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Coalition behind gun bill reveals a sharp Senate Republican split  The Washington Post House GOP leaders oppose bipartisan gun deal as Senate moves toward passage  CNN Senators unveil text of bipartisan gun deal, advance legislation in key vote to begin debate  CBS Mornings

Biden’s latest economic message: a recession is not definite  The Washington Post Biden will call on Congress to pause gas tax for 3 months  Fox Business Rising prices cause rising tension between Biden and Hill Dems  POLITICO Biden’s Gas Tax Holiday Won’t Save

Afghanistan earthquake: Taliban appeal for more aid as death toll set to mount  The Guardian June 22, 2022 Afghanistan earthquake news  CNN Afghanistan magnitude 5.9 earthquake kills at least 1000 people | USA TODAY  USA TODAY Afghanistan earthquake kills at least 1,000 people,

NATO looks set to agree next week to the biggest overhaul of its defences since the Cold War, including a major expansion of a 40,000-strong force on alert to respond in a crisis.

Saudi crown prince makes first visit to Turkey since the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi sparked years of acrimony; Ankara looking for investments amid economic crisis

Federal prosecutors sought information from two men who had worked on behalf of the Trump campaign and a third who signed up as a Trump elector in Georgia, a state won by President Biden.

Vulnerable Democrats have championed the move ahead of the midterm elections, but experts remain skeptical that suspending the federal tax would benefit consumers much.

The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has laid out its case that Donald Trump knew he lost the 2020 election, and that he nevertheless spread lies about election fraud as part of a broad effort

The calls to put more armed officers into schools across the country came swiftly after 19 children and two teachers were shot and killed in Uvalde, Texas on May 24. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott encouraged schools to increase the presence

Women for Trump co-founder and Jan. 6 rally organizer: Trump is ‘disconnected from the base’  The Hill