November 13, 2024 13:21 GMT
MNI POLITICAL RISK - GOP Votes For Congressional Leaders
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Executive summary:
- US President-elect Donald Trump will join President Joe Biden at the White House today for a customary transition meeting.
- Trump will nominate Pete Hegseth for Defense Secretary, his former DNI John Ratcliffe as the head of the CIA, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee as Ambassador to Israel, and Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy to oversee a commission to reduce the size of the federal government.
- Hegseth is likely to face an uphill battle for Senate confirmation. The former soldier, who is aligned with Trump on stripping out so-called ‘woke’ policies in the Pentagon, has no government experience and is yet to receive any notable support from Senate Republicans.
- Trump will be on Capitol Hill today to address House Republicans ahead of leadership elections and discuss strategy for the next Congress. Trump's position on government funding is likely to inform whether the GOP will pursue a CR into March or September.
- For the first time in recent cycles, the House Republican leadership will go largely unopposed by the House Freedom Caucus.
- Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-SD) is the slight favourite to replace outgoing Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY).
- Kyiv is likely to be cautiously optimistic about Trump’s national security cabinet selections.
- The US will not change its policy on providing weapons to Israel.
- Poll of the Day: The polling industry outperformed 2016 and 2020, despite missing Trump's surge in the popular vote.
Please find the full article attached below: US Daily Brief
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