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Welcome to the President's Daily Brief.

I'm Mike Baker.

Your eyes and ears on the world stage.

Let's get briefed.

We'll lead off today's show in Cairo where Hamas leaders are meeting

with Egyptian intelligence officials to negotiate a pause in fighting with Israel and potentially the release of dozens more hostages.

Later in the program, the White House is warning that Aid to Ukraine is going to dry up by the

end of the month as congressional leaders admit

they're unlikely to reach a deal for new funding in 2023. Plus the Biden

administration has finalized in exchange with Venezuela, trading a close

ally of President Nicholas Maduro for at least eight Americans detained by the Maduro

regime.

And finally, in today's back of the brief, we'll take a look at reports that Chinese

President Shizhing Ping informed or advised President Biden that Beijing Beijing the PDB spotlight.

In the latest developments in the Middle East, it's looking like a pause in the ongoing

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