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Sen. Mark Warner, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, told The Daily Beast that leaks of transcripts of President Trump's conversations with the leaders of Mexico and Australia were highly inappropriate and deserve a congressional inquiry:
A president of the United States, a governor would tell us they've got to be able to have confidential conversations. And I think it was disgraceful that those [came out].
Joe Biden speaks at Delaware State University's student cente on June 5. Photo: Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images
Former Vice President Joe Biden became the formal Democratic presidential nominee on Friday evening, per AP.
The big picture: Biden has been the presumptive frontrunner to take on President Trump since Sen. Bernie Sanders suspended his campaign in early April.
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German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas is expected to travel to Israel next week to warn that there will be consequences if Israeli leaders move forward with plans to annex parts of the West Bank, Israeli officials and European diplomats tell me.
Why it matters: Israeli and European officials agree that if Israel goes ahead with unilateral annexation, the EU will respond with sanctions.