Christopher Wray To Resign as FBI Director; Inflation Ticks Up to 2.7% Driven By Shelter, Food Costs

Christopher Wray announced he will step down as director of the FBI early next year, after President-elect Donald Trump nominated Kash Patel to take over the bureau. Senator Chuck Grassley called Wray’s departure an opportunity for a new era of transparency and accountability at the FBI. Attorney General Merrick Garland praised Wray’s tenure, writing that under Wray's principled leadership, the FBI has worked to fulfill the Justice Department’s mission to keep America safe, protect civil rights, and uphold the rule of law. NTD sits down with John Malcolm, the Vice President of the Heritage Foundation’s Institute for Constitutional Government, to discuss Wray’s decision.

About 20,000 residents are under evacuation orders as the Franklin Fire burns through Malibu, California. Firefighters had some success in battling the blaze yesterday thanks to improving weather, but the fire continued to burn in inaccessible steep terrain. More than a thousand firefighters are battling the blaze, which grew to more than 4,000 acres and is only 7% contained.

Inflation saw an increase in November, being mainly driven by shelter and food costs, rising for the second month in a row. It's now at 2.7% percent, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. That's a tenth of a percent higher than in October. NTD sits down with Pete Sepp, the President of the National Taxpayers Union to discuss what this means for the average American.