Good Friday afternoon. The Supreme Court has upheld a law that could ban TikTok in the U.S. starting Sunday, President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration is being moved indoors due to a frigid forecast, and Israel’s full Cabinet is meeting to vote on the Gaza ceasefire deal. Here is what’s in our Nightly Rundown. |
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Supreme Court upholds law that could ban TikTok in United States starting Sunday |
The Supreme Court today unanimously upheld a law that would ban TikTok in the United States, potentially impacting access for the video-sharing app’s 170 million users nationwide beginning Sunday unless its Chinese parent company divests ownership. The justices sided with the federal government’s concerns over national security, rather than TikTok’s argument that the law violates the free speech rights of its users. The Biden administration, however, signaled it will not enforce the ban, leaving TikTok’s fate in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump when he takes office on Monday. Trump, who sought to ban TikTok during his first term, vowed instead during the 2024 campaign to “save” the app. After today’s ruling, Trump said he would make a decision in the “not too distant future.” |
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Trump inauguration to be moved indoors due to extreme cold |
President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration ceremony is being moved indoors to the Capitol rotunda because of the dangerously cold temperatures forecast for Washington, D.C., on Monday, he announced today. “I have ordered the Inauguration Address, in addition to prayers and other speeches, to be delivered in the United States Capitol Rotunda, as was used by Ronald Reagan in 1985, also because of very cold weather,” Trump wrote on social media. Conditions are expected to be frigid in the nation’s capital for Inauguration Day, with a high in the low 20s and potential single-digit wind chills, part of an Arctic blast that’s sweeping across the country this weekend. |
Israel’s government meeting to consider final approval of Gaza ceasefire deal |
Israel’s full Cabinet is meeting to consider final approval of the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal after the smaller security Cabinet voted in favor of the agreement earlier in the day, an Israeli official told NBC News. The ratification was delayed after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas of trying to add last-minute concessions, which the militant group denied. The two sides confirmed the final issues were resolved overnight. The deal, expected to take effect Sunday, would begin with a six-week truce and see the release of dozens of hostages in the first phase. |
Firefighters battle to control deadly wildfires as thousands wait to return home |
Firefighters are continuing their battle to contain the wildfires burning in the Los Angeles area that have left at least 27 people dead and destroyed more than 12,300 homes and buildings. Some evacuated residents have been allowed to return, but tens of thousands of others are still waiting for the green light to go back in and see if their homes are still standing. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has now released a list of 17 at-risk people, many of them elderly, who remain missing since the start of the fires. The burn zone remains under the threat of mudslides, and the National Weather Service has warned that dangerous fire conditions will return next week. |
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Trump Homeland Security pick Kristi Noem grilled on immigration plans |
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Homeland Security secretary, faced questions at her confirmation hearing today about Trump’s plans for an immigration crackdown and mass deportations. Noem called the department she hopes to lead “broken and dysfunctional,” and vowed to do away with the CBP One app, which was introduced by the Biden administration to allow migrants to schedule appointments at ports of entry. Noem also falsely stated that the first Trump administration “never had a family separation policy,” an initiative that was implemented in 2018. |
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Popular weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy are among the 15 medications selected for the next round of Medicare prescription drug price negotiations, the Biden administration announced. |
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced he’s appointing the state’s Lt. Gov. Jon Husted to fill the Senate seat vacated by Vice President-elect JD Vance. |
Joan Plowright, the Tony-winning British actress and widow of Laurence Olivier, has died at 95, her family said. |
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