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Cigarettes, coffee, candy. According to legend, and to people who spent time with him, these were the things David Lynch would fuel up on, substances that kept him going and contributed to the mad, cosmic swirl of ideas that found

More of President-elect Trump’s picks for key Cabinet positions faced questions from senators on Capitol Hill in another mammoth day of confirmation hearings. Lisa Desjardins reports.

Israel vote on Gaza ceasefire deal delayed  BBC.com Live updates: Dozens killed in Gaza as Israel delays key vote on truce  CNN Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal officially signed in Doha  Axios Netanyahu Faces a Political Crisis Over the Gaza Cease-Fire Deal  The New

The Gaza ceasefire deal announced Wednesday largely mirrors a proposal made by President Biden last May. In recent days, President-elect Trump’s Middle East envoy joined the Biden team to push the deal to completion. Those eight months have been bloody

White House official Jon Finer breaks down strategic steps to reach Gaza ceasefire deal  PBS NewsHour

“We have no room in our administration for Democrats,” a transition spokeswoman replied after good-government activists tried to join the president-elect’s new efficiency department.

An internal document from Immigration and Customs Enforcement concludes it would be “impossible” for it to enforce the Laken Riley Act without significantly more resources. (Image credit: Pool)

For four years, the Biden Administration has said there is only one country that has both the intention and capacity to reshape the international order in its favor. That country is China. Nick Schifrin spoke with Ambassador Nicholas Burns, the

One of the biggest hurdles to carrying out Trump’s mass deportation plans is where to house the millions of people who are in the country without legal status. As many prisons and detention centers are already overcrowded, what options are

Scott Turner pledged to make HUD programs more streamlined and efficient. He declined to say whether he would oppose major budget cuts to the agency if Trump proposes them again. (Image credit: Rod Lamkey)