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New York Times:
Biden Offers to Debate Trump, With Terms, Shunning the Debate Commission — The president wants two debates before early voting begins, with no crowds. Donald Trump's camp has said it would debate “anytime and anywhere.” — President Biden is willing to debate former President Donald J. Trump …
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Washington Post:
Biden proposes June and September faceoffs with Trump, who accepts dates — The president said he will not participate in the traditional televised showdowns organized by the Commission on Presidential Debates. — President Biden said Wednesday that he will not participate …
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Axios:
Biden prods Trump to accept invite for June 27 presidential debate on CNN … - “Over to you, Donald. … - Biden's campaign offered to debate Trump twice in one-on-one settings, well before most early voting has concluded. — “Trump lost two debates to me in 2020.
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Fox News:
Trump accepts Biden offer to debate him in June and September — Trump blasts Commission on Presidential Debates as ‘totally controlled by Democrats’: ‘Biden is the worst debater I have ever faced’ — Join Fox News for access to this content — Former President Trump accepted President Biden's offer …
CNN:
Biden and Trump accept CNN's invitation to debate on June 27 — President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have both accepted an invitation from CNN to debate on June 27, a historically early showdown that will set the tone for the final months of the 2024 campaign.
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Politico:
Warning signs for Trump: 5 takeaways from Tuesday's primaries — Nikki Haley's zombie presidential candidacy is still drawing a sizable slice of the Republican vote in the suburbs. — Donald Trump showed weakness in the suburbs in Tuesday's primaries, while Joe Biden's problem with the protest vote appeared to fade.
Judd Legum / Popular Information:
Is Trump orchestrating a new criminal conspiracy? — In recent days, several high-profile Republican political figures have traveled to the Manhattan Criminal Court, where Donald Trump is on trial. Outside the courthouse, they addressed the media and attacked key witnesses, the jury, and even the judge's daughter.
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Meridith McGraw / Politico:
Nikki Haley gathers her donors and ignores Trump — Haley didn't endorse the former president or push her supporters to back him. — Donald Trump may be the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, but Nikki Haley isn't offering him her support or donor network yet.
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Zachary Cohen / CNN:
Arizona officials say they can't find Rudy Giuliani to serve him with indictment notice — Arizona prosecutors have tried for weeks - and so far failed - to serve Rudy Giuliani with notice of his indictment related to an alleged scheme to overturn the 2020 election results in that state.
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Wall Street Journal:
Biden Moves Forward on $1 Billion in New Arms for Israel — The administration notifies Congress of a large arms package after withholding shipment of bombs last week — The Biden administration notified Congress on Tuesday that it was moving forward with more than $1 billion in new weapons deals …
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Adam Kredo / Washington Free Beacon:
GOP Senator Introduces Bill To Continue Arms Sales to Israel
GOP Senator Introduces Bill To Continue Arms Sales to Israel
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Lisa Needham / Public Notice:
Trump's run-out-the-clock legal strategy worked — Every case other than New York is stalled out. Mission accomplished. … No matter what happens with Donald Trump's other criminal cases, we'll always have New York, where he's been walloped with two sets of civil penalties …
Reuters:
US says Boeing breached 2021 737 MAX criminal prosecution deal — The U.S. Justice Department said late on Tuesday that Boeing Co (BA.N) had breached its obligations in a 2021 agreement that shielded the planemaker from criminal prosecution over fatal 737 MAX crashes in 2018 and 2019 that killed 346 people.
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Sareen Habeshian / Axios:
DOJ: Boeing breached 2021 safety agreement that prevented charges for crashes
DOJ: Boeing breached 2021 safety agreement that prevented charges for crashes
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Ryan J. Reilly / NBC News:
Jan. 6 felony rioter Derrick Evans loses Republican House primary in West Virginia — GOP Rep. Carol Miller fended off a challenge from Evans, who was sentenced to three months in prison for his role in the Capitol attack. — WASHINGTON — Derrick Evans, a Jan. 6 rioter who admitted …
Marcia Dunn / Associated Press:
Sun shoots out biggest solar flare in almost 2 decades, but Earth should be out of the way this time — The sun produced its biggest flare in nearly two decades Tuesday, just days after severe solar storms pummeled Earth and created dazzling northern lights in unaccustomed places.
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Barak Ravid / Axios:
Bibi's rant: Israel isn't a “vassal state” of the U.S. … - It was a shot across the bow to show Netanyahu how concerned Biden remains about the prime minister continuing to say he's planning to order an invasion of Rafah, where more than 1 million displaced Palestinians have taken shelter.
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Eli Lake / The Free Press:
The Rise of the ‘Never Bidens’ — Donors who once worried more about Donald Trump now see the president's bid for a second term as the greater threat to America. — Joe Biden's threat last week to freeze arms shipments to Israel along with reports that his administration is withholding intelligence …
Annabella Rosciglione / Washington Examiner:
Who is Valentina Gomez, the Missouri secretary of state candidate who told voters 'don't be weak and gay'? — Missouri secretary of state candidate Republican Valentina Gomez is making waves on social media with a new campaign video. — Gomez, a self-described real estate investor …
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Jordan Fabian / Bloomberg:
US Sanctions Nicaraguan Government in Bid to Stem Migrant Flow — Biden administration accuses regime of profiting off migrants — Measures include visa restrictions, sanctioned entities — President Joe Biden's administration is placing visa restrictions on hundreds of members …
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Adam Edelman / NBC News:
Wisconsin Republicans change their tune on ballot drop boxes ahead of state Supreme Court ruling — Republicans in the key battleground state say they'll be prepared to encourage their voters to use ballot drop boxes this fall if the court reinstates their use.
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Meg Kinnard / Associated Press:
Speaker Mike Johnson's appearance at Trump's felony trial marks a remarkable moment in US politics — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson assailed the U.S. judicial system on Tuesday, becoming the highest-ranking Republican to show up at court with Donald Trump and using his powerful position …
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NBC News:
Ben Carson calls for making divorce harder — Carson, who is often mentioned as a potential Trump VP, writes in his new book that the U.S. should end no-fault divorce laws. — Ben Carson, who is often named as a potential running mate for Donald Trump, is out with a new book in which he calls …