Good morning and welcome to Kid News. I'm Tori. Today is Thursday, June 27th, 2019.

And we begin with a day of must-see TV for political junkies and a real life lesson in democracy.

On July 17th, Special Council Robert Mueller will testify before Congress about his investigation into the 2016 election.

After receiving a subpoena or an invitation from Congress,

Mr. Mueller has agreed to answer questions from the House Judiciary

and Intelligence Committees related to his 448-page report

into Russian meddling and President Trump's activities.

The Special Counsel has previously spoken publicly, only once and only briefly, about his findings

and said if called to testify he wouldn't go beyond what's in the report.

Members of Congress, however, are hoping to use the blockbuster event and all the attention

it will get to draw out as many

to brush up on their crime and firefighting skills.

Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos,

who together are worth more than $225 billion live in a town facing a budget crisis

that could potentially shut down its police force and fire department.

Medina Washington is a small suburb located about five miles from Seattle.

And even though the town ranks as the seventh richest zip code in the country,

and is lots of big expensive homes, the local government is limited in the amount of property taxes it collects.

The Medina City Council is giving its residents a chance to change that in November with a vote

to pay higher taxes and keep their services.

One of Summer's most anticipated blockbusters, Spider-Man Far From Home, is not far from hitting

the theaters.

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