— A Danish reporter, asking a question to NATO Secretary Mark Rutte.

Wrote Beshear: “Over the last several weeks, Kentuckians have grown increasingly concerned about the current state of your health and wellbeing, and ability to hold office in the United States Senate. As Governor, I request that you fully update Kentuckians regarding the current status of your health.”

“Arguing that the companies have become too dominant, Arkansas and Tennessee passed laws that aim to prevent the companies from managing prescription benefits and running retail and mail-order pharmacies. Lawmakers in other states and in Washington have proposed similar restrictions.”

“In response, the three companies — UnitedHealth Group, CVS Health and Cigna — are fiercely fighting back. They and their allies have filed lawsuits, deployed lobbyists, pestered customers with texts and blanketed the airwaves with advertisements.”

— President Trump, on June 16.

“They’re cuckoo… They’re sick… They’re dirty players… They’re scum… They’re evil people.”

— President Trump, earlier today.

“He is expected to announce his decision through a recorded video, which could come later today.”

Said Trump, while sitting next to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky: “We’re going to be giving a license to you. We’ll show them how to do it.”

— President Trump, speaking to reporters on the Russian war in Ukraine.

Said Trump: “We hit them very hard last night. Probably hit them hard again tonight.”

He added: “I’ll give a little warning. But we’ll see how it all works out. No, I’m not happy with them.”

“The possible vote would be a way for Johnson to appease hard-liners who are demanding a vote to end birthright citizenship after the Supreme Court ruled against Trump administration efforts to undermine it.”

“House passage of a measure to crack down the practice would be largely symbolic, as it stands no chance of overcoming the Senate filibuster.”

“The price jump is big, but even now, there are signs that the markets aren’t expecting a complete return to war.”

“Donald Trump and Iranian leaders both said in recent hours their ceasefire is null as the US launched a new wave of strikes in response to attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz.”

“The escalating violence and rhetoric threatens a return to open conflict — potentially pulling the president back into an unpopular fight after months of trying to turn away from it.”

After their drubbing in the 2024 elections, Democrats began the inevitable round of soul-searching.

They are still searching.

“What we’re watching now is the messy endgame, a high-octane version of the same power struggle that has dominated Democratic primaries through this cycle and long before. The disparate wings of the party each hope to secure what looks like a soon-to-be-vacant Senate candidacy. And Platner isn’t giving up his influence.”

“The first battle (as always) is over the process — how to select a new candidate ahead of a deadline now less than three weeks away. Discussions behind the scenes have clearly been heated, and Murphy-Anderson’s decision to go public last night was the nuclear option.”

“A Nazi tattoo, social media rants, rampant rumors about women: Many Democratic leaders privately feared the Maine Democrat, now their U.S. Senate nominee, could be trouble. But they rationalized their delusions and denialism until it was too late. Now the party has few, if any, good options in one of the nation’s most important Senate races.”

“Platner’s rise and fall shows a key way President Trump has changed Democratic politics. If it means diminishing his power, Democrats are willing to surrender or temporarily ignore their own stated values.”

“But nobody in his party is suggesting he should have anything to do with it.”

“The anti-establishment fervor energizing Democrats’ voter base is putting Schumer and other party leaders in a delicate spot.”

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