MNI POLITICAL RISK - Govt Shutdown Day 8, No Sign Of Offramp

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Executive summary:

• President Donald Trump will receive an intel briefing in the morning before participating in a “roundtable on ANTIFA” at 15:00 ET 20:00 BST, as National Guard troops arrive in Chicago.
• Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) teed up a sixth vote on the duelling Republican and Democratic government funding measures at 11:20 ET 16:20 BST. Both bills are expected to fail.
• Republicans are struggling with strategy to ramp up pressure on Democrats. Earlier this week, Trump undermined Republican messaging by hinting at a bipartisan deal on Obamacare. The White House has also offered mixed signals on federal layoffs. Air traffic controller shortages could play a role in ending the shutdown.
• The Trump administration has pushed back plans for a farmer bailout due to the government shutdown.
• The White House is weighing up cancelling an additional USD$12 billion in clean energy funding.
• Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney escaped an Oval Office meeting without a public blowout, but little progress towards a trade deal with Trump.
• Secretary of State Marco Rubio will attend an October 9 ministerial in Paris to discuss Gaza peace negotiations.
• Senate Democrats will force a war powers vote on Venezuela as Trump moves closer to open conflict with Caracas.
• Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister said efforts at Ukraine diplomacy discussed at the Putin-Trump summit in Alaska have been exhausted.   
• Poll of the Day: Democrats are in a weaker midterm position than during Trump's first term. 

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