French President Macron Meets With Putin (Dan)
Just days before the Trump-Putin summit in Helsinki, French president Emmanuel Macron met with the Russian president at the World Cup final. The two discussed similarities and differences between French/EU policies and American policies.
‘Warning Lights Are Blinking Red,’ Top Intelligence Officer Says of Russian Attacks (Jimmy)
The author writes, “The nation’s top intelligence officer said on Friday that the persistent danger of Russian cyberattacks today was akin to the warnings the United States had of stepped-up terror threats ahead of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.”
The Trump Administration Is Making Immigrant Parents Pay $800 for DNA Tests to Get Their Kids Back (Reader Luke)
From GQ: “America isn’t just failing to reunite families — it is making it as hard as possible.”
Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Will Campaign Together in Kansas (Jimmy)
The author writes, “Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will make [a] campaign swing through Kansas next week, rallying for two congressional candidates who argue that left-wing politics are the key to winning in red states.”
What Is an Ideal Outcome of Trump-Putin Meeting? Russian FM Tells Larry King (Reader Luke)
The author writes, “Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has shared his view on what would be an ‘ideal’ outcome of a Trump-Putin meeting, in an interview with Larry King that covered a wide range of topics, from Crimea to NATO and Syria.”