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Washington Post:
Mamdani emerges as kingmaker, and other takeaways from Tuesday's primaries  —  Democratic socialist candidates won key races in New York, while more establishment candidates prevailed in other contests.  —  Summary  —  Democratic socialist candidates swept key primary races in New York Tuesday …
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Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
Mamdani-Backed Candidates Sweep in NYC Democratic Primaries  —  Mayor Zohran Mamdani shook the Democratic establishment by helping drive three progressive candidates to victory.  —  Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his allies swept a series of congressional primaries in New York City on Tuesday …
William Steakin / Politico:   Democratic socialists are coming for 2028
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Rep. Dan Goldman unseated by Mamdani-backed Brad Lander
The City Reporter:
Mamdani-Backed Candidates Triumph in NYC Democratic Primaries
Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
Fired-up Trump issues warning after Mamdani-backed socialists sweep NY congressional primaries
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Senate Votes to Check Trump's War Powers, Rebuking Him on Iran  —  A few Republicans joined Democrats in favor of a measure instructing President Trump to halt military operations against Iran or seek congressional authorization.  —  The Senate on Tuesday adopted a resolution instructing President Trump …
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CNN:
Trump is growing tired of hearing ‘no’ from Thune.  GOP senators are lining up behind the majority leader  —  Senate leadership Donald Trump Congressional news  —  President Donald Trump may be the head of the Republican Party, but when it comes to the Senate, Majority Leader John Thune is still in charge.
Zeeshan Aleem / MS NOW:
Tucker Carlson says he's abandoning the GOP. That should terrify Trump.
Josh Kovensky / Talking Points Memo:
Prairieland ‘Antifa’ Activists Sentenced to Decades in Prison on ‘Terrorism’ Charges  —  Defendants who dressed all in black hit with max sentences  —  Federal judges in Fort Worth handed down maximum sentences to eight people charged in connection with a July 2025 demonstration outside …
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The Guardian:
‘This is injustice’: how leftist zines were used to sentence anti-ICE protesters to decades in prison  —  Advocates sound alarm after zines were used as evidence to convict protesters of terrorism charges tied to 2025 protest at Texas ICE facility  —  By Lex McMenamin with graphics by Flávio Pessoa
New York Times:
Schlossberg's Defeat Dampens Dream of a Renewed Camelot  —  Jack Schlossberg fell well short of his bid to win a highly contested Democratic primary in Manhattan, his campaign hurt by staff defections and missed meetings.  —  Standing backstage at a darkened, half-filled club in Midtown Manhattan …
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Ben Kamisar / NBC News:
New York Democrat Micah Lasher wins House primary that drew big spending from AI groups
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Liz Dye / Public Notice:
Trump's disenfranchisement machine is besieging the courts  —  This edition of PN is made possible by paid subscribers.  Become one ⬇️  —  🫵 Subscribe to PN 🫵  —  “I probably won all 50 states if we had an honest count,” President Trump said at an Oval Office event three weeks ago.
Discussion: The Hill and NBC News
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Adora Brown / NOTUS:
Trump Tries a New Tactic to Change Election Rules  —  With the SAVE America Act effectively dead and courtroom losses piling up, the Trump administration is preparing a Plan C.  — Copy  —  The Trump administration is attempting to use federal funding to assert control over how elections …
Discussion: Raw Story
Associated Press:
Top Army general who was last U.S. soldier to leave Afghanistan is suddenly leaving his post  —  Gen. Christopher Donahue was famously the last American soldier to leave Afghanistan in 2021.  He has unexpectedly stepped down from his post after 18 months.  —  WASHINGTON — The Army's commander …
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ABC News:
Military services again requiring recruits to get flu shots as Air Force outbreak grows  —  In April, Hegseth said the flu shot would be optional for military personnel.  —  Dr. Jade Cobern, Luis Martinez, Mary Kekatos, and Steve Beynon  —  Front view of the Chapman Training Annex entry gate in San Antonio, Texas, Aug. 17, 2024.
Discussion: Mediaite
New York Times:
Trump Says Vandals Sabotaged the Reflecting Pool.  Internal Documents Raise Doubts.  —  The documents do not indicate that the peeling blue coating and algae blooms were caused intentionally.  —  President Trump says the peeling blue coating and algae blooms that mar his $16.4 million renovation …
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Edward Ring / American Greatness:
How Steve Hilton Can Become California's Next Governor … A very successful businessman—and a major contributor to Democratic Party candidates and causes—once explained to me why he talked, acted, and thought like a Republican but never considered supporting any Republican candidate, ever.
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Madiba K. Dennie / Balls and Strikes:
The Supreme Court Just Empowered Prison Guards to Violate Religious Rights With Impunity  —  The conservatives on the Court often posture as great defenders of religious rights.  In reality, they only care about the religious rights of some people.  —  For nearly 20 years …
Marion Solletty / Politico:
Le Pen slams ‘very insulting’ Trump in his spat with Meloni  —  PARIS — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen sided with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after the latter traded barbs with U.S. President Donald Trump in a public spat.  —  The Italian leader shot back at the American president …
Discussion: Raw Story
Financial Times:
Venezuela to reveal $240bn debt pile in world's largest restructuring  —  Caracas to disclose it has much more borrowing than expected after overthrow of Maduro  —  Venezuela is set to reveal a $240bn debt pile, much higher than previously thought, as the country embarks …
Discussion: Semafor
New York Times:
Trump Is Making Big Claims About the Iran Talks.  Iran Keeps Contradicting Him.  —  President Trump appears to be describing his preferences as fully negotiated deals, in hopes of locking the Iranians in.  The question is whether a succession of such disputes will sink the whole venture.
Daniel Desrochers / Politico:
The White House wanted to make money from 2 chip companies.  Nearly a year later, it hasn't gotten a cent. … Since Trump returned to the White House in January 2025, the federal government has taken an aggressive approach to industrial policy, negotiating stock ownership or profit-sharing agreements with at least 19 companies.
Bloomberg Law:
Stephen Miller Said to Drive DOJ Memo Eroding Disability Rights  —  White House adviser Stephen Miller was the driving force behind the Justice Department's recent memo authorizing states to institutionalize people with disabilities rather than fund community-based care, said people briefed on the situation.
Discussion: The Texas Tribune and PBS NewsHour
Rachel Chason / Washington Post:
Rocked by the Iran war, the UAE sours on Trump: ‘We got played’  —  Across the Persian Gulf region, the president was viewed as a pro-business ally, but his decision to wage war on Iran and his erratic conduct have tarnished his image.  —  Summary  —  DUBAI — Trump International Golf Club …
Discussion: Raw Story
Luke Fountain / CNBC:
U.S. Treasury will oversee frozen Iranian funds when they're released, Bessent says … The Treasury Department will oversee Iranian funds when they are released under President Donald Trump's interim Iran agreement, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday on CNBC's “Squawk Box.”
Discussion: Associated Press and Reuters
Gabe Kaminsky / CBS News:
A Trump-linked firm is lobbying for pardons.  Its first client already paid $500,000.  —  Add CBS News on Google  —  When President Trump returned to power, a group of his former campaign and administration officials started a federal lobbying practice.  Mo Strategies, which has registered …
Discussion: Raw Story
Chris Sommerfeldt / Politico:
Eric Adams confidant Frank Carone arrested in alleged bribery scheme … The person with knowledge of the case said three other individuals were also arrested Wednesday morning: Carone's younger brother and business partner, Anthony Carone, Yan Po Zhu, a hotel owner in Queens, and Crystal Chen, an employee of Yan.
 
 
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Alexandra Marquez / NBC News:
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Covid vaccine study the acting CDC director blocked is published in an outside journal
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
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