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  • The January 6 Committee will hold its ultimate public meeting today to vote on its final report and deliberate on criminal referrals against former President Donald Trump and his associates.
  • A final text of the USD$1.7 trillion spending omnibus is expected to be released today with a Friday deadline for passing the package looming.
  • Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) has dodged questions on whether he may follow fellow (former) Democrat Senator Krysten Sinema (I-AZ) and switch political allegiance.
  • US Trade Rep Katherine Tai will deliver remarks today at the Council on Foreign Relations, “highlighting the successes of Biden-Harris Administration’s trade agenda in 2022....”
  • The Department of Energy has begun the process of purchasing oil to replenish the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
  • Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo has completed a three-day tour of Germany and Belgium to discuss Russia sanctions and trade.
  • The office of the US Trade Rep has announced a nine-month extension of the Trump-era tariffs on Chinese imports.
  • Poll of the Day: Two thirds of Republicans say 2022 was one of the worst years in American history.

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