MNI POLITICAL RISK - Trump Dials Down Iran Tensions

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Executive summary:

• President Donald Trump will receive an intelligence briefing in the morning before holding a lunch meeting with the Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt will brief at 13:00 ET 18:00 GMT.
• Trump appeared to put the military action against Iran on hold after Tehran reined in its violent suppression of protests. 
• Trump’s proposed 10% cap on credit card interest rates is weighing on US lenders.
• A confrontation over ICE funding has raised the risk of a partial government shutdown. Bipartisan negotiations to revive Obamacare subsidies appear to have collapsed.
• The Senate Banking Committee has postponed a markup for its landmark crypto regulation bill after major industry players withdrew support.
• Two dissenting Republicans flipped their votes to quash a Venezuela war powers resolution.
• Trump said Ukraine, not Russia, is holding up a potential peace deal.
• Colombian Defence Minister Pedro Sanchez downplayed the prospect of a US military operation targetting President Gustavo Pedro.
• Trump opened the door to advanced semiconductor sales to China with new tariffs, but held off imposing tariffs on critical minerals.
• A Democrat-gerrymandered Congressional map for California is expected to remain in place at November’s midterm elections.
• A high-profile White House meeting failed resolve a “fundamental disagreement” over Greenland. 
• ‘Phase Two’ of the US-led peace plan for Gaza has been initiated.
• Poll of the Day: 56% of US adults believe Trump's military interventions have gone too far.

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