President Trump’s Department of Justice nominee has declined to characterize the January 6 insurrection as an “attack,” according to The Guardian. Senators pressed the official on that stance, which has raised broader questions about how the nominee would oversee sensitive investigations.

Former Idaho health official Alex Adams, nominated by President Trump, aims to replicate his state-level success with foster care at the federal level. As the prospective assistant secretary of the Administration for Children and Families, he hopes to narrow the gap between the number of kids in foster care and the families ready to support them.