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Jerusalem CNN — Four people were killed and at least four others were wounded in shootings near the West Bank settlement of Eli, Israeli authorities and emergency services said on Tuesday. The four injured were taken to hospitals in Jerusalem or Petach Tikva, the Magen David Adom rescue service said. Residents of Eli have been told to stay in their homes. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the terrorists had opened fire near a gas station and that one of them had been neutralized by a civilian. Israeli troops were chasing additional suspects and have set up roadblocks in the…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom says there’s no chance “on God’s green earth” he’ll run for president in 2024, but he wants to make it clear that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is running, is “weak” and “undisciplined” and “will be crushed by Donald Trump.” DeSantis, meanwhile, likes to poke fun at Newsom’s apparent “fixation” on Florida while insisting the Democratic governor’s “leftist government” is destroying California. Welcome to one of the fiercest rivalries in American politics, with term-limited governors representing opposite ends of the ideological spectrum and leading two of the nation’s largest and most influential states….

Announcement from National Editor Matea Gold, Deputy National Editor Phil Rucker and Senior Policy Editor Dan Eggen: We’re very pleased to announce that Maegan Vazquez is joining The Post as a reporter on National’s breaking politics news team. Maegan comes to The Post from CNN, where she has served as a White House reporter for the past five years, writing for CNN.com. In that role, she has been known for her fast-paced and accurate coverage of some of the biggest stories about the presidency in recent years, including the impeachments of then-President Donald Trump, the Russia investigation and the federal…

CNN — Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, will plead guilty to two misdemeanor fiscal charges and reached a deal with federal prosecutors on a gun charge, the Justice Department said Tuesday in court documents. The plea deal will have immediate repercussions in the 2024 presidential election. The charges were detailed in a criminal filing in U.S. District Court in Delaware, where U.S. Attorney David Weiss, appointed by Donald Trump, has been conducting the investigation that at one point explored allegations of money laundering of capital, foreign lobbying and other potential charges. Hunter Biden’s lawyer, Christopher Clark, said…

Hunter Biden, the son of President Joe Biden, is being charged by the Department of Justice with two minor tax offenses and one weapons offense, according to a court document released Tuesday. Hunter Biden is expected to plead guilty to tax evasion charges, according to the filing. He has agreed to enter into a pretrial diversion agreement in connection with the charge of unlawful carrying of a firearm “by a person who is an unlawful user or addict of a controlled substance.” It was not immediately clear when Hunter Biden, 53, will appear in court. In a statement to Spectrum…

09:34 ET: Hunter Biden Pleads Guilty – CNN Breaking News Alerts – Podcast on CNN Audio 9:00 a.m. ET: Lost Side Passengers, Andrew Tate Accused, Paris 2024 Raid and More 5 things listen toCNN 5 things Tuesday, June 20 On PC On Mobile Smart Speakers Global US Political Business podcast Hear the news as it breaks, right in your podcast app. From the team behind CNN 5 Things. 9:34 AM ET: Hunter Biden pleads guilty Breaking news alerts from CNN June 20, 2023 9:37 AM EDT Hunter Biden to plead guilty to 3 federal charges. Listen for more details. CNN…

A federal judge in Florida has set a test date for the case of former President Donald Trump’s classified documents. District Judge Aileen Cannon scheduled the trial to begin on August 14. according to a court document premiered Tuesday morning. According to the filing, the trial will be held in U.S. District Court in Fort Pierce, Florida, and all pretrial motions must be filed by July 24. Former President Trump faces 37 felony counts related to his alleged mishandling of classified information, including 31 counts of willful withholding of national defense information. Trump pleaded not guilty last week to all…

A Florida judge has set an initial trial date of August 14 for former President Donald Trump in the Department of Justice case over his withholding of secret documents. Judge Aileen Cannon set the preliminary trial date for about two months after Trump’s appearance in her courtroom in Fort Pierce, Florida. The judge said in a filing Tuesday that all pretrial motions must be filed by July 24. However, Trump and his team are expected to push to delay the trial through these motions, making it unlikely that the August 14 date will be held. Trump pleaded not guilty last…