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• Cannon rejects Trump's motion: The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case against former President Donald Trump in Florida has rejected a motion to dismiss multiple charges in the indictment. Find out why.
• Giuliani's potential 9/11 ailment: Rudy Giuliani possibly has 9/11 lung disease that may limit his future health and earning capacity, his attorney has said. Get more details.
• Biden's Juneteenth freeze: A video of President Joe Biden standing still during a Juneteenth event has garnered scrutiny on social media while others around him, including Vice President Kamala Harris, dance to music playing. See the video.
• Shots fired at Inter-Korean border: Warning shots were fired at the Korean Demilitarized Zone over the weekend after North Korean soldiers briefly crossed the de facto inter-Korean border, according to Joint Chiefs of Staff spokesperson Col. Lee Sung-jun.
• Salad alert warning: Consumers are being warned about potential undisclosed allergens in prepackaged salad bowls affecting two states. Find out which ones.
• In the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russia's large anti-submarine ship Admiral Levchenko is on fire in the Barents Sea, according to the spokesperson of the Ukrainian Navy.

Alito's Leaked Comments Draw Legal Analyst Scrutiny

TL/DR: Lawyers and legal analysts reacted to the recordings on social media, arguing that Alito's bias had been exposed, with several suggesting that he was likely softening his remarks because he was speaking with a stranger.

Conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is facing a new controversy over audio recordings that some legal analysts claim reveal his lack of impartiality.

Why it matters: On Monday, Rolling Stone published candid audio of Alito that was recorded "undercover" by liberal documentary filmmaker Lauren Windsor, posing as a conservative, while attending the Supreme Court Historical Society dinner on June 3. Alito can be heard agreeing with Windsor that "winning" will end the liberal-conservative U.S. ideological divide and endorsing a call to "return our country to a place of godliness" in the recordings, which were shared to Windsor's account on X, formerly Twitter.

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Supreme Court 'Black Hole of Indifference' Sparks Frustration

What happens now? While Alito has yet to weigh in on the recent recordings, he previously argued that any "reasonable person who is not motivated by political or ideological considerations" would agree that he is not too biased to rule on matters involving Trump.

American Instructors Wounded in China Park Stabbing: US College

TL/DR: The four victims were reportedly part of an educational exchange from a small private university in Iowa.

Four American exchange teachers from Iowa—among them the sibling of a representative of the state legislature—were wounded in a stabbing incident in northeastern China on Monday, their college said.

Why it matters: The victims, who were injured while visiting a park in Jilin, were reportedly part of an educational exchange from Cornell College, a small private university in Iowa. Iowa state House Rep. Adam Zabner told Reuters that his brother, David, was one of the victims, all of whom reportedly survived. The attack comes amid attempts in Washington and Beijing to restart academic exchanges, which were halted for years during the pandemic. President Xi Jinping of China plans to invite 50,000 young Americans to China in the next five years. U.S. government data suggests there are fewer than 900 studying there now, compared to nearly 300,000 Chinese students in the United States.

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How American Views Are Shifting on China

What happens now? Chinese authorities in Jilin have not released any official statements on the incident, and no motive has been assigned at present. It also remains unclear whether the suspect, who witnesses said was a man, had been identified or detained.

Trump's Presentencing Interview Completed: What We Know

TL/DR: Trump has vowed to appeal his guilty verdict after sentencing and maintains his innocence of all crimes.

Donald Trump has completed his mandatory presentencing interview in the wake of his criminal conviction in New York, according to reports.

Why it matters: Trump sat for the virtual interview from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Some legal experts raised questions about it being unusual for presentencing meetings to be held virtually but added that doing so could be easier on the court, given the additional security steps involved when meeting with a former president, Newsweek previously reported. A person familiar with the matter told the Associated Press (AP) that Trump's meeting lasted less than 30 minutes and involved "routine, uneventful questions and answers."

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Donald Trump 'Special' Probation Meeting Sparks Backlash

What happens now? Each count against the former president is a Class E nonviolent felony, meaning Trump could be punished by a fine and up to five years in prison under New York state law. Trump's defense team will submit its recommendations for the former president's sentence by Thursday. His July 11 sentencing comes just four days before the Republican National Convention will meet to select his presidential candidate for November.

Biden Makes Big Play to Win Back Latino Vote

TL/DR: The move was condemned by some members of the Democrat Party, who likened it to a more hardline immigration policy associated with Trump.

President Joe Biden is hoping to take a huge step to win over Latino voters with a reported move to grant legal status to long-term undocumented immigrants who are married to U.S. Citizens.

Why it matters: The Biden administration is considering a policy change to allow undocumented immigrants with U.S. spouses to work legally while seeking citizenship. Reviewing the "parole in place" program would also make it easier for some undocumented immigrants to receive a green card and secure a path toward U.S. citizenship. This could affect up to 800,000 people, extended to potentially millions when spouses and other family members are taken into consideration. Biden's support among Hispanic voters has declined, prompting efforts to shore up support through immigration policy changes.

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How Latino Voters Will Decide the 2024 Election

What happens now? The move is considered a major plan to campaign directly to Latino and Hispanic voters, especially in the key swing states of Nevada, Georgia, and Arizona, where polls frequently suggest Biden is trailing to his 2024 Republican rival Donald Trump. Elsewhere, Trump has also set up an initiative to win over Hispanic voters at the 2024 Election.

NATO Ally Airspace Tested Amid New Alleged Russian Violation: ISW

TL/DR: "We take the suspected territorial violation seriously and the investigation has been started immediately," Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen said in a release Monday.

The Finnish Ministry of Defense said that it has launched an investigation, alleging that a Russian military plane flew into its airspace Monday morning.

Why it matters: The violation occurred over the Gulf of Finland as a Moscow aircraft flew into Finnish airspace for about two minutes and traveled around 1.6 miles deep, Finnish officials allege. The report marks Finland's first complaint lodged against Russia since joining NATO last spring. The two countries share an 830-mile border in Eastern Europe.

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Moscow Could Deploy ICBMs in Mexico, Russian TV Claims

What happens now? "This reported incursion likely forwards the ongoing Kremlin effort to undermine Finnish sovereignty and territorial integrity," ISW, a Washington, D.C.-based think tank, added in its assessment of the war in Ukraine published Monday.

Map Shows States With Highest Hidden Housing Costs

The average annual cost of owning and maintaining a single-family home now exceeds $18,000, according to a new study.

Homeownership is often considered a pathway to building wealth, but the ongoing costs of maintaining a home can add up significantly. An analysis by Bankrate round that homeowning costs across the U.S. have increased 26 percent since 2020, at the same time as rising inflation, median house prices hovering around $390,000 and mortgage rates are just below seven percent.

Bankrate's findings reveal stark differences between states, influenced by factors like home values, local taxes, and inflation. See the map.