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Chris Christie is out of the 2024 presidential race. Nick Saban is hanging up the headset at Alabama. A deadly winter storm walloped the East Coast. And Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with the leader of the Palestinian Authority. |
Hey there, it's Spencer. Let's dig into Wednesday's news. |
🚨 Chris Christie drops out, Nick Saban retires 🚨 |
A couple of late-breaking updates for you, loyal Short List readers! |
| • | First, Chris Christie is dropping out of the presidential race. The former New Jersey governor had positioned himself as the leading critic of Donald Trump in the presidential primary. He ended his campaign just hours before his GOP rivals Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis are set to take the stage for a debate in Iowa. | | • | Also, legendary Alabama football coach Nick Saban is retiring, according to reports from ESPN and The Athletic. Saban is one of the most successful college football coaches ever, and he built the Crimson Tide into a modern-day dynasty. His seven national championships ― six with at Alabama and another with LSU ― are the most by any coach in college football history. | | Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie at the fourth GOP debate on Dec. 6, 2023. Gary Cosby, Gary Cosby / USA TODAY NETWORK |
Winter storm soaks East Coast; arctic blast in the forecast |
Flood warnings and wind advisories were active from New Jersey up through Maine on Wednesday as a deadly winter storm continued to dump rain across the region, delaying traffic, closing schools and knocking out power to thousands of households. And that's just a teaser for what's to come: By Friday, cold air equivalent to true arctic air will reach the central U.S., with temps failing to climb above zero in many spots by Sunday, according to AccuWeather. Plus, a "bomb cyclone" blizzard could hit the Midwest next week, and the East Coast could see its first real snowstorm in years. | A woman yells in frustration at vehicles, telling them not to come down her flooded side street in Hampton, New Hampshire, on Wednesday. Deb Cram |
What everyone's talking about |
Blinken meets with Palestinian President Abbas |
Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Wednesday with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas , pursuing talks aimed at allowing Abbas' Palestinian Authority to play a key role in governing the Gaza Strip. Blinken's trip to the West Bank come after a day of talks with Israeli leaders who have shown little interest in heeding a global outcry for a two-state solution to the conflict. Also complicating matters: Many Palestinians view the authority, which administers the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as a corrupt puppet of Israel. The Gaza Health Ministry says more than 23,000 Palestinians have died since Oct. 7, the day Hamas-led attacks killed more than 1,200 Israelis in border communities. | Demonstrators are confronted by Palestinian Authority security forces during a protest against the visit of Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Ramallah, West Bank, on Wednesday. MARCO LONGARI, AFP via Getty Images |
Hard-line Republicans balk at spending deal |
House Speaker Mike Johnson's handshake agreement to fund the government has sparked outrage from fellow Republicans , as the clock ticks for Congress to avert a partial government shutdown. Over the weekend, Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer came to an agreement for federal spending caps for the next fiscal year. But the House's most conservative members – who championed Johnson's ascension to the speakership last year – expressed disappointment that the deal lacks the deep spending cuts they seek. Texas Rep. Chip Roy, of the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus, declined to rule out moving to oust Johnson from the speakership. | | | | High rent burden can lead to chronic stress, neglected medical care and harmful coping behaviors, which deteriorates tenants' health. | | | |  | Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Zac Efron are among the Oscar hopefuls missing from Wednesday's nominations for the 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards. | | | | After a surprise showdown on Capitol Hill with Marjorie Taylor Greene, Nancy Mace and other GOP critics, Hunter Biden was cited for contempt for defying a House subpoena. | | | | With Pete Caroll no longer coach, the Seattle Seahawks are bringing a stunning end to the most successful chapter in franchise history. | | | | Family members called for a welfare check for the couple, who was found dead, and fire crews measured their home heater at over 1,000 degrees. | | | | NASA delayed the Artemis II and Artemis III missions to send humans to the moon by one year, citing safety concerns. | | | | After Pope Francis' call to ban surrogacy globally, advocates for the practice expressed anger and frustration. Others said they agreed with the pope. | | | | Former President Donald Trump won't be allowed to make his own closing argument in a New York trial because he didn't agree to the judge's conditions. | | | | Russian fencers Konstantin Lokhanov and Sergey and Violetta Bida fled the country and have denounced the Ukraine invasion. They want U.S. citizenship. | | | | Comedy legend George Carlin died in 2008, but a new AI-generated special is bringing him back to life with commentary on current events. | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | | |
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