Today was the first day of Pam Bondi's Senate confirmation hearing. Bondi is President-elect Trump's nominee for Attorney General. Punchbowl News co-founder Jake Sherman joins Katy Tur to discuss her answers on questions about Kash Patel,

Michael Steele speaks with Glenn Kirschner about the ceasefire between Israel and Gaza (and how MAGA is already taking credit for it), Special Counsel Jack Smith's report on Trump, Merrick Garland's failings and what we can all expect on Inauguration Day.

Strong winds could cause “explosive” growth in the Los Angeles fires. Pete Hegseth will face senators in a high-stakes confirmation hearing today. A Gaza ceasefire deal may be in reach, officials say.

Special counsel Jack Smith says evidence against President-elect Donald Trump was enough to convict him. And, an Israeli official says an Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement is nearing.

Pete Hegseth faces questions about sexual assault allegations and the role of women in the military in an hours-long Senate confirmation hearing. In his final report, special counsel Jack Smith says a jury “would have convicted” President-elect Trump in the election interference case.

A federal judge has ruled that the DOJ can release Volume One of special counsel report Jack Smith's report covering his election interference case against Donald Trump.

The Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to move swiftly in reversing a judge’s order that had blocked the agency from releasing any part of special counsel Jack Smith’s investigative report on Donald Trump.

Officials say Hamas has accepted a draft agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages. Mediator Qatar said the negotiations

Trump would have been convicted Democrats to grill Cabinet picks What Senate races to watch in 2026 U.S. officials hopeful about Israel-Hamas ceasefire

Debrief: Firefighters brace for the return of high winds as Los Angeles residents return to widespread devastation. Julia Manchester joins Drew Petrimoulx as President Elect Trump takes aim at California Governor Gavin Newsom.

Six months after she dismissed the classified documents case against Donald Trump, U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon can now decide whether to squash the release of Jack Smith's report, too.