MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS - US Daily Brief 12-01-23

Executive Summary:

• Aides to President Joe Biden revealed yesterday they found a second batch of classified documents in an undisclosed location associated with the President.
• Biden has penned an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal calling for bipartisan legislation to hold Big Tech accountable.
• 10:00 ET 15:00: Biden will deliver remarks from the White House following the release of CPI data.
• US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin hosted their Japanese counterparts at the State Department yesterday for security consultations which focused on China and Japan’s transformational pivot which will see Tokyo significantly increase defence spending over five years becoming a key player in defence for the first time since the Second World War.
• Speaker Kevin McCarthy is facing a growing dilemma over what to do with Republican Freshman Congressman George Santos (R-NY).
• An arbitration panel from the USMCA has ruled in favour of Canada and Mexico in a complaint against the United States for their interpretation of rules relating to automotive sector manufacturing.
• Poll of the Day: The number of Democrat affiliated voters who self-identify as “liberal” has surged in past 10 years.

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