Growing alarm over Trump, nowhere safe in Gaza, Santos’ new hustle

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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