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Trump White House to limit staff with direct access to president  NBC News

The role of the secretary of education is less about wielding substantial power and more about using the position as a platform to influence the national conversation on education.

The justices, who asked tough questions of both sides, showed skepticism toward arguments by lawyers for TikTok and its users.

Supreme Court Justices Express Skepticism Of Overturning Law That Could Lead To TikTok Ban  Deadline Supreme Court hears arguments in battle over TikTok’s future  NBC News What if they ban TikTok and people keep using it anyway?  The Washington Post TikTok Faces A

Austin warned that to cease military support now “will only invite more aggression, chaos and war.”

Firefighters battling LA fires make some progress, but harsh winds threaten gains  NPR Los Angeles fires: More than 10,000 homes and businesses destroyed, at least 10 dead  Fox News Historic treasures lost: LA Conservancy shares a list of ‘Confirmed Losses’  NBC Los Angeles

Firefighters battling LA fires make some progress, but harsh winds threaten gains  NPR Live updates: At least 10 dead in Los Angeles wildfires as Palisades, Kenneth, Eaton fires burn  CNN Map: See where Los Angeles County wildfires are burning  NBC Los Angeles Small

Firefighters battling LA fires make some progress, but harsh winds threaten gains  NPR Live updates: About 153,000 people under evacuation orders in LA County  NBC Los Angeles Small percentage of containment reached in Eaton Fire in L.A. County  KTLA Los Angeles Los Angeles

Hunter Biden investigation will proceed after father leaves White House, Jordan says  The Hill

ATLANTA — A powerful winter storm that dumped heavy snow and glazed roads with ice across much of Texas and Oklahoma lumbered eastward into southern U.S. states Friday, prompting governors to declare states of emergency and shuttering schools across the