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World leaders from NATO countries are set to descend on Washington, DC, this week for their annual meeting as President Joe Biden looks to quell fears and move past questions on his future.

Heads of state and government from 32 NATO nations — plus leaders of Ukraine, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea — began arriving at Joint Base Andrews on Monday for the annual gathering. Biden is scheduled to open the confab with a speech marking the 75^th anniversary of the transatlantic alliance at 5pm ET.

Andrew Feinberg reports from the White House.

A federal judge ruled Monday that protesters can’t march through a security zone at the Republican National Convention, handing a defeat to liberals who had pushed to have closer access to where delegates will be gathering next week in Milwaukee.

The American Civil Liberties Union and the Coalition to March on the RNC 2024 filed a lawsuit last month against the city of Milwaukee, alleging that the city’s plans for protesters violated their free speech rights.

Project 2025 — a blueprint for Trump’s presidency spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation and more than a dozen former Trump administration officials — is essentially a wishlist for his administration with plans to expand his executive authority, replace civil servants with ideologically aligned appointees, crush abortion rights and impose an anti-immigrant agenda, among other policies.

But the former president is trying to distance himself from the plan, claiming that he knows “nothing” about it or “who is behind it,” despite its authors coming from Trump’s White House and the GOP’s close ties to the group that launched it.

Alex Woodward has the details.

Many of the Trump family will be in attendance at Trump National Doral for this evening’s rally. Jake Traylor of NBC News saw seat assignments for all three sons — Don Jr, Eric, and Barron — amongst others.

Notably, still no Melania Trump.

However, potential running mate Senator Marco Rubio is set to attend alongside his wife.

So how would that actually happen?

On Monday, the president sent a letter to congressional Democrats saying he is “firmly committed” to staying in the presidential race against Donald Trump.

During votes on Monday evening, many House Democrats — specifically members of the Congressional Black Caucus — reiterated their support for Biden.

Donald Trump will get back on the campaign trail this evening in Doral, Florida this evening for the first time in a week as the decision about who will join him on the Republican ticket draws nearer.

The former president has said he would announce his pick for vice president ahead of next week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

It is widely believed that the main two contenders are Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, who once ran against Trump in the 2016 GOP primary, and Senator JD Vance of Ohio, who was also once not a fan of the former president.

Here’s Rubio backing up Trump’s efforts to distance himself from Project 2025:

And here’s Vance calling Trump “clearly a good husband”:

There was very little enthusiasm visible from members of President Joe Biden’s party as they continued to trickle back onto Capitol Hill this week for the return of business in the House and Senate.

Even those who have urged Biden to make the hard choice and withdraw from the race — like ranking Judiciary member Jerry Nadler — admitted to reporters on Tuesday that they were at an impasse.

John Bowden reports from Washington, DC.

Bit of a late start due to a conversation with the president in the Oval Office concerning Hurricane Beryl in Texas.