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Biden’s 2024 pitch highlights pragmatism over Trump’s …

President Joe Biden addresses the nation on the budget deal that lifts the federal debt limit and averts a U.S. government default, from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, June 2, 2023. Biden kept his eye on the long game when negotiating a deal with House Republicans to avert a U.S. government default. The bipartisan agreement is emblematic of his approach to deal-making as he looks to prime himself for a reelection campaign. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP)

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DeSantis hits Trump from the right while the ex-president …

FILE - This combination of photos shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking on April 21, 2023, in Oxon Hill, Md., left, and former President Donald Trump speaking on March 4, 2023, at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md. In his first week on the campaign trail as a presidential candidate, Gov. DeSantis repeatedly hit his chief rival, Donald Trump, from the right. DeSantis told a conservative radio host, “This is a different guy than 2015, 2016." Meanwhile, Trump has repeatedly attacked DeSantis from the left, suggesting Florida’s new six-week abortion ban is “too harsh” and arguing DeSantis’ votes to cut Social Security and Medicare in Congress will make him unelectable in a general election. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Carter and the Kings: A friendship and alliance — but …

FILE - Coretta Scott King, widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., speaks at an unveiling of a portrait of King by artist George Mandus, Feb. 18, 1974, and dedicated by Gov. Jimmy Carter. It is the first portrait of an African American to be represented in the state's official portrait gallery. (AP Photo/File)

DeSantis signs Bible, Pence hops on motorcycle at ‘Roast …

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs an autograph for a supporter at U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's Roast and Ride, Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Haley says US forces ‘need to align’ with countries including …

Republican presidential candidate and former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks during U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's Roast and Ride, Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Debt deal imposes new work requirements for food aid and …

DeSantis wraps up 1st early states tour as candidate with …

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis waves to his supporters as he takes the stage during a campaign event, Friday, June 2, 2023, in Lexington, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr.)

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Donald Trump’s lawyers ask judge to exit criminal …

FILE - Former President Donald Trump sits at the defense table with his legal team in a Manhattan court, Tuesday, April 4, 2023, in New York. Trump's lawyers are demanding that the judge in his New York City criminal case step aside, echoing the former president's complaints that he's "a Trump hating-judge" with a family full of "Trump haters." Trump's lawyers said June 2, that Judge Juan Manuel Merchan has shown anti-Trump bias in previous cases related to the businessman-turned-politician. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool)

FBI offers to show GOP chairman document that purports …

FILE - FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before the House Appropriations subcommittee Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies budget hearing for Fiscal Year 2024, on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 27, 2023. The FBI has offered to show top lawmakers next week a bureau document that purports to relate to President Joe Biden and his family following weeks of demands by congressional Republicans and a contempt threat against Director Christopher Wray. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Biden celebrates a ‘crisis averted’ in Oval Office …

President Joe Biden addresses the nation on the budget deal that lifts the federal debt limit and averts a U.S. government default, from the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, June 2, 2023. (Jim Watson/Pool via AP)

Republicans schedule 1st presidential debate for …

Former President Donald Trump visits with campaign volunteers at the Grimes Community Complex Park, Thursday, June 1, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Justice Department says it won’t charge Pence over …

FILE - Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks to local residents during a meet and greet, May 23, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. The Department of Justice has informed former Vice President Mike Pence’s legal team that it won't pursue criminal charges related to the discovery of classified documents at his Indiana home. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited to address …

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves to receive Nepal’s Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal before their meeting in New Delhi, India, Thursday, June 1, 2023. Dahal arrived Wednesday on a state visit, his first trip abroad since taking power in December last year. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)