TikTok’s parent company ByteDance spent more than $10 million on lobbying last year, marking the company’s most expensive lobbying year to date. According to a Q4 lobbying disclosure report filed Tuesday, ByteDance spent $2.3 million on expenses related to lobbying activity between Oct. 1 through the end of the year.

Harlan Ullman, Ph.D., is United Press International’s Arnaud deBorchgrave Distinguished Columnist, senior advisor at Washington D.C.’s Atlantic Council, chairman of two private companies and principal author of the shock and awe military doctrine. His next book, due in 2025, is “The Great Paradox: Strategic Thinking in an Unstrategic World.”

From the US Supreme Court’s ruling on TikTok and Israel’s cabinet okaying a ceasefire pact with Hamas to US President Joe Biden commuting the sentences of thousands, several important events took place in the world this week.

His inauguration coincides with MLK Day, when our country pauses to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Here’s what else you need to know to Get Up to Speed and On with Your Day. Donald Trump today will recite the oath of office and officially return to power to enact his sweeping vision of America.

Lawmakers pushing for a TikTok ban have voiced concern about Chinese influence — but also about pro-Palestinian messages on the platform.

Mike Waltz, Trump's appointed National Security Advisor, says in an interview to CBS: 'Hamas will never rule Gaza.'

President-elect Donald Trump said mass deportations will begin “very quickly” after taking office, one of a number of plans he discussed in a phone interview with NBC News on Saturday.

After months of deadlock, Israel and Hamas have reached a deal for a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release agreement. I spoke with USA TODAY World Affairs correspondent, Kim Hjelmgaard to learn more. Kim, thank you so much for making some time on this.

Plus: What Donald Trump plans as part of his first 100 executive actions in his second term. | A ceasefire has begun between Israel and Hamas.

President-elect Trump made the rounds rounds in Washington on Sunday and held a victory rally at Capital One Area just before Inauguration Day. Trump arrived in the nation’s capital over the

TikTok went dark over the weekend in the United States. 9NEWS Legal Expert, Whitney Traylor discusses what happened and what the future may hold for the app.

Israel and the Palestinian movement, Hamas, on 15 January agreed to a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, potentially bringing an end to Israel's devastating 15-month onslaught. The ceasefire went into effect on Sunday, a day before the inauguration of Donald Trump.