U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi fiercely confronted Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal during a tense Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday, calling out the Connecticut senator's history of "lying" about his military service -- while defending herself against partisan attacks from Democrats over her past lobbying work.

After two days of indirect negotiations aimed at finalizing a deal based on President Donald Trump’s 20-point ceasefire plan between Israel and Hamas, U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are traveling to Egypt to lead the U.S. delegation in the talks.