Morning Report — Trump seizes stage from Biden

President-elect Trump is already seizing the reins of power as President Biden keeps a low profile during the final days of his presidency.

Lawmakers tell The Hill that while Trump dictated last week’s negotiations on Capitol Hill over keeping the government open, Biden didn’t even reach out to Hill leaders until Friday .

A handful of conservative House Republicans voiced concerns about Speaker Mike Johnson to Trump before the shutdown crisis.

Rep. Gaetz dropped an eleventh-hour lawsuit to block the release of the Ethics Committee report.

The report is dealing an embarrassing blow to Gaetz , who tried until the final hours to keep the findings under wraps.

The founding family of Nordstrom clinched a $6.5 billion deal to take the struggling department store chain private.

Gaps between Israel and Hamas have narrowed over a possible Gaza ceasefire deal, according to Israeli and Palestinian officials.

Mediators from Egypt , Qatar and the U.S. launched a new bid to end the fighting and release the remaining hostages this month .

Germany cautioned Turkey against using Assad ’s ouster to strike at Kurdish forces in Syria , saying such a conflict would have broader security implications.