State and local election officials across the country are bracing for legal battles, threats, and potential interference ahead of the midterms. Mike Spector of Reuters explains what they are doing to protect voting systems and workers.

Donald Trump Jr. accepted money from a Russian oligarch close to Vladimir Putin to help fund his wedding celebration. Brett Murphy of ProPublica breaks down the findings.

Canada is seeking closer economic and defense ties with the E.U. amid an ongoing trade war with the U.S. The Wall Street Journal’s Joe Parkinson discusses Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pivot to Europe.

Plus, a federal judge blocked President Trump’s name from being added to the Kennedy Center and its board voted to close it, the U.S. acknowledged stationing weapons in space, and why Ed Sheeran’s tour is facing a crisis.

Today’s episode was hosted by Gideon Resnick.