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  • US President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday held their first in-person meeting as leaders, on the margins of the G-20 summit in Bali, Indonesia.
  • The GOP has all but assured control of the House of Representatives with key wins in Arizona’s 1st and 6th Districts, and New York’s 22nd District.
  • Former President Trump is expected to formally announce a run for a second term as president from his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida at 21:00 ET 02:00 GMT today.
  • House Republicans will today hold leadership elections today amid intense introspection over a perceived midterm election underperformance.
  • A group of more than a dozen conservative groups is lobbying lawmakers to postpone the consideration of additional aid to Ukraine until the new Congress is gaveled-in next year.
  • The Biden administration’s plan to forgive student loans looks further imperilled after the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the initiative.
  • Poll of the Day: The suburbs were again the key battleground of the midterm elections.
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