Dan Merica anchors The Washington Post's Early Brief, a roundup of developing stories: Zelensky's post says a 161 km/h Starlink speed limit blocks Ukrainian interceptors against Shahed drones, senators call for investigating the Trump administration and Elon Musk, meteorologists track a record-early stratospheric warming that could send frigid air south, and Donald Trump defends the Iran war in interviews while falsely claiming no troops died in five months. Also inside: Scott Colom's Mississippi win over Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith, Sam Hartman cast as the next Bachelor, Mauricio Pochettino leaving U.S. soccer for Manchester United, and sweet potato recipes.