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MNI POLITICAL RISK - McCarthy Pulls Trigger On Impeachment

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  • House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) will empower House Committees to open an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.
  • McCarthy’s decision to unilaterally begin the process entails risks and could influence the 2024 general election. Democrats have also been quick to point out that McCarthy criticised a similar move by former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (R-CA) during Trump’s first impeachment in 2019.
  • A House vote on a Pentagon budget bill today will provide a clearer picture of McCarthy’s legislative strength as the Speaker attempts to avert a government shutdown.
  • President Biden will travel to Maryland tomorrow to deliver, “a major economic address."
  • Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) says the age of Biden and Trump is, "absolutely a legitimate concern."
  • Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is planning the first bipartisan CODEL to China led by a Senate leader since 2011.
  • President Biden is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the margins of the UN General Assembly next week.
  • US officials have pushed back against Republican criticism of a deal struck between Washington and Tehran.
  • Poll of the Day: Betting markets see the 2024 presidential election tightening.

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