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Biden's campaign is getting rolling. Here's what's been happening behind the scenes

President Biden launched his reelection campaign almost two months ago. But behind the scenes, there's been a lot of work laying the ground for fundraising and organizing at the DNC.

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Editorial: China and Cuba are getting closer. Now is the time for Biden to reengage with Havana

Few countries in the Western Hemisphere have evoked for Americans the spirit of the Monroe Doctrine as much as has Cuba. For years, the Soviets used the island nation 103 miles off the coast of Florida as a listening post, and, in 1962, they brought the world to the brink…

Chicago Tribune

To Trump supporters: Read the indictment

Loose talk about political violence has to be taken seriously, columnist Gene Lyons writes. His advice to would-be, pro-Trump insurrectionists: Read the indictment of the former president. It’s only 44 pages.

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US groups celebrate first Muslim woman to serve as federal judge

Confirmation of Nusrat Jahan Choudhury as a federal judge in New York is a significant first for US Muslim community.

Al Jazeera

The U.S. Army renames a base in honor of Sgt. William Henry Johnson, a Black WWI hero

Louisiana's Fort Polk became Fort Johnson, the latest Army base to replace its Confederate name. It now honors a soldier who earned a Medal of Honor a century after the night that made him a hero.

WEKU

Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

Through June 12, 2023, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 76 vacancies. Seventy-five of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships. Since May 1:

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Silvio Berlusconi had a complex relationship with US presidents: Friend to one, shunned by another

When the administration of Geroge W. Bush needed an ally to help sell its proposed invasion of Iraq to a skeptical European audience, Silvio Berlusconi stepped forward.

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Nuggets, Nikola Jokic Praised By Sports World, Fans After Clinching First NBA Title

Barack Obama and Dick Vitale were among those who weighed in on Denver’s historic NBA Finals victory.

Sports Illustrated

Ex-CIA chief calls Lindsey Graham a ‘spineless coward’ over his defence of Trump

John Brennan, who ran spy agency under Barack Obama, says Trump ‘is definitely a threat, a major danger to our national security’

The Independent UK

Explained: Trump’s indictment and what he has wrong about Obama’s presidential records

Trump’s whataboutism and false equivalency claims are plays for public support and do not deal with the actual legal allegations in his 37-count indictment.

Chicago Sun-Times

What happened in Silvio Berlusconi’s notorious ‘Bunga Bunga’ sex party scandal?

Wild goings-on at Italian PM’s villa exposed by ‘Ruby the Heart Stealer’

The Independent UK

2nd Batch Of Classified Docs Allegedly Found

Aides find a second batch of classified documents being kept at a different location

Zenger

Silvio Berlusconi obituary: The bunga bunga party loving billionaire who was the king of comebacks

The flamboyant tycoon and politician has passed away aged 86 after a colourful life that took in sex scandals, tax fraud, and four stints as Italy’s prime minister

The Independent UK

Rosamund Pike: ‘We’re all being conned by the wellness industry’

The actor on bringing one of Barack Obama’s favourite books to TV, going clubbing in Berlin and her fascination with espionage

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The latest Trump charges cast a new light on a growing Republican presidential field

Seeing Trump in the dock in a criminal case enrages his core supporters and the GOP officeholders who depend on them. But it could also breathe new life into candidacies that offer alternatives.

The Independent UK

Tucker Carlson says Obama had a ‘strange and highly creepy personal life’ in Twitter episode

‘Barack Obama had a strange and highly creepy personal life, yet nobody ever asked him about it,’ Carlson said

The Independent UK

Trump, Biden, Pence - who else? Inside the presidential scramble to check for classified documents

Experts tell Andrew Feinberg that Mr Biden is unlikely to face any legal repercussions as a result of the document discoveries

The Conversation

Trump charged under Espionage Act – which covers a lot more crimes than just spying

Former President Donald Trump’s indictment by a federal grand jury in Miami includes 31 counts of violating a part of the Espionage Act of 1917.

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With another DACA court ruling looming, Texas recipients who are now adults worry about their jobs and futures

A federal judge in Houston is expected to rule for the second time that the Obama-era program is illegal. The possible end of DACA could upend the lives of more than 95,000 Texans enrolled in the program.

Evening Standard

Brexit failure: Rishi Sunak grilled on no US-UK free trade deal 7 years after it was promised

Barack Obama warned in 2016 that the UK would be at the ‘back of the queue’ for a US trade pact if it quit the European Union

The Guardian - UK

Everything’s Fine by Cecilia Rabess review – assured mixed-race, mixed-politics romance

In her debut novel the San Franciscan explores whether it’s possible for a Black liberal and a white conservative to be happily in love

Evening Standard

OPINION - Rishi’s US visit is short, but he will need it to be sweet too for key goals

When David Cameron arrived at the White House on a beautiful spring day in March 2012, President Obama joshed that he was “chuffed to bits” to welcome the British prime minister to Washington. Since then there have been bumps in the road over Syria and Afghanistan, Brexit, trade, and two…

The Guardian - US

What’s really changed 10 years after the Snowden revelations?

The whistleblower forced US intelligence agencies to admit extensive spying on their own citizens. Some reforms were enacted but Snowden still faces potentially 30 years in prison

The Guardian - US

‘It’s been a total witch-hunt. It takes its toll’: the LGBTQ+ families fleeing red states

Anti-trans bills and threats leave adults and children fearing for their safety at home

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A preview of tomorrow’s New Jersey primaries

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