Trump's Party of One

That “other” war is heating up, the one Trump thought he could end in a day but that has instead dragged on for years now. Russia has lost a staggering number of troops, an estimated 450,000 with up a million others injured. 

Ukraine has shown remarkable ingenuity despite heavy casualties of its own. It’s become in one sense of war of drones, which carries significant implications for the future of war everywhere.

And as the conflict in the Middle East also continues to simmer, Trump is back to one of his obsessions — worrying about crowd size. He is preparing his speech for the Fourth of July, two days from now.

But with temperatures in Washington, D.C., soaring to near 100 degrees, it’s uncertain how big his MAGA crowd will be. Or how much the rest of the world will be listening, either.

HEADLINES:

• Explosions Rock Ukraine’s Capital (NYT)

• Kyiv attacks death toll rises to 20 as Russia warns it will ‘continue to increase pressure’ on Ukrainian capital (Guardian)

• Russia launches massive strike on Ukraine as Poland scrambles jets, Finland restricts airspace (CNBC)

• Bloodier than Stalingrad: Number of casualties in Russia’s war on Ukraine reaches 2 million (CNN)

• How severe is Russia’s energy shortage because of Ukrainian strikes? (Al Jazeera)

• Trump refuses to renew USMCA trade pact, toppling one of the last pillars of stability in global trade (NBC)

• Trump’s Anti-Patriotic Trap (Atlantic)

• Trump Takes Maiden Flight on Qatari-Gifted Air Force One (WSJ)

• ‘Technical’ talks under way in Doha as Tehran demands action (Al Jazeera)

• Iran’s top negotiator says country ready for war as peace talks inch along (CBS)

• Trump ‘livid’ over crowd size at National Mall state fair, report says: ‘Who thought this was a good idea?’ (Independent)

• U.S. auto industry faces increased uncertainty without extension of USMCA trade deal (CNBC)

• The divided Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship decision exposes sharp rifts among justices (AP)

• The Supreme Court’s birthright citizenship ruling hands the U.S. economy a $7.7 trillion win (Fortune)

• Immigrant Arrests Surge to 10,000 in 5 Days as ICE Clamps Down (NYT)

• ICE’s arrest of nun heading to church fuels bipartisan backlash in South Texas (WP)

• Everything to know about Trump’s student loan overhaul (BI)

• Modern neuroscience is rediscovering an idea Freud had 130 years ago (ScienceDaily)

• In the United States, Every World Cup Team Is a Home Team (NYT)

• The price tag behind Taylor Swift’s rumored wedding bash at Madison Square Garden (CNN)

• Two People Climb Needle of Empire State Building (NYT)

• They built the world’s most powerful AI. They’re facing a mystery they can’t explain. (WP)

• UN launches “AI for Good” commission (Axios)

• Harvard Faces Pressure To Fire Confederate Generals (Onion)