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United States President Joe Biden,and French President Emmanuel Macron arrive at the international ceremony at Omaha Beach, Thursday, June 6, 2024, in Normandy, France. (Photo: PTI)

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Trump and Biden neck and neck nationally and in battlegrounds — CBS News poll​

Among all the factors on voters' minds this election, former President Donald Trump's guilty verdict pales in comparison to issues like the economy, inflation, and the border — all items on which Trump maintains advantages. As such, the verdict has not dramatically reshaped the race.

But what we do see is a few more Joe Biden voters activated out of opposition to Trump. His vote has become increasingly centered around anti-Trump sentiment, more so than affinity for Mr. Biden himself. Today, most of Mr. Biden's voters say their main rationale is opposing Trump, and that's up from March. ... Read the Full Story!
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Far-right gains in the EU election deal stunning defeats to France's Macron and Germany's Scholz

Exit polls for ARD and ZDF public television showed support for Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left Social Democrats at 14%, below the 15.8% they managed in 2019 and far below their showing in Germany’s last national election in 2021.
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Sen. Lindsey Graham says fellow Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is an "outlier" on Putin and Ukraine

Sen. Lindsey Graham said his Republican colleague Sen. Tommy Tuberville is an "outlier" within the party when it comes to his stance on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukraine.
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Trump to undergo probation interview Monday, a required step before his New York sentencing

Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to be interviewed by New York probation officials. The Monday interview is a required step before his July sentencing in his criminal hush money case.
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Trump complains about his teleprompters at a scorching Las Vegas rally

Former President Donald Trump rallied voters in the scorching heat of Las Vegas. His campaign loaded up on water bottles, hired extra medics and allowed supporters to carry umbrellas at the outdoor rally.
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"Famine could happen" south of Gaza amid Israel-Hamas war, Cindy McCain says

Cindy McCain, the executive director of the World Food Programme, said on "Face that Nation" that the south of Gaza is "right on the edge" of famine amid the war between Israel and Hamas
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Centrist Benny Gantz is quitting Israel's war Cabinet, citing frustrations with Netanyahu

Benny Gantz, a centrist member of Israel’s three-man war Cabinet, has announced his resignation, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of mismanaging the war effort and putting his own “political survival” over the country’s security needs.
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Comer teases ‘imminent report’ on criminal allegations against Biden - Washington Examiner

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) predicted that a report would be released "very soon" listing criminal allegations against President Joe Biden. Comer appeared on Fox News's Sunday Morning Futures to offer an update on the House Oversight Committee's investigation into Hunter Biden, the president's...
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Trump proposes eliminating taxes on tips at Las Vegas campaign rally | CNN Politics

Donald Trump proposed eliminating taxes on tips at a Sunday campaign rally in Las Vegas as he looks to win over voters in a critical swing state that has a sizable number of service industry workers.
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Why Robert F. Kennedy's Jr.'s current presidential polling numbers might not hold up into November

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is hoping to get on the debate stage with Democratic President Joe Biden and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump.
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German far right gains as governing parties decline, but conservatives lead in European election

Projections show that Germany’s unpopular governing parties sank to feeble results and the far-right Alternative for Germany made gains in Sunday’s vote for the European Parliament, while the mainstream conservative opposition was the country’s strongest political force by a distance.
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Analysis: A major reevaluation of the most masculine president | CNN Politics

Theodore Roosevelt carefully crafted his image of rugged manliness. But that image is not complete, according to “The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President,” a new biography by Edward O’Keefe.
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Supreme Court to rule on pivotal abortion cases two years after overturning Roe v. Wade

The justices will decide whether to impose new restrictions on the abortion pill mifepristone, and whether a federal law requiring emergency room treatment conflicts with a state abortion ban.
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Democrats 'fear' this possible Trump VP pick who 'could spell the end for Biden': Insiders

Political insiders say Florida Sen. Marco Rubio is the name Democrats "fear" most when it comes to who Donald Trump will pick as his running mate.
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Biden warns against ‘semi-isolationism’ and stresses importance of alliances at WWI cemetery in France | CNN Politics

President Joe Biden warned against a streak of “semi-isolationism” in the US as he stressed the importance of alliances during a symbolic visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery on Sunday, honoring the thousands of Americans who died in World War I at a site former President Donald Trump...
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Israel-Gaza live updates:

More than seven months after Hamas terrorists invaded Israel on Oct. 7, the Israeli military continues its bombardment of the neighboring Gaza Strip.
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NSA Jake Sullivan says "there could be a cease-fire tomorrow" if "Hamas would say yes to the deal"

National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on "Face the Nation" that "now is the moment" for a cease-fire in the war in Gaza, urging Hamas to accept a deal with Israel.
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BBC anchor asks if Israeli forces warned Palestinians ahead of hostage rescue mission: Defeats 'the purpose'

BBC anchor Helena Humphrey asked former IDF spokesperson Jonathan Conricus if Israeli forces would have warned Gazan civilians about secret rescue operations ahead of time.
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Noem thinks Trump choosing a woman as his running mate would be ‘beneficial’ - Washington Examiner

Noem had been floated as a possible running mate for Trump in the past, but came under scrutiny after she recounted shooting her dog Cricket in her book.
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Mayorkas defends asylum executive action from critics on both sides of the aisle while calling on Congress to do more | CNN Politics

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday pushed back on criticism of President Joe Biden’s new executive action restricting asylum while calling on Congress to take action on the border.
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'Disingenuous at best': Gretchen Whitmer hits Kristi Noem, other GOP officials over contraception bill

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, called the GOP response to last week's failed contraception access bill 'disingenuous at best.'
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Trump Endorses Sam Brown in Nevada’s Key Senate Race

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Former President Donald J. Trump on Sunday said he was endorsing Sam Brown, the Army veteran who is leading the crowded Republican primary field in Nevada’s U.S. Senate race.

“Sam Brown is a fearless American patriot,” Mr. Trump wrote in a post on his social media site, Truth Social, adding that Mr. Brown would “fight tirelessly” to protect the border and improve the economy.

The endorsement, though belated — the primary is on June 11 and early voting has already ended — solidifies Mr. Brown’s standing as the front-runner and heavy favorite to...
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Trump announces major endorsement in crucial battleground Senate race

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FIRST ON FOX: Former President Donald Trump has made a major endorsement in what is expected to be one of this year's most closely watched Senate races.

Trump announced Sunday in a post on Truth Social that he would be backing former U.S. Army Captain Sam Brown to take on incumbent Democrat Sen. Jacky Rosen in November.

"Sam Brown is a FEARLESS AMERICAN PATRIOT, a Purple Heart Recipient, who has proven he has the 'PURE GRIT' and COURAGE to take on our Enemies, both Foreign and Domestic. Sam is now running for U.S. Senate in the Great State of...
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Europe's night of election drama capped by Macron bombshell

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The French leader lost to the far right then called an election, in one of many big stories across the EU.
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What this EU election and far-right surge tells us

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The hard right made gains in many parts of the EU - but will they really be able to influence policy?
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A cartoon cat has been vexing China’s censors – now he says they are on his tail

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In Las Vegas, Trump Appeals to Local Workers and Avoids Talk of Conviction

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In his first campaign rally since he was convicted in Manhattan on 34 felony charges, former President Donald J. Trump stood in blazing heat in a Las Vegas park and directly appealed to working-class voters by promising to eliminate taxes on tips for hospitality workers.

But beyond that proposal, little at the rally suggested that Mr. Trump’s new status as a felon had changed his message. And when Mr. Trump’s teleprompter apparently stopped working, his speech — which his campaign advisers had billed as focused on issues of local concern to Nevada...
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The Other War: How Israel Scours Gaza for Clues About the Hostages

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The hostages in Gaza are being moved around, with Hamas shuttling some from one apartment to another to obscure their whereabouts, while others are believed to be in tunnels underground.

All the while, at a “fusion cell” quietly formed in Israel last fall, American and Israeli intelligence and military analysts share imagery from drones and satellites, along with communications intercepts and any other information that comes their way that might offer a hint to the hostages’ locations.

More than one war is being waged in the Gaza Strip.

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Widow of IS leader reveals details of their life together

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Umm Hudaifa - widow of IS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi - says she tried to leave him but couldn’t.
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Nigerian star's drowning forces Nollywood to look at safety

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How Junior Pope's death shocked Nigeria's film industry and the health and safety repercussions.
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Michael Mosley's wife pays tribute to 'kind' husband

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Biden returns from France as Trump campaigns following conviction

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President Biden is returning from France before heading to Italy for a meeting with G-7 allies. Meanwhile, former President Trump is back on the campaign trail following his convictions in New York. Skyler Henry has the latest.
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Hailstorm damages nose, cockpit windows of Austrian Airlines plane

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An Austrian Airlines flight suffered significant damage from hail, which took off part of the airplane's nose on Sunday, the company said.
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Biden Administration Considers Protection for Undocumented Spouses of U.S. Citizens

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The Biden administration is considering a proposal to protect undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens from deportation and allow them to work in the country legally, according to four officials with knowledge of the discussions.

The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss the matter, said that no final decision had been made and that the shape of the policy was unclear. Any such program could also provide some spouses an easier route to obtain U.S. citizenship.

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Trump riles up fiery swing state crowd in first rally since New York conviction

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