after a temporary ceasefire took hold in the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel said in a statement that the operation, the latest in a string of West Bank raids over the past year, was aimed at “eradicating terrorism.” The Palestinian Authority’s health ministry reported that eight people had been killed and at least 35 injured during the first hours of the operation.

In rare criticism, Trump says Putin is ‘destroying Russia’

(NYTimes) — President Vladimir Putin of Russia heralded President Donald Trump’s second inauguration with glowing praise. But hours later Monday, Trump didn’t return the favor. Instead, he made some of the most critical comments he’s ever made about Putin, declaring that the Russian leader is “destroying Russia” by waging war in Ukraine. “He can’t be thrilled; he’s not doing so well,” Trump told reporters Monday evening, referring to Putin’s war. The whiplash underscored why celebrations of Trump’s return to the White House have been muted in Russia in recent months: Russian officials know Trump is unpredictable. Trump also said Monday that he may speak to Putin “very soon.”

President acts to block wind farms across US

(NYTimes) — President Donald Trump launched a broad attack on the wind power industry in the United States, with a sweeping executive order that could block not just new offshore wind farms in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans but potentially many smaller wind farms on federal land and even on private property across the country. The order, which Trump signed Monday night, would halt all leasing of federal lands and waters for new wind farms pending a fresh government review of the industry. It also directs federal agencies to stop issuing permits for all wind farms anywhere in the country for the time being.

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