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MNI POLITICAL RISK - Senate Returns With Govt Shutdown Looming

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  • The Senate is back with 17 work days on the calendar to pass a Continuing Resolution and avert a government shutdown. The prevailing wisdom is that Congress generally finds a way to get the job done but, with less economic stakes than the debt limit showdown, conservative House Republican may be less inclined to blink first this time.
  • First Lady Jill Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, potentially complicating President Biden's key international trip, and raising more questions about the President's age.
  • China's top security agency has suggested a meeting between President Xi Jinping and Biden at the APEC summit may depend on the US, "showing sufficient sincerity."
  • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is expected to make his first public appearance today since his second 'freezing incident.'
  • Former President Trump may request his Georgia election interference case is moved from state to federal court when he is arraigned tomorrow.
  • An IAEA report has revealed that Iran has slowed its uranium enrichment programme, a key condition for the US to return to nuclear talks.
  • Poll of the Day: Nikki Halley receives a polling boost in New Hampshire.
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