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MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS - US Daily Brief 15-09-22

Executive Summary:

  • The White House announced this morning that a tentative agreement has been made with railway unions and companies to avoid industrial strike action.
  • Energy permitting reform attached to a stopgap government funding bill continues to divide the progressive and moderate wings of the Democrat party.
  • Kremlin Spokesperson Maria Zakharova told reporters this morning that any move by the United States to supply Kyiv with long-range missiles will cross a "red-line" and make the US a "party to the conflict."
  • Yesterday President Biden touted Democrat legislation, including the Inflation Reduction Act and the Chips and Science Act, as initiating a manufacturing boom in electric vehicles.
  • John Fetterman the Democrat candidate for the Pennsylvania Senate race announced yesterday that he will commit to a debate with his GOP opponent Mehmet Oz on October 25.
  • White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told reporters yesterday that the Department of Energy has no plans to replenish the Strategic Petroleum Reserve this year
  • China has condemned an International Atomic Energy Agency report that failed to find issue with plans to supply Australia with nuclear material required to power a new fleet of nuclear submarines.
  • The Senate Foreign Relations Committee yesterday voted to advance the Taiwan Policy Act of 2022.
  • A bipartisan duo of US Senators has unveiled legislation to designate Russia a state sponsor of terrorism.
  • Poll of the Day: The multi-pronged legal trouble facing former President Donald Trump has done little to dampen support amongst his core base.


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