The death toll in Gaza passes a grim milestone.

President Biden will announce new protections for contraceptives and abortion,

and Ron Desantis is out of the running.

That's some of what we'll get to on the Seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Christina Quinn.

It's Monday, January 22nd.

Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

Number one, Ron Desantis has ended his presidential

campaign. The Florida governor's campaign had been steadily deflating since

its launch in May.

For months, Desantis struggled to connect with voters

and persuade Republicans to back him over Donald Trump,

who relentlessly attacked him with demeaning nicknames.

Desantis's exit means that the former president is speeding

toward clinching the 2024 Republican nomination. Desantis endorsed Trump in

his announcement video yesterday. Here's what he had to say. It's clear to me that a majority of in his

announcement video yesterday.

Here's what he had to say.

It's clear to me that a majority of Republican primary voters

want to give Donald Trump another chance.

They watch his presidency get stymied by relentless resistance,

and they see Democrats using lawfare to this day to attack him.

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