Scot Bertram, Biden says Republican-led states did a poor job in handling their economies during the COVID

Here are 3 big things you need to know—

 

One — Negotiators for Israel and the terror group Hamas have reportedly signed a ceasefire and hostage deal.  Multiple outlets say the deal was signed today in Qatar by officials from Israel, Hamas, the U.S. and Qatari officials.  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement saying the families of the hostages have been informed a short while ago of the agreements. The question is, how many of those hostages are still alive?

 

Two ----  A pair of bills have been approved by a Michigan House committee and will soon be up for a full House vote to change the upcoming minimum wage hike and paid sick time law.  Restaurant workers and owners have been pushing to keep the lower tipped wage in place, saying it that disappears and they earn 15-dollars-an-hour in five years, prices will go up, businesses will close, and many servers will have to leave their jobs.  The bills keep tipped wages at a maximum of 38-percent of the minimum wage and also exempt small businesses from providing paid sick time.  Senate Democrats have their own bills pending. 

 

And number three — President Biden says Republican-led states did a poor job in handling their economies during the COVID pandemic. Speaking in a taped interview Thursday with MSNBC, Biden said red states really screwed up when it came to how they handled manufacturing and supply chains.  Boy, if you need more evidence that the President is suffering from a diminished mental state … well, there you go.