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The Senate Judiciary Committee has voted along party lines to advance the nomination of Kash Patel for FBI director.

Brunt of atmospheric river storm hits L.A. today: Timing, trouble spots, evacuations and more  Los Angeles Times Evacuation warning in effect for Mountain Fire burn scar area in Ventura County  ABC7 Los Angeles When to expect peak rainfall around Southern California  NBC Los

An atmospheric river is coming to California. It could bring risks of debris flows  NPR Evacuations issued in Southern California as heavy rain brings threat of debris flows in areas scarred by wildfires  CNN Strong Storm Threatens Fire-Weary Los Angeles  The Wall Street

White House terminates top federal prosecutors amid DOJ, FBI purge  NBC News

Conservative lawyer Brooke Rollins was confirmed Thursday as secretary of agriculture, placing a close ally of President Donald Trump into a key Cabinet position at a time when mass deportation plans could lead to farm labor shortages and tariffs could hit agricultural exports.

Voters and pundits took to social media Thursday to express their rage over Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) finally standing up to Donald Trump “way too late.” The reaction came after McConnell became the sole Republican to vote “no” on Robert

Live updates: Trump teases reciprocal tariffs, to hold news conference with India’s Modi  The Washington Post

Senate confirms RFK Jr. as Health and Human Services secretary  CNN Senate confirms Robert F Kennedy Jr. to serve as Trump’s Health secretary  Fox News RFK Jr. confirmed as Trump’s health secretary, over Democrats’ loud objections  NPR How the Senate Voted to Confirm

When the pain hits home, Republicans balk at Trump’s spending cuts and tariffs  NBC News

Trump’s pick for education chief sketches a roadmap for dismantling the department  The Associated Press Live updates: Robert F. Kennedy confirmed as health secretary; Trump education pick Linda McMahon grilled on DOGE, civil rights  NBC News What the Assault on Public Education