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Mikhail Gorbachev could have been celebrated for involuntarily opening a path towards Ukraine’s independence, but his support for Crimea’s annexation and silence in the face of Russia’s invasion have stained his reputation. Gorbachev, last leader of the USSR, triggered the

Alina Habba, an attorney for Donald Trump, slammed the Department of Justice and FBI for using “mundane statutes” like the Espionage Act and obstruction of justice to justify searching Mar-a-Lago. During a Wednesday interview with podcaster Charlie Kirk, Hubba dismissed

A British national has been killed while volunteering as a medic in Ukraine.

Texas governor Greg Abbott will send migrant buses to Chicago  New York Post Texas sends buses of migrants to Chicago for first time, dropped off at train station  Fox News Mayor Lightfoot says migrants sent from Texas will be welcomed in Chicago  CBS

Fire near Castaic shuts down 5 Freeway amid triple-digit heat  Los Angeles Times “A truckers worst nightmare”: Castaic fire causes huge traffic issues on the 5 freeway  CBS Los Angeles I-5 closed in both directions due to fast-growing Route Fire  San Francisco Chronicle

Readout of President Joe Biden’s Call with Prime Minister Yair Lapid of Israel  The White House

Readout of President Biden’s Call with Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi of Iraq  The White House

Garland’s perilous path to prosecuting Trump – POLITICO  POLITICO

Opinion | The Messianic Trump Cult – POLITICO  POLITICO

Trump weighs delaying 2024 decision as political and legal troubles grow  CNN