[Politico] Shutdown will stretch into another week as Senate standoff continues
[The Hill] Five Senate Democrats the GOP is trying to flip on government funding
[Yahoo/LAT] California’s home insurer of last resort seeks 36% rate hike following January fires
[AP] Japan’s ruling party elects Sanae Takaichi as new leader, likely to become first female PM
[Yahoo/Reuters] Japan’s Takaichi sees need to achieve demand-driven inflation
[AP] Dozens injured in ‘savage’ Russian drone strike on Ukrainian railway station
[Bloomberg] Why Fears of a Trillion-Dollar AI Bubble Are Growing
[Bloomberg] Japan Braces for Shift to Right Under ‘Iron Lady’ Fan Takaichi
[Bloomberg] Will Sanae Takaichi Be Japan’s Thatcher, or Its Truss?
[Bloomberg] Ukraine Claims New Strike on Major Russia Oil-Export Refinery
[NYT] Trump Seizes On Shutdown to Punish Political Foes
[WSJ] Shutdown Lays Bare America’s Latest Crisis: A Total Breakdown in Trust
[WSJ] Federal-Worker Buyouts Are Kicking In, Darkening the U.S. Employment Picture
[WSJ] Sam Altman Goes on Globe-Trotting Tour in Dash for Funds and AI Computing Power
[FT] Japan set for first female PM after Sanae Takaichi wins leadership race
