Tim Pierce

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Congress says TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, must divest by January 19th. But Joe Biden says he's leaving the decision of how to handle TikTok to Donald Trump.

Congress says TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, must divest by January 19th. But Joe Biden says he's leaving the decision of how to handle TikTok to Donald Trump.

For his part, President Trump revealed that he spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday about TikTok, fentanyl, and even trade, saying it was a good call and, quote, "...it is my expectation that we will solve many problems together and starting immediately."

For his part, President Trump revealed that he spoke to Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday about TikTok, fentanyl, and even trade, saying it was a good call and, quote, "...it is my expectation that we will solve many problems together and starting immediately."

What happened on day three? Yeah, John, five hearings yesterday. And just like Wednesday, it was a mix of uneventful and lively. Let's start with the uneventful. Eric Turner, Trump's pick to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, said he would not impose DEI requirements at the agency.

What happened on day three? Yeah, John, five hearings yesterday. And just like Wednesday, it was a mix of uneventful and lively. Let's start with the uneventful. Eric Turner, Trump's pick to lead the Department of Housing and Urban Development, said he would not impose DEI requirements at the agency.

Lee Zeldin, Trump's pick to lead the EPA, had a surprisingly easy hearing considering his staunch opposition to environmental activism. Other than a couple of interjections from Bernie Sanders, who chimed in to make disputed claims about climate change and downplay the threat of China, the hearing was pretty smooth. Senators were even joking about which of their states had the best mountain ranges.

Lee Zeldin, Trump's pick to lead the EPA, had a surprisingly easy hearing considering his staunch opposition to environmental activism. Other than a couple of interjections from Bernie Sanders, who chimed in to make disputed claims about climate change and downplay the threat of China, the hearing was pretty smooth. Senators were even joking about which of their states had the best mountain ranges.

Oh, who won? Well, John Curtis said Utah had real mountains as opposed to the hills on the East Coast. But like Zeldin, I'm a New Yorker, so I refuse to take that sitting down.

Oh, who won? Well, John Curtis said Utah had real mountains as opposed to the hills on the East Coast. But like Zeldin, I'm a New Yorker, so I refuse to take that sitting down.

How did that go? Well, the governor focused primarily on American energy dominance, warning that the country was currently facing an energy crisis and that Washington needed to work closely with state and local governments to boost energy production. Here he was explaining why domestic energy production is crucial for national security and not bad for the environment.

How did that go? Well, the governor focused primarily on American energy dominance, warning that the country was currently facing an energy crisis and that Washington needed to work closely with state and local governments to boost energy production. Here he was explaining why domestic energy production is crucial for national security and not bad for the environment.

Burgum also offered a glimpse into how he would balance those priorities with the need to preserve federal land, saying, quote, Not every acre of federal land is a national park or a wilderness area. Some of those areas we have to absolutely protect for their precious stuff, but the rest of it, this is America's balance sheet.

Burgum also offered a glimpse into how he would balance those priorities with the need to preserve federal land, saying, quote, Not every acre of federal land is a national park or a wilderness area. Some of those areas we have to absolutely protect for their precious stuff, but the rest of it, this is America's balance sheet.

How did that go? Trump's pick to run the Treasury Department had probably the most colorful hearing of the day, giving us some instantly viral exchanges with Democratic senators, like when he schooled Ron Wyden on tariffs.

How did that go? Trump's pick to run the Treasury Department had probably the most colorful hearing of the day, giving us some instantly viral exchanges with Democratic senators, like when he schooled Ron Wyden on tariffs.

And then there was the moment Sheldon Whitehouse asked Besant to read an article he'd already read.

And then there was the moment Sheldon Whitehouse asked Besant to read an article he'd already read.

Just one hearing. Kristi Noem, Trump's pick for the Department of Homeland Security. She'll appear before the Senate Homeland Security Committee later this morning. DHS is, of course, a huge job, so we'll be watching to see what Noem has to say about national security, the border crisis, and more.