The committee’s Republican chairman and its top Democrat were briefed on F.B.I. findings into Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s defense secretary pick. Democrats questioned whether there were gaps.

The majority of the cheers and applause from Harris’s announcement of the certification of the election came from the Republicans in the chamber who celebrated the Trump victory.

Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an independent investigation into the loss of water pressure to local fire hydrants and the reported unavailability of water supplies from the Santa Ynez Reservoir.

Possibly cutting the fire department might have had something to do with it

Crews have reported some progress in the battle against LA’s deadly wildfires, but tens of thousands remain under evacuation orders. Follow for live updates.

More car buyers are expected to eventually pick battery-powered cars and trucks as prices fall and technology improves, even if Biden-era incentives disappear.

Closer financial services links with China to support secure and resilient growth in UK as government’s number one mission.

It comes after Elon Musk said the Clacton MP “doesn’t have what it takes” to run the party.

It is the coldest January overnight temperature since 2010 with much of the UK enduring below-freezing temperatures overnight as the wintry weather continues.