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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

President-elect Trump’s nominee to lead the Office of Management and Budget, Russell Vought, faced questions on Capitol Hill. He was pressed about plans to exert greater power over government agencies and shrinking spending. Vought previously led the office for part

US TikTok users scramble, despair as Bytedance waves the ‘white flag’  Reuters TikTok prepares to shut down app in US on Sunday, sources say  Reuters Trump is “going to find a way to preserve” TikTok, aide says as ban deadline looms  Axios Will

White House Budget Office Nominee Tries to Whitewash Trump’s First Term  The Intercept

7 takeaways from a jam-packed day of confirmation hearings for Trump’s nominees  NBC News

The TikTok ban is swiftly approaching on Jan. 19. But there’s plenty of uncertainty about what will actually happen to the app on that day. TIME talked to experts, who contend that regardless of what actually happens on Sunday, the

White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre Holds Final Briefing, Says “Give And Take” With Reporters “Is Part Of Our Democracy”  Deadline

Gaza ceasefire deal: What do we know?  BBC.com Live updates: Israel and Hamas agree to Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal  CNN PM’s office: Hamas seeking to dictate which Palestinian prisoners will be freed but Israel has veto  The Times of Israel Israel-Hamas Cease-Fire