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The Federal Reserve began cutting its benchmark rate in September amid cooling inflation. Source

Republicans on Wednesday will choose between South Dakota Sen. John Thune, Texas Sen. John Cornyn and Florida Sen. Rick Scott to replace outgoing GOP Senate Leader Mitch McConnell. At this point, President-elect Donald Trump hasn’t lent his support to any of the three, but Scott is positioning himself as the MAGA candidate. CBS News congressional correspondent Nikole Killion has more. Source

Special Counsel Jack Smith, the leader of two federal prosecutions of Donald Trump, will wrap up his work and resign before the president-elect takes office in January, according to new reporting from the New York Times. Source

President-elect Donald Trump managed to surprise some Republicans on Capitol Hill with his choice for secretary of defense, going with Fox News host and veteran Pete Hegseth. CBS News political director Fin Gómez has more on who Hegseth is and the new White House roles Trump has selected Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy for. Source

Don’t expect a commitment from No. 1 player AJ Dybantsa this month, but some big names like Kiyan Anthony will come off the board. Source

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