NPR
Putin says Russia will bolster air defenses in response to Ukrainian drone attacks
President Vladimir Putin says Russia will strengthen its air defenses to counter recent Ukrainian drone attacks, which have reached deep inside his country and cast a cloud over his showcase economic
BBC
Burnham says he would seek to enter any Labour leadership contest
The Greater Manchester mayor would need to win the by-election in Makerfield to be a possible candidate.
New York Times
Republicans Defeat Move to Bar Trump’s Payout Fund
The vote on Democrats’ proposal, which would have sent the G.O.P. immigration bill back to committee, kicked off a marathon of votes that stretched all day and overnight.
New York Times
China Builds an Economic Fortress as Global Tensions Rise
Beijing says the changes are needed for national security, but they could complicate efforts by Chinese companies to find growth overseas.
PBS
House passes bill to provide more Ukraine aid and impose new sanctions on Russia
The 226-195 vote is a sign of impatience with President Donald Trump's approach to the war and represents the House's second major foreign policy break with Trump this week.
PBS
Some Republican governors are rebranding Pride Month with conservative alternatives
June is widely recognized as Pride Month, but a handful of Republican governors have bestowed alternative titles that both supporters and opponents view as counterprogramming.
PBS
Homicide convictions reversed for paramedics who injected Elijah McClain with ketamine
McClain's final words — "I can't breathe" — foreshadowed those of George Floyd a year later in Minneapolis, and the Colorado man's name became part of the rallying cries for social justice that swept
NPR
I wrote about George Santos. Then he made a violent threat and lied about it
NPR reported on new federal investigations examining the former Congressman's bets on the prediction market site Kalshi. Then he threatened the NPR reporter who broke the story.
BBC
'World-first' vaccine designed by artificial intelligence
Cambridge scientists say they have, for the first time, tested a vaccine designed by AI.
NPR
Republicans' sweeping election overhaul fails in the Senate
The SAVE America Act, a far-reaching Republican election overhaul that President Trump said should be his congressional allies' top priority, has failed in the Senate.
BBC
Andrew was sub-letting Royal Lodge cottages, watchdog reveals
A public spending watchdog examines the property arrangements of royals including Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
New York Times
Vanilla Ice Is In, Bret Michaels Is Out: Trump’s Battle for Celebrity Validation
President Trump has pursued fame his entire adult life. Now in his second term in the White House, he is finding how little power he has to force cultural figures to fall in line.