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- South Dakota’s John Thune elected next Republican Senate leader.
- President-elect Donald Trump meets with President Joe Biden at White House, pledging a smooth transition.
- Senate Judiciary Committee debates gun legislation on bump stocks and conversion devices, with Chair Durbin calling the Supreme Court’s overturn of bump stock bans “wrong-headed.”
- San Jose health advocates rally at city hall, urge HCA Healthcare to prioritize community needs over profit in Good Samaritan expansion.
- Ahead of planned strike, UCSF healthcare and technical workers hold picket sign party, citing unfair labor practices.
(U.S. Senator John Thune speaking with attendees at the Republican Jewish Coalition’s 2023 Annual Leadership Summit at the Venetian Convention & Expo Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. / Gage Skidmore, flikr)