Thousands of people stormed Brazil's government buildings yesterday.

That's where we're starting the seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Jeff Pierre. It's Monday, January 9th.

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

Writers breached and vandalized Brazil's presidential office, Supreme Court, and Congress.

More than 400 people were arrested.

They were supporters of the far right ex-president Jayir Bolsonaro.

The attack came a week after his successor was sworn in.

President Louise Anasio Lula de Silva.

It's being compared to the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol.

It also suggests a spreading plague of far-right disruptors in Western democracies.

Number two, Kevin McCarthy was finally elected House Speaker.

That was easy, huh?

I never thought we'd get up here.

The Republican leader won on the 15th round of voting.

That's the most that it's taken since before the Civil War.

McCarthy's eventual win happened early Saturday

after making more concessions to a group of GOP holdouts.

The House can now get to work, but this could be a preview of what it will be like

under narrow GOP control over the next two years.

Number three.

Number three, a ceasefire didn't stop fighting in Ukraine over the weekend.

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