January 19, 2023: Biden in California, U.S. debt limit, Jacinda Ardern, George Santos, Ukraine

January 19, 2023: Biden to tour storm-ravaged California, U.S. govt debt limit, Jacinda Ardern, George Santos, Ukraine

1. U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to California on Thursday to tour areas hit hard by a series of deadly "atmospheric river" storms that inflicted widespread flooding, felled trees and brought mudslides to a state long gripped by extreme drought.

2. The U.S. government was due to hit its $31.4 trillion borrowing limit on Thursday, amid a standoff between the Republican-controlled House of Representatives and President Joe Biden's Democrats that could lead to a fiscal crisis in a few months.

3. New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made a shock announcement that she had "no more in the tank" to lead the country and would step down and not seek re-election.

4. U.S. Representative George Santos competed as a drag queen in Brazilian beauty pageants 15 years ago, two acquaintances told Reuters, adding to contrasts that have drawn criticism of the openly gay Republican congressman's staunchly conservative views.

5. The United States and Germany tried to resolve a stand-off that has so far prevented the West from sending heavy tanks to Ukraine, as Kyiv pleaded for the weapons help it to turn the tide against Russian forces.

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