UN security council passes proposal for Gaza aid, Supreme Court rejects fast-track request on Trump immunity, JN1 variant becomes leading cause of infections, Harvard donor suspends donations, US Air Force plans to reclaim Tinian Airfield

We’re hearing from a US diplomat in the wake of a UN vote that passed a measure calling for pauses in fighting in the Israel-Hamas war. The US Supreme Court dealt the special counsel a major blow in former President Donald Trump’s federal election subversion case. An Omicron subvariant is now the leading cause of infections in the US. Another Harvard donor is closing his checkbook to the university, for now. And, the US is making military moves to counter China.

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