The VICE Morning Bulletin

Mattis Warns North Korea on Nukes
Speaking on a visit to South Korea, Defense Secretary James Mattis said the US would produce an "effective and overwhelming" response if North Korea ever used nuclear weapons. Mattis and South Korean PM Hwang Kyo-Ahn agreed to go ahead on a US missile defense system there later this year.—AFP

Uber CEO Resigns from Trump Advisory Council
Travis Kalanick has quit President Trump's business advisory council following criticism of his company for appearing to support the new administration's agenda. In an email to employees, Kalanick wrote, "Joining the group was not meant to be an endorsement of the President or his agenda but unfortunately it has been misinterpreted to be exactly that."—VICE News

Mosque Leaders Reported Shooting Suspect to Feds
A man accused of shooting and killing a security guard in Denver on Tuesday had been reported to the US Department of Homeland Security by leaders of a mosque in the city. A December email to the department from the mosque warned that Joshua Cummings, reportedly a convert to Islam, "seems pretty advanced in his path of radicalization."—CBS News

Police Investigate House of Representatives' IT Contractors
The US Capitol Police are conducting an investigation into IT contractors who had access to the House of Representatives' computer network. According to an anonymous lawmaker, House chiefs of staff were briefed on a possible procurement scam and told to change passwords.—BuzzFeed News

Soldier Shoots and Wounds Attacker at the Louvre in Paris
A French soldier shot and wounded a man who attacked armed guards at the entrance to the Louvre's shopping mall in Paris. The man had two machetes and tried to stab one of the soldiers on guard, shouting "Allahu akbar," according to police officials. Although the assailant also had two backpacks, they were not found to contain any explosives.—AP

European Leaders Want to Stop Trump's Ambassador Pick
Leaders from the European parliament's main political parties are working together to stop Ted Malloch from becoming the US ambassador to the EU. A joint letter accused Malloch of "outrageous malevolence" toward the continent. Malloch, reportedly President Trump's choice for ambassador, has suggested the EU "needs a little taming" like the Soviet Union did.—The Guardian

Artillery Attacks Continue in Eastern Ukraine
Ukrainian officials and pro-Russian separatists have accused each other of launching new artillery attacks in the east. Pavlo Zhebrivsky, head of Donetsk's regional administration, said two civilians had died from separatist shelling in Avdiivka. Separatists, meanwhile, claimed two civilians were killed by Ukrainian forces in Donetsk.—BBC News

French Far-Right Leader Wants Tax on Foreign Workers
Far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen, leader of the National Front Party, wants to force employers to pay a 10 percent tax on foreign workers' salaries. Her deputy Florian Philippot said the tax would include citizens of other EU countries, and that the only way to avoid the tax would be to "hire a French national."—Reuters

Beyoncé to Perform at 2017 Grammys
Beyoncé's dad Matthew Knowles has said the artist will perform at this year's Grammys with her twin baby bump. He said he found out about the pregnancy through the Instagram post before having a "great conversation" with her.—Vibe

Pelosi Calls Steve Bannon a 'White Supremacist'
Nancy Pelosi twice referred to President Trump's strategist Steve Bannon as a "white supremacist." The House minority leader believes America is "less safe" for having "a white supremacist named to the National Security Council as a permanent member."—CNN

50 Cent Clears Up Bankruptcy Case
50 Cent has cleared his bankruptcy case after paying more than $22 million to his debtors. A Connecticut judge agreed to discharge the case after the rapper found the money to pay off a five-year debt plan early.—Billboard

San Francisco Supervisor Wants Transgender Cultural District
Jane Kim plans to introduce legislation to create the world's first transgender cultural district. Nonprofits are supporting the San Fran supervisor's effort to make part of the Tenderloin area a protected cultural district.—VICE

Canadian Scientists Organize Boycott of US Conferences
Hundreds of academics in Canada have added their names to a petition to boycott conferences in the US, angry over the new administration's travel restrictions. Neuroscientist Adrian Owen said science must not "be interfered with by xenophobia."—Motherboard

'Fuck Donald Trump' Interrupts Radio Broadcasts
Radio stations in South Carolina, Kentucky, and Seattle have reportedly had their regular programming interrupted by the chorus to YG's "Fuck Donald Trump" on repeat. The IP addresses of alleged hackers have been identified and sent to the FCC.—Noisey