No breakthrough in Serbia-Kosovo talks, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell says
Brussels has warned both Belgrade and Pristina that refusal to compromise jeopardises Serbia and Kosovo’s chances of joining the bloc.
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The Canadian PressA private call of top Democrats fuels more insider anger about Biden's debate performance
NEW YORK (AP) — A sense of concern is growing inside the top ranks of the Democratic Party that leaders of Joe Biden’s campaign and the Democratic National Committee are not taking seriously enough the impact of the president’s troubling debate performance earlier in the week.
- HuffPost
Critics Clown Trump's 'IDIOTIC' Electric Planes Remarks: 'Dumb As A Box Of Rocks'
"What happens if the sun isn’t shining while you’re up in the air?” the former president asked at a rally in Virginia.
- Rolling Stone
In Memos to Quell Doubters, the Biden Campaign Touts Alarming Poll Results
Biden’s team emailed surveys showing most voters think he isn't fit to be president, is too old, and should be replaced on the ticket
- CNN
Russia wants to confront NATO but dares not fight it on the battlefield – so it’s waging a hybrid war instead
When someone tried – and failed – to burn down a bus garage in Prague earlier this month, the unsuccessful arson attack didn’t draw much attention. Until, that is, Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala revealed it was “very likely” that Moscow was behind it.
- The Hill
Carville on Biden’s dismal debate: He relies on ’employees’ not ‘advisers’
Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville said President Biden does not have advisers telling him what to do, he has employees, in comments after his poor debate showing on Thursday night. Since the debate between Biden and former President Trump, the conversation has been centered on whether Biden should step aside and allow another Democrat to…
- USA TODAY
Historian who predicted 9 of the last 10 election results says Democrats shouldn't drop Joe Biden
“Debate performances can be overcome,” Allan Lichtman said. “At the first sign of adversity the spineless Democrats want to throw under the bus, their own incumbent president.”
- CNN
A year ago, she drank battery acid to escape life under the Taliban. Today, she has a message for other Afghan girls
Arzo survived a suicide attempt but now faces a new threat that could send her family – and millions like them – back to Afghanistan and a life that has become so intolerable for women and girls that some would rather die.
- HuffPost
Trump Uses 'Palestinian' As A Slur For The Second Time In A Week
The GOP presidential frontrunner referred to Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), who is Jewish, as a "Palestinian" during a rally on Friday.
- Business Insider
Meet NATO's next chief, the 'Trump whisperer' and fierce critic of Vladimir Putin
Rutte's experience and personality could be key to "Trump-proofing" the NATO alliance, one expert said.
- CNN
What Rep. Clyburn says Trump’s ‘black jobs’ remark meant to him
Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) reacts to remarks former President Donald Trump made about “Black jobs” during the presidential debate hosted by CNN, and explains what the comment means to him.
- CNN
Pelosi: Some health experts think Trump has dementia
Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi tells CNN’s Dana Bash that “if we’re just talking about mental acuity, let’s be fair about it.”
- CNN
The reason why NATO and Europe found Biden’s debate performance so alarming
Joe Biden’s performance at the CNN presidential debate against Donald Trump has raised concerns with US allies - particularly within NATO and Europe.
- The Hill
Utah governor doubts Kinzinger, Cheney ‘changing hearts and minds’
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox (R) said he thinks former Reps. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) and Adam Kinzinger (Ill.), two Republicans who are often critical of former President Trump, aren’t “changing hearts and minds.” “I don’t know that they’re changing anybody’s minds,” Cox said on a Friday episode of Politico’s “Playbook Deep Dive” podcast. “I don’t think…
- Business Insider
Deadly Russian Su-34 bombers are sitting ducks for Ukraine's ATACMS. But it can't attack without US approval.
Some of Russia's deadly Su-34 fighter bombers lie exposed on the tarmac of a military airfield just 100 miles from the border with Ukraine.
- The Olympian
WA to become third state to punish ‘stealthing.’ Here’s what else will become law on Monday
Here are new Washington state laws that take effect July 1.
- The Canadian Press
Hungary's populist Orbán to take over EU presidency as many issues hang in the balance
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — When Hungary takes over the helm of the European Union on July 1, many politicians in Brussels will have the same thing on their minds: whether populist Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will use the role to further his reputation as the bloc’s main spoiler.
- The Canadian Press
10 Ukrainians held prisoner for years in Russia return home after Vatican mediation
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ten Ukrainian civilians held prisoner for years by Russia arrived in Kyiv overnight Saturday after the mediation of the Vatican, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
- The Daily Beast
Steve Bannon’s Going to Prison But His Podcast Will Go On
In the minutes before Steve Bannon reports to a federal penitentiary Monday, he’ll tape one last episode of his War Room podcast—outside the Connecticut lockup he’ll soon call home.“We’ll do the morning War Room to kick off a Monday just like everywhere, but I’ll do it outside the prison,” Bannon told The Daily Beast. “Then when I finish, I’ll drop the mic and then go surrender.”Once he’s officially Bureau of Prisons (BOP) inmate No. 05635-509 at the low-security FCI Danbury, guest hosts will ke
- Associated Press
Russia presses its offensive in Ukraine and issues new threats as the West tries to blunt the push
Slowly but steadily this summer, Russian troops are forging through Ukraine's outgunned and undermanned defenses in a relentless onslaught, prompting the West to push for new weapons and strategies to shore up Kyiv. Russia took advantage of its edge in firepower amid delays in U.S. aid to scale up attacks in several areas along the 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front.
- The Hill
NY Democrat slams CNN over debate: Network gave Trump ‘free rein to just lie’
Rep. Daniel Goldman (D-N.Y.) criticized CNN and its moderators for allowing former President Trump to make claims on air without fact checking during Thursday night’s debate with President Biden. “He is blatantly mischaracterizing the disaster that was his presidency,” Goldman told CNN’s Anderson Cooper in an interview Friday, highlighted by Mediaite. “And that got a…