MNI POLITICAL RISK- Trump's NatSec Pivot To Western Hemisphere

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• President Donald Trump will attend the FIFA World Cup draw at 11:40 ET 16:40 GMT. He is expected to meet with co-hosts, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney - for the first time since trade talks collapsed - and Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum - for the first time ever.
• The ad hoc North American leaders’ summit comes as the USTR concludes a three-day public hearing on the USMCA. USTR Jamieson Greer warned this week that the US may walk away from the trade bloc.
• The Trump administration released its National Security Strategy, outlining ‘corrections' to strategies that have “fallen short” since the end of the Cold War. The strategy, billed as a “corollary” to the Monroe Doctrine, focuses heavily on the Western Hemisphere.
• House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will discuss healthcare strategy with House Republicans this weekend ahead of next week's Senate vote on expiring ACA subsidies.
• Republican leaders are unlikely to release the final text of the annual Pentagon spending bill today, amid intraparty fights over policy.
• The Supreme Court handed Trump a major win by releasing a new Texas Congressional map.
• Vice President JD Vance expects “good news” over the next weeks on a Ukraine peace deal. German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is leading emergency talks on using frozen Russian assets.
• A US trade delegation is expected to visit New Delhi next week.
• The White House remains committed to the Biden-era Lobito Corridor project in Southern Africa.
• Poll of the Day: Trump’s approval rating has stabilised following a November decline. 

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