News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
This is an OPEN THREAD, folks. Chat about any of the stories listed, share links to stories that caught your eye today, and generally have a good time discussing whatever you want.
"He's a petulant child."
— CNN (@CNN) June 18, 2023
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie responds to former president Donald Trump's attacks on former officials of his administration. @CNNSotu #CNNSOTU pic.twitter.com/VdZa0ciY6C
Republican 2024 presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson tells @ThisWeekABC he expects Donald Trump might try to pardon himself in the event he is convicted of criminal charges but also reelected. https://t.co/DbQ7I5NgiY pic.twitter.com/Tc3EnjIGQQ
— ABC News (@ABC) June 18, 2023
British officials say Russia and Ukraine are suffering high numbers of military casualties as Ukraine fights to dislodge the Kremlin's forces from occupied areas in the early stages of its counteroffensive. https://t.co/D4Nj7zPrLE
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 18, 2023
"Arrangements are being made" for @SecBlinken to meet with Chinese Pres. Xi Jinping, depending on "the next 24 hours and how they go," @margbrennan reports from Beijing, adding, "This is an important face-to-face to lay the groundwork" for a possible summit between Biden and Xi. pic.twitter.com/gZbwZVdr8p
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) June 18, 2023
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced during a cabinet meeting on Sunday that this week he will unilaterally resume the legislation process of the government's controversial plan to weaken the Supreme Court and other democratic institutions. https://t.co/4FV6DK5QOU
— Axios (@axios) June 18, 2023
On Saturday in Philadelphia, the nation’s largest labor unions put on President Biden's first public political event of his 2024 campaign. https://t.co/fZxCdq3ZMZ
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 18, 2023
"We want to get to the bottom of it," @SenBlumenthal says on why he's launching a Senate investigation into how the merger between the PGA Tour and LIV Golf came together.
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) June 18, 2023
"There's a real risk to American interests in the Saudis taking over this American institution," he says. pic.twitter.com/Par97GQ7fI
Gun violence in this Mississippi city is so bad the Navy erected a wall to shield its base from stray bullets. https://t.co/SCGY7iD87X
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 18, 2023
A new national survey found that Americans’ confidence in science has fallen as the political divides brought on by the COVID pandemic continue. https://t.co/zjOH5NOheg
— The Hill (@thehill) June 18, 2023
At least 11 people have died, 20 are missing and more than 2,000 have been left homeless after an “extratropical cyclone” hit Brazil’s Rio Grande Do Sul, local authorities say. https://t.co/nAofxhWGWJ
— CNN (@CNN) June 18, 2023
Ahead of Juneteenth, Galveston, Texas, was recognized as being the original birthplace of the holiday. https://t.co/KidlYbsubx
— ABC News (@ABC) June 18, 2023
President Biden often uses old-timey expressions that confound even his own staff.
— Axios (@axios) June 18, 2023
That happened again Friday when he ended a speech on gun violence with “God save the queen, man.” https://t.co/vWw9ROVvlY
