Today's News: Jan. 10, 20167

—Senator Jeff Sessions, the Alabama Republican who is President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to head the U.S. Justice Department, will face his colleagues on a Senate panel where he could get a tough reception from Democrats.

—The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favor of mixed swimming lessons—a victory for the Swiss government in a case involving Muslim parents who refused to send their daughters to a mandatory mixed swimming class.

—We’re live-blogging the news stories of the day below. All updates are in Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5).

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