Six weeks to go until the Iowa caucuses and one day until the next Republican primary debate. Once again, Republican front-runner Trump is skipping. That, amid growing alarm about a Trump second-term in a flurry of headlines this week; including Trump abandoning the NATO alliance, using the DOJ to punish his political enemies, and dismissing the criminal charges against him. Plus, a top UN official says the situation in Gaza is getting more apocalyptic and that “nowhere is safe to go”, as the IDF intensifies its offensive. Also this morning: George Santos has has a new hustle, and a new study suggests traders knew in advance about the Hamas attack on Israel. 
For information on the Israel-Gaza conflict, check out CNN’s podcast ‘Tug of War: Attack on Israel’.
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