Donald Trump spoke to Vladimir Putin about Ukraine.

Republicans are getting closer to gaining full control of the House.

And a court ruled who gets the engagement ring after a breakup.

That's some of what we'll get to on the seven from the Washington Post.

I'm Christina Quinn in for Hannah Jewell.

It's Monday, November 11th. Happy Veterans Day. Let's get you caught up with today's seven stories.

Number one. President-elect Donald Trump has urged Vladimir Putin not to escalate the war in Ukraine.

This is an exclusive story from the Post. According to our reporting, Trump spoke

with the Russian president on Thursday. It was the first phone call between the two men since Trump

won the election last week. During their conversation, Trump reminded Putin of Washington's

hefty military presence in Europe, and the two men are said to have discussed the goal of peace on the European continent.

The Kremlin this morning denied that the conversation took place and said there are no specific

plans for Putin and Trump to communicate. During his campaign, Trump said he would bring an immediate

end to the war in Ukraine, but he did not offer details about how he would do that.

The call comes amid general uncertainty about how Trump will reset the world's diplomatic chessboard

when he returns to the White House. He says he's spoken to about 70 world leaders since the election,

including a phone call with Ukrainian president Volodomir Zelensky.

During that call, the two leaders were joined by billionaire Elon Musk.

Number two. Republicans are inching toward winning the House. The current balance of power in the House

is 213 Republicans and 203 Democrats.

There are 19 races left uncalled. Republicans need to win just five of them to secure a majority,

while Democrats need to win 15. If Republicans ultimately lock in a House majority, it would

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