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First: Nikki Haley makes official what was long assumed - she'll pick Trump over Biden despite the former president's racist and sexist taunts, not to mention his attack on her husband while he was serving his country overseas. 
Plus: He did it again. The New York Times reports that Justice Samuel Alito flew a flag used by Stop the Steal supporters and some Christian nationalists above his second home. 
And: President Biden is preparing to do a rare news conference after he meets with the president of Kenya. 
 
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First: Former President Donald Trump is now backtracking after suggesting he's open to restrictions on birth control, and he deleted a social media video that referred to a "unified Reich" if he wins. 
Plus: Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries may not have the Speaker's gavel, but he could be the most powerful person in the House anyway. New CNN reporting on how he's seizing on the GOP's fractured majority to score wins. 
And: Exasperated, underwhelmed and indifferent. That's how some swing voters are saying Joe Biden makes them feel. How big a problem is it for the president? 
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Courting controversy. Yesterday, President Biden took to the stage at an historically black college as he struggles with young and black voters.

And debating the debates. Biden and Trump agree to go head-to-head. How the historic face-offs can shake up the race.

Plus, final hours. Trump’s trial nears its end as Republicans flock to Manhattan and Democrats dodge when it comes to their own.
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First: President Joe Biden spoke at African American history museum, commemorating the 70th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education in an effort to bolster crucial support among Black voters.
Plus: Israeli military recovers the bodies of three hostages in a tunnel in Gaza. Jeremy Diamond reports from Jerusalem.
And: A New York Times report outside Justice Alito’s home displaying a “Stop The Sea;” flag after January 6. And a House committee hearing devolves into chaos.
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First: Joe Biden and Donald Trump don't agree on much, but they do agree it's time to debate. They both accepted an invitation from CNN to hold the first presidential debate on June 27. 
Plus: It's round two of Todd Blanche versus Michael Cohen, as Trump's top defense attorney is trying to paint the prosecution's star witness as a sworn henchmen out for revenge. 
And: Can Republicans pick up a US Senate seat in the reliably blue state of Maryland. Popular former governor Larry Hogan will test that after winning the GOP nomination for last night. 
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On the beach. The testimony and the delays shaping the race as Biden criss-crosses the country, while RFK sends alarm bells ringing.

Plus, isolated. Biden pleases no-one, new reporting as Democrats fret up and down the ballot, while the race for the Senate in Maryland gets vicious. The control of the chamber at stake.

Finally, on trial. The other big court case kicking off today, that of Sen. Bob Menendez. We catch up with him just before his corruption trial is due to begin in New York, and as his colleagues call for him to step down.
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