Vladimir Putin gives a defiant speech during a scaled-back Victory Day ceremony, claiming the “real war” is being waged on Russia, just hours after Russia launched several cruise missiles at Kyiv. Plus, the disturbing online history of the gunman behind the Texas mall massacre reveals an obsession with Nazis and mass shooters. And, President Biden hosts a high-stakes meeting with Congressional leaders as the debt ceiling deadline nears.

Also this morning: E. Jean Carroll's rape trial against Donald Trump nears an end with the jury expected to begin deliberations today, the FDA weighs allowing the first over the counter birth control pill, the Southern border braces for a migrant surge as ‘Title 42’ expires in 2 days, and is a 4-day school week the answer to the teacher shortage in several states?

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