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Homeland Security pick details immigration policy plans - Roll Call

Kristi Noem on Friday sailed through a confirmation hearing to be the next secretary of Homeland Security.

Roll Call · Jan 17, 2025

Supreme Court upholds law banning TikTok if it's not sold by its Chinese parent company

The Supreme Court has upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company, holding the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech by the app or its 170 million users in the U.S. A sale…

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025

Watch: Israelis gather in Hostage Square as security cabinet approves ceasefire deal

Watch again as Israelis gathered in Hostage Square, Tel Aviv, on Friday, 17 January, as Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war-time security cabinet approved a long-awaited ceasefire deal with Hamas.

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025

Ozempic, Wegovy and other new drugs are selected for Medicare's price negotiations

The Biden administration says popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to Medicare’s list of medications that will be negotiated directly between the government and drug manufacturers

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2025

Biden helped bring science out of the lab and into the community − emphasizing research focused on solutions

President Joe Biden was inaugurated in January 2021 amid a devastating pandemic, with over 24 million COVID-19 cases and more than 400,000 deaths in the U.S. recorded at that point.

The Conversation · Jan 17, 2025

Trump inauguration to move indoors amid frigid temperatures in Washington – as it happened

President-elect says festivities scheduled for his inauguration day will be held indoors – including the traditional parade

The Guardian - US · Jan 17, 2025

Israeli PM Netanyahu Receives American Backing For Future Talks With Hamas

Israeli PM Netanyahu receives US support for potential military action if Hamas disrupts ceasefire. Negotiations for peace in the region continue.

Top News · Jan 17, 2025

Biden grants clemency to 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug crimes

Outgoing US president says move is ‘important step toward righting historic wrongs, correcting sentencing disparities’.

Al Jazeera · Jan 17, 2025

Gaza ceasefire won’t last without political process, analysts warn

Israeli government has repeatedly sought to back out of truces, and this time could be no different, experts say.

Al Jazeera · Jan 17, 2025

Biden Won't Enforce TikTok Ban, Administration Official Claims, Rendering SCOTUS Opinions Moot

ByteDance, the app's Chinese owner, has faced a Sunday deadline to divest from the company or it could go dark in the U.S.

International Business Times · Jan 17, 2025