We start the day's other news here in the U.S.

The FBI is investigating incidents of alleged bomb threats and so-called swatting attacks

against several of President-elect Trump's cabinet picks and appointees.

Swatting is when law enforcement is called against a target under false pretenses.

In a statement, a Trump spokesperson said,

the victims, quote, were targeted

in violent, un-American threats to their lives and those who live with them. Separately, Trump has

tapped Keith Kellogg to be special envoy for Ukraine and Russia. The retired Army, Lieutenant General,

served as chief of staff on Trump's National Security Council during his first term.

Kellogg is poised to play a vital role as Trump has signaled he wants to bring a swift end to the war.

Two closely watched congressional races were called today, leaving just one still undecided.

In California, Democrat Derek Tran defeated the incumbent

Republican in the state's 45th district, which is centered in Orange County. And in Iowa,

Republican Marionette Miller Meeks won re-election in the state's first congressional district

after a recount confirmed her victory. That win gives Republicans just a bit more breathing room as they look ahead to holding a

razor-thin majority in the House come January.

The final undecided race is in California.

Three Americans who've been imprisoned in China were released today in a rare diplomatic breakthrough with Beijing

in the waning months of the Biden administration. One of them is Kai Li, seen here in a photograph

held up by his son. He had been jailed since 2016, accused of spying. John Li Jung was sentenced

for espionage last year. The third, Mark Sweedin,

was sentenced to death on drug charges. On a separate but related note, the State Department

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