Donald Trump will meet Joe Biden at the White House. The latest consumer price index is expected to show a slight increase in October. And a test that uses DNA to help diagnose medical mysteries has been hailed as a “breakthrough device.”
Here’s what you need to know today.
Trump returns to the White House for a symbolic meeting
President-elect Donald Trump will meet President Joe Biden today in a symbolic ceremony at the White House meant to mark the peaceful transition of power. It is a meeting that Trump denied to Biden in 2020 when he refused to concede the election results and pushed to delay Biden’s entry into office. It is also the first time that Trump has been back in the White House since he was voted out of office.
There are still a few uncertainties for today, including whether newly elected Vice President JD Vance will be part of the trip. Vance has not yet heard from Harris about a possible visit, according to a source familiar with the discussions. In addition to Trump, the White House has also invited Melania Trump, but a source familiar with the planning says she is not expected to accompany her husband. Read more about Trump’s meeting with Biden.
Before heading to the White House, Trump is expected to address Republicans in the House of Representatives and possibly also meet with Republicans in the Senate. Both chambers are scheduled to choose their leadership teams in closed-door meetings.
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In the Senate, Republicans will choose a leader who will replace Mitch McConnell when he leaves office. The three-way race is between Sens. John Thune, the current whip; John Cornyn, a former whip; and Rick Scott, an underdog candidate. Thune and Cornyn come from the institutional wing of the Republican Party, and both have longstanding relationships with the conference. Scott, first elected in 2018, is a more divisive figure who has drawn support from some Trump allies. All three candidates have pledged to implement Trump’s agenda. Read more about the Senate leadership vote.
In the House of Representatives, Republicans are expected to nominate Speaker Mike Johnson, although he could face a symbolic challenge if the House Freedom Caucus, under new chairman Rep. Andy Harris, is considering whether to nominate someone to run against him. Read more about the leadership vote in the House of Representatives.
Two Republican representatives who voted to impeach Trump after January 6 won re-electionthus maintaining the Republicans’ lead over the Democrats in the House of Representatives. The Republican Party declared victory in last week’s election, although NBC News has not yet predicted which party will control the chamber.
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➡️ Called Trump Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to head a new ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ – DOGE for short. Trump said the department would cut bureaucracy and called the effort “potentially the ‘Manhattan Project’ of our time.”
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➡️ Piet Hegseth is Trump’s choice for Secretary of Defense. Hegseth is a Fox News host and military veteran. After the announcement, several Republican senators came expressed his surprise at the choice.
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➡️ John Ratcliffe was chosen for CIA director. Ratcliffe is a former Texas congressman who served as director of national intelligence during Trump’s first term.
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➡️ Mike Huckabee was appointed US ambassador to Israel. Huckabee, a former governor of Arkansas and longtime Trump loyalist, will likely be central to efforts to push for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in their ongoing war.
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➡️ William McGinley was chosen to serve as White House counsel. McGinley served as White House Cabinet Secretary during the first Trump administration and has long been a presence in Republican legal circles.
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➡️ Trump plans to nominate South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem According to sources, he will become secretary of the Ministry of Homeland Security. Noem would oversee a number of agencies, including the Secret Service, FEMA, ICE and the TSA.
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➡️ If Senator Marco Rubio is elected Secretary of State, some think Florida Governor Ron DeSantis could choose Lara Trump Rubio to replace. But an important question arises: How much does Trump want his daughter-in-law to become a U.S. senator?
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➡️ The incoming Trump administration considering new locations for immigrant detention centers near major cities as part of Trump’s mass deportation plan, two sources familiar with the planning said.
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➡️ What kind of vice president will JD Vance be? A look at his time on the 2024 campaign trail shows a man with unwavering loyalty to Trump, who will likely tackle whatever Trump throws his way.
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➡️ Republican Eric Hovde does refused to admit defeat in the battle for the Senate in Wisconsin, claiming there were “voting inconsistencies” in the state. He trails Democratic Senator Tammy Baldwin by less than 30,000 votes.
Progress on inflation is likely to have stalled for now
Consumer prices likely increased slightly in the month leading up to Trump’s election victory, according to analysts’ forecasts for the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Consumer Price Index for October. The expected figure is a price increase of 2.6%, compared to an increase of 2.4% in September. “Core” inflation, a measure that excludes food and energy prices, is expected to remain at 3.3%.
The latest figures provide a snapshot of the climate in which voters cast their votes. Higher childcare and home insurance costs left many people fed up and looking for a change. But it is not yet clear whether Trump will be able to repeat the steady growth and low inflation of the pre-coronavirus period, and some economists fear Trump’s proposals, such as his plans for much higher rates and deeper tax cuts. could trigger a new round of price growth.
Advanced tests provide diagnoses for some medical mysteries
A researcher loads DNA samples into a biorobot at UCSF’s China Basin laboratories.
A diagnostic test that uses genetic sequencing to detect different pathogens could help doctors solve medical mysteries, a number of studies show. The test, developed at the University of California, San Francisco, extracts the DNA and RNA from a sample of blood, tissue or body fluid, then sequences the genetic material and compares the sequences against a massive database of viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites to see what matches. Research released this week found the test is effective at identifying the cause of neurological infections such as meningitis and has helped doctors pinpoint the cause of a meningitis outbreak in Mexico.
The FDA has given the test a breakthrough device designation, meaning labs can use the test even though the agency has not yet approved it. However, several limitations mean that widespread use, at least in the short term, is unlikely. This is why.
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Two people were killed and others were injured in an explosion at a factory in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Former Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira was sentenced to 15 years for sharing classified military information on the social media platform Discord.
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Homecoming celebrations at Tuskegee University descended into chaos when a shooting erupted on the Alabama campus last weekend. To give evidence described the bloody scene and their frustration at college in the aftermath.
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Prince William gave his clearest hint yet about how he thinks the British monarchy should evolve after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
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Johannes Krasinski was crowned People’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2024.
Personnel choice: The free agent who could change the MLB
Juan Soto hits a two-run home run at Yankee Stadium in New York City on September 25.
The 2024 baseball season may have just ended, but the hottest drama in sports is unfolding: free agency. At the center of it all is a player who gets one of the richest contracts in sports history.
New York Yankees star outfielder Juan Soto is fresh off a World Series appearance and can now sign with any team in the MLB – and he won’t be cheap. The 26-year-old’s new contract is expected to be worth more than $600 million. Adding to the intrigue is Soto’s apparent openness to leaving the Big Apple. Whoever adds Soto will get one of the game’s most talented players in his prime: and likely impact the balance of power in the league. — Greg Rosenstein sports editor
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