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Good evening, and welcome to "The Gist of It.” In national news, the feds have now launched an investigation into today’s massive AT&T outage. Republicans are pushing for a discharge petition against Mike Johnson to push through the Ukraine aid package. Meanwhile, Ukraine’s president now says Americans can join the country’s national guard in the fight against Russia. And a Trump tattoo gone wrong… the viral photo people say looks a lot like someone else. Here’s the latest:

The Gist of It: Syrian officials tell Newsweek that the crisis gripping the Middle East, including clashes between U.S. troops and a coalition of militias aligned with Iran, should serve as a message to President Joe Biden to pull his troops out of the country. Here’s why. 

Related: UN Workers Call on Israel to Establish Order as Chaos Hampers Aid in Gaza 

The Gist of It:  Donald Trump has requested that the judge overseeing his New York civil fraud case delay enforcing the $355 million penalty by one month. The move has prompted speculation the former president does not have the available cash to appeal the decision. Here’s why.

Related: Why Trump May Not Be Allowed To Sell Property To Pay For Lawsuits 

The Gist of It: A federal investigation is underway to find what caused a massive outage that left thousands of AT&T customers without service across parts of the country today. Here’s what we know. 

More: Police Beg People to Stop Calling 911 During Nationwide Outage

The Gist of It: Campaign group Republicans for Ukraine launched a major advertising blitz urging GOP House members to support a discharge petition to pass a bill containing additional military aid for Ukraine, after Speaker Mike Johnson declined to bring it to a vote. The petition could allow the aid package to go to a vote without Johnson’s backing. Here’s how.

Related: House GOP Frets Over Discharge Petition Against Johnson  

The Gist of It: President Biden is considering using executive authority to deal with the issue of asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border– weeks after saying he had done "all I can do" regarding the crisis. So what’s changed? Here’s what the White House is saying.

Related: Thousands of Texas Democrats Sign Petition to Leave US 

The Gist of It: Kyiv hopes to maintain its forces as the war in Ukraine enters its third year. Now, Americans and other foreign nationals can join Ukraine's national guard. Here’s what President Zelensky said. 

Map: Russia's New 'Multi-Axis Offensive' 

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The Gist of It: A photo of a Donald Trump tattoo is going viral for looking entirely like someone else. The tattoo looks a lot more like television host Ross Mathews. Apparently, it's not real, but the reaction is hilarious. See the picture.