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• Climber dies after 2 fall on mountain in Denali National Park in Alaska
• Bird flu cases are likely being missed in dairy workers, experts say
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• Biden: U.S. and Japan alliance is 'a beacon to the entire world'
• Biden: Foreign aid package will 'make the world safer'

But Mr. Biden could also take a victory lap for a spate of good news in recent days. On Wednesday, the president earned yet another crucial union endorsement, this one from North America’s Building Trades Unions, in large part for his signature bipartisan infrastructure package. That same day, he signed another consequential piece of legislation — a $95.3 billion package of aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan that came after months of false starts and brutal congressional infighting.

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., spoke on the Senate floor about Zelenskyy’s visit with senators and said he called House Speaker Mike Johnson to ask him to stay in session until border negotiations have been completed. "We just thank him for coming out, and [having] the courage to come here," Aguilar said after he attended a meeting between Zelenskyy and Democratic leaders. "Unfortunately, House Republicans didn’t extend that offer to meet like the Senate did — to meet with all members. Before separate meetings with House GOP and Democratic leaders, Zelenskyy met with all senators during a meeting that Schumer organized. "So, all I’ve said is it’s practically impossible, even though we reach an agreement, to craft it, get it through the Senate and get it to the House before Christmas," McConnell continued.

Top Democrat knocks Johnson for not inviting all House members to meet with Zelenskyy

While calling for a “clean” increase to the debt limit, Biden has said he is open to discussion about how to reduce the federal deficit. His budget plan would trim deficits by nearly $3 trillion over a decade, mainly through tax increases on the wealthy and changes such as letting the government negotiate over prescription drug prices. Though Biden is traveling to the area to lambaste House Republicans, Lawler said in an interview Tuesday that he accepted the invite from the White House — “maybe to their surprise” — to appear alongside the president at Westchester Community College. House Republicans recently passed a sweeping bill to slash spending, an opening offer in negotiations.

Climber dies after 2 fall on mountain in Denali National Park in Alaska

The good news, said Epperly, is that she has noticed an increase in the number of tourists traveling to the desert to camp. Aside from an influx of new residents, Epperly said the town’s revival could use some help. Residents who can endure the stifling heat are rewarded with home median home prices at an astonishing $52,000.

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Overseeing Tuesday’s panel and advocating for the administration’s federal action plan was Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris. Emhoff said the plan aims to reduce the country’s roughly 132 suicides a day. Set to host the morning-after party, CNN is going all in for the WHCD this year, beginning at 7 p.m.

Biden has delivered only one other such speech during his presidency, after Congress passed bipartisan budget legislation to avert a default on the country’s debt. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said it's "practically impossible" to pass a national security supplemental by the end of the year, noting that the House will leave at the end of the week until 2024. The remark came after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., suggested that it would be "practically impossible" for Congress to pass a national security supplemental aid package before January. "It's one thing if it's a minor incursion and we end up having to fight about what to do and not do," Biden told reporters at an East Room news conference.

The vital national interests of the United States are inextricably bound to the fortunes of our closest neighbors in the Americas. U.S. leadership in the Summit process underscores our deep and historical commitment to the people of the Western Hemisphere as well as our commitment to realizing the Build Back Better World (B3W) initiative. Republicans are hoping to negotiate far-reaching cuts to federal spending in exchange for allowing new borrowing to avoid default.

Biden has told aides it’s an experience he refuses to repeat, not just for himself, but for future presidents. Speaking ahead of a high-stakes meeting with Biden and other congressional leaders at the White House, McCarthy said he sees no reason why all sides can’t come to an agreement quickly over Republican ideas for cutting spending in exchange for raising the debt limit. McCarthy said Tuesday that a federal debt deal with Biden is needed by next week if Washington hopes to avert a catastrophic national default as a June 1 deadline nears when money could run short for paying America’s bills. During Zelenskyy's meeting with senators about his country’s need for more military aid, some Republicans brought up the need for border provisions to be included in any bill that sends Ukraine aid. "I think the [House] speaker has said to a number of people, and he can speak for himself, but he’s apparently said to a number of people they’re leaving at the end of the week," McConnell told reporters at a news conference.

Biden: Foreign aid package will 'make the world safer'

The White House has issued a high-level clarification following President Biden's remarks suggesting potential disunity within NATO over how to respond in the event of a "minor incursion" by Russia into Ukraine. The President said he thinks his report card going into the midterms is "pretty good," and is confident his administration will be able to sign into law "good chunks" of his agenda. President Biden will continue to take historic action to tackle the climate crisis, deliver environmental justice, and build a clean energy future.

When asked by NBC News whether he regretted that the White House had included border funding in their supplemental request, Schumer pointed the finger back at Republicans. The House is set to leave at the end of the week until 2024, but Schumer has asked House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., to keep the House in session to allow for negotiations to continue. We are trying very, very hard to get this done,” Schumer told reporters today.

Peter Meijer, a Republican who voted to impeach former President Donald J. Trump when he was a member of the House, announced on Friday that he was dropping out of the Republican primary race for U.S. Hundreds of people have been arrested in a recent wave of pro-Palestinian protests on college campuses, but there have been no reports of significant violence by those demonstrators. In the weeks since his rowdy State of the Union speech, riding a modest bump in the polls, President Biden has shown a looser, more comfortable version of himself — cranking out memorable wisecracks, heartfelt moments and cringe-worthy gaffes in equal measure.