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10:55 AM ET, June 24, 2026

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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 …
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Rep. Dan Goldman unseated by Mamdani-backed Brad Lander  —  Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.) was unseated in his Democratic primary Tuesday night by former New York City comptroller Brad Lander, according to the Associated Press. … - Progressives from California to Maine have harnessed liberal …
Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
Fired-up Trump issues warning after Mamdani-backed socialists sweep NY congressional primaries  —  President Trump predicted that New York will “only get worse” after two socialist candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani won Democratic congressional primaries in the Big Apple Tuesday night.
William Steakin / Politico:   Democratic socialists are coming for 2028
The City Reporter:
Mamdani-Backed Candidates Triumph in NYC Democratic 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.
New York Times:
Trump to Meet With G.O.P. Senators Amid New Divisions
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
Politico:
Trump's boast stirs Dems, Harris jabs justices  —  UNHIDDEN AGENDA — California Democrats pounced Tuesday after Donald Trump acknowledged asking a political ally to investigate California's election as his favored candidate for governor appeared to lose momentum in early returns.
Discussion: New York Post
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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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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
Discussion: Raw Story
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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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 …
Wall Street Journal:
How a $45 Million Donation Brought Larry Ellison Deeper Into Trump's Circle  —  The billionaire's private friendship with the president has helped Oracle's business and his son's media conglomerate  —  Larry Ellison didn't join the gaggle of CEOs that traveled with President Trump on his state visit to China.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
 
 
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Fired Navy Admiral Wins Democratic Runoff in South Carolina's 1st District
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