Plus, Ukraine's intensifying counteroffensive. Trump faces federal indictment over classified documents; Ukraineâs long-anticipated counteroffensive is underway. Tonight's Sentences was written by Jariel Arvin. TOP NEWS What to know about Trumpâs federal indictment Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images - A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted former President Donald Trump over his handling of classified documents, making him the first former president to face federal charges. [[Vox / Nicole Narea](]
- The FBI recovered over 100 classified documents at Trumpâs Florida estate that Trump kept after leaving the White House in 2021. [[Associated Press](]
- Trump faces seven criminal charges including conspiracy, obstruction, and willfully keeping national defense information in violation of the Espionage Act. Heâs expected to appear in Miami court Tuesday â a day before his 77th birthday. [[CNBC](]
- Prosecutors have audio from 2021 of Trump admitting he had sensitive military information, which could be key evidence in the case against him. [[CNN / Paula Reid and Jeremy Herb](]
- Heâs the frontrunner in a crowded race for the 2024 Republican nomination, and he can run for and be elected president even if heâs convicted. [[Reuters / Jack Queen](]
- Trump faces several other cases, including a New York indictment over alleged payments to silence an adult film actress during his 2016 campaign. [[Guardian / Joan E Greve and Hugo Lowell](] ð If you read just one story Voxâs Zack Beauchamp explains what Republican attacks on the Justice Departmentâs Trump investigations say about the state of GOP politics. [[Vox / Zack Beauchamp](]
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[Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Ukraine strikes back - Friday, Ukraine continued its counteroffensive against Russia, using Western-supplied tanks for the first time, in heavy battles on the southeastern front lines. [[NBC News / Raf Sanchez and Bill OâReilly](]
- Russia claimed it repelled several major Ukrainian attacks in Zaporizhizhia and Donetsk, which could not be confirmed. Kyiv could suffer major losses in trying to win back the region. [[NYT](]
- Ukrainian forces lack fighter jets that can back up ground operations, and have just months until autumn rain makes it impossible for heavy tanks to pass along muddy roads. [[BBC / Paul Adams](]
- Meanwhile, the White House on Friday said Iran is helping Russia build a drone facility near Moscow to supply weaponry for the war in Ukraine. [[AP / Aamer Madhani](] MISCELLANEOUS Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jacksonâs first major opinion shut down a challenge to federal Medicaid law that wouldâve left patients unable to sue health care providers. [[Vox / Ian Millhiser](] - YouTube demonetized videos in which conservative host Candace Owens deliberately misgenders trans people for violating the platformâs hateful conduct policy. [[NBC News / Khadijah Khogeer](]
- At least 12 people have died climbing Mount Everest this season as Nepal issued a record 900 climbing permits due to built-up demand from the coronavirus pandemic. [[BBC / Joel Guinto](]
- Cuba has reportedly given China permission to build a spying facility on the island that Beijing could use to listen to communications in the southeastern US. [[CNN / Natasha Bertrand](] CROSSWORD OF THE DAY What's a four-letter word for Tiktok and others?
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