Trump is picking Pete Hegseth as Sec. of Defense, Hegseth will reverse DEI policy in US military, a story about how difficult it is to correct government wasteful spending, Seattle resumes jail bookings for misdemeanor criminals after it was halted for COVID, Camp Long arson damage, some replacements for KC Exec Dow Constantine, GUEST: WPC’s Todd Myers explains the latest data from “carbon fuel auction prices”, spoiler alert: I-2117 opponents are already wrong about their predictions on gas prices, John’s recap of speaking to UW Political Science students on campus about the Trump election.