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TikTok says it plans to shut down the social media site in the U.S. by Jan. 19 unless the Supreme Court strikes down or otherwise delays the effective date of a law aimed at forcing TikTok’s sale by its Chinese

Column: Karen Bass was no Nero — and now’s the time for her to prove that  Los Angeles Times Los Angeles cut $17.5M from fire department budget months before deadly fires  ABC7 Los Angeles Reporter grills LA mayor over handling of wildfires  CNN

California wildfires devastate Los Angeles County, killing 5 and threatening thousands of homes  Fox News New fire in West Hills. Fires burning right now have caused staggering losses  LAist California wildfires live updates: 6 killed, Palisades Fire grows as Sunset Fire spreads

Lebanon’s parliament chose the head of the country’s armed forces, Joseph Aoun, to be its next president, a post that’s been vacant since October 2022. (Image credit: Houssam Shbaro)

Denmark struggles to stay calm in crisis over Trump threat to take Greenland  BBC.com Can Trump buy Greenland? Technically, yes. Here are his options.  POLITICO Russia ‘observing’ Greenland situation; Europe cautious on Trump remarks  VOA Asia ‘Here We Go Again’: Trump’s Territorial Ambitions

This article is part of The D.C. Brief, TIME’s politics newsletter. Sign up here to get stories like this sent to your inbox. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] No one would credibly mistake the dignitaries on the north side of the National Cathedral

Eyes on US Supreme Court as NY’s highest court rejects Trump’s bid to postpone sentencing in hush money case  CNN Donald Trump can be sentenced Friday in hush money case, Supreme Court says in 5-4 ruling  CNN Supreme Court refuses to delay

Can Trump buy Greenland? Technically, yes. Here are his options.  POLITICO

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) said he was “concerned” after meeting with Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be attorney general. Bondi, a staunch Trump loyalist, is making the rounds in Congress, hoping to garner support before her two-day confirmation

Israel has prevented international journalists from entering Gaza, which means getting information from the territory is difficult. NPR has relied on producer Anas Baba who lives in and reports from Gaza to be our microphone. In a conversation with NPR’s