Roberts declines meeting with Senate Democrats about Alito controversy (thehill.com)
Biden secretly gave Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia with US weapons (www.politico.com)
Ron DeSantis hopes to raise at least $10M to boost Trump (www.nbcnews.com)
Bullets before ballots: Dozens of Mexican candidates have been killed as cartels seek more control (www.latimes.com)
India may have recorded its hottest temperature ever amid severe heat wave (abcnews.go.com)
False right-wing reports about Trump trial jury instructions fuel threats against judge (www.nbcnews.com)
Orcas are still smashing up boats – and we've finally worked out why (newatlas.com)
Orcas just want to have fun…
For 20 Years, I Couldn’t Say What Donald Trump Did on the Set of The Apprentice. Now I Can. (slate.com)
Bill Pruitt, a former producer for The Apprentice whose NDA just expired after 20 years, writes in Slate that Donald Trump used the n-word during the production of the show — and there are tapes of him doing it.