The Senate voted to confirm Pete Hegseth as secretary of defense by a 51-50 vote in the Senate, with Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. #petehegseth #senate #confirmation #jdvance #donaldtrump #politics #news

BREAKING: Evacuation orders and warnings were issued to more than 31,000 people in the vicinity of two new wildfires north of Los Angeles on Wednesday. The Hughes fire near Castaic Lake in northern Los Angeles County began Wednesday morning and now covers more than 10,000 acres or 15 square miles. It was 14% contained at 4 a.m. local time (7 a.m. ET), according to Cal Fire. #california #fire #la #breakingnews

JD Vance is sworn in as the 50th vice president by Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at the inauguration of Donald Trump. #breakingnews #trump #vance #washington #politics

Former Presidents Obama, Clinton and Bush arrive for Trump's inauguration at the U.S. Capitol. #trump #washington #inaguration #politics #obama #clinton #breakingnews

TikTok restores service to U.S. users after blocking it the evening before. In a statement, TikTok said its video platform was coming back online after President-elect Donald Trump provided the necessary assurances to the company’s service providers. NBC's Brian Cheung has the latest. #tiktok #bytedance #donaldtrump #politics #news