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New charges against Trump focus on lies. Scholars see an authoritarian playbook  NPR Legal issues mount for Trump  FOX 5 New York Defending Donald Trump: attorney gives new legal strategy  MSNBC Latest Trump indictment creates new stir  Newsday Trump’s crime  Pittsburgh Post-Gazette View Full Coverage

Trump responds to Pelosi’s ‘scared puppy’ jab with rant on husband’s ‘weird story’: ‘Sick & demented’  Fox News

Trump attorney says legal team will fight potential protective order in election subversion case  CNN Trump lawyer: Efforts to overturn 2020 election just ‘aspirational’  USA TODAY If Trump committed ‘a technical violation of the Constitution,’ it’s not a crime, his lawyer says  NBC

How Donald Trump’s many legal troubles are all starting to intersect  POLITICO

3 killed after firefighting helicopters collide while battling Southern California blaze, officials say  CNN 3 killed as firefighting helicopters collide mid-air in Riverside County  KTLA Los Angeles California firefighting helicopter crashes after mid-air collision during fire response, multiple dead  Fox News 3 killed

Regional tensions have mounted since mutinous soldiers overthrew Niger’s democratically elected president nearly two weeks ago and installing the leader of the presidential guard as head of state. (Image credit: Sam Mednick/AP)

In mid-May, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi issued a warning to the Taliban: honor Afghanistan’s water-supply agreement or face the consequences. A well-known Taliban figure offered a mocking gift of a 20-liter water container in response and told him to stop making terrifying ultimatums.

Trump’s Actions in Effort to Overturn Election Were ‘Aspirational,’ His Lawyer Says  The New York Times If Trump committed ‘a technical violation of the Constitution,’ it’s not a crime, his lawyer says  NBC News Trump and team seek to destroy credibility of

Minister asks for dismissal of Michal Rosenbaum, claiming she’s unsuitable for the job; Government Companies Authority director says she will not be cowed by threats

Siemens Energy now expects a net loss of €4.5 billion, while profit margin before special items is seen between minus 10% and minus 8% for 2023, due to mounting challenges at Siemens Gamesa that will cost €2.2 billion.