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MNI POLITICAL RISK - McCarthy May Endorse Biden Impeachment Inquiry

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  • The House of Representatives returns from its summer break today with a long list of business to complete before a potential government shutdown on October 1. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-CA) first act may be endorsing an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, a move which entails risk and could increase the chance of a government shutdown.
  • The Department of Justice will today begin prosecution of a huge anti-trust trial against tech giant Google.
  • The United States and Bahrain are expected to sign a new strategic security and economic agreement this week which will upgrade US commitments to consult assist the Gulf state if it faces an imminent security threat.
  • US President Joe Biden may meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week on the margins of the United Nations General Assembly in New York City.
  • A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un could further derail US-led efforts to denuclearise the Korean Peninsula.
  • The fifth round of IPEF talks are underway in Bangkok, Thailand.
  • Poll of the Day: Disapproval of President Biden soars.
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