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MNI POLITICAL RISK - Republicans Prep Legislative 'Wish Lists'

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  • House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) has asked Republican committee chairs to start compiling “wish lists” for legislation they could pass under reconciliation if Republicans control both sides of Congress and the White House in January.
  • The Senate will today hold another vote on the bipartisan border security bill which tanked in January after an intervention from former President Donald Trump.
  • The House of Representatives voted 279-136 to approve legislation laying out a new framework for cryptocurrency regulation. The vote is the latest in a series of wins for the crypto industry in Washington.
  • President Biden will welcome Kenyan President William Ruto at the White House today for a State Visit - the first by an African leader in over 15 years.
  • House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has put Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) in a bind by publicly pushing for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a joint meeting of Congress.
  • Former South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley gave former President Donald Trump a boost by announcing that she will vote for him in November.
  • White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan questioned remarks by UK Defence Minister Grant Shapps appearing to suggest that China is supplying lethal aid to Russia.
  • Poll of the Day: Nineteen percent of voters say it is likely that they will change their minds about their choice for president before the election.
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