against political opponents? the president believe in the rules of law and the independence of the department of justice. yes or no. it is a no for you. i m answering the question. you may not like it but i m answering the question. bill: or you could just say no. here is what we think we know at the hour. the search was related to a dispute with the national archives over the handling of presidential records is what has been reported. president trump left the white house with thoeps documents in january of 2021. later that year, the national archives contacted the president s team about potential classified information that was missing. dana: fast forward to january. the president voluntary gave more than a dozen boxes. in june d.o.j. visited mar-a-lago to get the transfer of more materials. bill: that s where things start to get murky. the talks broke down over the summer, sometime in june or july. the president disputes that however. federal officials viewed th
Change and other factors will complicate global trade for years to come. dana: american wallets are suffering as gas prices continue to sore and inflation a 41-year high. new data revealing that nearly all the incoos in retail sales last month was spent at the gas pump. let s bring in the money team. austan. when people dread going to the grocery store and gas station it has an effect on their morale. yeah, look, i think that s right. strangely in the consumer confidence numbers, they went up by much more than what was expected. that was a little weird. overall you are 100% right that as prices go up and especially gas prices, that s the big headline price that everyone sees when they drive down the street and it does affect their morale. dana: what did you make of that number with consumer confidence hanging in there?
One st. nick may not be coming to your town this year thanks to a growing shortage of santas. they report a 10% decrease in santas this year versus a year ago despite a 121% incoos in demand. mitch allen came dressed for the part. nice to see you. i saw the story and i said even santa doesn t want to work in this economy. what are you up against? the demand this year as everyone is seeing reopening, everyone wants to get back to normal. they weren t able to see family or friends last year. they are wanting to this year and want to have santa be part of it. at hire santa we help brands associate themselves with christmas. demand through the roof. over 120% over pre-pandemic levels and we have lost a number of santas over the last year and a half as well. dana: tell me what it is like to be a santa.