MNI POLITICAL RISK- US-Venezuela Tensions Spike Amid Tanker Op
Dec-11 13:19By: Tom Lake
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- The Trump administration and Pentagon have potentially taken another step towards all-out war with Venezuela following the attempted seizure of an oil tanker off the coast of the country.
- Two notable votes take place today in the Senate regarding the status of Obamacare subsidies, which at present are due to expire in January 2026. Neither is likely to have the requisite support, raising the likelihood of the expiration of the subsidies. Discharge petitions in the House on the same issue risk further blowback on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) amid an increasingly restive House Republican Conference.
- Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem appears before the House Committee on Homeland Security today at 10:00ET 15:00 GMT to deliver testimony on the topic of “Worldwide Threats to the Homeland”. However, Beltway reporting suggests that threats to Noem may be closer to home, with rumours she could be removed/asked to leave office in the new year.
- Poll of the Day: Latest polling from Maine shows a dead-heat ahead of a must-win contest if the Democrats want to flip control of the Senate in 2026
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