Live Updates: Mamdani Holds Lead Over Cuomo in Democratic Primary for N.Y.C. Mayor  —  Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assemblyman, built a significant advantage over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo thanks to a strong showing in Brooklyn and Manhattan.  A winner might not be declared until ranked-choice ballots are tabulated next week.

Iran ‘much further away’ from building nukes after US strike, Rubio says  —  The secretary of state dismissed media reports of new intel assessments as “false.”  —  THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday that Iran is “much further away from a nuclear weapon” …

RFK Jr. says US won't donate to global vaccine effort  —  Kennedy ripped into Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, in a video address at its pledging summit.  —  The United States won't contribute anymore to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance, until the global health organization has “re-earned the public trust …

Key GOP senator warns Medicaid cuts could spell political disaster for Republicans  —  Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.), one of the most vulnerable Senate Republican incumbents facing re-election in 2026, warned Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) bluntly in a private meeting Tuesday that deep cuts …

Donald Trump with Nato ‘all the way’ after questioning mutual defence pact  —  President had sparked alarm when he previously said US commitment to Article 5 ‘depends on your definition’  —  Donald Trump has reassured Nato allies he is “with them all the way”, after spooking European capitals …

‘Big Balls’ No Longer Works for the US Government  —  The technologist Edward Coristine, a key operative in Elon Musk's so-called Department of Government Efficiency who's gone by the name “Big Balls” online, has resigned, the White House tells WIRED.  —  Edward “Big Balls” Coristine …

Kari Lake heads to Capitol Hill after gutting an agency Trump hates  —  Lake, who lost two statewide elections in Arizona, will headline a hearing shortly after cutting jobs at the U.S. Agency for Global Media.  —  Kari Lake, the staunch Trump ally and senior adviser at the U.S. Agency for Global Media …

Bove denies advising anyone to flout court orders  —  Emil Bove, a top Justice Department official who's up for a circuit court judgeship, denied allegations from a former DOJ official that he suggested the department would flout court orders for the administration's agenda.

The Supreme Court Is at War With Its Own Judiciary  —  Between May 1 and June 23, federal judges ruled against the Trump administration 94% of the time.  The Supreme Court backed it 94% of the time.  —  The Supreme Court is now in open conflict with the lower courts over cases involving the Trump administration.

This Is The Beginning of The End of The 9/11 Era  —  EVER SINCE I WROTE REIGN OF TERROR, people have asked me how we end the long 9/11 era.  Someone asked me a version of that question tonight, at my Anyone Comics signing.  I gave the answer I always give, the only answer I believe to be true: Organize.

A Word to the Weiss … Late last year, during a trip to New York City, David Ellison quietly made time for a meeting that said as much about his worldview as it did about his interest in media.  According to people familiar with the matter, the Hollywood scion set time aside on his busy calendar …

See Vaccine Recommendations Backed by Science in These Handy Charts  —  These graphics will guide you through science-based vaccine guidelines for children and adults  —  Vaccines are a marvel of modern medicine: the carefully tested and regulated technologies teach people's immune systems …

U.S. Department of Education Finds California Department of Education and California Interscholastic Federation in Violation of Title IX  —  Today, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced the conclusion of its Title IX investigations into the California Department …

Despite promise to remove ‘worst of the worst,’ ICE has arrested only 6% of known immigrant murderers  —  ICE told Congress in September that over 13,000 immigrants known to have committed murder remained at large.  Since then, only 752 have been arrested.  —  After six months …

A Military Ethics Professor Resigns in Protest  —  Over the course of several months, Pauline Shanks Kaurin concluded she no longer had the academic freedom necessary for doing her job.  —  Seven years ago, Pauline Shanks Kaurin left a good job as a tenured professor at a university …

Trump administration is preparing to test budget law, U.S. officials say  —  Internal dissent among federal employees is coming to the surface as President Donald Trump's budget chief aims to rebalance spending authority.  —  The Trump administration is preparing to test a 1974 budget law …

Presentation for CDC advisers appears to cite nonexistent study to support claims about risk of vaccine preservative  —  A presentation slated to be shared at this week's meeting of vaccine advisers to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention claimed that a study in animals suggested …

First Reports Are Always Wrong.  The Iran Strike Is No Exception.  —  EARLY IN MY CAREER, AS A YOUNG LIEUTENANT, I made a mistake that still haunts me.  After a high-tempo mission, I rushed to assess the outcome and tell my boss about what I believed was our overwhelming success.  Without full intelligence.

Man ‘refused entry into US’ as border control catch him with bald JD Vance meme  —  A 21-year-old tourist has described the horrendous treatment he allegedly received after being denied entry to the USA due to a meme depicting JD Vance as bald being found on his phone