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  • Former President Donald Trump escaped a second assassination attempt in 65 days, with Secret Service officials foiling an assailant at Trump’s Florida golf course.
  • Vice President Kamala Harris will hold a roundtable with Teamsters boss Sean O’Brien today, in a bid to secure a late endorsement from the 1.3 million-member-strong union.
  • Trump is expected to announce a new cryptocurrency business, World Liberty Financial, via a live stream tonight.
  • Early voting is set to get underway in several key swing states as soon as this week.
  • With nine scheduled Congressional workdays until a government shutdown, House Republican leadership appears no closer to a short-term government funding plan that can pass the lower chamber.
  • Vice President Harris has shored up support with Latinos in Arizona and Nevada but remains below the threshold historically correlated with a Democrat presidential election win.
  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is expected to hold a Tuesday Senate vote on his in vitro fertilisation (IVF) messaging bill, highlighting divisions between the Senate GOP and Trump.
  • Republicans in swing states are increasingly concerned that Trump’s association with far-right activist Laura Loomer could cost them votes in November.
  • The White House has requested Congress extend roughly USD$5.8 billion in Ukraine funds in a short-term government funding measure.
  • Poll of the Day: Vice President Kamala Harris has significantly narrowed the presidential race in Iowa.
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  • Former President Donald Trump escaped a second assassination attempt in 65 days, with Secret Service officials foiling an assailant at Trump’s Florida golf course.
  • Vice President Kamala Harris will hold a roundtable with Teamsters boss Sean O’Brien today, in a bid to secure a late endorsement from the 1.3 million-member-strong union.
  • Trump is expected to announce a new cryptocurrency business, World Liberty Financial, via a live stream tonight.
  • Early voting is set to get underway in several key swing states as soon as this week.
  • With nine scheduled Congressional workdays until a government shutdown, House Republican leadership appears no closer to a short-term government funding plan that can pass the lower chamber.
  • Vice President Harris has shored up support with Latinos in Arizona and Nevada but remains below the threshold historically correlated with a Democrat presidential election win.
  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is expected to hold a Tuesday Senate vote on his in vitro fertilisation (IVF) messaging bill, highlighting divisions between the Senate GOP and Trump.
  • Republicans in swing states are increasingly concerned that Trump’s association with far-right activist Laura Loomer could cost them votes in November.
  • The White House has requested Congress extend roughly USD$5.8 billion in Ukraine funds in a short-term government funding measure.
  • Poll of the Day: Vice President Kamala Harris has significantly narrowed the presidential race in Iowa.
Full article: US Daily Brief