Joe Biden’s G7 trip gets off to an awkward start as Trump comes under attack with billboards on Capitol Hill: Follow the day’s biggest political stories

The former president, 77, returns for the first time since the January 6th2021, Capitol Riot, and will meet with the House and Senate Republicans will set their agenda for 2025.

Trump still dominates the party and is looking to drum up even more support ahead of his November term. general election confrontation with Biden.

The 81-year-old is in Italy meeting G7 leaders, many of whom face elections or declining popularity at home.

Former President Donald Trump is at the Capitol Hill Club to meet with House Republicans.

He was warmly welcomed by members of the Republican Party and presented with the ball from last night’s congressional baseball game, during which the Republicans handily defeated the Democrats.

They also broke out into the song ‘Happy Birthday’ ahead of Trump’s 78th birthday tomorrow, June 14.

President Joe Biden opened the G7 summit in Italy with a warm greeting to Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, whom he kissed on the head and gave her a strange greeting.

Biden was the last of the world leaders to arrive, landing in the Italian region of Apulia on Wednesday evening.

The two shared a long greeting, shaking hands and hugging.

At one point, Biden even raised his hand in a half-hearted salute to his counterpart, who will host this year’s confab as the rotating head of the gathering.

The Italian Prime Minister had to wait for Biden’s arrival, after greeting other leaders. He seemed to adapt his greetings to the personalities and cultural expectations of his guests.

Democrats will try to troll Donald Trump during his return to the Capitol on Thursday with a sign showing images from January 6.

The mobile screen mounted on the back of a truck will follow the former president during meetings with Republicans as he tries to drum up more support for the general election.

NBC News reported that the montage will last 11 minutes and will include Trump’s speech and then a video of the rioters who stormed the Capitol.

Naomi Biden is relaxing with her husband Peter Neal in Italy after her devastating testimony at her father Hunter’s gun trial last week.

The couple accompanied President Joe Biden on his trip to the G7. They hitchhiked on Air Force One along with Naomi’s sisters, Finnegan and Maisy.

The Bidens’ oldest granddaughter on Thursday posted a photo of Neal and an unidentified friend at the luxurious spa where the president is staying. She is not visible in the shot.

Calling him ‘my loves!!!’ (Italian for “my loves”), the photo shows Neal and his friend sitting on couches, with a plate of fruit nearby. It appears to have been taken near a swimming pool. Olive trees are in the background against a lush blue sky.

Hillary Clinton has taken the unusual step of endorsing the primary opponent of an incumbent House Democrat in New York, prompting considerable backlash from some members of her party.

The former New York senator has endorsed Westchester County Executive George Latimer for the congressional seat currently held by Rep. Jamaal Bowman.

“With Trump on the ballot, we need strong, principled Democrats in Congress more than ever,” Clinton wrote in X on Wednesday.

The former first lady’s endorsement of Latimer upset several progressives who quickly condemned the move, with some suggesting it was more of a reason to vote for Bowman.

“Imagine following Hillary Clinton’s advice in a year with Trump on the ballot,” wrote Bhaskar Sunkara, a social democratic journalist, referring to Clinton’s historic 2016 defeat.

When President Joe Biden joined his fellow G7 leaders for a family photo Thursday, nearly everyone escaped political danger at home for a brief respite at the luxury resort on the Italian coast.

In fact, this year’s meeting in Italy features the weakest leaders’ meeting the group has seen in decades. All but Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni face difficult elections, internal crises or political dangers; in some cases, all of the above.

The G7 meeting comes less than a week after far-right parties dominated European Parliament elections, indicating that next year’s meeting could face a whole new generation of leaders who would support Meloni.

President Joe Biden is close to signing an agreement with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky aimed at committing the United States to a decade of military support, a move that could put pressure on his rival Donald Trump if he wins the White House.

The move is a key “product” of Biden’s G7 meetings set to begin in the Italian region of Apulia on Thursday. The president arrived last night and met in person with Zelensky before the two leaders held a joint press conference on Thursday evening local time.

“We want to demonstrate that the United States stands with the people of Ukraine, that we stand with them and that we will continue to help address their security needs not only tomorrow but into the future,” said White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan. reporters aboard Air Force One en route to the annual conference.

“This is a big problem,” he added Thursday. He called it “a true indicator of our commitment, not just for this month, this year, but for many years to come, to continue to support Ukraine, both in defending against Russian aggression and in deterring future aggression.”