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MNI POLITICAL RISK-House GOP Tackles Trump's Agenda In Florida

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Executive summary:

  • House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has invited US President Donald Trump to address a joint session of Congress on March 14.
  • House Republicans are gathered in Florida this week to discuss strategy for legislating Trump’s agenda through a fractious Republican majority in the lower chamber. Trump is expected to deliver a keynote address to the retreat at 17:00 ET 22:00 GMT. 
  • Johnson will hope that, by the end of the week, he has a workable framework in place for a single reconciliation bill.
  • Commerce Secretary nominee, Howard Lutnick, will have his Senate nomination hearing on Wednesday.
  • Trump offered a preview of his muscular foreign policy and trade strategy in a standoff with Colombian President Gustavo Petro.
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio held his first call with his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi. 
  • Markets and policymakers are bracing for the implications of a Chinese artificial intelligence startup that could disrupt US dominance of the sector. 
  • The Kremlin is waiting for the White House to OK a call between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  • The Pentagon is readying more than 5,000 warfighting troops for deployment to the southern border.
  • Trump disrupted diplomacy in the Middle East, suggesting that Jordan and Egypt should accept over a million refugees from Gaza. 
  • Poll of the Day: Voters believe corruption, inefficiency, and red tape are major problems within the federal government.

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Executive summary:

  • House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has invited US President Donald Trump to address a joint session of Congress on March 14.
  • House Republicans are gathered in Florida this week to discuss strategy for legislating Trump’s agenda through a fractious Republican majority in the lower chamber. Trump is expected to deliver a keynote address to the retreat at 17:00 ET 22:00 GMT. 
  • Johnson will hope that, by the end of the week, he has a workable framework in place for a single reconciliation bill.
  • Commerce Secretary nominee, Howard Lutnick, will have his Senate nomination hearing on Wednesday.
  • Trump offered a preview of his muscular foreign policy and trade strategy in a standoff with Colombian President Gustavo Petro.
  • Secretary of State Marco Rubio held his first call with his Chinese counterpart, Foreign Minister Wang Yi. 
  • Markets and policymakers are bracing for the implications of a Chinese artificial intelligence startup that could disrupt US dominance of the sector. 
  • The Kremlin is waiting for the White House to OK a call between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
  • The Pentagon is readying more than 5,000 warfighting troops for deployment to the southern border.
  • Trump disrupted diplomacy in the Middle East, suggesting that Jordan and Egypt should accept over a million refugees from Gaza. 
  • Poll of the Day: Voters believe corruption, inefficiency, and red tape are major problems within the federal government.

Please find the full article attached below: US DAILY BRIEF