President-elect Donald Trump picked conservative lawyer Paul Atkins to run the Securities and Exchange Commission on.wsj.com/3Vm9IPP

A Capitol rioter from Texas almost boarded a plane leaving the U.S., intending to make it to Russia and join the fight against Ukraine, prosecutors said on.wsj.com/3OF5Zcj

Bitcoin traded above $100,000 for the first time late Wednesday, powered by a wave of investors betting that President-elect Trump will turn US government policy into an engine of growth for crypto. wsj.com/finance/curren…

Luigi Mangione, who was arrested in connection to the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, shouted to a crowd outside a Pennsylvania courthouse. Read more: trib.al/hjcCawH

Great story by Ashley Wong and Erin Mulvaney on the frenzied online fandom of Luigi Mangione wsj.com/style/luigi-ma…

How an Ivy League Police Commissioner Hunted an Ivy League Murder Suspect | by James Fanelli wsj.com/us-news/law/ho…

The FBI released new details about the suspect who placed pipe bombs near the headquarters of the Democratic and Republican national committees the night before the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack trib.al/16JQr0h

Scoop by Michelle Hackman & Sadie Gurman

Great story by Ryan Barber Annie Linskey Sadie Gurman

Dining Out Now Comes With a 50 Cent ‘Egg Surcharge’ wsj.com/business/egg-p… by Joseph Pisani

In an interview with The Wall Street Journal hours after Trump said he would start negotiating with Putin to end the war in Ukraine, Vance said: “I think there is a deal that is going to come out of this that’s going to shock a lot of people.” wsj.com/world/europe/v…

Andrew Cuomo Wants to Repair His Legacy—and New York City| story by Ginger Adams Otis wsj.com/politics/elect…

The U.S. government alleges that Mahmoud Khalil, the detained Columbia University graduate student, led activities aligned with Hamas while his friends say he attended Shabbat dinners. wsj.com/us-news/letter…

Migrant Detention Is a Big Business in This Rural Louisiana Town, by Victoria Albert wsj.com/us-news/jena-l…

‘Very Flawed’ to ‘Too Far Left’: NYC Voters Get Candid on Mayoral Candidates wsj.com/politics/elect… by jasmine li

Fast-moving manhunts often are chaotic, but the search for the person who killed conservative activist Charlie Kirk has been particularly plagued by slow, confusing and contradictory disclosures from public officials. W/ James Fanelli Jack Morphet wsj.com/us-news/charli…

Utah Man Who Asked Kirk His Final Question Calls Death a ‘Tragedy’ wsj.com/livecoverage/c… By Alyssa Lukpat and Joseph Pisani

JUST IN: Wall Street Journal seeks dismissal of Trump libel suit over article disclosing his alleged birthday note to Epstein. WSJ: 'There is nothing defamatory about a man sending a bawdy letter to his friend' & is consistent w/Trump's reputation. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

What to Know About Changes to the H-1B Visa Program wsj.com/us-news/h1b-vi… by Michelle Hackman & Victoria Albert

What to Know About Taking Tylenol During Pregnancy wsj.com/politics/polic… By Brianna Abbott & Andrea Petersen