California Gov. Gavin Newsom says there's no imminent threat to the state from Iran. ABC News says the FBI warned California that Iran had aspired to send drones to the West Coast in retaliation for war. The FBI later released text of the alert, which noted that the information was based on "unverified information." The White House now says, "No such threat from Iran to our homeland exists." Newsom says California and various agencies plan for worst-case scenarios. Police in Los Angeles and San Francisco say they are monitoring world events for any risks.
Ukraine's first lady is pressing world leaders and corporate executives at the World Economic Forum's annual gathering to do more to help her country at a time when Russia's invasion is leaving children dying and the world struggling with food insecurity. As the anniversary of the war nears, Olena Zelenska said Tuesday that parents are in tears watching doctors trying to save their children and farmers are afraid to go back to their fields filled with mines. She spoke amid panels on everything from global recession to climate change. It's never clear how much the weeklong gathering actually translates into concrete action.
The drawn-out saga of Title 42 has been chaotic at the U.S.-Mexico border. In Washington, it hasn't been much better. The Supreme Court is weighing whether to keep in place the emergency powers that have allowed border officials to quickly expel migrants on grounds of preventing the spread of COVID-19. It follows months of legal battles brought on by Republican-led states that wanted to keep the restrictions in place after the Biden administration ended them in the spring. And a bipartisan immigration bill in Congress has been buried just as the lame-duck session finishes and a Republican House is set to take over.
