MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS - US Daily Brief 04-11-22

Executive Summary:

• Concerns continue to grow that US support for Ukraine will dry up if Republicans take control of Congress in January.
• Oprah Winfrey has made a potentially powerful last-minute endorsement of Democrat Senate candidate Lt Gov John Fetterman (D-PA) in the crucial Pennsylvania Senate race.
• Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee are preparing to release a document detailing allegations of the politicisation of the FBI and Justice Department.
• Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) is preparing for another attempt at passing his energy permitting law by including it in the must-pass National Defence Authorisation bill.
• Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said yesterday that a North Korean nuclear attack on the United States or allies would “result in the end of the Kim regime.”
• Poll of the Day: The gap between Republicans and Democrats on trust in the electoral system is the widest since 2004.

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