REDSTATE (Nick Arama) - Watch: Rubio Delivers Master Class As He Smokes Reporter for Divisive Question During Briefing in Europe
NYTIMES (Alex Schechter and Tag Christof) - On the Las Vegas Strip, Local Acts at Delilah and Elsewhere Set the Vibe
On the Strip and beyond, clubs, bars and restaurants spotlight local performers who deliver some of the city’s best entertainment.
NYTIMES (Isabel Kershner) - Trump’s Stinging Attack on Israel’s President Touches a Nerve
President Trump called President Isaac Herzog of Israel “disgraceful” because he has not yet pardoned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in his corruption trial.
NYTIMES (Jim Tankersley) - Europe Today Looks Different From the One Trump’s Team Describes
Secretary of State Marco Rubio appealed to European leaders in Munich by stressing Christian and cultural bonds that are no longer universal.
NEWSNATIONNOW (BEN FINLEY, Associated Press) - US military boards another oil tanker in Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean
“The vessel tried to defy President Trump’s quarantine — hoping to slip away,” the Pentagon said. “We tracked it from the Caribbean to the Indian Ocean, closed the distance, and shut it down.”
NEWSNATIONNOW (Meg Hilling) - Alex Murdaugh's defense team pushes to appeal murder convictions
"This latest turn of events, I think, is going to give us a new trial," Dick Harpootlian, Murdaugh’s attorney, said.
JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Trump to announce Board of Peace members pledging more than $5B for Gaza aid and reconstruction
"Just last month, two dozen distinguished Founding Members joined me in Davos, Switzerland, to celebrate its official formation, and present a bold Vision for the Civilians in Gaza, and then, ultimately, far beyond Gaza — WORLD PEACE!" he wrote.
ABCNEWS - Rep. Massie says he doesn't have confidence in Bondi as attorney general
Republican Rep. Thomas Massie says he doesn't approve of how AG Pam Bondi conducted herself after Wednesday's clash over DOJ's Epstein files in House hearing.
NEWSNATIONNOW (Ashley N. Soriano) - Guthrie family videos likely staged by FBI: Criminologist
"It's likely that the FBI is simply thinking at this point that there's maybe something else other than a kidnapping," criminologist Dr. Alex Del Carmen said.