“CBS News fired veteran ‘60 Minutes’ correspondent Scott Pelley on Tuesday, hours after a contentious meeting with management in response to his criticism of the newsmagazine’s new leadership,” CNN reports.
Supreme Court Allows New Alabama Map
“The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for Alabama Republicans to remove the state’s second majority-Black congressional district for the midterms, handing the party a pickup opportunity in an apparent 6-3 vote,” The Hill reports.
Iran Targets Neighbors as U.S. Condemns Strikes
“The U.S. military and Iran both reported a flurry of new strikes on Tuesday, as Trump administration officials painted a murky picture of where diplomatic efforts stood to end the war,” the New York Times reports.
“U.S. Centcom reported that Iran had launched missiles and drone strikes on two regional neighbors, Kuwait and Bahrain, and on civilian mariners transiting nearby waters.”
George Santos Under Investigation for Insider Trading
Former Rep. George Santos (R-NY), who went to prison last year on federal fraud charges after being ousted from Congress, is now under scrutiny for his trading on prediction markets, CNN reports.
The prediction site Kalshi identified suspicious activity in a market about whether the former Republican lawmaker would attend the State of the Union address this year
Tonight’s Primary Results
There’s a big slate of high-stakes primaries that will help shape the 2026 midterms tonight.
California, Iowa, New Mexico and South Dakota all hold gubernatorial primaries, with several contests likely to set the terms for competitive races in November.
Iowa also features a closely watched Democratic primary for U.S. Senate, where the nominee could determine whether the party has a real shot at making the race competitive.
House control will also be on the line, with voters choosing nominees in a number of battleground districts. Among the key races: California’s 22nd and 48th districts, New Jersey’s 7th District and Montana’s 1st District.
And in Los Angeles, the mayor’s race has become one of the most closely watched local contests in the country.
Here are the poll closing times:
- 8 p.m. ET – New Jersey and South Dakota
- 9 p.m. ET – Iowa and New Mexico
- 10 p.m. ET – Montana
- 11 p.m. ET – California
Leave your thoughts in the comments as the results come in.
Tom Kean Promises ‘Transparency’
“Rep. Thomas Kean Jr., a Republican running for re-election in a competitive swing district in New Jersey, has not been seen publicly in nearly three months as he recovers from what his aides have described only as a ‘personal medical condition,’” the New York Times reports.
“Primary Day was no different. Mr. Kean, 57, voted by mail and had no scheduled public appearances. A knock at the door of his home in Westfield, N.J., went unanswered.”
“Then, three hours before polls closed, Mr. Kean’s office released a statement attributed to the congressman that suggested it might be several more weeks before he was healthy enough to return to public life or to the campaign trail.”
Pentagon Bans Fat Troops from UFC Fight
New York Magazine: “The military is currently compiling lists of U.S. service members who will be offered tickets to ‘UFC Freedom Fights 250’ on June 14. The Octagon being constructed on the South Lawn will have about 4,300 seats, and Time reported that at least 1,200 will go to active military members.”
“To get tickets, service members must meet the new body-fat standards the Defense Department put into place earlier this year.”
Trump’s ‘Anti-Weaponization’ Fund Is Dead
The Trump administration is abandoning its $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund after it drew broad condemnation from Republican lawmakers and threatened to sink an unrelated immigration-enforcement bill, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche: “We’re not moving forward with the fund. Period.”
John Fetterman Calls Graham Platner a ‘Creep’
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) “issued a scathing takedown of Graham Platner as the leading Democratic candidate in Maine’s Senate race has become embroiled in a scandal over reports that he sent sexual text messages to women who were not his wife,” CNN reports.
Fetterman also likened Platner to a “Nazi sympathizer” over a now-infamous tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol.
Said Fetterman: “When I was growing up, if someone had a clear Nazi tattoo on them, you probably could conclude that they’re a Nazi sympathizer. Are you going to continue to defend that or dismiss that?”
Immigration Bill Teeters as GOP Awaits Clarity
New York Times: “Senate Republicans toiled on Tuesday to push forward with a bill to fund President Trump’s immigration crackdown, waiting for a clear statement from the administration that the president was abandoning the idea of a $1.8 billion fund to pay people he says have been victimized by the federal government.”
“The plan for the fund has generated an intense bipartisan backlash, and many Senate Republicans indicated last month that they would not agree to move forward with the legislation as long as it remained an issue.”
Pentagon Hires Capitol Rioter for Counterterrorism Job
“A convicted Jan. 6 rioter who later said that he regretted his participation in the U.S. Capitol attack has been hired by the Trump administration to work inside a Pentagon office that manages highly classified military operations,” the Washington Post reports.
Trump Disputes Reports That Iran Cut Off Talks
President Donald Trump in a social media post on Tuesday disputed that Iran has cut off communication with mediators, calling Iranian reports of a cessation in talks “false and erroneous,” the AP reports.
Said Trump: “The conversations between us have been going on continuously, including four days ago, three days ago, two days ago, one day ago, and today. Where they lead, one never knows, but as I told Iran, ‘It’s time, one way or another, for you to make a Deal. You’ve been doing this for 47 years, and it cannot be allowed to go on any longer!'”
Why the Worst Get on Top
David Frum: “Bill Pulte does not have a habit of publicly saying admiring things about Vladimir Putin or Bashar al-Assad, so in that one respect his appointment as acting director of national intelligence represents an improvement over Tulsi Gabbard.”
“In every other respect, the appointment is baffling. Pulte has no intelligence background; no national-security expertise. He’s an ultra-partisan with a highly quarrelsome personality and great inherited wealth. Beyond that, there’s not much to say about his record of public or personal achievement.”
“Yet Pulte does have a disgraceful record of putting the prosecutorial powers of government at President Trump’s vindictive service.”
Ken Paxton to Meet Trump at White House
“Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton will meet Tuesday with President Donald Trump at the White House as the Republican Senate nominee tries to consolidate his support and boost fundraising in one of the country’s most competitive midterm races,” Bloomberg reports.
Schumer Shares Few Details on Meeting with Platner
Politico: “Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer would share no details Tuesday afternoon of his meeting earlier in the day with Graham Platner — the embattled candidate for a Maine Senate seat who was not the New York Democrat’s first choice for challenging incumbent Republican Sen. Susan Collins.”
Trump Will Attend Rescheduled Press Dinner
Bloomberg: “President Donald Trump said he will attend a rescheduled White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on July 24, three months after the annual gala was postponed due to a shooting incident at the venue.”
The Mystery of the Missing Congressman
The New York Times has been looking for Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (R-NJ) — who has been missing from the Capitol for three months — by scouring 911 calls, visiting his vacation homes, checking with local hospitals and making dozens and dozens of phone calls.
They couldn’t find him.
CNN: Why ‘Tom Kean absent’ is trending.
Ken Paxton’s Divorce Trial Cancelled
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) seems to have dodged another bullet as the messy divorce trial looming over his Senate campaign has now been cancelled, Bloomberg Law reports.
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