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.

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.

The popular video app went dark in the United States late Saturday and then came back around noon on Sunday, even as a law banning it took effect.

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.”

Representative Mike Waltz (R-FL), incoming National Security Advisor to President-Elect Donald Trump, spoke with Margaret Brennan on Face the Nation Sunday about the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.

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

As Donald Trump prepares for his inauguration, he addresses supporters on key issues including wildfires in California, the TikTok ban, and a ceasefire in the Middle East. His bold promises set the stage for a contentious presidency filled with swift executive actions.

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.

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.