President Joe Biden told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a phone call today that he expects “a significant de-escalation on the path to a ceasefire,” the White House said. It was their fourth conversation since the violence erupted between Israel and Hamas nine days earlier. CNBC’s Senior Congressional Correspondent, Ylan Mui, reports the House passed a bipartisan bill to create an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol as the chamber’s GOP leaders lobbied against its passage. The plan would set up a panel to probe the attack on the legislature by a mob of Trump supporters, which led to the deaths of five people, including a Capitol Police officer. CNBC’s Valerie Castro reports that New York City is fully reopened, and the mixed emotions about taking off the masks. Plus, Bitcoin’s deep dive, off the grid housing and the most popular vehicle in America goes electric.
