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11:50 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 …
Samuel Chamberlain / New York Post:
Fired-up Trump issues warning after Mamdani-backed socialists sweep NY congressional primaries
William Steakin / Politico:   Democratic socialists are coming for 2028
Andrew Solender / Axios:
Rep. Dan Goldman unseated by Mamdani-backed Brad Lander
NBC News:
Zohran Mamdani's picks take key House primaries amid a broad battle over Democrats' direction
Amanda Macias / Fox News:
Mamdani-backed socialist candidate storms out of live interview when confronted with old social media posts
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New York Times:
Trump Refuses to Sign Housing Bill Until Unpopular Voting Restrictions Pass Congress  —  The president's announcement declared the bill to be “of minor importance” at the same time that House Republican leaders were heralding it as a major accomplishment.  —  President Trump abruptly canceled …
Steve Benen / MS NOW:
In a surprise move, Trump scraps signing ceremony for bipartisan housing bill
Robert Jimison / New York Times:
Senate Votes to Check Trump's War Powers, Rebuking Him on Iran
Jacob Knutson / Democracy Docket:
Postmaster general says USPS won't deliver mail ballots if states don't give Trump admin voter rolls  —  Postmaster General David Steiner told senators that, under a new proposed rule, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will not deliver mail ballots unless states hand over their voter lists to the Trump administration.
Discussion: The Hill and NewsMax.com
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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
Marc Elias / Democracy Docket:
Mail-in voting is under attack. Here's what you can do
Discussion: MS NOW and Deseret News
Adora Brown / NOTUS:
Trump Tries a New Tactic to Change Election Rules
Discussion: Raw Story
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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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Wall Street Journal:
Hegseth Cuts Army Commander's Storied Career Short as Part of Broader Shake-Up
Discussion: Raw Story
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.
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Edward Ring / American Greatness:
How Steve Hilton Can Become California's Next Governor
Discussion: Politico
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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Associated Press:
Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg loses to Micah Lasher in crowded New York City congressional primary
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.
Mychael Schnell / MS NOW:
Top Oversight Democrat demands answers on Trump's reflecting pool mess  —  President Donald Trump's reflecting pool renovation has sparked intense scrutiny in Washington and beyond, with critics hammering the project for its ballooning price tag, peeling paint, algal blooms and use of no-bid contracts.
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New York Times:
Trump Says Vandals Sabotaged the Reflecting Pool. Internal Documents Raise Doubts.
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.
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.
Renée DiResta / Lawfare:
Tulsi Gabbard's Fauci Files Don't Prove What She Says They Prove  —  Gabbard's declassification theater is a case study in politicizing intelligence.  —  noupside.bsky.social  —  Meet The Authors  —  In her final act as director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard released a collection …
Discussion: The Hill and RealClearPolitics
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.
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.
 
 
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Ben Geman / Axios:
Trump threatens DOJ probe of oil companies
Ryan King / New York Post:
Republicans support Trump's Iran deal — until they find out what's actually in it, poll shows
Jonah Kaplan / CBS News:
Wounded soldiers, families accuse Army of downplaying war injuries
Marion Solletty / Politico:
Le Pen slams ‘very insulting’ Trump in his spat with Meloni
Discussion: Raw Story
Rachel Chason / Washington Post:
Rocked by the Iran war, the UAE sours on Trump: ‘We got played’
Discussion: Raw Story
John Pitney / The Bulwark:
Trump's Affront to the Founding
Garrett Downs / CNBC:
Tech companies would have to pay AI data center energy costs under bill moving in Congress
Discussion: The Daily Caller
 Earlier Items: 
Zeeshan Aleem / MS NOW:
Tucker Carlson says he's abandoning the GOP. That should terrify Trump.
Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Gay Marriage Is Dividing Republicans, Again
Financial Times:
Venezuela to reveal $240bn debt pile in world's largest restructuring
Discussion: Semafor
Gabe Kaminsky / CBS News:
A Trump-linked firm is lobbying for pardons. Its first client already paid $500,000.
Discussion: Raw Story
Jackie Hendry / SDPB:
State senator and GOP delegate faces felony election fraud charges
Bloomberg Law:
Stephen Miller Said to Drive DOJ Memo Eroding Disability Rights
Discussion: The Texas Tribune
 

 
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