Biden's weird words  —  President Biden often uses old-timey expressions that confound even his own staff.  That happened again Friday when he ended a speech on gun violence with “God save the queen, man.”  — Even Olivia Dalton, the White House's principal deputy press secretary, didn't know what her boss meant.

Transcript: Former Attorney General William Barr on “Face the Nation,” June 18, 2023  —  The following is a transcript of an interview with former Attorney General William Barr that aired on “Face the Nation” on June 18, 2023.  —  ROBERT COSTA: We're joined now by William Barr.

Juneteenth holiday horror: Four people are shot dead and at least 42 others injured so far this weekend as gun violence erupts across the nation - from Illinois to Missouri  — At least 20 people were shot, one fatally, during a Juneteenth celebration early Sunday morning in Willowbrook, Illinois

DeSantis Takes Clear Aim at Trump in Nevada, an Important Early State  —  Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida avoided mentioning Donald Trump at a G.O.P. fund-raiser in Nevada, but he took clear aim at the former president.  —  Reporting from Gardnerville, Nev.  —  In black boots …

Christie calls GOP presidential debate pledge a ‘useless idea’  —  Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie said Sunday it was a “useless idea” to force 2024 GOP contenders to sign a pledge to back the party's ultimate nominee in order to participate in primary debates.

Trump lacked power to declassify secret nuclear arms document, experts say  —  Even when he was president, Donald Trump lacked the legal authority to declassify a U.S. nuclear weapons-related document that he is charged with illegally possessing, security experts said, contrary to the former U.S. president's claim.

Pence: 'I'm still waiting for the rash of prosecutions of people involved in the BLM riots' of 2020  —  Former Vice President Mike Pence says “the vast majority of Republicans have lost confidence” in the DOJ in an exclusive interview with Meet the Press.

Tracing the power of Casey DeSantis  —  As Ron DeSantis pursues the presidency, his wife's role is limitless.  Casey, 42, isn't a typical political spouse.  Why does that inspire so much fear?  Her rise in TV and insular marriage tell the story.  —  Where's Casey?  —  Ron was asking.

House GOP flirts with Jan. 6 extremism  —  Far-right conservatives have entertained false conspiracy theories about the Capitol attack — but so have some House GOP leaders and key committee chiefs, without outright embracing them.  —  House Republicans don't want to talk about Jan. 6.

Why NYC Suburbs Increasingly Resent the City  —  Tension between the city and its surrounding areas over issues like crime, immigration and congestion pricing has grown since the pandemic.  —  Ed Day says he proudly remembers his days as a New York City police commander, fighting crime and helping to restore the city's luster.

Russia's Grim ‘Fashion Colony’: Americans Describe Harsh Life in Remote Labor Camp  —  IK-17 inmates struggle with hazardous work and meager medical care.  It could be the next destination for jailed WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich.  —  The Russian national anthem blares from loudspeakers each morning …

Man, 71, charged with setting massive Yosemite park fire initially blamed on climate change  —  A 71-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly starting a devastating massive forest fire in Yosemite National Park that was previously thought to have been caused by climate change.

Morality Is for Trump What Colors Are to the Color-Blind  —  The majority of his enablers, though, still know right from wrong.  —  Earlier this week, Donald Trump was arraigned in Miami on charges that he willfully retained documents containing some of the nation's most sensitive secrets …

‘They enjoyed this’: Ukrainian woman recounts five-month nightmare of torture and imprisonment  —  Russian occupiers have unleashed a reign of terror in the city of Enerhodar, detailed here by one survivor of the secret police  —  Dan Sabbagh and Artem Mazhulin in Zaporizhzhia