MNI POLITICAL RISK - Ukraine Diplomacy Continues In The UAE

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• President Donald Trump participates in the Thanksgiving Turkey Pardoning at 12:00 ET 17:00 GMT. He will depart the White House for Florida at 18:00 ET 23:00 GMT, where he will spend the week.
• Trump launched an initiative that aims to “accelerate scientific breakthroughs using AI.” The White House billed the initiative as the “largest marshalling of federal scientific resources since the Apollo program.”
• Trump held a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping yesterday, which was uncharacteristically requested by the Chinese side. Shortly after, Trump spoke with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takachi. Trump said he agreed to visit Beijing in April, and President Xi will be accorded a White House State Visit later in the year.
• Former Republican Speaker Kevin McCarthy warned more Republicans could join Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) in retiring early from Congress.
• The White House has paused plans to unveil a proposal to address the imminent Obamacare subsidy cliff.
• The Senate Energy Committee has proposed cuts to clean energy in its FY26 spending bill.  
• Senior US, Ukrainian, and Russian negotiators met in Abu Dhabi to discuss the Ukraine peace deal drafted by the Trump administration and amended in Sunday talks with Ukrainian officials in Geneva. 
• Trump reportedly told his advisers he's planning to speak directly with Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.
• Poll of the Day: Housing is the second most challenging cost of living expenditure for Americans. 

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