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Hunter Biden's criminal trial on federal gun charges begins with jury selection . . . Hunter Biden's criminal trial will begin with jury selection Monday morning in Delaware. The trial stems from federal gun charges brought against him by special counsel David Weiss. Hunter Biden pleaded not guilty to federal gun charges in U.S. District Court for Delaware after Weiss charged him with making a false statement in the purchase of a firearm; making a false statement related to information required to be kept by a licensed firearm dealer; and one count of possession of a firearm by a person who is an unlawful user of or addicted to a controlled substance. With all counts combined, the total maximum prison time for the charges could be up to 25 years. Each count carries a maximum fine of $250,000 and three years of supervised release. Fox News

Hunter could face incarceration . . . The president's argues he is being singled out for prosecution because of his famous father. Yet a Washington Times review of federal gun prosecutions has found many cases of prosecution, conviction and incarceration for those kinds of charges. Nicole Blakely, an Arkansas woman who tried to help her boyfriend escape conviction on gun charges by claiming at trial she owned a handgun and all the marijuana found in their home, was ultimately convicted and served a year of home confinement. Washington Times

Politics

Trump says Americans wouldn't "stand" for house arrest . . . Former President Donald Trump said Americans will reach their "breaking point" if he is sentenced to house arrest after his conviction of 34 felony offenses. "I'm not sure the public would stand for it," Mr. Trump said in an interview with Fox News that aired Sunday. "I think it'd be tough for the public to take. At a certain point, there's a breaking point." He didn't say what would happen after the breaking point, but he warned that the U.S. was on a dangerous trajectory after what he described as a politically motivated conviction. Washington Times

Conservatives have been relatively restrained in their protests so far, much more so than liberals would be if, say, a Republican put Barack Obama on trial. But that could change very quickly.

Trump: Supreme Court must decide on his conviction . . . "The 'Sentencing' for not having done anything wrong will be, conveniently for the Fascists, 4 days before the Republican National Convention," Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday evening. "A Radical Left Soros backed D.A., who ran on a platform of 'I will get Trump,' reporting to an 'Acting' Local Judge, appointed by the Democrats, who is HIGHLY CONFLICTED, will make a decision which will determine the future of our Nation? The United States Supreme Court MUST DECIDE!" Washington Examiner

Trump says trial was rough on Melania . . . Presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump told Fox News in an interview that aired Sunday morning that the conviction he received has been "very hard" on his wife, Melania Trump, and his children. "I have a wonderful wife who has to listen to this stuff all the time," he continued. "They do that for this reason. They do that, all these salacious names that they put in of these people. And I'm not even allowed to defend myself because of the gag order. Think of it." Daily Caller

Trump campaign said to be firing on all cylinders. . . "Buttoned-up" and "conventional" are hardly ideas that come to mind when thinking about Donald Trump's presidential campaigns, but observers across the political spectrum have struggled not to notice a different feel to Trump 2024. In and around the campaign, insiders are dissecting the 2024 operation. The transformation, they told the Daily Caller, boils down to personnel and messaging. "He has put together in 2024, a group of competent loyalists, who are also, I think he's thrown around the term ruthless killers, something along those lines around, which should make all of us very happy," Ned Ryun, CEO of American Majority Action. Daily Caller

WATCH | Joe Biden's senior moments of the week

Schumer booed while speaking at Israel parade in NYC . . . Videos shared on social media on Sunday show Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer being booed by some crowd members at a parade for Israel in New York City. Schumer, the highest-ranking Jewish official in the United States and longtime supporter of Israel, has become increasingly critical of Israeli leadership as the Middle Eastern nation's war with Hamas, a Palestinian militant group, drags on in besieged Gaza. Newsweek

National Security

China prepositioning for future cyberattacks . . . As the U.S. military's new cyber chief and the head of the nation's main electronic spy agency, it is Gen. Timothy Haugh's job to be concerned about China's clandestine efforts to steal sensitive American data and weapons know-how. But he is also contending with an unusual Chinese threat, one that is designed not to extract military secrets or data of any kind but to lurk in the infrastructure that undergirds civilian life, as if lying in wait for the right moment to unleash chaos. Wall Street Journal

If and when there is war with China over Taiwan, it's not going to just be over there.

International

Mexico elects Claudia Sheinbaum as first female, Jewish president . . . Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected as Mexico's first woman president in an historic landslide win. Mexico's official electoral authority said preliminary results showed the 61-year-old former mayor of Mexico City winning between 58% and 60% of the vote in Sunday's election. That gives her a lead of about 30 percentage points over her main rival, businesswoman Xóchitl Gálvez. Ms Sheinbaum will replace her mentor, outgoing President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, on 1 October. BBC

Argentine President Milei's surprising devotion to Judaism and Israel . . . Breaking decades of policy precedent, Milei has gone further in his support of right-wing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's government than perhaps any other world leader as Israel faces growing isolation over its bombardment and invasion of Gaza that has killed over 36,000 Palestinians and pushed the enclave to the brink of famine. His posture could not stand in starker contrast to most of Latin America — where Bolivia and Colombia have severed ties with Israel and at least five regional countries, most recently Brazil, have pulled ambassadors from Tel Aviv. Associated Press

Money

Financial dangers of store credit cards can be 'severe,' expert warns . . . High interest rates, fees and even inactivity clauses are often hidden in the fine print of the point-of-purchase card offers. Nearly every store has rewards credit cards available for customers, but not all the offers add up to major savings. These offers are often the "genesis" of long-term issues, one personal finance expert warns. "There's just a trickle effect that could last maybe years for that consumer," financial planner and "What Should I Do With My Money?" author Bryan Kuderna said. Fox Business

Culture

Pride marchers square off with anti-Israel protestors . . . Pride parade marchers in Philadelphia Sunday were seen facing off with a group of pro-Palestine protesters after they blocked the parade route from moving forward, video shows. Video posted to X shows the chaotic moments between the two groups as a marching band in the parade attempted to move forward, however, they were blocked off by protesters. In one clip, a drum line with band members adorned in pride attire could be seen continuing to drum while appearing confused as they were withheld from continuing on the parade. Daily Caller

Intersectional combat.

Conservative parents call to boycott 'Ms. Rachel' over latest Pride Month video . . . Miss Rachel, a popular children's YouTube creator, sparked backlash on social media over the weekend after she posted a video celebrating Pride Month – and issued a pointed message to parents who took issue with her remarks. The educational content creator, who has become a viral sensation among babies and toddlers and boasts nearly 10 million subscribers, posted the video on June 1, the first day of Pride Month, on her TikTok account, "MsRachelForLittles." "Happy pride to all of our wonderful families and friends! This month and every month, I celebrate you," Rachel Accurso said. "I'm so glad you're here. I'm so glad you're exactly who you are." Fox News

She added that parents who don't like it can stop watching. And she's right, they will.

You should also know

Soros-backed DA's office provided free legal help to illegal aliens . . . Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner's office provided free consultations and legal assistance to illegal aliens charged with violent felonies in 2023, documents reveal. The taxpayer-funded consultations were provided to migrants charged with various heinous crimes—including rape, robbery, strangulation, aggravated assault, and homicide by vehicle—in an ostensible effort to help them avoid convictions that would lead to their deportation, documents obtained by the Immigration Reform Law Institute reveal. Daily Signal

In the pandemic, we were told to keep 6 feet apart. There's no science to support that . . . Congressional investigators are set Monday to press Anthony S. Fauci on why the CDC's recommendation was allowed to shape so much of American life for so long, particularly given Fauci and other officials' recent acknowledgments that there was little science behind the six-foot rule after all. "It sort of just appeared, that six feet is going to be the distance," Fauci testified to Congress in a January closed-door hearing, according to a transcribed interview released Friday. Fauci characterized the recommendation as "an empiric decision that wasn't based on data." Washington Post

Guilty Pleasures

Fed's multimillion-dollar poop-picking program expanding, has international ambitions . . . The U.S. government is expanding its program to collect poop and thinks picking through the nation's feces is key to ensuring national security by helping officials spot and stop the next pandemic. The Traveler-based Genomic Surveillance program is expanding efforts at airports to detect more pathogens and increase its government funding. The program's director says a supranational governing body is needed to coordinate poop collectors worldwide. Washington Times

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