Jun 25 Mamdani declares victory in NYC's Democratic mayoral primary as Cuomo concedes By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Though the race’s ultimate outcome will still be decided by a ranked choice count, Zohran Mamdani took a commanding position just hours after the polls closed. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 7:17 Sen. Warner questions administration's delay of Iran strike briefing By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens On Capitol Hill, planned briefings from intelligence officials on the rapidly changing situation in the Middle East were postponed. The Senate briefing is now set for Thursday and the House briefing on Friday. Geoff Bennett discussed the White House's reason… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 7:30 What's next for Iran's regime after U.S. strikes and Israel ceasefire? Analysts weigh in By Geoff Bennett, Dan Sagalyn For two perspectives on Israel's conflict with Iran and U.S. involvement, Geoff Bennett spoke with Aaron David Miller and Holly Dagres. Miller is a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a former State Department official. Dagres… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 4:49 News Wrap: 160 million enduring brutal conditions in U.S. heatwave In our news wrap Tuesday, a heatwave is peaking in some parts of the Northeast with more than 160 million people enduring brutal conditions, RFK Jr. told lawmakers that he's hired back nearly 1,000 staffers who had been laid off… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 4:38 Time running out for GOP to pass massive tax and spending plan by Trump's deadline By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ian Couzens Time is running short for Capitol Hill Republicans hoping to pass President Trump’s massive tax and spending plan by his self-imposed deadline. Republicans don't need a single Democratic vote if they can keep their side of the aisle united. Congressional… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 7:23 Trump's attempt to claw back funding already approved by Congress, explained By Laura Barrón-López, Sam Lane The House has approved President Trump’s request to claw back billions of dollars already appropriated for things like foreign aid and public media. That request now goes to the Senate, which will hold a hearing on it Wednesday. Laura Barrón-López… Continue watching
Jun 24 New U.S. intelligence report suggests Iran's nuclear program only set back by months after strikes By Michelle L. Price, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The report found that while the Saturday strikes at the Fordo, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites did significant damage, they were not "completely and totally obliterated," as Trump said. Continue reading
Jun 24 Republican plan to sell millions of acres of federal lands found to violate Senate rules By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A plan to sell more than 2 million acres of federal lands has been ruled out of Republicans’ big tax and spending cut bill. Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: State Department asked about U.S. funding $30 million for group distributing food in Gaza By Jon Gambrell, David Rising, Melanie Lidman, Associated Press The Trump administration has authorized providing $30 million to a U.S.- and Israeli-backed group that is distributing food in Gaza, a U.S. official said Tuesday, an operation that has drawn criticism from other humanitarian organizations. Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: Schumer blasts last-minute postponement of classified briefings on Iran By Associated Press Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer voiced anger with the Trump administration’s postponement of a classified briefing Tuesday for senators on the U.S.’s military strike in Iran, calling the delay “outrageous” and “evasive.”… Continue reading