A familiarity with the gears of government helped Trump’s team move with much more speed and sweep in their first week than they did eight years ago.

The new official White House bio for Trump reads more like a campaign pitch. And it opens with a falsehood, claiming he won a "landslide election victory" when in fact his 1.5-point popular vote margin was one of the smallest since the 19th century. https://t.co/F0i6tUnNMm

The U.S. said on Sunday that the agreement between Lebanon and Israel would remain in effect until Feb. 18, after Israel said on Friday it would keep troops in the south beyond the Sunday deadline set out in a U.

The White House said Sunday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend the deadline for Israeli troops to depart southern Lebanon until Feb. 18, after Israel requested more time to withdraw beyond the 60-day deadline stipulated in a ceasefire agreement that halted the Israel-Hezbollah war in late November.

The ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon will be extended until February 18, the White House said on Sunday. Why it matters: The extension was a result of mediation efforts by the Trump administration that were aimed at preventing the collapse of the ceasefire.