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MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS - US Daily Brief 12-09-22

Executive Summary:

  • The United States Congress will return this week for a three-week push before November’s midterm elections.
  • 70 House Democrats have circulated a letter threatening to oppose a continuing resolution to keep the government funded.
  • Primary elections in New Hampshire tomorrow will select the Republican challenger for Senator Maggie Hassan’s (D-NH) crucial Senate seat.
  • Rep Tim Ryan (D-OH) has suggested that the Democrat party requires "new leadership" as he continues to poll strongly in his Senate race with Trump endorsee JD Vance.
  • The Biden administration plans to further increase restrictions on US semiconductor exports to China.
  • President Biden is expected to sign an executive order today expanding US biomanufacturing to reduce reliance on China.
  • The Senate Foreign Relations Committee will mark up the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022 on Wednesday, a bill flagged as a potential flashpoint between the US and China.
  • A congressional briefing on the national security implications of former president Trump storing classified documents at his Mar-a-Lago residence has been postponed.
  • The January 6 Committee will return this month with at least two more hearings probing the role of former president Trump in the unrest on Capitol Hill following the 2020 presidential election.
  • Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Mexico today to co-chair the 2022 U.S.-Mexico High-Level Economic Dialogue (HLED).
  • Poll of the Day: The Washington Post has reported that consumer sentiment is returning.


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