MNI POLITICAL RISK - GOP Struggles For Unity On Govt Funding

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Executive summary:

• President Donald Trump will host newly minted Polish President Karol Nawrocki for a White House bilateral meeting at 11:00 ET 16:00 BST. 
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Mexico City to kick off a two-day security-focused tour of Mexico and Ecuador. He will meet President Claudia Sheinbaum at 09:00 ET 14:00 BST to sign a security agreement that could unlock a bilateral trade deal.
• The DC District Court filed a ‘joint status report’ on Fed Governor Lisa Cook’s request for a temporary restraining order blocking Trump’s attempt to fire her. 
• The Senate may struggle to confirm CEA Chair Stephen Miran to the Fed in time for the Central Bank's September rate-setting meeting.
• Trump appeared to confirm he intends to deploy National Guard troops to Chicago.
• The Beltway news cycle today is likely to be dominated by a press conference with Jeffrey Epstein survivors. 
• The US has refrained from imposing secondary sanctions on China because broader trade negotiations are underway, according to the US Ambassador to NATO.
• The USTR will hold a hearing on Brazil tariffs today.
• The risk of a government shutdown on Oct. 1 receded slightly after reports that House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) discussed a short-term funding bill.
• Trump ordered a lethal strike on 'narcoterrorists' operating out of Venezuela.
• Poll of the Day: 2025 could be the first year on record in which the US population shrinks.

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