Vice President Biden is meeting right now with apparent Senator-elect Al Franken (D-MN).

A White House official tells us that the two of them will be discussing some of the national issues that Franken would face as a Senator, presuming he wins his legal battle, especially the economy.

"We feel that once the final rulings have been made, that Franken will become a Senator, and obviously we look forward to working with him. And I think this is just a meeting that's meant to kind of begin that process," the official told us. "Not that we're jumping the gun -- the process has to play out in Minnesota, but we think it's been fair. And we feel like anyone that's been watching this, that Franken's gonna be the next Senator. We feel like he's handled this exceptionally well."