Former Vice President Mike Pence made a surprise trip to #Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy amid the country’s ongoing war with #Russia.

It makes him the 1st GOP presidential hopeful to meet with the Ukrainian leader since the war began. https://www.theepochtimes.com/pence-makes-surprise-trip-to-ukraine-says-moment-calls-for-leadership_5365106.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=telegram

The #SupremeCourt has allowed the redrawing of another congressional map in the US, this time in #Louisiana. The ruling could have a major impact on the House of Representatives.

https://www.theepochtimes.com/how-supreme-courts-major-gerrymandering-ruling-could-impact-republicans_5365321.html?&utm_medium=Crossroads&utm_source=SocialM&utm_campaign=SCOTUSRulingImpact&utm_content=06-29-2023

“I’m a Democrat. This is who I am,” Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said. “This is my identity, but I want my party back.”

He said he is running for president because he believes his party “has lost its way.” https://www.theepochtimes.com/the-democratic-party-has-lost-its-way-rfk-jr-says-at-chicago-town-hall_5364833.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=telegram

The #DOJ accused 3 Florida men of insider trading in Digital World Acquisition Corp (DWAC) based on confidential information obtained before the special purpose acquisition company publicly announced plans to merge with former President Trump’s social media company. https://www.theepochtimes.com/feds-accuse-3-investors-of-insider-trading-linked-to-trump-media-spac-deal_5364736.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=telegram

The #UAW, a labor union and major Democrat backer, has slammed the Biden administration for giving billions of dollars in funding for boosting #ElectricVehicles production while traditional autoworkers would lose their jobs or be paid lower wages. https://www.theepochtimes.com/low-road-jobs-bidens-electric-vehicle-push-rattles-major-auto-union-supporter_5364288.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=telegram

“Racial discrimination should play no part in the college admissions process.”

Politicians from both sides of the political aisle spoke out regarding the #SupremeCourt’s historic #AffirmativeAction ruling with support and condemnation. https://www.theepochtimes.com/republicans-laud-democrats-lament-supreme-court-affirmative-action-ruling_5364304.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=telegram

How Major US Stock Indexes Fared June 29 READ: https://www.theepochtimes.com/how-major-us-stock-indexes-fared-june-29-post_5365608.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=telegram

Hunger rates in the US have risen over the past year following the end of the #COVID19 pandemic and a period of high #Inflation.

Over 26.5 million Americans reported they had “sometimes not enough to eat” or “often not enough to eat” in the past 7 days. https://www.theepochtimes.com/nearly-27-million-americans-often-dont-have-enough-to-eat-government-survey_5363687.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=telegram

Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold, and Other Commodities (June 29) READ: https://www.theepochtimes.com/closing-prices-for-crude-oil-gold-and-other-commodities-june-29-post_5365633.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=telegram

3 retiring GOP senators received over $1.5 billion in earmarks for projects in their states as part of last year’s spending bill, according to a new analysis by a nonprofit government watchdog. https://www.theepochtimes.com/retiring-gop-senators-left-congress-with-1-5-billion-in-earmarks-in-last-years-spending-package_5361388.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=telegram

Vanna White Hires Lawyer After Ryan Seacrest Named Wheel of Fortune Host READ: https://www.theepochtimes.com/vanna-white-hires-lawyer-after-ryan-seacrest-named-wheel-of-fortune-host_5361759.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=telegram

The US is ill-prepared for another global pandemic, according to outgoing CDC director Rochelle Walensky.

Walensky went on to claim that the CDC has been “battered by persistent scrutiny‌‌” over mistakes it made in the #COVID19 pandemic. https://www.theepochtimes.com/outgoing-cdc-chief-rochelle-walensky-warns-us-ill-prepared-for-next-pandemic_5363461.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=telegram

Publisher Adds Warnings to Hemingway Works, to Dismay of Biographers and Scholars READ: https://www.theepochtimes.com/publisher-adds-warnings-to-hemingway-works-to-dismay-of-biographers-and-scholars_5364505.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=telegram

Disney-owned National Geographic magazine has laid off the last of its staff writers and replaced them with freelancers, according to reports, making it the latest media outlet to slash jobs amid an uncertain economic environment. https://www.theepochtimes.com/national-geographic-magazine-lays-off-remaining-staff-writers-report_5363487.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=telegram

America stands on the brink of the abyss, according to Hillsdale College Professor #KevinSlack.

Slack, however, remains optimistic as he observes young people who are “clear-eyed about the kind of despotism that they see.”
https://ept.ms/RepublicInNameOnly-OT

Beijing and Shanghai Record Largest Decline in Second-Hand Home Prices READ: https://www.theepochtimes.com/beijing-and-shanghai-record-largest-decline-in-second-hand-home-prices_5360506.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=telegram&utm_campaign=USChinaWatch

China’s Saboteurs Are Coming to America READ: https://www.theepochtimes.com/chinas-saboteurs-are-coming-to-america_5364341.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=telegram&utm_campaign=USChinaWatch

"85,000 unaccompanied minors showed up in the last two years on the southern border…Thousands are under five years old…'Just call this number please & take me to my sponsor.’ And there's no background check."

How many of these kids were sold into sex slavery?

Tim Ballard, founder of Operation Underground Railroad, and actor Jim Caviezel join me to discuss the global child sex trade. Caviezel plays Ballard in the new action drama film “Sound of Freedom.”

https://ept.ms/S0629Caviezel-Ballard

China’s Tibet Policies Could Create Many ‘Environmental Refugees’ in Asia: Experts READ: https://www.theepochtimes.com/chinas-tibet-policies-could-create-many-environmental-refugees-in-asia-experts_5360498.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=telegram&utm_campaign=USChinaWatch

According to the #SupremeCourt's latest ruling, race is no longer a factor in #College admissions. How could this decision impact students across the country, and how is President Joe Biden reacting?
https://ept.ms/LandmarkRuling0629