Switzerland’s president says nearly 90 countries and organizations, half from Europe, have confirmed attending the Swiss-hosted Ukraine peace summit over the weekend despite Russia’s refusal to participate
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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)
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!
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.
www.cbsnews.comTrump 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.
apnews.comTrump 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
www.cbsnews.comCentrist 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.
www.cnn.comWhy 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.
apnews.comGerman 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.
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.
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.
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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Continue reading...Hunter Biden's lawyers to announce whether he will testify at gun trial
Hunter Biden's lawyers said Friday they would announce Monday whether he will testify in his own defense as his gun trial enters its second week.
Hunter Biden's attorney Abbe Lowell said Friday that Biden's legal team was down to "their last decision" in the case, meaning whether to call the defendant. The defense has only called three witnesses so far, including Naomi Biden, Hunter Biden's eldest daughter, who gave emotional testimony Friday about her father's drug use.
Another possible witness is President Biden's brother, James "Jimmy" Biden...
Continue reading...Hunter Biden's attorney Abbe Lowell said Friday that Biden's legal team was down to "their last decision" in the case, meaning whether to call the defendant. The defense has only called three witnesses so far, including Naomi Biden, Hunter Biden's eldest daughter, who gave emotional testimony Friday about her father's drug use.
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Key witness who says he bribed Bob Menendez continues testifying
Washington — A star witness who testified about bribing New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez will be back on the stand Monday.
Jose Uribe, a New Jersey insurance broker, told jurors last week that he bought the Democratic senator's wife, Nadine Menendez, a new Mercedes-Benz convertible in exchange for the senator's "power and influence" to stop criminal investigations into his business associates.
Uribe pleaded guilty in March and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in the case against Menendez, who has pleaded not guilty and has denied accepting any...
Continue reading...Jose Uribe, a New Jersey insurance broker, told jurors last week that he bought the Democratic senator's wife, Nadine Menendez, a new Mercedes-Benz convertible in exchange for the senator's "power and influence" to stop criminal investigations into his business associates.
Uribe pleaded guilty in March and agreed to cooperate with prosecutors in the case against Menendez, who has pleaded not guilty and has denied accepting any...
DNC invests $2M in 11 non-battleground state parties, targeting down-ballot races
The DNC investments will boost on-the-ground organizing, data infrastructure and voter turnout efforts in places like Maryland, South Dakota and Texas.
Continue reading...Trump to undergo probation interview for NY hush money case Monday afternoon: Sources
Trump is expected to attend a presentencing interview on Monday afternoon ahead of his July 11 sentencing in his New York criminal case, sources said.
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