MNI POLITICAL RISK - Biden To Evoke Reagan In Normandy Speech

Executive Summary:

• 10:00 ET 15:00 BST: President Joe Biden will evoke former president Ronald Reagan’s famous ‘Pointe du Hoc’ speech in remarks from Normandy, France - warning that democracy is at threat at the presidential election on November 5.
• Biden met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for the first time since December 2023. Biden told Zelenskyy: "The United States will stand with you," but the meeting came amid tensions over remaining restrictions on the use of US-supplied weapons and Biden's decision to skip next week's Ukraine peace summit in Switzerland.
• The House of Representatives is in session for five more weeks before departing for the August recess. In that time, House Republicans intend to pass the 11 remaining annual spending bills and the massive annual defence bill.
• Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to travel to Washington to address a joint meeting of Congress on July 24. It will be Netanyahu’s fourth address to Congress, and his first since a controversial appearance in 2015.
• Former President Donald Trump said yesterday that he could impose tariffs on countries, including China, which fail to curb the flow of undocumented migrants from their territory into the United States.
• Poll of the Day: President Biden’s approval rating has hit 37.6% - a record low for his presidency.

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