"I am returning herewith without my approval H.J. Res. 42, a resolution that would disapprove the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022," President Biden informs the House.
US Defense Secretary Austin tells reporters today the #Ukrainian Defense Contact Group (an alliance of 54 countries) committed to doing even more to secure the fight for freedom by the Ukrainians.
"I am disappointed by today’s Supreme Court decision that erodes longstanding clean water protections," says EPA Administrator Michael Regan in a statement.
#SCOTUS "disappointing decision in Sackett v. EPA will take our country backwards," says President Biden in a statement. "It puts our Nation’s wetlands – and the rivers, streams, lakes, and ponds connected to them – at risk of pollution and destruction, jeopardizing the sources of clean water that millions of American families, farmers, and businesses rely on."
@w7voa Also, because he had been signaling this several months in advance, there's no wow factor in the announcement. I don't see him getting much of a bump from this.
Police in the prefecture of Nagano in #Japan say a man with what appeared to be a hunting rifle and a knife has killed a woman and two officers. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/
Update: Police arrest the son of a city assembly chief in central #Japan in connection with the deaths of four people, including two police officers. He had earlier barricaded himself with a rifle in his father's house. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/20230526_10/
It's 12 minutes into the #Twitter Space event and we've not yet heard from Ron DeSantis -- mostly just silence with folks muttering at Twitter HQ about "server crashes."
"In addition to being a once-in-a-generation talent that changed American music forever, Tina’s personal strength was remarkable," says President Biden in a statement on the death of #TinaTurner.