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  • 24 Senate Republicans have undersigned a letter to President Joe Biden warning that they will vote against any bill to raise the federal debt limit without a promise of spending cuts.
  • Biden will today head to New York to tout the Bipartisan Infrastructure Act and hone an economic message that is expected to underpin his 2024 presidential campaign.
  • Secretary of State Antony Blinken continues his tour of Israel and Palestine today as tensions increase in the region.
  • President Biden yesterday appeared to rule out sending US-made F-16 fighter planes to Ukraine but Kyiv will believe a pivot is possible after this month's decision on main battle tanks.
  • The US is poised to expand its access to military bases in the Philippines as Washington seeks to counter threats from China in the South China Sea.
  • French Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire and his German counterpart Robert Habeck will travel to Washington on February 6 and 7 for discussions on the Inflation Reduction Act.
  • Poll of the Day: US voters continue to have a low opinion of Congressional leaders.

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