Recent polling showed former President Donald Trump holding a slight advantage over President Joe Biden in a potential rematch, with President Biden’s approval rate currently below 40 percent. At the same time, President Trump spoke out for the first time about Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s sudden death in prison. He compared Mr. Navalny’s death to his own legal tribulations.
President Biden and Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer are demanding that the House pass the $95-billion foreign aid bill. Some Republicans, including Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), are opposed to aid for Ukraine, because they say the war has no clear end point.
Two police officers and a first responder were shot and killed in Burnsville, Minnesota while responding to a domestic violence call. A man opened fire while he was barricaded with family members in the home. The alleged shooter was later reported dead, and the family members were able to escape.
