Trump and Biden Meet At The White House

Good Evening 🇺🇸,

What happened today,

• Trump met with Biden today at the White House, President Biden says his team will help Trump with the transition back into office

• Trump will name Tulsi Gabbard as Director of National Intelligence and Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as Attorney General nominee

• Senator John Thune from South Dakota had been elected to become the new Senate Majority leader

• NY Governor, Kathy Hochul, to propose $9-a-day modified version of Manhattan congestion pricing on Thursday

• Pennsylvania will launch a recount of the Senate race between Dave McCormick and Bob Casey

• CPI Inflation data came out today for October at 2.6% year over year and .2% month over month and Core CPI inflation came in at 3.3% year over year and .3% month over month, all pretty much in line with expectations

• DOW up 47.21 points/ S&P up 1.39 points

• Bitcoin reached another all-time high at $93,000 today

• Amazon launches an online discount storefront to better compete with Shein and Temu

• The FBI raided the NYC apartment of the Polymarket’s founder and CEO, Shayne Coplan, today

• At least 2 people were killed and 11 injured in an explosion that took place at a Louisville, Kentucky plant

• Special counsel Jack Smith to resign before Trump takes office

• CIA official, Asif W. Rahman, was arrested after he leaked intelligence information about Israeli military plans to strike Iran

• Russia fires missiles and drones at Ukriane’s capital city of Kyiv, as North Korean troops fight in Kursk, Russia

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