Scot Bertram | Kash Patel is in - Mitch McConnell is out

Here are 3 big things you need to know—

 

One — President Donald Trump is preparing to dissolve the leadership of the U.S. Postal Service and absorb the independent mail agency into his administration. That’s according to a Washington Post story. Trump is expected to issue an executive order as soon as this week to fire the members of the Postal Service’s governing board and place the agency under the control of the Commerce Department and Secretary Howard Lutnick. However, a White House spokesperson said no such executive order is planned.

Two ---- Israel's military says one of the four bodies handed over by Hamas Thursday was not a hostage.   The bodies released included two children, ages four and nine months.  Another was supposed to be the children's mother, but forensic analysis confirmed it was not her.  The Israel Defense Forces say this is a very serious violation by Hamas.

And number three —   Amazon has beaten out Walmart in quarterly revenue for the first time ever.  The online retail giant reported nearly 188-billion-dollars in revenue during the fourth quarter.  Walmart reported Thursday 180-point-five-billion dollars in revenue for the same period.  Walmart is still leading Amazon when it comes to annual sales, although Amazon is gaining ground.