Confirmation Hearings:

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., instructed his caucus not to hold back when it comes to confirmation hearings.

Schumer directs Dems to put pressure on Trump nominees ahead of confirmation hearings (Fox News)

Greenland: 

A new survey found that a majority of Greenland respondents support joining the United States.

1 poll finds majority of Greenland respondents support joining US (The Hill)

Canada:

Canada’s ambassador to Washington said Monday that Canada is prepared to buy more from the United States, including its next fleet of submarines, to appease President-elect Donald Trump’s concerns about the U.S.-Canada trade deficit.

Canada ready to buy more American products to appease Trump’s tariff threat, ambassador says (SRN News)

Inauguration: 

Kid Rock will join Carrie Underwood in performing at Donald Trump’s inaugural celebrations that kick off this weekend.

Kid Rock to perform at Donald Trump’s inaugural celebration after Carrie Underwood shocker (New York Post)

Phone Bans: 

No cellphone policies in public schools… Do they actually work? In Broward County Public Schools (Florida), teachers are seeing higher performance and school fights are down.

School fights are down, other consequences of Broward’s controversial cellphone ban (NBC Miami 6)

Springfield: 

As the revamped 3/4-cent sales tax goes into effect this spring, Springfield City Council plans to appoint a new citizen group to consider how that money should be used.

Which projects should city tax money fund? You could have a say on new advisory board (Springfield News-Leader)

California Wildfires: 

As Los Angeles battles its worst fires in history, the fire department’s highly paid diversity head is facing an inferno of backlash after a bizarre comment surfaced in which she appears to defend DEI hiring by blaming victims.

LAFD’s $300K-per-year diversity chief sparks fury for defending DEI by blaming the victim: ‘He got himself in the wrong place’ (New York Post)