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Donald Trump has been charged under the US Espionage Act – but is this 1917 law still up to the job?

An audio recording of former US president Donald Trump discussing holding secret documents has been leaked to CNN. This could form part of the ongoing investigation into Trump’s alleged misuse of classified documents. He has been charged with 37 violations of the US Espionage Act, and pleaded not guilty.

The Conversation

Analysis: Uncertainty clouds defense spending forecast - Roll Call

Partisan division and the potential for drastic changes mean the future of the Pentagon's fiscal 2024 budget is anything but certain.

Roll Call

Pentagon announces $500m in military aid for Ukraine

NEW YORK: The Pentagon will send more ammunition to Ukraine from its stockpiles, including Stinger and Patriot air-defence missiles, guided rockets for HIMARS launchers, and artillery ammunition, defence officials said Tuesday.

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Audio emerges with new details of Trump’s 2021 conversation about classified documents

An audio recording with new details from a 2021 meeting where ex-President Donald Trump discusses holding secret documents he did not declassify has been released

The Independent UK

First Thing: Biden says US not involved in Russia’s Wagner mutiny

Ukraine’s western allies make pointed effort of being seen to stay out of the short-lived rebellion. Plus, why one country is considering digitally cloning itself

The Guardian - UK

Tape of Donald Trump’s 2021 classified documents discussion released

An audio recording of Donald Trump from 2021 has been released where he discusses holding secret documents and admits he did not declassify them.

Evening Standard

Trump heard on CNN tape discussing military secrets at golf club

Ex-president is heard discussing a Pentagon paper detailing plans to attack Iran with people who did not have security clearances

The Guardian - US

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US to send $500 million in weapons, military aid to Ukraine, officials say

U.S. officials say the Pentagon will announce it is sending up to $500 million in military aid to Ukraine, including more than 50 heavily armored vehicles and an infusion of missiles for air defense systems

The Independent UK

US says Wagner coup is 'real' and 'serious' as White House consults allies

The White House has said they are "monitoring the situation" after the Wagner mercenary group's chief, Yevgeny Prigozhin, becomes more outspoken about the tactic's of Russia's conventional military

Daily Mirror

Queen City: remembering the black neighbourhood erased for the Pentagon

A new monument has been crafted in Virginia to commemorate the historically black neighbourhood destroyed in 1941 for the construction of the Pentagon

The Guardian - US

U.S. remains deeply confident in India's diversification of defence equipment, says Pentagon’s Deputy Press Secretary Sabrina Singh

The U.S. remains deeply confident in India’s diversification of military equipment and the U.S. encourages all its partners and allies to avoid transactions with Russia, Sabrina Singh said

The Hindu

Pentagon documents leak suspect Guardsman Jack Teixeira is due back in court on federal charges

The Massachusetts Air National Guard member accused of leaking highly classified military documents on a social media platform is due back in court after being indicted on federal felony charges

The Independent UK

Budget loophole for Pentagon slush fund

Despite debt ceiling compromise, the Pentagon will continue to prove exempt from ceilings of any sort

Salon

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EU agrees new package of sanctions against Russia; Putin says Sarmat nuclear missiles ready soon – as it happened

EU members agree new sanctions against Russia; Russian president says warheads can soon be deployed for duty

Tribune News Service

Pentagon says a $6 billion accounting error allows more arms for Ukraine

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said it will be able to spend $6 billion more than originally expected on arms for Ukraine thanks to what it called accounting errors.

The Independent UK

Pentagon accounting error provides extra $6.2 billion for Ukraine military aid

The Pentagon says it overestimated the value of the weapons it has sent to Ukraine by $6.2 billion over the past two years, resulting in a surplus that will be used for future security packages

The Independent UK

Trump's penchant for talking could pose problems as Mar-a-Lago criminal case moves ahead

Criminal defendants are routinely advised to avoid commenting on pending charges against them

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Monday briefing: Why new claims about UFOs have experts wondering if the truth really is out there

In today’s newsletter: A former US official said the country has “intact” alien vehicles – and changing attitudes mean some are taking the idea more seriously

Tribune News Service

DOD anti-extremism efforts draw scrutiny in GOP defunding push

WASHINGTON — Provisions to defund the Pentagon’s anti-extremism efforts are on tap for potential inclusion in the fiscal 2024 defense policy bill when members of the House Armed Service Committee hold their marathon markup session on June 21.

The New Daily

Daniel Ellsberg, who exposed US pretext for Vietnam War, dead at 92

Daniel Ellsberg, the military analyst whose change of heart on the Vietnam War led him to leak the classified Pentagon Papers has died at 92

Reason

RIP Daniel Ellsberg, Who Told the World the Truth About the Vietnam War

The Pentagon Papers leaker risked prison to reveal that American military officials were lying to Congress and the public about Vietnam. He died today at age 92.

Al Jazeera

Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers whistleblower, dies at 92

Ellsberg was famous for exposing government deception on the US war in Vietnam and advocated for whistleblower rights.

Los Angeles Times

Daniel Ellsberg, former defense analyst who released top-secret Pentagon Papers, dies at 92

Daniel Ellsberg, the defense analyst whose unauthorized release of the top-secret Pentagon Papers triggered court battles over freedom of the press and led to calamity for the presidency of Richard M. Nixon, has died.

WEKU

History-making whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg has died at 92

Ellsberg's release of what were called the "Pentagon Papers" hastened the end of the Vietnam war, prompted a landmark Supreme Court ruling and contributed to the downfall of President Richard Nixon.

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