The Flash Briefing is a daily news update every weekday morning from Todd Jeffries, brought to you by the Loewy Law Firm. 

• Secretary of War Pete Hegseth went in front of lawmakers yesterday to ask for another near $90 billion from Congress 
• Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed an executive order aimed at Texas hospitals accused of marketing childbirth packages to pregnant women south of the border 
• The Austin ISD has called off a planned partnership with a nonprofit that was going to take over three middle schools next year