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Biden expected to meet Netanyahu in D.C. this month: White House official

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President Biden is expected to meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he arrives in Washington, D.C. later this month to speak in front of a joint session of Congress, a White House official said.

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Biden says foreign travel meant he "nearly fell asleep" during debate with Trump

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President Biden cited jet lag from foreign trips as he acknowledged his lackluster debate performance against former President Trump during a campaign fundraiser in McLean, Virginia, on Tuesday evening.

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Hurricane Beryl kills at least 6 in the Caribbean as it barrels toward Jamaica

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The historic Hurricane Beryl has killed at least six people and is leaving a trail of destruction across the Caribbean as the now-Category 4 storm barrels toward Jamaica, officials say.

Skydance and Paramount reach new deal

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Skydance has reached a preliminary deal to purchase National Amusements and merge with Paramount, Axios has confirmed.

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Scoop: Donors eye Senate, House to hedge against a Biden loss

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Major Democratic donors are now planning to go bigger on contributions to House and Senate candidates in a bid to build a Capitol Hill firewall around a second Trump term that they view as increasingly likely, Axios has learned.

Rep. Lloyd Doggett becomes first Democrat calling for Biden to withdraw as nominee

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Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) on Tuesday became the first Democratic member of Congress to publicly call for President Biden to withdraw as the party's 2024 nominee after his disastrous debate performance last week.

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Scoop: Biden was the "donkey in the room" at House Democrats' vent session

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A pre-planned meeting of House Democrats focused on the party's political messaging devolved into a grievance fest about President Biden, Axios has learned.

Tuesday, Jul 2

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Jack Smith faces "painstaking process" to keep Trump indictment alive

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Special counsel Jack Smith and former President Trump's lawyers will enter a war of attrition with evidence in the Jan. 6 case to determine what is considered an official presidential act.

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"Freaking the f*** out": Turmoil in the White House over Biden

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Officials on President Biden's White House and campaign staffs say they're feeling rage, sadness, frustration and resolve over his debate performance and his team's response to it, more than a dozen White House and campaign aides told…

Trump's sentencing for N.Y. criminal conviction likely delayed

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Former President Trump's sentencing in his New York hush money case was pushed back as his lawyers seek to have his criminal conviction tossed, according to a Tuesday court filing obtained by MSNBC.

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Hurricane Beryl remains dangerous Category 4 storm as it churns toward Jamaica

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Hurricane Beryl rapidly intensified into a "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 storm over the eastern Caribbean as it churned toward Jamaica on Monday night, and has begun a slow weakening trend since.

Biden faces growing revolt from "frustrated and angry" Democrats in Congress

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President Biden is struggling to contain mounting dissent from Democratic members of Congress that has culminated in a call for him to withdraw as the party's nominee.

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The Supreme Court decision to rescind agencies' powers could hurt cyber regulations, experts warn

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The U.S. Supreme Court has turned the Biden administration's plans to clean up critical infrastructure's cyber hygiene inside out.

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Rudy Giuliani disbarred in New York for lying about 2020 election

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Rudy Giuliani, ex-lawyer to former President Trump, on Tuesday lost his license to practice law in New York.

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Intense, long-lasting heat wave to grip California, raising wildfire risks

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California, along with a broader slice of the West, is set to experience a dangerous, long duration and intense heat wave beginning Tuesday and likely lasting well into next week.

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Supreme Court rulings hit federal regulators from different angles

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Exactly 30 years ago, a Warren G hip-hop classic opened with the line "Regulators, mount up!" But now the Supreme Court is giving very different signals.

Ukraine foils coup attempt that would have "played into Russia's hands"

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Ukraine's security service announced Monday that it had stopped an attempted coup that would have "played into Russia's hands."

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Where Minneapolis police reform stands on eve of new contract vote

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Four years after George Floyd's murder, Minneapolis has a long way to go to deliver on a promised radical transformation of policing and public safety, although some progress has been made, city officials and community leaders tell Axios.

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60 years since Civil Rights Act

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The Civil Rights Act was signed into law on this day in 1964 by then-President Lyndon B. Johnson.

Behind the Curtain: Trump's imperial presidency in waiting

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Former President Trump, if re-elected, plans to immediately test the boundaries of presidential and governing power, knowing the restraints of Congress and the courts are dramatically looser than during his first term, his advisers tell us.

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Supreme Court's Chevron decision limits tech regulation

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The Supreme Court's decision Friday limiting executive branch power also further hobbled U.S. government efforts to roll back Big Tech's power.

Hoarding concerns rise as America ages

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The rise in hoarding disorder as America ages requires a national response, a new Senate report shared first with Axios says.

White House publishes rule for employers to curb heat illnesses and deaths

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The Biden administration on Tuesday published a new rule for employers that aims to help protect about 36 million workers from heat-related illnesses and death.

Biden raises $127 million in June, including $38M after Trump debate

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President Biden's campaign raised $127 million in June, including $38 million in the four days after his debate with former President Trump, the campaign announced Tuesday.

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Inside the Biden team's "damage control call" for jumpy donors

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Anxious Democratic donors grilled Biden campaign officials on a Zoom call Monday, pressing Biden's team on how it will deal with new concerns about his fitness for office, according to four donors on the call.

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Jen Psaki agrees to Afghanistan probe interview

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President Biden's former press secretary Jen Psaki will sit for an interview this month in the House Foreign Affairs Committee's probe into the U.S. military's exit from Afghanistan, according to a letter from her lawyer to the panel…

Scoop: Democrats’ presidential immunity warning

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The Democratic National Committee will take over the digital homepages of three major battleground-state newspapers Tuesday, hitting Donald Trump as a threat to democracy, Axios has learned.

Biden: Supreme Court's Trump immunity case ruling means "virtually no limits" on presidents

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President Biden called the Supreme Court ruling on former President Trump's immunity claims in his federal Jan. 6 criminal case on Monday a "dangerous precedent."

Monday, Jul 1

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Barrett, Sotomayor unite on criminal evidence portion of Trump immunity decision

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Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett split from other conservative justices on the central question of the evidence necessary to prove former President Trump committed crimes as part of Monday's landmark immunity ruling.

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House Republicans sue AG Merrick Garland for Biden special counsel interview audio

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The Republican-led House Judiciary Committee on Monday sued Attorney General Merrick Garland to force the release of audio tapes of President Biden's interview with special counsel Robert Hur in his classified documents case.