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Turning Point USA held its Women's Leadership Summit in San Antonio, drawing conservative female influencers and young women from across the country. Several prominent attendees expressed concerns about the Republican Party's ability to retain young women voters ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Young women's support for Trump increased from 33 percent in 2020 to 40 percent in 2024, but influencers at the event warned that support could erode.
Read the spine →Days after California's primary election, officials are still counting mail-in ballots in two major races: the gubernatorial primary and the Los Angeles mayoral race. The Associated Press projected Democrat Xavier Becerra would advance to the November general election for governor, while incumbent Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass also advanced but her November opponent has not yet been determined. Roughly 68% of ballots had been counted as of Saturday afternoon, according to AP totals.
Read the spine →President Trump endorsed Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette in the South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary days before the June 9 election, joining a crowded five-candidate field that also includes Rep. Nancy Mace, Attorney General Alan Wilson, Rep. Ralph Norman, and businessman Rom Reddy. Mace has said her vote to force a release of Jeffrey Epstein-related files was the reason she did not receive Trump's endorsement. If no candidate clears a majority, the top two finishers will advance to a runoff scheduled for June 23.
Read the spine →The Senate passed a $70 billion immigration enforcement funding bill early on June 5, 2026, following roughly 18 hours of debate and overnight votes. The measure passed 52-47, with one Republican — Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska — voting against it alongside Democrats. The bill must still clear the House of Representatives before it can be sent to President Trump.
Read the spine →President Trump named Bill Pulte, currently director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, as acting Director of National Intelligence following Tulsi Gabbard's announced resignation effective June 30. Trump told The Wall Street Journal he has privately instructed Pulte to begin reducing the size of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), describing it as "unnecessary and/or too big." Because the appointment is temporary, Pulte does not require Senate confirmation and may serve up to 210 days.
Read the spine →The U.S. Senate passed a roughly $70 billion bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol for three years on a 52-47 vote just before 5 a.m. Friday. The bill advanced after senators defeated multiple amendments from both parties that would have permanently prohibited a Department of Justice "anti-weaponization" settlement fund tied to a Trump family IRS lawsuit. Senate Majority Leader John Thune pushed to keep the bill focused on immigration enforcement to preserve its procedural path through reconciliation.
Read the spine →A new analysis from the nonpartisan Niskanen Center found that President Trump's National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. reduced opportunistic property crimes by roughly 24% but had little to no effect on violent crime. The study was published weeks after federal officials announced plans to double the number of troops in D.C. to 5,000 this summer as part of a "summer surge" ahead of America's 250th birthday celebrations. The Congressional Budget Office has estimated the current deployment costs the federal government approximately $1.5 million per day.
Read the spine →The Obama Presidential Center, a roughly $850 million campus on Chicago's South Side, opens to the general public on Juneteenth following a formal dedication ceremony on June 18. The nearly 20-acre campus includes an eight-story museum tower, a Chicago Public Library branch, basketball courts, gardens, a playground, and public grilling areas. The museum tower requires a $30 admission ticket — the highest of any U.S. presidential museum — while most of the campus grounds are free to the public.
Read the spine →The House voted 215-208 on Wednesday to approve a war powers resolution that would remove U.S. armed forces from hostilities against Iran unless explicitly authorized by Congress. Four Republicans — Thomas Massie (R-KY), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Tom Barrett (R-MI) — joined all present Democrats in supporting the measure. The Senate had advanced a similar resolution the previous month.
Read the spine →EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a plan to encourage advanced recycling, an umbrella term for technologies that break down used plastics into molecular components for remanufacturing. The EPA has accepted public comments on a rule that would clarify advanced recycling facilities — specifically those using pyrolysis — should not be classified as incineration under the Clean Air Act. Zeldin said the change could lead to dozens more such facilities operating in the United States, compared to fewer than 10 currently in operation.
Read the spine →Adam Hamawy, a retired Army combat surgeon, won the Democratic primary for New Jersey's 12th Congressional District, a solidly Democratic seat being vacated by retiring Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman. He won a field of roughly a dozen candidates and will face Republican Gregg Mele in the November general election. His campaign received more than $1.5 million in support from American Priorities, a pro-Palestinian super PAC, and endorsements from Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Read the spine →Democrat Xavier Becerra and Republican Steve Hilton led the field in California's top-two primary for governor as of early Wednesday, with Democrat Tom Steyer in third place and votes still being counted. The Associated Press had not called the race, and the state's history of significant post-Election Day vote updates from mail and drop-off ballots meant the outcome remained uncertain. All roughly 60 to 61 candidates appeared on a single ballot, and only the top two finishers will advance to the November general election.
Read the spine →Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass secured a spot in the November runoff election after Tuesday's primary, in which no candidate surpassed the 50% threshold required to win outright. Spencer Pratt, a registered Republican and former star of the MTV reality show "The Hills," was running in second place as of early Wednesday morning, ahead of progressive City Council member Nithya Raman. Under city rules, the top two finishers advance to the November general election.
Read the spine →Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche told a House Appropriations subcommittee on Tuesday that the Justice Department would not move forward with the administration's proposed anti-weaponization fund, stating "We are not moving forward with the fund, period." The fund, announced as part of a settlement between the Trump family and the IRS, had been pitched as a mechanism to compensate people who felt they were targeted by the government. A federal judge in Virginia had temporarily blocked the fund the previous week after a lawsuit filed by Democracy Forward and other organizations.
Read the spine →Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) published a New York Times op-ed on Monday calling for the federal government to take a 50% equity stake in AI companies including OpenAI, Anthropic, and xAI. The stake would be acquired through a one-time tax paid in company stock rather than cash and held in a newly created sovereign wealth fund. Sanders said he plans to introduce formal legislation within the coming weeks.
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