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MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS – US Daily

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  • 1300ET: President Biden will hold a phone call with his Mexican counterpart Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
  • Yesterday, Biden officially sent a request to Congress for an additional USD$33 billion in military and developmental aid for Ukraine and the House approved a new Lend-Lease program for Ukraine in a vote of 417-10.
  • Secretary of State Blinken said yesterday that the US will ‘strongly support’ NATO membership for Sweden and Finland should they make a formal application to the alliance.
  • House Speaker Pelosi (D-CA) appeared to nix the possibility of a national gas tax holiday during a presser yesterday.
  • Former President Trump has again attacked Senate Minority Leader McConnell (R-KY) - one of his favourite targets within the Republican party.
  • Poll of the Day: Americans increasingly see China as a ‘competitor’ and Russia as an ‘enemy’.

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