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On June 3, jury selection for the federal trial of President Joe Biden’s son Hunter on gun charges is expected to begin. Hunter Biden allegedly lied about past drug use when purchasing a gun in 2018, during a period in which he has since shared that he was struggling with crack cocaine addiction.

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. As US communities take big oil to court for allegedly deceiving the public about the climate crisis, polling shared with the Guardian shows that a majority of voters support the litigation, while almost half would back an even more aggressive legal strategy of filing criminal charges. The poll, which comes as the world’s first-ever criminal climate lawsuit was brought in France last week, could shed light on how, if filed, similar US cases might be viewed by a jury. The 40 existing US lawsuits against major oil companies, filed by cities and states, are based on civil charges such as tort law and racketeering protections.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) joins CNN's Kaitlan Collins to discuss Justice Alito's decision not to recuse himself from cases involving the 2020 presidential election or the January 6, 2021, US Capitol riot despite concerns about two controversial flags that have flown on his properties.

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It's difficult to remember all of the players in Trump's orbit who are paying the price for doing the former President's illegal bidding, but Jenna Ellis is the one who Rudy Giuliani Covid-farted on in her general direction. An agreement has been reached between Colorado legal officials and the Fart Lady, barring her from practicing law in the state for three years after she pleaded guilty to helping the twice-impeached former President try to overturn the 2020 election. Imagine giving everything up for that chud.

A Texas Democratic lawmaker who broke with her party by supporting a ban on gender-affirming care for minors was ousted in a primary runoff that galvanized LGBTQ+ groups nationwide who then campaigned for her opponent in the race for the south Houston seat. Rep. Shawn Thierry’s defeat followed four terms in which the Houston lawmaker typically joined her fellow Democrats on major issues, including voting against aggressive immigration measures demanded by Republican Gov.