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The Associated Press reports: The Netherlands’ contestant in the Eurovision Song Contest who was dramatically expelled from the competition hours before the grand finale will likely be charged for making illegal threats, Swedish police said Monday. Joost Klein had failed to perform at two dress rehearsals on Friday and the organizer, the European Broadcasting Union said that police were investigating …

Reuters reports: New York Justice Juan Merchan, Trump declared on Truth Social, is a “highly conflicted” overseer of a “kangaroo court.” Trump supporters swiftly replied to his post with a blitz of attacks on Merchan. The comments soon turned ugly. Some called for Merchan and other judges hearing cases against Trump to be killed. In a review of commenters’ posts …

The New York Times reports: President Biden will announce on Tuesday that he is raising tariffs on an array of Chinese imports, including electric vehicles, solar cells, semiconductors and advanced batteries, in what he calls an effort to protect strategic American industries from a new wave of competitors that are unfairly subsidized by Beijing. Mr. Biden’s moves are the latest …

The Daily Beast reports: Eric Trump was spotted tweeting in the middle of his dad’s trial on Monday by a NBC News reporter—an apparent violation of rules put in place by Judge Juan Merchan that ban the use of electronics inside the New York City courtroom. There was no indication on whether Eric, Donald Trump’s second youngest son, will face …

“Now, Republicans have a problem. They have a one vote lead in the house. They don’t have a big enough majority. And, unfortunately, for Republicans in the House, there are too many RINO weak Republicans that won’t go along with the impeachment inquiry. They think that will hurt their reelection chances. And for them, it’s all about, I guess, political …

Axios reports: Department of Justice officials said Tuesday unprecedented threats against election workers are being “supercharged by advanced technologies” including artificial intelligence. Attorney General Merrick Garland said at a briefing ahead of a DOJ Election Threats Task Force meeting there has been “a dangerous increase in violent threats against public servants” ahead of November’s election. In a “particularly disturbing trend,” …

Seattle’s ABC affiliate reports: Washington Attorney General (AG) Bob Ferguson addressed recent developments in the state’s governor’s race Monday morning, days after two people named Robert Ferguson joined the ballot. On Friday, two additional Democratic candidates filed to run for Washington governor under the name Bob Ferguson. Right wing activist Glen Morgan posted on Facebook around 5 p.m. Friday saying …

“What scares me though, is that, when you see these Trump polls and you see these rallies, I’m worried about what we don’t see. What are the Democrats cooking up with the votes? Legal or illegal? Judging by your ears or your eyes, this election should not even be close. “So the Dems have two options. One, accept the outcome, …

Variety reports: Ellen DeGeneres is returning to Netflix for her final stand-up special, six years after her last comedy hour, “Relatable.” The special, which marks her second for Netflix, will arrive later in 2024. It will be produced by Ben Winston and Fulwell73. In addition to the special, DeGeneres will also kick off a multi-city stand-up tour on June 19 …

Florida Politics reports: Florida’s Governor is speaking out about the First Lady potentially running to succeed him, downplaying Casey DeSantis’ interest in the job. Ron DeSantis said that if he “had to characterize her interest in getting into the political thicket as a candidate,” he would “characterize it as zero.” “But, you know, I think it’s because she’s had a …