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* Korean War Vet gets Medal of Honor, South Korean President attends,
* Boeing resumes 737 MAX deliveries after electrical grounding,
* Trump charges Secret Service for rooms on his property!

Moon Jae-in, Joe Biden, Jill Biden posing for a photo: President Joe Biden, South Korea's President Moon Jae-in and first lady Jill Biden with Korean War-era Army Colonel Ralph Puckett, center, during a Medal of Honor ceremony for Puckett in the East Room at the White House in Washington, May 21, 2021.
Having a foreign leader join in this ceremony is very unusual, though very pertinent. President Joe Biden, South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in and first lady Jill Biden with Korean War-era Army Colonel Ralph Puckett, center, during a Medal of Honor ceremony for Puckett in the East Room at the White House in Washington, May 21, 2021. Credit: Jonathan Ernst, Reuters

*** REGIONAL NEWS FROM FRIDAY ***

+ The Olympian: Washington state plans new involuntary treatment facility in Thurston County

+ Simple Flying: Boeing Resumes 737 MAX Deliveries Following Electrical Grounding

+ The News Tribune (Tacoma): More than a dozen JBLM families file lawsuit over poor housing conditions on base

+ Office of Gov. Jay Inslee: Updates to Healthy Washington proclamation, announces safe workers proclamation

*** SELECT NATIONAL NEWS FROM FRIDAY ***

The Washington Post Opinion: I don’t want to go back to the office. And I’m not alone. If the pandemic has shown us anything, it’s that the old way of working left little room for living.

MSNBC’s 11th Hour with Brian Williams: Former Bush-Cheney strategist Matthew Dowd explains why he believes the modern Republican Party is all about retaining power for ‘white, heterosexual, Christian’ men. [Ed. note: Exactly correct!]

Common Dreams: Homeland Security Tells ICE to Cut Ties With Jail That Sicced Dogs on Migrants

The Daily Kos: New study exposes falsehood of Republican claim that unemployment aid keeps people from working

Common Dreams: Study Warns That Arctic Has Been Warming 3 Times Faster Than Rest of Earth

*** TRUMP NEWS FROM FRIDAY ***

The Washington Post: Since leaving office, Trump has charged the Secret Service more than $40,000 to use space at Mar-a-Lago – “Trump’s decision to charge the Secret Service rent appears unusual — both for a sitting president and now for a former one.”

MSNBC Opinion by Frank Figliuzzi: The Trump criminal probe’s heating up. Here’s why the Trump children might want to lawyer up. “Depending on what Trump Organization family members have said so far, it may already be too late to avoid legal drama.”

Politico: Judge orders top Trump World lobbyist’s assets partially frozen

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