{"id":581594,"date":"2023-07-06T13:20:00","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T10:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-hills-morning-report-biden-tries-to-stick-with-script\/"},"modified":"2023-07-06T13:20:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T10:20:00","slug":"the-hills-morning-report-biden-tries-to-stick-with-script","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-hills-morning-report-biden-tries-to-stick-with-script\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Hill\u2019s Morning Report \u2014 Biden tries to stick with script"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/07\/TOP-POTUS_070623_AP23183517627518.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Editor\u2019s note: The Hill\u2019s Morning Report is our daily <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>letter that dives deep into Washington\u2019s agenda. To subscribe, click here or fill out the box below.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sailthru_shortcode\">\n<div class=\"sailthru-signup-widget sailthru-signup-display-area sailthru-signup-hill-position-main\">\n        <span class=\"sailthru-signup-widget-close\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"#sailthru-signup-widget\">Close<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"sailthru_form\">\n<div class=\"sailthru-signup-success-message\" hidden=\"hidden\">\n<p class=\"thanks\">Thank you for signing up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"watch\">Subscribe to more newsletters here<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"sailthru-subscribe-grid-display\">\n<div class=\"sailthru-signup-display-message-wrapper\">\n<p>                            <span>The latest in politics and policy.<br \/>\nDirect to your inbox.<br \/>\nSign up for the Morning Report newsletter<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong>President Biden<\/strong> is eager to pitch \u201cBidenomics\u201d in South Carolina today as well as the idea of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/video\/series\/news-explainers\/nato-expansion-whats-blocking-swedens-membership\/D99C191D-2CF4-46E3-A9D5-F5805D4B8A0B?mod=hp_lead_pos8\">expanded NATO membership<\/a> ahead of a European summit next week, but reporters and some of Biden\u2019s political rivals are glued to a Secret Service investigation into how cocaine turned up in the West Wing over the weekend while the president was miles away at Camp David.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Recall that in November, Biden\u2019s representatives found classified documents in his former Washington office space just before the midterm elections, then later found more sensitive materials in his Delaware garage, which led to a Justice Department special counsel investigation, which has not ended.<\/p>\n<p>Expect the unexpected.<\/p>\n<p>In every reelection playbook and white paper for governing, something goes off course \u2014 an insurrection at the Capitol, a Chinese weather balloon over Montana, <strong>Hunter Biden<\/strong>\u2019s forgotten laptop tumbling into GOP hands, overnight bank failures.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2023\/07\/06\/janet-yellen-arrives-in-beijing-on-mission-to-find-common-ground-for-us-and-china.html\">CNBC<\/a> and <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2023\/07\/05\/1186023743\/yellen-china-tensions-trade-taiwan-south-china-sea\">NPR<\/a>: Tasked to try to ease U.S.-China tensions, Treasury Secretary <strong>Janet Yellen<\/strong> arrived in Beijing this morning.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In their wake, hearings, investigations, internal probes, court actions and crisis meetings fill headlines and inflame <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sen. <strong>John Kennedy<\/strong> (R-La.) argued Wednesday on <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/video\/2023\/07\/05\/sen_john_kennedy_washington_managerial_elite.html\">Fox News<\/a> that in the case of Hunter Biden\u2019s past business dealings and what his father knew of his international consulting clients, Republicans in Congress want the facts.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong><em>\u201cI don\u2019t know if Mr. Hunter Biden committed a crime. I sure don\u2019t know if President Biden committed a crime,\u201d <\/em><\/strong>he added.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2023\/07\/05\/cocaine-white-house-investigation\/\">The Washington Post<\/a>: Cocaine found Sunday in the White House near where guests enter the West Wing.<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/07\/05\/white-house-cocaine-culprit-unlikely-to-be-found-law-enforcement-official-00104742\">Politico<\/a>: <em>\u201cIt\u2019s a bit of a thoroughfare. People walk by there all the time,<\/em>\u201d said one law enforcement official, describing the West Wing basement entryway where many people have authorized access.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr3_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The president, who will speak at a South Carolina tech plant today, wants the public to focus on a surge in U.S. manufacturing jobs on his watch. (Biden is counting on the Palmetto State to give him a decisive Democratic first-in-the-nation primary victory in February.)<\/p>\n<p>But this week\u2019s cocaine-in-the-West-Wing headlines, which spawned<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/cocaine-white-house-found-cubby-hole-where-visitors-leave-belongings-source-2023-07-05\/\"> more questions<\/a> than whodunit answers, left imaginations to fill in the blanks, which former <strong>President Trump<\/strong> and GOP presidential candidate Gov. <strong>Ron DeSantis<\/strong> each rushed to do Wednesday (The Hill). Trump suggested on Truth Social, his megaphone, that Biden, Biden\u2019s son, or even <strong>Jack Smith<\/strong>, the special counsel prosecuting him for alleged crimes related to the mishandling of classified documents, might have something to do with the cocaine found in a West Wing location accessible to visitors. Smith, Trump said, <em>\u201clooks like a crackhead to me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The special counsel and his team continue to investigate Trump for his alleged actions and those of his associates during a push to overturn the 2020 election results.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr4_ab\"><\/aside>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong>Related Articles<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/money\/2023\/07\/05\/ups-teamsters-negotiations-end-as-strike-looms\/70382580007\/\"><strong>USA Today<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Will UPS workers strike? The Teamsters union and the company ended talks without a new contract.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/07\/05\/technology\/threads-app-meta-twitter-killer.html\"><strong>The New York Times<\/strong><\/a><strong> and <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/meta-threads-instagram-twitter-competitor-c68714f7?mod=hp_lead_pos2\"><strong>The Wall Street Journal<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Here\u2019s what to know about Meta\u2019s new Threads, its so-called \u201cTwitter killer\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> for conversations, built by Instagram. CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Wednesday that <\/strong><strong>Threads had 10 million sign-ups within seven hours of its launch.<\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr5_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p><strong>\u25aa <\/strong><strong>The Hill<\/strong><strong>: The White House is facing backlash about its decision to reactivate interest for student loans as part of its \u201con-ramp\u201d repayment program, which progressives and advocates argue isn\u2019t enough to help struggling borrowers after the Supreme Court shot down Biden\u2019s loan forgiveness plan.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25aa <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/07\/05\/wall-street-biden-economy-00104480\"><strong>Politico<\/strong><\/a><strong>: Voters don\u2019t love Bidenomics, but markets are coming around. Leading economists at big banks like Goldman Sachs and JPMorgan Chase have lowered their odds of an imminent recession.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong><u>LEADING THE DAY<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr6_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p><strong>\u27a4 ADMINISTRATION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The administration will appeal a judge\u2019s order that experts fear would make it harder to combat a potential \u201cWild West\u201d of disinformation online as next year\u2019s elections loom (The Hill). A federal judge this week temporarily limited communication among government officials and social media companies following a GOP-led legal challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Former Attorney <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General<\/a> <strong>Eric Holder<\/strong>, who served in the Obama administration, slammed the judge\u2019s order as <em>\u201cpretty stupid and potentially dangerous\u201d<\/em> (The Hill).<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr7_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>As courts increasingly reckon with free speech issues on social media, the laws around online speech could drastically change (The Hill).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf2 U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services propose that updated naturalization testing next year should add a speaking section to assess English skills. An officer would show photos of ordinary scenarios, such as daily activities, weather or food, and ask applicants to verbally describe the photos. Immigrants believe such changes would make it more difficult to attain citizenship among those with limited English proficiency (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/new-citizenship-test-naturalization-immigrants-immigration-c074aa1c92b226b4960485fb26d0f4fa\">The Associated Press<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83d\udc8a<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>A new class of Alzheimer\u2019s medication, if covered by Medicare, could be a breakthrough for patients and extremely costly for taxpayers. A bitter battle about the Food and Drug Administration\u2019s expected decision this week to approve the drug Leqembi, which could slow the progression of the disease, is playing out among Medicare officials, advocacy groups and lawmakers (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.statnews.com\/2023\/07\/05\/lecanemab-leqembi-alzheimers-jason-karlawish-interview\/\">STAT News<\/a>). Some physicians say the effectiveness of the expensive drug is limited. Medicare has been cautious about the projected costs. Lawmakers and advocates side with patients. The fight is likely to continue, and the new drug will not be the last to target Alzheimer\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u27a4<\/strong><strong> INTERNATIONAL<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A mystery deepens. <strong>Belarusian<\/strong> President <strong>Alexander Lukashenko<\/strong> said Thursday the Wagner Group\u2019s fighters and their mercenary leader, <strong>Yevgeny Prighozin<\/strong>, are not in Belarus, despite Prighozin\u2019s announced exile there after a short-lived mutiny attempt. Prigozhin threw <strong>Russia<\/strong> into turmoil days ago after launching his attack against the Kremlin\u2019s military leaders, setting up a direct confrontation with President <strong>Vladimir Putin<\/strong>. Lukashenko said during a rare news conference that Prigozhin was in his hometown of St. Petersburg, despite the Kremlin\u2019s assertions that he had been banished (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/news\/world\/prigozhin-russia-belarus-lukashenko-wagner-fighters-camps-rcna92806?cid=eml_nbn_20230706&amp;user_email=8d06a2eda5d6c2971334ce3cbeb4f5dd7b6841bc303f07850319c4e90d947004&amp;utm_campaign=breakingnews&amp;%243p=e_sailthru&amp;_branch_match_id=1191803525338778370&amp;utm_medium=Email%20Sailthru&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAAzVP22rFIBD8mvTNxKi5FQ6lUM5vyKqbKDFGNCHQr68%2BFBZ2mGFmdu11xfzZdUHpgE9uIcbWu7B3PH41TPD4QpnB%2Bcum%2B6MQZ3KbC%2BDlnfzLVnPDvxv2LvM8T%2Fsfo8%2BjMBVW4UzelB2L9%2Fy1LpB05%2ByAKPRQIPH3Dtli2E%2FywBYwkdVt9sKUiYYjZpJ0gIXNdGz4WzvT8B88vAwqSEYZp1MR2HhnTBKPcmzRZ0NHYGhgMKNmy9RzLjRyrVCJdTBmUuMseqU55Sud5oHyftECF2oWMVEqat51yFoPbgslUSWE3YWtPvUHHh%2BNijYBAAA%3D\">NBC News<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, a Russian missile attack on <strong>Ukraine\u2019s<\/strong> western city of Lviv killed at least four people and wounded at least eight in one of the largest attacks on Lviv\u2019s civilian infrastructure since Russia invaded Ukraine last year. It destroyed entire floors of a residential building and left streets below covered in rubble (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/video\/ukraine-russia-russia-ukraine-war-ganna-fedorenko-1a1c8df10495410b94fc2e7d3fc1b097\">The Associated Press<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Experts from the U.N. nuclear watchdog based at the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine have yet to observe any indications of mines or explosives at the plant, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Wednesday. Russia and Ukraine on Tuesday accused each other of plotting to stage an attack on Europe\u2019s biggest nuclear power plant, where the IAEA has repeatedly warned of potential catastrophe from nearby military clashes (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/europe\/iaea-has-seen-no-sign-explosives-zaporizhzhia-yet-more-access-needed-2023-07-05\/\">Reuters<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>The Kremlin has suggested it could be open to a possible prisoner exchange involving jailed Wall Street Journal reporter <strong>Evan Gershkovich<\/strong>, but reaffirmed that such talks must be held away from the public eye. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Moscow and Washington had touched on the issue when asked whether Monday\u2019s consular visits to Gershkovich, who has been held behind bars in Moscow since March, and<strong> Vladimir Dunaev<\/strong>, a Russian citizen in U.S. custody on cybercrime charges, could potentially result in a prisoner swap (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/jul\/05\/russia-wsj-reporter-evan-gershkovich-prison-swap\">The Guardian<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe have said that there have been certain contacts on the subject, but we don\u2019t want them to be discussed in public,\u201d<\/em> Peskov said in a conference call with reporters. <em>\u201cThey must be carried out and continue in complete silence.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/jul\/05\/kremlin-china-president-xi-jining-vladimir-putin-nuclear-weapons-ukraine-russia\">The Guardian<\/a>: The Kremlin denies <strong>Chinese<\/strong> President <strong>Xi Jinping<\/strong> urged Putin not to use nuclear arms in Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/07\/05\/world\/europe\/russia-ukraine-prisoner-interview.html\">The New York Times<\/a>: A Russian inmate hoped to start over with a clean slate by fighting in Ukraine. Instead, he was confronted by the drudgery of trench work and the terror of battle. <em>\u201cYou\u2019re going in as meat,\u201d <\/em>he said he was told.<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-07-05\/shift-in-balance-of-arms-in-ukraine-underscored-by-fresh-data?srnd=premium#xj4y7vzkg\">Bloomberg News<\/a>: Ukraine has caught up with Russia\u2019s tank numbers, data show.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden administration is in a mad dash to get <strong>Turkey<\/strong> and <strong>Hungary<\/strong> to ratify <strong>Sweden\u2019s<\/strong> accession to NATO when leaders meet next week in <strong>Lithuania<\/strong>. As The Hill\u2019s Laura Kelly reports, Turkey has held back on ratifying Sweden\u2019s accession over criticisms that Stockholm harbors Kurdish groups that Ankara views as a threat. The public burning of a Quran by an <strong>Iraqi<\/strong> refugee outside a mosque in Stockholm last week has drawn further condemnation from Turkey.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In another complication, Hungary\u2019s foreign minister said Tuesday that Budapest will not ratify Sweden\u2019s accession until it gets the green light from Turkey. Adding Sweden to the alliance at the NATO summit is viewed as a key signal of member-states stability and solidarity in supporting Ukraine against Putin\u2019s war while the Kremlin grapples with the fallout of the Wagner Group mutiny attempt. Biden met with Swedish Prime Minister <strong>Ulf Kristersson<\/strong> at the White House on Wednesday in a show of support for Stockholm.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Biden told Kristersson that he was <em>\u201canxiously looking forward\u201d<\/em> to the country\u2019s acceptance into NATO. Both leaders emphasized the potential benefits that could come from adding Sweden to the group during their White House meeting, and Biden told reporters it was <em>\u201cvery important\u201d<\/em> for both Sweden and the U.S. to have the Nordic country join NATO (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/07\/05\/us\/politics\/biden-sweden-prime-minister-nato-turkey.html\">The New York Times<\/a>).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe also do think that we have things to contribute,\u201d<\/em> Kristersson told Biden as they met in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2023-07-05\/turkey-snubs-us-pressure-on-f-16s-as-biden-meets-swedish-premier?srnd=premium#xj4y7vzkg\">Bloomberg News<\/a>: Turkey snubs U.S. pressure on F-16s as Biden meets the Swedish premier.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Israeli<\/strong> military said all forces left the West Bank Wednesday and <em>\u201cits goals have been achieved\u201d<\/em> after previously saying it was targeting <strong>Palestinian<\/strong> terrorists. This comes after a car ramming and stabbing attack in Tel Aviv on Tuesday left eight people injured. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement and said it was a response to Israel\u2019s ongoing military operation in Jenin (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2023\/07\/04\/middleeast\/jenin-israel-operation-not-over-intl\/index.html?utm_term=168855519868860afe7d0cf13&amp;utm_source=cnn_Five+Things+for+Wednesday%2C+July+5%2C+2023&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;bt_ee=8xID6XaS6BkOVVhNTsILU%2FGUBcyGO%2FvIC8%2Bo5N%2BxM%2FnVKPUbAST0DgtFIazG6eQn&amp;bt_ts=1688555198690\">CNN<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/israel-west-bank-jenin-raid-refugee-camp-ends\/\">CBS News<\/a>: Israel ends deadly raid in West Bank Palestinian refugee camp, but warns it won\u2019t be \u201ca one-off.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/07\/05\/jenin-explained-israel-west-bank\/\">The Washington Post<\/a>: What is happening in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, and why now?<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/taiwan-china-ukraine-russia-hong-kong-military-war-517b87d?mod=hp_lead_pos7\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>: <strong>Taiwan\u2019s<\/strong> impossible choice: Be Ukraine or <strong>Hong Kong<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa\u00a0 The Hill: Downed <strong>North Korean<\/strong> satellite had <em>\u201cno military utility,\u201d<\/em> <strong>South Korean<\/strong> officials say.<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/world-politics\/2023\/6\/29\/23778832\/france-protests-nahel-police-killing\">Vox<\/a>: <strong>France\u2019s<\/strong> protests over a police killing, briefly explained.<\/p>\n<p>The story of how as many as 750 migrants came to board a rickety blue fishing trawler and end up in one of the Mediterranean\u2019s deadliest shipwrecks is bigger than any one of the victims. The trawler left from the <strong>Libyan<\/strong> port city of Tobruk on June 9. Just 104 survivors have reached the <strong>Greek<\/strong> mainland. Authorities have recovered 82 bodies, and hundreds more have been swallowed by the sea (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/06\/24\/greek-migrant-boat-victims\/\">The Washington Post<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/interactive\/2023\/greece-migrant-boat-coast-guard\/\">The Washington Post<\/a>: Tracing a tragedy: How hundreds of migrants drowned on Greece\u2019s watch.<\/p>\n<p>The French-American Foundation, established in 1976, on Wednesday named <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cityandstateny.com\/power-lists\/2023\/02\/2023-nyc-power-100\/382746\/#edward-wallace\"><strong>Edward Wallace<\/strong><\/a>, co-chair of New York law firm Greenberg Traurig, which represents clients in Paris, as chairman.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong><u>IN FOCUS\/SHARP TAKES<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u27a4<\/strong><strong> POLITICS\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcb0<strong>The money chase:<\/strong> Candidates are beginning to tout their campaign hauls during the quarter that ended in June. Totals raised and spent will be reported by the Federal Election Commission later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s campaign says it raised $35 million in the three months through June, which was double the contributions the former president raised during the first quarter (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/07\/05\/trump-pulled-in-35-million-in-the-second-quarter-00104768\">Politico<\/a>). \u2026 Sen. <strong>Bob Casey<\/strong> (D-Pa.) says his campaign raised $4 million for his reelection bid, reports The Hill\u2019s Al Weaver.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>2024 roundup:<\/strong> In Illinois, Rep. <strong>Mike Bost<\/strong> (R) will be challenged in the GOP primary by former Illinois GOP gubernatorial candidate <strong>Darren Bailey<\/strong> (The Hill). \u2026In Nebraska, state Sen. <strong>Tony Vargas<\/strong> (D) announced Wednesday he will again challenge Rep. <strong>Don Bacon<\/strong> (R-Neb.) after a close midterm defeat. Democrats see the 2024 contest as a chance to flip a Republican-held seat outside of a blue state (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nebraskaexaminer.com\/2023\/07\/05\/state-sen-tony-vargas-announces-2024-run-at-rep-don-bacon-in-nebraskas-2nd-district\/\">Nebraska Examiner<\/a>). \u2026 In New York, former Rep. <strong>Mondaire Jones <\/strong>(D) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MondaireJones\/status\/1676558769751195654\">announced<\/a> he will compete in a 2024 Democratic primary with aspirations to flip the House seat held by Republican Rep. <strong>Mike Lawler<\/strong> (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/07\/05\/mondaire-jones-reelection-new-york-00104558\">Politico<\/a> and The Hill). \u2026 <strong>Hunter Biden\u2019<\/strong>s lawyers blast House GOP investigation (The Hill and The Hill). \u2026 Former GOP Rep. <strong>Denver Riggleman<\/strong> (Va.) is working with the legal team representing the president\u2019s son amid congressional inquiries (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hunter-biden-denver-riggleman-former-gop-congressman-jan-6-select-committee-adviser\/\">CBS News<\/a>). \u2026 Iowa GOP Gov. <strong>Kim Reynolds<\/strong> called the legislature back to the Capitol for a special session next week to consider legislation to restrict abortions after she lost in the state supreme court last month (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desmoinesregister.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2023\/07\/05\/kim-reynolds-calls-legislature-special-session-july-10-new-iowa-abortion-law-restrictions\/70378574007\/\">Des Moines Register<\/a>). \u2026 California Gov. <strong>Gavin Newsom<\/strong> (D) campaigned for Biden in Idaho Saturday as part of political outreach efforts in red states that build his own base (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/california\/story\/2023-07-03\/newsom-stumps-for-biden-in-idaho-and-builds-his-national-profile\">Los Angeles Times<\/a>). \u2026GOP presidential candidate<strong> Nikki Haley<\/strong> will hold a town hall at 6:30 p.m. in North Conway, N.H. (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.conwaydailysun.com\/nikki-haley-to-hold-town-hall-in-north-conway\/image_55a5e61a-15e5-11ee-b5c2-875d94961a14.html\">The Conway Daily Sun<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Violence: <\/strong>Mass shootings and gun violence continue to lead national headlines following Fourth of July weekend mayhem and a grisly summer of fatalities. The trend remains politically divisive, with scarce national consensus behind proposed gun safety legislation or federal, state or local prevention initiatives. <em>\u201cThis country needs to re-examine its con<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/sciencee\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"Science\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">science<\/a> and find out how to get guns out of dangerous people\u2019s hands,\u201d<\/em> Philadelphia Mayor <strong>Jim Kenney<\/strong> (D) said after <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/philadelphia-mass-shooting-kimbrady-carriker-kingsessing-people-shot-in-philly\/13459020\/\">five people were killed and four injured<\/a> in his city on Monday night by a gunman dressed in a ski mask and bulletproof vest (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/mass-shootings-fourth-of-july-weekend-shooting-several-shot\/13463216\/\">ABC News<\/a>). \u2026 Senate Majority Leader <strong>Chuck Schumer<\/strong> (D-N.Y.) wants to revive efforts that have thus far been largely unsuccessful to pass new legislation on guns as Biden renewed his call on Wednesday to ban assault weapons. The target? Suburban women (The Hill).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Trump world:<\/strong> The former president posted what he claimed was former <strong>President Obama<\/strong>\u2019s address on June 29, the same day that authorities arrested an armed man living in his van nearby who had retweeted Trump\u2019s post and created his own threats using Obama\u2019s name on Telegram, prosecutors said Wednesday (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/jan-6-obama-justice-department-capitol-mccarthy-27934bbd095111e7eb2bac5b5bb24e06\">The Associated Press<\/a>).\u00a0 \u2026 Trump\u2019s personal aide <strong>Walt Nauta<\/strong> is expected to enter a plea in a Florida federal court today in the classified documents prosecution in which he\u2019s named as a co-defendant. His plea was <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/06\/27\/trump-valet-walt-nauta-court-00103875\">postponed <\/a>when he failed to hire a Florida lawyer to represent him and failed to appear in court on time because of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a> snarls. Separately, Trump has been ordered by the court to respond by Monday to the Justice Department\u2019s proposal for a December trial date (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.msnbc.com\/deadline-white-house\/deadline-legal-blog\/walt-nauta-arraignment-trump-classified-docs-rcna92343\">MSNBC<\/a>).\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong><u>OPINION<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25a0 The Supreme Court didn\u2019t put racism on a leash. It granted it license<\/strong>, by Charles M. Blow, columnist, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/07\/05\/opinion\/supreme-court-affirmative-action.html\">The New York Times<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u25a0 Putin\u2019s nightmare: the risk of \u201cdisorder,\u201d <\/strong>by Ronald H. Linden, opinion contributor, The Hill.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong><u>WHERE AND WHEN<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf2 <strong>Ask<\/strong> <strong>The Hill<\/strong>: Share a news query tied to an expert journalist\u2019s insights: The Hill launched something new and (we hope) engaging via text with Editor-in-Chief <strong>Bob Cusack<\/strong>. Learn more and sign up HERE.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The House<\/strong> will meet at noon for a pro forma session; lawmakers return July 11 to the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Senate<\/strong> will convene at 10 a.m. for a pro forma session. Members return to Washington July 10.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The president<\/strong> will receive the President\u2019s Daily Brief at 9:30 a.m. Biden will fly to South Carolina to speak in West Columbia at 1:15 p.m. at Flex LTD, a Singapore-based electronics components manufacturer and global supply chain company with employees in 30 countries (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wyff4.com\/article\/president-biden-expected-to-talk-bidenomics-manufacturing-during-sc-visit-thursday\/44434125\">WYFF<\/a>). The president will return to the White House this afternoon.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vice President Harris<\/strong> will fly from Los Angeles to Phoenix with second gentleman <strong>Doug Emhoff<\/strong> to visit the Gila River Indian Community and speak midday about administration policies supporting tribal and Native American communities. The vice president will visit the Pima Maricopa Irrigation Project at 2:45 p.m. AT. Harris and Emhoff will depart Arizona to return to Washington by 11 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Treasury\u2019s Yellen<\/strong> arrived in Beijing at 4:30 a.m. ET Thursday ahead of meetings with senior Chinese government officials this week.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Secretary of State Antony Blinken<\/strong> heads to Georgetown, Guyana, to meet with President <strong>Mohamed Irfaan Ali,<\/strong> Foreign Minister <strong>Hugh Todd<\/strong> and other top officials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Economic indicator:<\/strong> The Bureau of Economic Analysis will report at 8:30 a.m. on international trade in May.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong><u>ELSEWHERE<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u27a4<\/strong><strong> HEALTH &amp; WELLBEING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\ud83e\udd64 <strong>Aspartame<\/strong>, a common artificial sweetener used in a wide range of foods and beverages, is about to be declared a carcinogen by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) \u2014 a branch of the World Health Organization (WHO). In mid-July, the agency is set to declare that aspartame is <em>\u201cpossibly carcinogenic to humans.\u201d<\/em> A separate WHO committee that develops recommendations on how much of a product is safe plans to simultaneously release guidelines aimed at answering consumers\u2019 questions about how much aspartame they can safely consume.<\/p>\n<p>As consumers try to figure out what to add to and ban from their shopping carts, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vox.com\/2023\/7\/1\/23780348\/aspartame-cancer-carcinogenic-health-risk-who-iarc-fda-efsa-diet-coke-sugar-free\">Vox explains<\/a> aspartame\u2019s path from the lab to refrigerators \u2014 and what might set an IARC statement about a product\u2019s safety apart from the assessments made by other agencies consumers trust with these decisions.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udc89 <strong>Influenza, COVID-19 and RSV vaccines:<\/strong> Americans will be encouraged to roll up their sleeves not just for flu shots but for two other vaccines this year \u2014 one of them entirely new \u2014 in an effort to prevent a repeat of last winter\u2019s \u201ctripledemic\u201d of respiratory illnesses. Federal health officials have already asked manufacturers to produce reformulated COVID-19 vaccines to be distributed later this year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently took an additional step in endorsing two new vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus for older Americans.<\/p>\n<p>The three shots for respiratory and other viruses \u2014 flu, COVID-19 and RSV \u2014 may help to reduce hospitalizations and deaths later this year. But uncertainties remain about how the vaccines are best administered, who is most likely to benefit, and what the risks may be (<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/07\/05\/health\/vaccines-rsv-covid-flu.html\">The New York Times<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/nbc-out\/out-health-and-wellness\/barriers-transgender-health-care-lead-embrace-approach-rcna90458\">NBC News<\/a>: Barriers to <strong>transgender health care<\/strong> lead some to embrace a do-it-yourself approach.<\/p>\n<p>\u25aa <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/07\/05\/medicaid-payment-proposal-home-health-companies\">Axios<\/a>: A <strong>Medicaid<\/strong> payment proposal for health aides rankles home health companies.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong><u>THE CLOSER<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Take Our Morning Report Quiz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>And finally \u2026<\/em> It\u2019s Thursday, which means it\u2019s time for this week\u2019s <strong>Morning Report Quiz!<\/strong> Alert to headlines about hazards during the Fourth of July weekend, we\u2019re eager for some smart guesses about \ud83e\udd88 <strong>sharks<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to email your responses to asimendinger@thehill.com and kkarisch@thehill.com \u2014 please add \u201cQuiz\u201d to your subject line. Winners who submit correct answers will enjoy some richly deserved newsletter fame on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><em>Long Island over the weekend reported its first shark bites of the season and employees with the parks department briefly closed one beach when a school of about 50 sand sharks appeared. What did the parks team use on Tuesday to look for sharks before reopening a beach to swimmers, according to reports?<\/em><\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>A submersible<\/li>\n<li>Boats<\/li>\n<li>Sonar<\/li>\n<li>Aerial drones<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>The odds of dying in a shark attack are estimated to be ______.<\/em><\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>One in 3.7 million<\/li>\n<li>One in 500 million<\/li>\n<li>One in 100,000<\/li>\n<li>One in 500<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>The late author Peter Benchley wrote the novel \u201cJaws\u201d when he was 27 and soon became a millionaire. Before that career bonanza, what did he do?<\/em><\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>Newspaper stringer<\/li>\n<li>Speechwriter for former President Lyndon Johnson<\/li>\n<li>Marine Corps Reserves<\/li>\n<li>All of the above<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Sharks have no known predator among marine animals.<\/em><\/p>\n<ol type=\"1\">\n<li>True<\/li>\n<li>False<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"><strong>Stay Engaged<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We want to hear from you! Email: <\/strong><strong>Alexis Simendinger<\/strong><strong> and <\/strong><strong>Kristina Karisch<\/strong><strong>. 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