On today's news brief: U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to restrict U.S. President Donald Trump's authority to continue military operations against Iran, a new U.S.-mediated ceasefire agreement between Israel and Lebanon raised hopes for progress toward ending the wider U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, Trump said he would move to nominate acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday to permanently lead the Justice Department, and the Department of Justice announced a superseding indictment against the SPLC.