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MNI POLITICAL RISK - House To Begin Voting On FY24 Bills Today

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  • The Republican-controlled House of Representatives will begin voting today on a series of spending bills which will put the House on a collision course with the Senate and elevate the risk of a government shutdown in October. As was the case with the debt limit bill, conservative Republicans are threatening to leverage a government shutdown to press for significant spending cuts and conservative policy amendments.
  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission urging it to ease regulation on new electricity transmission lines.
  • UPS and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters will return to the negotiating table this week one week out from potential strike action.
  • Former President Donald Trump's rapidly expanding trial calendar is set to clash with key 2024 presidential campaign events.
  • Japanese alignment with US chip policy on China is, “worrying some officials in Tokyo."
  • The White House has issued measured criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s judicial reform vote.
  • Poll of the Day: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) is losing his grip on second place in the GOP presidential race.
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