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In today’s edition, Trump gets immunity win from Supreme Court, Biden blasts it, and NATO countries eye plan to speed up weapons procurement ahead of the Washington summit.
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Rudy Giuliani disbarred in New York for role in 2020 election interference effort
The former mayor of New York City had already had his New York law license suspended for making false statements after the 2020 election.
Leah Millis/Reuters/File Photo
Ex-spy chief becomes prime minister of the Netherlands, but analysts question his staying power
The country has formed a new government after months of political wrangling following the far-right Freedom Party’s success in November’s polls.
Patrick van Katwijk/Pool via Reuters
In a shift, the RNC will decide its platform behind closed doors
The decision to skip the usual cameras comes as the party is in a difficult debate over abortion.
REUTERS/Brendan McDermid
Ex-spy chief becomes Dutch PM as new right-wing coalition reflects a changing Europe
Dick Schoof will lead the Netherlands’ new anti-immigration government after the far-right party of Geert Wilders won last year’s election.
Patrick Van Katwijk/Reuters
Trump seeks to overturn hush money conviction on heels of Supreme Court immunity ruling
The former president was convicted in a hush money trial in May for falsifying dozens of business records.
Brian Snyder/Reuters
Vivek Ramaswamy heads up the Biden replacement theory victory lap
Ron DeSantis predicted the president wouldn’t be on November ballot while Nikki Haley said he wouldn’t finish term.
REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
Democratic senator criticizes Biden campaign’s ‘dismissive attitude’ after debate
Vermont’s Peter Welch says he’s heard concerns from party donors about president’s debate performance.
Biden’s next big test is the NATO summit
Some Democrats see next week’s Washington gathering as a chance for the president to turn the page on a bad debate.
Could nationalists take over French parliament?
Marine Le Pen’s nationalists are not projected for a majority, but their upward movement is creating anxiety. This and more, in the latest updates to our Global Election Hub.
US Supreme Court ruling dramatically expands presidential powers
The historic 6-3 decision found that presidents are partially immune from all prosecution for actions taken while they are in office, a boon for Donald Trump.
SCOTUS punts on social media case, bars states from moderating content for now
The ruling could have held broad implications for how online speech was regulated in some states.
Reformist candidate faces hardliner in Iran presidential election runoffs
Masoud Pezeshkian secured about a million votes more than his rival, but record-low turnout suggested Iranians no longer see elections as a path to change, analysts said.
Biden is staying — or so the Trump campaign says
Despite surrogates joking during Thursday’s debate that Biden could be replaced, the theory doesn’t seem to be holding within Donald Trump’s campaign.
‘Totally different’: Biden’s biographers and defenders reckon with the debate
Evan Osnos and Franklin Foer are reconciling their own portrayals with the faltering 81-year-old they saw on national television.
Voters sour on Biden polls show after debate debacle
The fallout from US President Joe Biden’s debate performance last week is coming into focus as the first snap polls are released.
Bernie Sanders says Biden’s debate was ‘mmm...not great.’ But he thinks he can win.
Semafor followed Biden’s old primary rival on a campaign swing through Wisconsin.
The seven people who could force Joe Biden’s hand
There’s no Democratic Party left — just a handful of key power players.
Jim Clyburn made Joe Biden president once. Can he save him a second time?
We talked to the veteran South Carolina Congressman about why he thinks Democrats must “stay the course” with Biden.