Top 5 News Headlines and Commentary for Wednesday, January 25, 2023. 1. California Introduces Wealth Tax Forcing People to Pay Years After They Leave State. 2. Speaker McCarthy Officially Rejects Top Democrats Committee Assignments. 3. Florida Supreme Court Upholds 15-Week Abortion Ban During Ongoing Lawsuit. 4. DOJ Sues Google, Says Google Should be Forced to Sell Ad Services. 5. Japanese PM: "Japan is standing on the verge of whether we can continue to function as a society".