#Trump lawyers ask to delay Mar-a-Lago documents trial

#Trump lawyers ask to delay Mar-a-Lago documents trial

Former President Trump’s attorneys are asking a judge to delay his trial in the Mar-a-Lago documents case without setting a new start date. “The government’s request to begin a trial of this magnitude within six months of indictment is unreasonable, telling, and would result in a miscarriage of justice,” they wrote in the brief. “The…

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#The Hill’s Morning Report — In ‘historic step,’ Turkey backs Sweden’s NATO bid

#The Hill’s Morning Report — In ‘historic step,’ Turkey backs Sweden’s NATO bid

Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Morning Report newsletter As NATO members gather today within…

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#The Hill’s Morning Report — Biden: Ukraine not ready for NATO membership

#The Hill’s Morning Report — Biden: Ukraine not ready for NATO membership

Editor’s note: The Hill’s Morning Report is our daily newsletter that dives deep into Washington’s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below. Close Thank you for signing up! Subscribe to more newsletters here The latest in politics and policy. Direct to your inbox. Sign up for the Morning Report newsletter President Biden, who has forcefully promoted…

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#Biden says Ukraine not ready for NATO membership

#Biden says Ukraine not ready for NATO membership

President Biden said that he doesn’t think Ukraine is ready for NATO membership, adding that it’s premature to call for a vote to accept the war-torn country into the alliance. “I don’t think it’s ready for membership in NATO,” Biden told CNN in an interview that aired on Sunday. The president added that he doesn’t…

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#White House fends off GOP’s Hunter Biden attacks

#White House fends off GOP’s Hunter Biden attacks

The White House is fending off new questions about Hunter Biden, a sign of how the legal problems and personal issues of the president’s son are likely to be a lingering distraction as President Biden mounts his reelection campaign.  House and Senate Republicans have consistently targeted Hunter Biden with investigations, which are expected to intensify…

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#Putin turns to smear campaign in power move

#Putin turns to smear campaign in power move

Russian President Vladimir Putin is turning to a familiar playbook in shoring up his authority: a smear campaign against Yevgeny Prigozhin, the Wagner Group military leader who led a brief mutiny against the Kremlin.  Public opinion against Prigozhin dropped sharply in the days after the rebellion. So Putin moved quickly to discredit Prigozhin’s public image. Putin…

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