1/22

• President Biden selected Jeff Zients to be his next chief of staff (see 1/21).
• Moscow announced its forces advanced in Ukraine’s southern Zaporizhzhia region.
• President Biden called on Congress to codify Roe v. Wade in commemoration of the decision’s 50th anniversary.

1/23

• 2 students were killed in a shooting at a charter school in Des Moines, Iowa.
• 11 people were killed and 9 were injured in a mass shooting in Monterey Park, California.

1/24

• 7 people were killed and 1 was wounded in shootings at a mushroom farm and a trucking facility in Half Moon Bay, California.
• 3 people were killed in a shooting in Yakima, Washington.
• Officials confirmed that classified documents were found at former Vice President Pence’s Indiana home.
• Speaker McCarthy blocked Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from seats on the House Intelligence Committee.

1/25

• The Biden administration announced it will send 31 M1 tanks to Ukraine, following Germany’s statement to deliver Leopard 2 tanks as well.
• Meta announced that former President Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts will be reinstated “in the coming weeks.”
• The teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student at Richneck Elementary School in Virginia, Abigail Zwerner, will file a lawsuit against the school board, claiming the shooting could have been prevented.

1/26

• At least 11 people were killed after Russia launched missiles and drones at Ukraine.
• The suspect in the Half Moon Bay shooting, Chunli Zhao, was charged with 7 counts of murder and 1 count of attempted murder.
• Top leader and organizer with the Islamic State Bilal al-Sudani was killed in a U.S. special operations forces military raid.

1/27

• The Memphis police officers involved in the death of Tyre Nichols have each been charged with murder. The Memphis Police Department released footage of the murder of Tyre Nichols, which sparked nationwide protests (1/20).
• Haitian police officers blocked streets and stormed into the country’s main airport to protest the killing of officers by armed gangs.
• At least 7 people were killed and 3 were injured in a shooting at a Jerusalem synagogue, in what authorities said was an act of terrorism. Following the attack, Israeli police arrested 42 people in connection with the shooting.
• Ronna McDaniel won her reelection bid for Republican National Committee leader, which will make her the longest-serving leader in that role.
• The man who attacked Capitol Police officer Sicknick with pepper spray, Julian Khater, was sentenced to 80 months in prison.

1/28

• 3 people died as a result of torrential rain in New Zealand that caused catastrophic flooding.