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Today’s edition of quick hits.
* This has been in the works for a long while: “The United States and Europe are close to finalizing a plan to provide Ukraine with a $50 billion loan backed by Russia’s frozen central bank assets by the end of the year, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said on Tuesday.”
* The latest leak investigation: “The FBI announced Tuesday that it is investigating an alleged leak of highly classified U.S. intelligence documents, days after assessments containing information about Israel’s potential plans for a retaliatory attack on Iran were published on an Iran-linked Telegram account.”
* Giuliani’s troubles get worse: “A federal judge in New York has ordered Rudy Giuliani to turn over his luxury New York City apartment and many of his valuables to the two Georgia election workers he defamed. In a decision released Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Lewis Liman ordered Giuliani to transfer personal property ‘including cash accounts, jewelry and valuables, a legal claim for unpaid attorneys’ fees, and his interest in his Madison Avenue co-op apartment to a receivership’ within seven days.”
* The latest Jan. 6 arrest: “A Donald Trump supporter who federal authorities say built a giant pro-Trump billboard that the mob of Trump supporters used as a battering ram against police officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was arrested on Tuesday.”
* Speaking of election deniers: “A Republican county official in Arizona who delayed certification of the 2022 election pleaded guilty Monday to a misdemeanor charge of failing or refusing to perform her duty as an election officer. The official, Peggy Judd, had cited concerns about voting machines in delaying the certification of ballots in Cochise County.”
* Hmm: “A federal judge has ordered Army officials to release their records by the end of this week regarding President Donald Trump’s controversial visit to Arlington National Cemetery this summer. Senior Judge Paul Friedman of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday granted the release request as part of a lawsuit brought by American Oversight, a non-partisan, nonprofit group dedicated to getting the government to release records.”
* I’ll let you know what happens with this one: “A federal judge heard arguments at a hearing Monday on whether he should temporarily block a new Louisiana law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom by Jan. 1.”
See you tomorrow.