Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the shows The Agency and The Pitt, audiobooks by Philomena Cunk, and cinema from the late director David Lynch.

Trump took the action after the former officials said in 2020 that leaks from Hunter Biden laptop could be "a Russian information operation."

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T here is nothing quite like a good action movie. When you go to the movies, what else would you want to see on the big screen other than big explosions? But while there's a thous

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Pamela Bondi, former Florida attorney general, personal lawyer for Donald Trump during his first impeachment and present nominee to run the Justice Department, refused to answer important questions in her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

Trump's nominees for secretary of State, attorney general, CIA director, Energy secretary and Transportation secretary went before Senate committees.

Pam Bondi was pressed about the 2020 election and Trump's influence over the Justice Department, while Marco Rubio struck a more measured tone on the Russia-Ukraine war.

Live updates on the Trump transition ahead of next week's inauguration. Follow the latest as Senate confirmation hearing continue for the incoming administration.

The Senate quickly confirmed Marco Rubio as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day.

Four other Trump nominees faced Senate confirmation hearings Wednesday: White House budget director nominee Russell Vought, who indicated plans for major spending cuts; John Ratcliffe for head of the CIA;

While the United States tries to spy on one of the hardest targets, Burns has also tried to reopen a dialogue with Beijing, including via his counterpart, Chen Yixin, the security minister. (The head of the China Mission Center, a career CIA officer fluent in Mandarin, accompanied Burns on one of his trips to Beijing.)