News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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News that the Pentagon is monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon in the skies over the continental United States raises a series of questions – not least among them, what exactly it might be doing https://t.co/99Ov5saSDi
— CNN (@CNN) February 3, 2023
Breaking news: Secretary of State Blinken postpones Beijing trip as U.S. probes suspected spy balloon that China says is “civilian airship”https://t.co/d8t1Lobr6l
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) February 3, 2023
As the Ukraine war approaches the one-year mark, the United States is ramping up efforts to choke off Russia’s economy and it has set its sight on the Middle East https://t.co/2Sk8g3EQC5
— CNN (@CNN) February 3, 2023
The test launch is expected during joint military drills that already had the U.S. "concerned" about their timing around the anniversary of Russia's Ukraine invasion. https://t.co/3ARfK55Q2X
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 3, 2023
JUST IN: US adds stunning 517K jobs to start 2023 https://t.co/aPGr6DxmLr pic.twitter.com/Gxeo7AiXq9
— The Hill (@thehill) February 3, 2023
House Republicans float one spending cut in a debt ceiling bill: rescinding approved but unspent Covid relief funds. https://t.co/M677VWGHPC
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 3, 2023
A Jan. 6 defendant’s boast in an interview this week that he had no regrets about his role in the Capitol riot — just days after acknowledging his guilt in court — may upend his efforts to resolve the criminal case against him. https://t.co/BVaNUme0LE
— POLITICO (@politico) February 3, 2023
Asked about Rep. Greene's comments that Ashli Babbitt had been murdered on Jan. 6, Speaker McCarthy responded, “I think the police officer did his job.”
— NBC News (@NBCNews) February 3, 2023
Former President Trump responded, “I totally disagree." https://t.co/XDHiqU1rnI
Prosecutors in Manhattan are using the threat of additional charges to pressure ex-Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg into cooperating with their ongoing criminal probe into former Pres. Trump's family business, sources tell @ABC News. https://t.co/Qd0x1Ld3ur
— ABC News (@ABC) February 3, 2023
Breaking News: The Manhattan District Attorney’s office once considered charging Donald Trump with racketeering, a soon-to-be published book by a former prosecutor says. https://t.co/BmANHu0j3I
— The New York Times (@nytimes) February 3, 2023
For more than 100 years, New Hampshire has hosted the first primary in the nation on the road to the presidential nomination. But some Democrats want to change that. https://t.co/ZXj3TBWShm
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 3, 2023
A potent cold snap descending on New England Friday morning that's expected to last into Sunday was threatening to bring wind chills approaching record low levels.https://t.co/AfFhT6ZWRd
— Axios (@axios) February 3, 2023
