In case you missed it: Donald Trump bought more than $1.1 million of Netflix bonds over the last three months as it fought Paramount Skydance to buy Warner Bros Discovery, according to government disclosures.   Trump bought more than $500,000 of Netflix's bonds in two transactions on December ‌12 and December 16 and another more than $600,000 across two more trades on January 2 and 20, the disclosures show. The White House disclosed a range, rather than exact amounts, of between just over $1.1 million and $2.25 million.   The purchases came as he and his regulatory officials talked Netflix down in the press, calling into question whether the deal would withstand antitrust scrutiny and pressuring Netflix to fire board member Susan Rice, a onetime aide to Democratic former President Barack Obama.   It's unclear whether he made or lost money since the filing doesn't disclose if or when he sold the bonds https://reut.rs/4sNnyZL

Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton won the Democratic Party primary to replace retiring Senator Dick Durbin, US media projected, putting her in position to win the November election in this solidly Democratic state https://reut.rs/4rEnyKD

While many residents of Minneapolis still wear red whistles around their necks, used to sound an alert if they spot U.S. immigration agents, there has been little need to raise the alarm lately https://reut.rs/4sOItf9

President Trump said that the United States could soon reach a deal with Cuba or take other action, signaling that developments in the long-strained relationship may come quickly https://reut.rs/3PcRwrA

The top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee asked ‌the White House to answer if investors are paying $10 billion to the Treasury as part of the Trump administration-brokered sale of TikTok's U.S. operations https://reut.rs/3PIyeKP

The US military is deploying thousands of Marines to the Middle East, officials told Reuters, as President Donald Trump accused NATO allies of cowardice over their reluctance to send forces to help open the Strait of Hormuz https://reut.rs/4spsCUw

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s restrictive Pentagon press access policy, which threatens journalists with being branded security risks if they seek information not authorized for public ​release https://reut.rs/3NTKXKd

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said he'll stick around as head of the U.S. central bank until his successor is confirmed, and will not leave the institution ‌until a criminal investigation into the Fed is resolved https://reut.rs/3NpxtFY

Senate Republicans, facing a tough midterm election campaign, hope to turn the Senate's likely rejection of President Trump's voter-ID bill into a liability for Democrats that analysts say could be used to bolster claims of voter fraud in the November balloting. The SAVE America Act, ‌a Trump-endorsed bill requiring proof of U.S. citizenship in registering to vote and a photo ID for casting ballots, is unlikely to become law ahead of the midterms because Republicans lack the 60 votes needed for passage in the 100-member Senate https://reut.rs/47PDFxK

The U.S. military's request for $200 billion in additional funding for the Iran war was met with stiff opposition in the U.S. Congress, as Democrats and even some Republicans questioned the need for the money after large defense ‌appropriations last year https://reut.rs/3PjwRSY