Is the Next Mamdani in Michigan?
Playbook: “The next front in the Democratic Party’s civil war over its identity runs through Michigan, where the Senate primary displays the disparate branches of the party, all with their own ideas about how to return from the wilderness.”
“Progressives have been emboldened by Abdul El-Sayed’s surging position in the fractious three-way race against Rep. Haley Stevens and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow. Their hopes have only been supercharged following a string of victories in New York.”
The Wall Street Journal reports that retiring Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) “has told associates that he believes Democrats need to coalesce around one candidate to face El-Sayed in the primary and has suggested that McMorrow needs to consider dropping out of the race.”
Supreme Court Explains Alito’s Reaction to Sotomayor
“The highly unusual exchange between Justice Samuel Alito and Justice Sonia Sotomayor over a dissent read from the bench was based on a ‘misunderstanding’ by the conservative justice, the Supreme Court said Friday,” CNN reports.
Said a court spokesperson: “Justice Alito was notified in advance by Justice Sotomayor’s chambers that she would be reading a dissent from the bench… It was a misunderstanding on Justice Alito’s part.”
JD Vance Claims U.S. Holds All the Cards in Iran
“JD Vance said on Friday that the US wins ‘either way’ regarding negotiations with Iran, pointing to what he called the destruction of its nuclear program and diminishment as a country,” The Guardian reports.
Said Vance: “If we make the final deal, then great. If we don’t make the final deal, their nuclear program is still destroyed. They’re still much weaker as a country, so my attitude is America wins either way.”
Mediaite: Bill Maher confronts JD Vance over Trump Iran deal: “Why is it not bullshit this time?
Israelis Fear Further Rupture in U.S.-Israeli Relationship
“For weeks, the Israeli news media has been obsessing about the once-ironclad U.S.-Israeli relationship,” the New York Times reports.
“President Trump’s pursuit of a peace deal with Iran, which many Israelis see as a betrayal, and his repeated berating of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have raised doubts about whether they can still call Mr. Trump the best friend in the White House that Israel has ever had.”
“Then came Tuesday’s election results in New York City. Three pro-Palestinian candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a harsh critic of Israel, defeated moderates in hotly contested Democratic congressional primaries.”
The Independent: Over two thirds of Israelis believe Trump’s policies are bad for Israel.
Trump Kicks Off Sales Pitch for Iran Deal Few Like
“As U.S. officials hammered out an agreement weeks ago to end the war in Iran, President Donald Trump faced a dilemma: How to sell a provision that unlocked billions of dollars in frozen funds for Tehran to the American public,” Bloomberg reports.
“Trump had lambasted President Barack Obama for a 2015 deal that gave cash to Iran and sought to avoid criticism that he was doing the same. In an Oval Office meeting with Vice President JD Vance and other advisers, the group came up with a solution, according to a White House official familiar with the discussion: require Iran to use the money to buy US agricultural goods.”
New York Post: JD Vance tells Bill Maher how “America wins” with or without Iran deal.
Fetterman Rips Democratic Party’s ‘Orgy of Socialism’
“Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) ravaged the radical socialist candidates who are taking over his party – but insisted he has no plans to defect, at least for now,” the New York Post reports.
Said Fetterman: “I said months ago, I said the Democratic Party is becoming an orgy of socialism. These recent elections vindicate my description.”
Trump’s ‘Communist’ Midterm Message
“President Trump needs a potent message to reverse his party’s bleak midterm outlook — and he’s found it in the rise of democratic socialists in New York and beyond,” Axios reports.
“In a blistering speech to religious conservatives on Friday, Trump warned that ‘communists’ are taking over the Democratic Party and ‘they want to completely destroy the traditional American way of life.'”
CNN: Trump revives ‘communist’ warning as midterm campaign message.
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Judge Puts Second Dan Sullivan Back on the Ballot
A Superior Court judge says the Alaska Division of Elections was wrong to disqualify retired teacher Dan Sullivan as a challenger to Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Alaska Public Media reports.
Trump Commission Challenges Church-State Separation
“The Trump administration took aim at the separation of church and state Friday, issuing a draft report from the president’s Religious Liberty Commission that says the separation concept is a legal error and that Americans should view religion as an ‘essential support’ and always remember ‘the Creator who made us and bestows our rights,'” the Washington Post reports.
PBS: Trump receives report from Religious Liberty Commission in the Oval Office.
Unease Deepens in Russia
“The Kremlin is scrambling to respond to an intensifying campaign of Ukrainian drone attacks reaching ever deeper into Russia, hitting key arms production facilities, destroying an ever-greater share of oil-refining capacity, and causing fuel shortages across the country,” the Washington Post reports.
GOP Candidates Tossed from Ballot over Signature Forgery
Two Republican candidates for statewide office in Massachusetts, including the state party’s de facto nominee for attorney general, won’t appear on the September primary ballot after the commission that oversees ballots took issue with hundreds of nomination signatures they submitted, the Boston Globe reports.
Mideast Fighting Widens with Attacks on Bahrain
“Bahrain said it came under attack from Iranian drones, and a tanker was hit Saturday while crossing the Strait of Hormuz, as fighting around the strategic waterway extended into a third day despite the agreement signed earlier this month to wind down the U.S.-Iran war,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“Iran didn’t specifically claim responsibility for the attacks. But state media said the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had carried out strikes against American targets in the region and reasserted Iran’s claim of control over traffic in the strait.”
Trump Deal Could Unlock Billions for Iran’s Economy
“The preliminary peace agreement between the United States and Iran, a broad framework still taking shape in early rounds of talks, hands Iran’s leadership a major economic lifeline as Tehran looks to consolidate strategic gains after months of war with Israel and the United States,” the Washington Post reports.
“Sanctions waivers that allow Iran to sell oil in U.S. dollars and commitments to unfreeze Iranian assets could grant Iran’s government access to billions of dollars in desperately needed hard currency. Having survived mostly intact despite devastating assassinations throughout its ranks, the Iranian system must now address widespread damage and destruction.”
Congressional Black Caucus Blasts Elissa Slotkin
“The Congressional Black Caucus is emphatically declaring its support for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries — and denouncing Sen. Elissa Slotkin’s call for new leadership in Congress,” Politico reports.
Vance Faces Israel Backers over Iran Negotiations
“Vice President JD Vance is facing opposition from prominent backers of Israel over his role in negotiating an end to the war with Iran. Yet not all Israel-supportive conservatives are being swayed by the campaign to discredit him,” the Washington Post reports.
“At a gathering of hundreds of conservative Christians in Washington this weekend, attendees from around the country overwhelmingly supported President Donald Trump’s decision to go to war with Iran, a sign of how strong support for Israel remains among conservative evangelical Christians, even as it is declining in the U.S. overall.”
Andy Beshear Eyes a Bigger Prize
New York Times: “Mr. Beshear, who seems to be everywhere on the 2026 midterms circuit, is in demand as a surrogate for Democrats in frontline races, all while positioning himself for an expected presidential run in 2028.”
“Democrats, who urgently need to be competitive in more states if they are to win back Congress and eventually the White House, see hope in Mr. Beshear, a twice-elected Democratic governor of a deep-red state that President Trump won by 30 points in 2024. But some wonder whether his success is replicable outside of Kentucky, where he benefited from the popularity of his father, a two-term governor from 2007 to 2015.”
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