Welcome to the Bulletin,

• Trump verdict: Adult film star Stormy Daniels feels "a little vindicated" after former President Donald Trump was convicted as a felon in New York, according to her husband, Barrett Blade. Get more coverage about Trump below.
• Biden mulls border closure: President Joe Biden is considering executive action to close the southern U.S. border, according to recent reports. Here is what we know.
• North Korea issues warning: North Korea has accused the U.S. of committing air espionage and issued a warning that it could end in "disaster." Find out more.
• Florida housing market: Florida reported the third-highest number of foreclosure filings in the country between January and March, according to a recent report from property and real-estate data research firm ATTOM.
• In the ongoing war in Ukraine, a Ukrainian drone attack caused a huge fire and damaged multiple tankers filled with fuel at an oil depot in Russia's Krasnodar region, regional officials said on Friday.

What Trump Can No Longer Do as a Convicted Felon

TL/DR: As a convicted felon, Trump is barred from owning a firearm, serving on a jury, or travelling to some foreign countries, except under certain circumstances.

Donald Trump became the first former president with a felony record in American history after he was convicted of 34 counts of falsifying business documents to cover up the payment of hush money to a former pornographic actress ahead of the 2016 presidential election.

Why it matters: As a convicted felon, Trump is barred from owning a firearm, serving on a jury, or traveling to some foreign countries, except under certain circumstances. His felony conviction also means that certain industries can't hire him. However, he still can run for president. He also should still be able to vote in November unless he is being held in prison. Trump is also due to face trial in three other felony cases related to accusations he mishandled classified documents and broke the law attempting to allegedly overturn the 2020 presidential election results both nationwide and in the state of Georgia specifically.

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Donald Trump's Guilty Verdict Threatens to Upend His Campaign

Trump Trial Verdict Sparks MAGA Outrage

What happens now? Sentencing in the case is scheduled for July 11, just four days ahead of the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Trump faces a maximum of four years in prison and a $5,000 fine for each of the 34 felony charges he was convicted of.

Justice John Roberts Response to Democrats Sparks Fury: 'Corruption'

TL/DR: "Roberts is every bit as bad as Alito and [Supreme Court Justice Clarence] Thomas," wrote political analyst David Rothkopf. "He is an utter failure as a Chief Justice."

U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has refused a request from Senate Democrats to discuss fellow conservative Justice Samuel Alito's failure to recuse himself from cases involving former President Donald Trump.

Why it matters: Alito has been under fire in recent weeks over two flags associated with Trump and the January 6 Capitol riot that had been flown at his homes. He blamed his wife for raising the flags and insists that he is unbiased in matters involving the ex-president—such as Trump v. United States, the pending case on Trump's claim that he is immune to criminal charges due to presidential immunity.

Democratic Senators Dick Durbin and Sheldon Whitehouse urged Roberts to ensure Alito's recusal from Trump-related cases, but Roberts declined the senators' request for a meeting.

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Supreme Court Chief Justice Faces New Pressure Amid Alito Backlash

What happens now? The response quickly sparked fury from some on social media, including accusing Roberts of “corruption" demanding that Senate Democrats take further action.

Taiwan-China: A Timeline of Tensions in 2024

TL/DR: Russia made several key advances in its more than two-year invasion of Ukraine during the early months of this year, when military aid to Kyiv from Western allies, particularly the U.S., slowed significantly.

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te faced China's largest-scale military exercises in nearly two years during his first week in office, with one analyst telling Newsweek that she expects more to follow.

Why it matters: China's People's Liberation Army naval and artillery units encircled the island during the May 23-24 drills in what officials said was a warning to "Taiwan independence separatist forces." China has said it would declare war if Taiwan declared official independence. Previous incidents, including fishermen's deaths and diplomatic shifts, underscore growing cross-strait tensions. Here's a list of the most notable flare-ups in tensions across the Taiwan Strait this year.

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Is China Stockpiling Resources to Prepare for War?

What happens now? While an aid package worth over $61 billion was finally passed by Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden in April, military experts and Ukrainian officials have continued to express concerns that the aid is being delivered too slowly. Several of Ukraine's European NATO allies, such as Sweden and Belgium, have recently committed to sending more assistance to Kyiv.

Ukraine Receives New Arms Boost From Germany

TL/DR: NATO allies have worked to bolster Ukraine's air defense capabilities in recent months amid an increase in Russian air strikes.

German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius revealed a new $542 million arms package for Ukraine on Thursday while visiting the port city of Odesa.

Why it matters: Pistorius' announcement was made alongside Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov, who met with his German counterpart to discuss Kyiv's military needs. The package included fresh ammunition for the IRIS-T air defense system, capable of reaching short to medium ranges. DW News reported that the systems can intercept missiles up to 12.4 miles in altitude and 24.8 miles in distance.

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Ukraine Gets Major Weapons Boost From NATO Ally

What happens now? Ukraine is also set to receive a large package from the United Kingdom in the coming weeks, which will include naval boats and weapons, air defense missiles, precision-guided missiles, and combat vehicles. Sweden also pledged a military aid package worth more than $1.25 billion to Ukraine on Thursday, the country's largest to Kyiv to date.

North Korea Sends Warning to US Ally With Missile 'Show of Force'

TL/DR: North Korea first tested its "super-large" rockets in 2019.

North Korea said its forces launched 18 rockets off its east coast in a "show of force" to U.S. treaty ally South Korea that demonstrated the regime's willingness to strike first when threatened.

Why it matters: North Korea conducted a military exercise on May 30 involving 600-millimeter "super-large" multiple rocket artillery units, confirmed by the Rodong Sinmun, the official mouthpiece of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party. Photographs showed North Korean leader Kim Jong Un observing the demonstration from a runway, thought to be in Pyongyang's Sunan area, with the report saying the missiles "accurately hit an island target" 226 miles away. It was a response to recent American-led air drills with South Korea near the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone, which the North said was "a hideous act" that could "never be overlooked."

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US Allies Detect North Korea Missile Barrage

What happens now? North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency quoted Kim saying the rocket launch "will serve as an occasion in clearly showing what consequences our rivals will face if they provoke us."

How World Newspapers Reacted to Trump's Conviction

The historic verdict from Donald Trump's hush money trial has dominated newspaper front pages around the world on Friday morning—here's a few:

U.K.

The Daily Telegraph reported that Trump blamed the Biden administration for his conviction. "We have a country that's in big trouble, but this was a rigged decision right from day one," the former president said outside the court. It added that, with the two candidates neck and neck, the guilty verdicts are likely to be welcomed by the Biden campaign.

The verdict also dominates the front page of The Sun. It features a picture of a "furious" Donald Trump, and writes the former president blasted the trial as "rigged."