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MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS – US Daily Brief

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  • One of the primary objectives of the NATO summit in Madrid was achieved, before the summit officially began, when Turkey lifted its objection to the membership bids of Sweden and Finland yesterday.
  • Another mixed day of midterm primaries for former president Donald Trump.
  • Some analysts have interpreted early polls since the Supreme Court "Dobbs" ruling as a sign that backlash may mobilise Democrats voters. Republicans don’t see it this way.
  • The January 6 Committee convened for a surprise session yesterday after securing the testimony of Cassidy Hutchinson, aide to Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows.
  • Donald Ayer, who served as the No. 2 Justice Department official under President George H.W. Bush said: “The bottom line is the case for prosecution of Trump is getting stronger and stronger."
  • The Iranian Nuclear talks (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) resumed in Qatar yesterday but reports from Doha suggest that they may already have reached a stalemate.
  • Poll of the Day: The Republican State Leadership Committee has emailed elected officials and candidates a response to the Supreme Court decision to overrule the abortion precedent Roe vs Wade.

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