A state appeals court disqualified Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the Georgia election case against President-elect Donald Trump and other co-defendants. This means it will be up to the Prosecuting Attorneys’ Council of Georgia to find another prosecutor to take over the case and decide whether to continue pursuing it.
House Republicans put forward a new stopgap measure to avert a shutdown set to begin Friday and fund the government for three more months. Trump also expressed support for the new measure, calling it a very good deal. But in the end, House lawmakers rejected the proposal in a 174–235 vote, which included almost all Democrats and several conservative Republicans.
UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect Luigi Mangione was extradited to New York and appeared in federal court. He faces new federal charges of stalking and murder.
Israel launched airstrikes against infrastructure in Yemen’s capital and a port city held by Houthi terrorists, killing nine people. This came after a Houthi missile targeted central Israel.
