June 06, 2024 12:12 GMT
MNI POLITICAL RISK - Biden Kicks Off Hectic Month Of Diplomacy
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- President Biden kicks off a five-day France trip today with a speech in Normandy at commemorations to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings. The subtext of the speech is a clear rebuke to former President Donald Trump's scepticism of the post-war international system.
- The US, and 16 other nations, have issued a joint statement calling on Hamas to accept the hostages-for-ceasefire deal outlined by President Joe Biden at the end of May.
- Lawmakers are “sounding doubtful” there the Senate will confirm a successor to Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Chair Martin Gruenberg this year.
- Former President Donald Trump is unlikely to see the inside of another courtroom before the November 5 election after two of his cases hit more delays.
- Trump’s shortlist for his VP pick appears to be shortening after reports that he has requested documents for vetting eight potential candidates.
- The most high-profile Congressional advocate for the crypto industry has suggested that a Trump administration would be friendly to digital assets.
- The Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission struck a deal for the DOJ to open an investigation into whether chipmaker Nvidia has violated antitrust laws.
- The White House has criticised Senate Republicans for blocking passage of a bill to protect access to birth control – renewing discussions about women’s reproductive rights, a major vote winner for Democrats at the 2022 midterm elections.
- Poll of the Day: There has been a statistically significant polling swing towards Biden following former Trump’s guilty verdict in Manhattan.
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