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The 80th anniversary of D-Day:
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World leaders gathered in Normandy, France, today to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
President Biden marked the anniversary with a ceremony this morning in Normandy where he invoked Ukraine’s fight against “a tyrant.”
In Biden’s words: “Here in Europe we see one stark example: Ukraine has been invaded by a tyrant bent on domination. Ukrainians are fighting with extraordinary courage, suffering great losses, but never backing down.”
^ This is the quote getting traction from the remarks.
Another quote from Biden: “The price of unchecked tyranny is the blood of the young and the brave. In their generation, in their hour of trial, the allied forces of D-Day did their duty. Now the question for us is, in our hour of trial, will we do ours?”
The Hill’s Alex Gangitano and Brett Samuels noted this was an “[appeal] to Americans to remember the value of international alliances at a precarious moment in world affairs.” 📹 Watch Biden’s remarks
The undertone of this anniversary: ‘War in Europe casts pall over D-Day anniversary’ |
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It’s a world leaders’ who’s who: |
France is the epicenter of the globe today with world leaders and veterans gathering in Normandy to mark the anniversary of D-Day.
Because they’re all together: Leaders have scheduled side meetings around the ceremonies. Biden will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today and French President Emmanuel Macron later this week. Normandy is the new Capitol Hill for the day: Roughly 50 House lawmakers and 18 senators are in France today.
‘5 things to know about D-Day’s 80th anniversary’, via The Hill’s Alex Gangitano and Ellen Mitchell Do you know how many Americans died on D-Day?: “Of the 4,414 Allied troops killed on D-Day, 2,501 were Americans. More than 5,000 were wounded.” (NewsNation) |
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➤ SIGHTS AND SOUNDS FROM NORMANDY: |
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➤ MORE READS ON THE D-DAY ANNIVERSARY:
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‘On the cusp of 100, veteran who survived D-Day honors a friend who didn’t’: The Washington Post
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‘80 Years After D-Day, France Examines the Trauma of Allied Bombings’: The Wall Street Journal
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‘Dwindling number of D-Day veterans mark anniversary with plea to recall WWII lessons in today’s wars’: AP
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‘World War II Veteran Dies at 102 While Traveling to D-Day Event in France’: The New York Times
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Steve Bannon is going to prison by July 1: |
A federal judge just ordered Steve Bannon, a former adviser to former President Trump, to begin his four-month prison sentence on July 1.
Keep in mind: Bannon is still appealing his contempt of Congress conviction.
Backstory: “In 2022, Bannon was found guilty of failing to appear for a deposition ordered by the now-disbanded House Jan. 6 committee and refusing to turn over documents they subpoenaed.”
Read more context from The Hill’s Zach Schonfeld |
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Are Republicans going to start referring to him as Anthony ‘COVID-19’ Fauci?:
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Republicans are ramping up their attacks on former White House chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci, who is seen as the face of the COVID-19 response.
What’s happening now?: “Emboldened by newly uncovered emails showing attempts by top aides to evade public record laws and lingering anger over coronavirus mitigation efforts, Republicans say they want to bring criminal charges against the nation’s former top infectious diseases official.” Read more: ‘Republicans ramp up attacks on Fauci’ |
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➤ TIDBIT — I ASPIRE TO THIS LEVEL OF PETTINESS:
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Business Insider’s Bryan Metzger posted on X, “You may recall that Sen. Joe Manchin introduced an entire bill to reinstate the Senate dress code. This is what he wore to the contraception vote just now.” 📸 Photo of Manchin’s casual outfit Well, when the famously casual dresser Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) walked past, he joked, “Maybe I was a visionary.” |
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This is just one poll, but it’s what we’ve all been wondering: |
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➤ MORE READS FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL:
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‘Do Democrats want Trump in jail? Most won’t say’: The Hill
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‘Trump’s Conviction Made These Voters Rethink Their Choice for President’: The New York Times
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‘A small shift in voters toward President Biden was especially clear among young, nonwhite and disengaged voters.’: The New York Times
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🍎 Celebrate: Today is National Applesauce Day! But more importantly, tomorrow is National Donut Day! Dunkin’ and Krispy Kreme are offering free donuts. Here’s a list of donut deals tomorrow |
🍪 The land of the ~little treats~ is coming back: Remember when Foxtrot abruptly closed all of its locations in April? Well, they’re planning to reopen their Chicago and Texas locations, but not their Washington, D.C., shops. (Axios)
🚓 My favorite video of the week: Photojournalist Nathan Howard posted that “While leaving the U.S. Capitol tonight I watched a dozen cops and reporter @ChadPergram sprint past me down Constitution Ave. Obviously I followed assuming something very bad had just happened. Ended up being kind of wholesome though.” 📹 Watch
🗒️ ‘A restaurant had a 20% service fee, then added a tip line. Excessive?’: What do you think? The Washington Post’s food critic Tom Sietsema weighs in. |
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The House and Senate are out. President Biden is in France, and Vice President Harris is in Washington. (all times Eastern) |
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This morning: Biden commemorated the 80th anniversary of D-Day in France. 💻 Watch
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This morning: A Washington, D.C., ceremony to commemorate D-Day. 💻 Watch
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This morning: A Bedford, Va., ceremony to commemorate D-Day. 💻 Watch
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