MNI POLITICAL RISK - Harris Outlines First Policy Positions

Executive Summary:

• Vice President Kamala Harris has concluded her whistle-stop tour of swing states, picking up two key Sun Belt endorsements and sketching out some of her policy positions for the first time.
• Harris received another polling boost with a New York Times/Siena College survey showing her with a 50-46 percent lead over Trump in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin and a Nevada poll showing Harris six-percentage-points up in the state.
• Trump will sit for an interview today with entrepreneur Elon Musk on the social media website X as he grapples with internal tensions over strategy and an alleged Iranian hack of his campaign.
• Harris appears to be gaining ground amongst Latino voters, but may still be below the historical support level correlated with a Democrat presidential election victory.
• Harris' campaign has outlined a stricter position on immigration and border security.
• Harris received another potential boost with data from major US cities showing a drop in violent crime.
• The US has moved additional military resources to the Middle East as reports suggest the Israeli intelligence community expects an Iranian attack to come "within days".
• A group of senior Biden administration officials will travel to Shanghai, China this week, for a round of high-level talks on financial stability and fentanyl.
• The US is reportedly pushing an amnesty deal for Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in return for giving up power.
• Poll of the Day: Voters trust the Democrat candidate more than Trump to handle the economy, “for the first time this cycle.”

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