MNI POLITICAL RISK - Democrats Dig In As Govt Shutdown Looms

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• President Donald Trump departs the White House at 08:00 ET 13:00 BST for Quantico, Virginia, where he will deliver remarks at an unusual assembly of senior US military officials at 09:00 ET 14:00 BST. Trump will return to the White House to deliver an announcement at 11:00 ET 16:00 BST and then sign Executive Orders at 15:00 ET 20:00 BST.
• A meeting between Trump and Congressional leaders did little to slow the government from barrelling towards a shutdown at midnight tonight. Democrats have dug in, framing the standoff as a struggle over healthcare. We have a rundown of the consquences of a shutdown and the routes out of a shutdown, inside.
• Trump announced he will impose a 100% tariff on “movies made outside of the United States” and a separate “substantial” tariff on “any Country that does not make its furniture in the United States.”
• President Trump announced yesterday at a joint White House press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that Israel has accepted a 20-point plan to end the war in Gaza. While the plan has the backing of Israel, including hardline members of Netanyahu’s coalition, and a broad cross-section of Arab and regional powers, Hamas’ response is uncertain.
• The US is considering Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s request for Tomahawk cruise missiles.
• Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has given himself additional security powers in light of Washington's military presence in the region.
• Poll of the Day: American support for Israel has undergone a 'seismic reversal'.

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