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MNI POLITICAL RISK - CR Expected This Week As Shutdown Looms

Executive Summary:

  • With government funding set to expire in less than two weeks, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) likely needs to release the details of his Continuing Resolution this week in order to avoid a government shutdown on November 17.
  • Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been on a whirlwind tour of the Middle East, urging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to consider humanitarian pauses in the conflict with Hamas to allow the provision of aid into Gaza, making surprise visits to the West Bank and Iraq, and meeting with his Turkish counterpart in Ankara.
  • Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will meet with her Chinese counterpart, Vice Premier He Lifeng, this week ahead of the APEC Leaders' Summit in San Francisco where President Joe Biden is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping.
  • Former President Donald Trump will appear in court in New York City today to provide testimony in a civil fraud case against the Trump Organisation. Trump's testimony will provide a preview of his four upcoming criminal cases.
  • Poll of the Day: A new survey from the New York Times/Siene College has revealed major concerns about President Biden’s electability and the integrity of the progressive alliance which delivered him the presidency in 2020.

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