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MNI POLITICAL RISK - Harris Faces Press At NABJ Event

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Executive Summary:

  • Vice President Kamala Harris will face rare press scrutiny today, taking questions from reporters at an NABJ event in Pennsylvania.
  • Former President Donald Trump will participate in a town hall in Michigan, moderated by Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR).
  • White House NEC Director, Lael Brainard, downplayed the risk of inflation, saying that the US economy has reached a “turning point.”
  • The Democrat-majority board of the FDIC is expected to adopt more stringent guidelines for evaluating deals in the banking sector.
  • House Rep Steven Horsford (D-NV) is expected to introduce a bill to eliminate taxes on tipped earnings.
  • The Senate could initiate the process of bringing a short-term government funding measure to the floor as soon as Thursday.
  • The 1.3 million-member-strong Teamsters union is expected to announce a presidential endorsement on Wednesday.
  • Scientific American endorsed Harris for president, the second endorsement in the publication's 179-year history, warning of Trump’s “disastrous” record as president.
  • Former President Trump unveiled a cryptocurrency business yesterday, capping a major pivot from crypto-sceptic to champion of the sector.
  • The Senate will vote today on Democrats’ Right to IVF Act, putting Senate Republicans on the record against Trump’s IVF insurance mandate plan.
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Egypt today amid concerns that Israeli military action against Hezbollah could risk a protracted regional conflict.
  • Poll of the Day: Harris narrowly leads Trump in Pennsylvania and two of the state's key bellwether counties.

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Executive Summary:

  • Vice President Kamala Harris will face rare press scrutiny today, taking questions from reporters at an NABJ event in Pennsylvania.
  • Former President Donald Trump will participate in a town hall in Michigan, moderated by Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders (R-AR).
  • White House NEC Director, Lael Brainard, downplayed the risk of inflation, saying that the US economy has reached a “turning point.”
  • The Democrat-majority board of the FDIC is expected to adopt more stringent guidelines for evaluating deals in the banking sector.
  • House Rep Steven Horsford (D-NV) is expected to introduce a bill to eliminate taxes on tipped earnings.
  • The Senate could initiate the process of bringing a short-term government funding measure to the floor as soon as Thursday.
  • The 1.3 million-member-strong Teamsters union is expected to announce a presidential endorsement on Wednesday.
  • Scientific American endorsed Harris for president, the second endorsement in the publication's 179-year history, warning of Trump’s “disastrous” record as president.
  • Former President Trump unveiled a cryptocurrency business yesterday, capping a major pivot from crypto-sceptic to champion of the sector.
  • The Senate will vote today on Democrats’ Right to IVF Act, putting Senate Republicans on the record against Trump’s IVF insurance mandate plan.
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Egypt today amid concerns that Israeli military action against Hezbollah could risk a protracted regional conflict.
  • Poll of the Day: Harris narrowly leads Trump in Pennsylvania and two of the state's key bellwether counties.

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