News from the Note…
A round up of the day’s news that might be of interest to you.
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Nearly half of Americans think that former Pres. Trump should have been indicted by a federal grand jury over classified documents, yet a near equal number say the charges are politically motivated, new ABC News/Ipsos poll finds. https://t.co/nZ4g3LVrV7
— ABC News (@ABC) June 11, 2023
“It is simply wrong for a candidate to use the pardon power of the United States, of the president in order to curry votes and in order to get an applause line."
— CNN (@CNN) June 11, 2023
GOP presidential candidate Asa Hutchinson reacts to Vivek Ramaswamy's promise to pardon Trump. #CNNSOTU @CNNSotu pic.twitter.com/r0Y7LiSBYG
“It’s not going to change my support for Donald Trump.”
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) June 11, 2023
Sen. Lindsey Graham tells @GStephanopoulos that he is not “justifying” former Pres. Trump’s alleged mishandling of classified documents, but says the espionage charges are not warranted. https://t.co/TAi6FOqGGJ pic.twitter.com/3Oh8uMa4vZ
New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) said that former President Trump’s indictment is “self-inflicted,” adding that the former president has a “real problem” if prosecutors can back up charges involving violations of the Espionage Act. https://t.co/aIgCnu9ena
— The Hill (@thehill) June 11, 2023
With a few words, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky gave his strongest signal yet that his forces have begun their much-anticipated campaign to regain swathes of territory taken by Russian forces.https://t.co/pJqzQ3JWGg
— CNN (@CNN) June 11, 2023
BREAKING: A section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia collapses after a truck fire, officials say. https://t.co/Nd0SZzftUM
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 11, 2023
The U.S. last week privately notified UNESCO that it has decided to rejoin the agency nearly six years after the Trump administration announced it was withdrawing U.S. membership, a State Department spokesperson told Axios. https://t.co/1WxKv9ARLa
— Axios (@axios) June 11, 2023
BREAKING: Nicola Sturgeon, the former leader of Scotland’s ruling Scottish Nationalist Party, has been arrested in connection with allegations of financial misconduct in the party. https://t.co/EEQpNWcAr4
— NBC News (@NBCNews) June 11, 2023
BREAKING: Ted Kaczynski, known as the “Unabomber,” who carried out a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died by suicide in prison, four people familiar with the matter told @AP. https://t.co/7Ae1RbMyLt
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 11, 2023
Electric vehicles made by General Motors will be able to use much of Tesla's extensive charging network beginning early next year. https://t.co/Rd7hMKnJnC
— CBS News (@CBSNews) June 11, 2023
Two longtime Southern Baptist churches expelled for having women pastors are fighting to stay in the Southern Baptist Convention. They plan to appeal their ouster during this week's annual meeting in New Orleans. https://t.co/6coH8S01ud
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 11, 2023
Billionaire financier George Soros told the Wall Street Journal he was handing control of his massive empire to his son Alexander https://t.co/wPoFXyfkHg pic.twitter.com/aBaMVdZeMp
— Reuters (@Reuters) June 11, 2023
