The Biden administration kept President-elect Donald Trump’s administration closely apprised of its efforts to broker the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah that took effect early Wednesday.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday touted a cease-fire deal between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah after more than a year of fighting between the two sides. In the Rose Garden, Biden said he’d spoken with the leaders of Lebanon and Israel this afternoon and that both governments agreed to the cease-fire beginning at 4 a.

Trump's transition will be paid for by private, not public, dollars under a transition agreement reached with the Biden White House.

U.S. President Joe Biden will deliver remarks in the White House's Rose Garden on Tuesday, the White House said, before leaving Washington for his Thanksgiving break in Nantucket, Massachusetts. The announcement came on the heels of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announcing a ceasefire agreement with Lebanon.

Since Russia's February 2022 invasion, the White House has provided over $56 billion in security assistance to Ukraine.

Biden administration urging Ukraine to lower draft age to 18 from 25 to meet manpower needs to stay in fight with Russia

President Joe Biden’s administration is urging Ukraine to quickly increase the size of its military by drafting more troops and revamping its mobilization laws to allow for the conscription of troops as young as 18.