Good Morning DC,
Prince Harry has officially named the US as his primary residence.
It’s like the ultimate American dream—trading tea for tacos, crumpets for burgers, and Buckingham Palace for the Hollywood Hills.
Talk about a royal shake-up!
Let’s get you caught up with the news of the day.
President Biden is heading to Philadelphia to participate in campaign events.
Meanwhile, Vice President Harris will address gun violence prevention ahead of the 25th anniversary of the Columbine shooting.
To bolster President Biden’s three-day tour across Pennsylvania, the Biden campaign has launched two new advertisements titled: “Pro Worker” and “Sharp.”
In the ongoing trial concerning Trump’s hush money in New York City, seven jurors have already been selected, comprising four men and three women. Notably, two among them are professional lawyers, one specializing in civil law and the other in corporate law. Prior to finalizing the jury, an additional five jurors are yet to be chosen.
Trump voiced his dissatisfaction regarding the limited number of times his legal team can reject potential jurors. He expressed his criticism on Truth Social, stating: “I thought STRIKES were supposed to be ‘unlimited’ when we were picking our jury?” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “I was then told we only had 10, not nearly enough when we were purposely given the 2nd Worst Venue in the Country.”
“My philosophy is you do the right thing and you let the chips fall where they may,” Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said in response to motion to vacate brought by Marjorie Taylor Greene.
“If I operated out of fear of a motion to vacate, I would never be able to do my job,” noted Johnson.
House Minority Whip Katherine Clark is set to be honored with the MomsRising Toddlers’ Choice Award.
In Capri, Secretary Blinken met with Dmytro Kuleba, the Foreign Minister of Ukraine. “This is a critical time for Ukraine,” said Blinken.
“It is urgent that all of the friends and supporters of Ukraine maximize their efforts to provide with – Ukraine what it needs to continue to effectively defend itself against this Russian aggression,” noted Blinken.
The Secretary stressed the responsibility of the United States to pass the supplemental budget request that the President has made for Ukraine, which Blinken hopes will be before the House this weekend.
Serbia’s Ambassador to the US, Marko Djuric, criticized the draft of the proposed UN resolution on Srebrenica as “ill-advised.”
In his OpEd, Djuric contends that such a resolution jeopardizes the delicate peace and reconciliation efforts in the region, established since the Dayton Agreement, for which Serbia serves as a guarantor.
Ambassador Marko Djuric: UN Resolution on Srebrenica threatens to derail essential reconciliation efforts in the region
A draft UN resolution, proposed by Germany, Rwanda and Bosnia and Herzegovina, and supported by […]
UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron was not successful in convincing Benjamin Netanyahu to call off Israel’s decision to retaliate at Iran. Speaking in Jerusalem, Cameron said, “We hope they do so in a way that does as little to escalate this as possible.”
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