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MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS – US Daily Brief

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  • The NATO summit in Madrid has concluded and ushered in a more militarised Atlantic alliance that looks likely to persist long after the resolution of the war in Ukraine.
  • A bilateral meeting between US President Joe Biden and Turkish President Recep Erdogan may put the Biden administration at odds with the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for the second time this year.
  • Secretary of State Antony Blinken has refused to speculate on the chances of a diplomatic solution to the war in Ukraine.
  • National Security Council spokesman John Kirby has conceded that a viable plan to open logistics corridors for Ukrainian grain remains elusive.
  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) continue negotiations on the USD$1 trillion reconciliation package, once known as Build Back Better.
  • Supreme Court Justice Steven Breyer will depart his post today, making way for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to join the panel.
  • EU mediated talks between the United States and Iran to restore the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action nuclear accords concluded in Doha, Qatar yesterday without a significant breakthrough.
  • Poll of the Day: Biden's speech opposing the SCOTUS "Dobbs" decision appears to have done little to arrest his plummeting approval.

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