News from the note…
A roundup of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Pres. Biden says there are policies known to reduce gun violence, but they have been "gutted and are woefully underfunded." https://t.co/6ABZCT7rvX pic.twitter.com/PE0aEYmCyI
— ABC News (@ABC) June 23, 2021
Dr. Fauci tells CBS This Morning that children “will more likely get infected” with the COVID-19 Delta variant “than they would with the Alpha variant.” https://t.co/HYMjtEEZZ6 pic.twitter.com/jSSqPCmzGW
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 23, 2021
Missouri sees rise in severe COVID-19 cases among the young, unvaccinated as delta variant spreads. https://t.co/hZ22LKMt7e
— ABC News (@ABC) June 23, 2021
BREAKING: An Indiana woman becomes the first defendant sentenced for the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Anna Morgan Lloyd pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years of probation, 120 hours of community service and ordered to pay $500 in restitution. https://t.co/HRZ9j0OLfx
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 23, 2021
EXCLUSIVE: D.C. police officer Michael Fanone defended the U.S. Capitol on January 6th and now feels abandoned by some members of Congress. He joined @RepSwalwell & @RepKinzinger for a discussion with @krisvancleave about why they feel a 9/11-style commission is necessary. pic.twitter.com/2mtbZDslfl
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) June 23, 2021
Partner of Brian Sicknick blasts GOP, says party "denied the monstrous acts" on Jan. 6 https://t.co/Y8dHejZ4K0 pic.twitter.com/Ae9Fz5CQov
— The Hill (@thehill) June 23, 2021
President Biden plans to quickly replace the regulator of U.S. mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac — currently a Trump appointee — after a Supreme Court ruling gave him greater authority to fire the official https://t.co/byxzFvQxqW
— POLITICO (@politico) June 23, 2021
NEW: VP Harris will visit the U.S.-Mexico border this week https://t.co/YuYqnmkacW
— Axios (@axios) June 23, 2021
The Supreme Court has ruled that unless there is an emergency, police must evaluate on a case-by-case basis whether a warrant is needed to pursue individuals suspected of committing minor offenses into their homes. https://t.co/xNRIRSgraA
— CNN (@CNN) June 23, 2021
Jury selection begins today in the trial of the gunman who shot and killed five employees at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Md., in 2018.
— NPR (@NPR) June 23, 2021
The mass shooting was one of the deadliest attacks on journalists in modern U.S. history.https://t.co/M3PBrt7eDI
Asylum-seekers whose claims were dismissed or denied under a Trump admin. policy that forced them to wait in Mexico for court hearings will be allowed to return for another chance at humanitarian protection, DHS says. https://t.co/D4eFNyjwjB
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 23, 2021
Biden will nominate Cindy McCain to serve as U.S. representative to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture, the White House announced.
— Axios (@axios) June 23, 2021
The late Sen. John McCain's widow is a longtime Trump critic and one of Biden's Republican allies.https://t.co/R0FnhWbRQU
