November 19, 2024 13:28 GMT
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Daily round-up of news from the US.
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Executive summary:
- President-elect Donald Trump’s robust support of former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) for Attorney General could be seen as a proxy battle with Senate Republicans ahead of a challenging confirmation period.
- Prediction markets have whipsawed on speculation over Trump’s Treasury Secretary nominee, with early favourites Scott Bessent and Howard Lutnick falling out of favour amid acrimonious internal discussions.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee will meet today for an antitrust hearing on “breaking the Visa-Mastercard duopoly."
- News outlets published a flurry of headlines yesterday claiming Trump had confirmed his intention to declare a national emergency and use military assets to deport millions of undocumented migrants.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) appears to be the only Congressional leader in favour of a short-term government funding extension.
- The White House has urged Congress to approve roughly USD$100 billion for disaster relief.
- House Democrats will hold leadership elections today, with little change expected to the leadership team.
- President Biden’s Middle East Envoy has arrived in Lebanon for another round of talks designed to end hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah.
- There has been an uptick in tensions between Russia and the West after Ukraine used US-supplied long-range missiles to strike Russian territory for the first time since Biden relaxed restrictions on their use.
- Poll of the Day:Ukrainians are increasingly likely to want a negotiated end to the war with Russia as soon as possible.
Please find the full article attached below: US Daily Brief
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