MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS - US Daily Brief 14-04-23

Executive Summary:

• The Main Street Caucus, a group of 70 moderate House Republicans, have written to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) outlining their demands for debt ceiling negotiations.
• US President Joe Biden will wrap up his three-day tour of Ireland today with a rally in County Mayo.
• United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai will travel to the Philippines and Japan next week for discussions on the IPEF as partner countries continue to question the benefits of bloc.
• The Senate Labor Committee will hold a hearing on President Biden's Labor Secretary nominee, Julie Su, on April 20.
• Senator Tim Scott’s (R-SC) expected announcement of a 2024 presidential bid has been met with scepticism within the Republican Party.
• Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will return to the Senate next week following a five-week absence after a suffering a concussion in March.
• Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) will attempt to revive his flagging, and as yet unannounced, presidential campaign with a policy event in Washington D.C. next week.
• Poll of the Day: Republicans receive poor marks in a review of 100 days of GOP control of the House of Representatives.

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