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Israel, Hamas Agree to Deal to Pause Fighting in Gaza  The Wall Street Journal Biden and Trump Defy Their History of Animosity to Seal Gaza Cease-Fire  The New York Times Live updates: Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal  CNN

America’s Supreme Court weighs a Texan law aimed at protecting kids

Senators quiz Rubio, Bondi and other Trump Cabinet picks at hearings  CNN

President Biden will address the nation in a farewell speech, summing up his four years in the White House and over 50 years in politics. In a letter, the president said that Americans “emerged stronger, more prosperous, and more secure”

President Biden will address the nation in a farewell speech, summing up his four years in the White House and over 50 years in politics. In a letter, the president said that Americans “emerged stronger, more prosperous, and more secure”

Some of President-elect Trump’s nominees for Cabinet posts were in Senate committees for one of the busiest days of confirmation hearings in U.S. history. Amna Nawaz reports on the hearing for Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio and Trump’s CIA

Some of President-elect Trump’s nominees for Cabinet posts were in Senate committees for one of the busiest days of confirmation hearings in U.S. history. Amna Nawaz reports on the hearing for Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio and Trump’s CIA

Pam Bondi, President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to be the country’s top law enforcement officer, was interrogated by senators on both sides of the aisle Wednesday. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins reports on the hearing for the attorney general nominee.

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. Even before the peace deal in the Middle East had been put to page and circulated among

Live L.A. fires updates: Crews make progress against blazes amid ‘particularly dangerous’ red flag warning  Los Angeles Times Crews making progress in containing deadly wildfires  Yahoo! Voices Live updates: Firefighters work to control wildfires as winds die down  NBC Los Angeles See the