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MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS - US Daily Brief 13-12-22

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  • Congress is expected to introduce a short-term spending bill today to avoid a government shutdown on Friday.
  • Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) says he has no intention of following Senator Kyrsten Sinema's (I-AZ) lead and leaving the Democratic Party to become an independent.
  • The Department of Energy is expected to announce a potentially significant breakthrough in fusion energy today.
  • 49 African heads of state arrive in Washington DC today for the three-day US-Africa Leaders’ Summit.
  • Japan plans to purchase 400-500 US-built Tomahawk missiles as it sheds a pacifist doctrine which has guided policy since the end of the Second World War.
  • China's Ministry of Commerce has lodged a complaint with the World Trade Organisation over US export controls on semiconductors.
  • A bipartisan group of US lawmakers have thrown their support behind a Ukrainian request for more air defence systems.
  • Poll of the Day: There is a strong bipartisan agreement amongst voters that inflation is the most pressing issue for the next Congress

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