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Russian Forces Strike Back Against Ukraine’s Counteroffensive

New York Times Russia attacked Ukrainian troops near villages in Ukraine’s south on the same day that Russian missiles killed at least 11 people and that President Vladimir V. Putin acknowledged some Russian losses. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/world/europe/russia-ukraine-putin.html

House Passes Bill Limiting Federal Regulation of Gas Stoves

Wall Street Journal The Republican-backed measure is unlikely to pass the Democratic-led Senate. https://www.wsj.com/articles/house-passes-bill-limiting-federal-regulation-of-gas-stoves-54a8b563

Illinois Passes a Ban on Book Bans

New York Times Gov. J.B. Pritzker said the law, which came amid a recent rise in book-banning efforts, was the first of its kind. At least one other state is weighing similar legislation. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/us/illinois-book-bans-schools-public-libraries.html

Russians block evacuation from occupied parts of Kherson Oblast

Pravda Ukraine The Russians are blocking hundreds of people from evacuating from the temporarily occupied left bank of Kherson Oblast following the destruction of the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Plant (HPP) dam. Source: National Resistance Center Details: The National Resistance Center reports that Russian occupiers have imposed a 20-day quarantine, which complicates access to the town…

U.S. House Votes 422-0 to Demand Release of Evan Gershkovich

Wall Street Journal The Wall Street Journal reporter was detained by Russia’s Federal Security Service in March. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-house-votes-422-0-to-demand-release-of-evan-gershkovich-9a392968

No Inflation Reprieve for the Federal Reserve

Wall Street Journal New data offer an excuse for a rate pause but not a declaration of victory. https://www.wsj.com/articles/federal-reserve-interest-rates-inflation-data-prices-ba3fb31b

Mike Pence Reads the Trump Indictment

Wall Street Journal He ‘can’t defend’ the conduct but thinks the case is also political. https://www.wsj.com/articles/mike-pence-donald-trump-indictment-justice-department-merrick-garland-a4e3d0a

Overturning Biden’s Gas Stove Ban

Wall Street Journal How Biden is using regulation to rule America’s kitchens. https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-gas-stove-ban-house-republicans-save-our-gas-stoves-act-energy-department-30fd6d9a

How Adm. Samuel Paparo Can Revitalize the Navy

Wall Street Journal The likely new chief of operations faces a challenging environment abroad and at home. https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-adm-samuel-paparo-can-revitalize-the-navy-defense-spending-war-military-national-security-e94676ea

House Resolution Calls on Russia to Free Evan Gershkovich and Paul Whelan

New York Times The measure urging Moscow to release Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested on assignment, and Paul Whelan, a former Marine, earned the unanimous backing of the House. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/13/us/politics/house-resolution-evan-gershkovich-paul-whelan.html