The European Union’s chief executive called Thursday for a show of climate leadership ahead of two major international meetings focused on curbing global warming, warning that world leaders face “a moment of truth.”

This weekend the group of 20 most developed nations will meet at a summit in Rome. The 26th UN climate change conference starts Sunday in Glasgow, Scotland.

President Joe Biden visited Capitol Hill Thursday morning to push a domestic policy package of $1.75 trillion, which includes tax changes, social services like universal Pre-K, and climate change programs.

Biden hopes the bill will pass the senate this week, ahead of the global summits.

A Minnesota judge has denied a defense request to dismiss the most serious charge against a former suburban Minneapolis police officer who said she meant to use a taser instead of a handgun when she fatally shot black motorist Daunte Wright.

Former Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter will stand trial in Hennepin county on first- and second-degree manslaughter charges in the death of Wright, who was shot after being stopped April eleventh for a traffic violation.

Patrick Toner can be reached at patrick.toner@stthomas.edu.