MNI POLITICAL RISK ANALYSIS - US Daily Brief 28-11-22

Executive Summary:

• Lawmakers have returned to Washington to complete the final month of the lame-duck session of Congress.
• The continuing resolution to keep the federal government funded expires on December 16. To avoid a government shutdown, lawmakers must either pass another stopgap measure or pass an omnibus spending package to fund government agencies for Fiscal Year 23.
• Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) is preparing to take a final run at legislating his energy permitting bill.
• It is just over a week until the Georgia Senate runoff between incumbent Democrat Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA) and Republican challenger Herschel Walker.
• House Democrats will meet on Wednesday to vote for their leadership group for the next Congress.
• US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Romania to attend the NATO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.
• The Biden administration has eased sanctions on Venezuela’s oil industry in response to renewed negotiations between President Nicolás Maduro’s government and members of the opposition.
• Poll of the Day: The initial wave of enthusiasm for Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL), which followed his strong performance at the US Midterm Elections, may have receded slightly.

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