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MNI POLITICAL RISK - Ukraine Aid May Derail Government Funding

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  • House Republicans may move to cut Ukraine aid from a short-term funding measure to prevent a government shutdown.
  • The Senate yesterday voted 51-47 to confirm Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook to a full 14-year term.
  • President Biden departs today for the G20 summit in New Delhi, India where he may hold a meeting with de facto Saudi leader Mohammad bin Salman (MBS).
  • Republican support in Congress may be crucial to unlock a ‘mega-deal’ the Biden administration is negotiating with Saudi Arabia.
  • Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) yesterday attempted to a draw a line under his recent health issues and reassert leadership over his conference.
  • Rising oil prices may prompt a return to the inflationary pressures which caused a cratering of Democrat support in summer last year.
  • US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Kyiv yesterday and announced a new security assistance package to Ukraine.
  • Federal prosecutors may pursue an indictment of President Biden’s son, Hunter Biden, before September 29.
  • Poll of the Day: US voters believe that politicians over the age of 75 should be subjected to a mandatory mental competency tests.
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