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MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS - US Daily Brief 02-03-23

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  • President Joe Biden accused “MAGA” Republicans of manufacturing the debt ceiling crisis at a retreat for House Democrats yesterday.
  • Three Democratic-caucusing Senators have been involved in bipartisan discussions on Social Security's potential insolvency.
  • The USTR has delivered President Biden’s 2023 Trade Policy Agenda to Congress. We have a breakdown of the China-heavy agenda inside.
  • Another delegation of Republican lawmakers is heading to the US-Mexico border to highlight an alleged “border crisis” which they will claim is exacerbated by Biden Administration policy.
  • The annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) kicked off yesterday in National Harbour, Maryland. The event, which has been largely bypassed by the Republican establishment, is now seen largely as an extension of former President Donald Trump’s “MAGA” movement.
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have had a "brief discussion" as Blinken undertakes the unenviable challenge of convincing Ukraine ambivalent middle powers at the G20 Foreign Ministers' meeting to take a firmer line on Russia.
  • Poll of the Day: Age is the most significant obstacle facing President Biden’s bid for a second term in the oval office.
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