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NYC’s Socialist Mayor Sweeps All Three House Primaries, Publicly Humiliating the Democratic Establishment
NYC’s Socialist Mayor Sweeps All Three House Primaries, Publicly Humiliating the Democratic Establishment New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani scored a clean sweep on Tuesday, June 24, after all three Democratic Socialist candidates he endorsed in New York City congressional primaries defeated their opponents, including two sitting members of Congress [1]. The most striking upset…
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Trump Cancels Bipartisan Housing Bill Signing, Demands Congress Pass Voter ID Law First
Trump Cancels Bipartisan Housing Bill Signing, Demands Congress Pass Voter ID Law First President Trump abruptly canceled a planned noon signing ceremony for the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on Wednesday, June 24, posting on Truth Social that “Today’s Housing News Conference and Signing is hereby cancelled until such time as we pass the…
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Senate Deals Trump a Historic Rebuke on the Iran War — And He’s Already Calling It Meaningless
Senate Deals Trump a Historic Rebuke on the Iran War — And He’s Already Calling It Meaningless The U.S. Senate voted 50 to 48 on Tuesday, June 24, to approve a war powers resolution directing President Trump to remove American armed forces from hostilities with Iran unless Congress grants formal authorization. Four Republicans crossed party…
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DRC’s Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second-Largest on Record — and There Is No Vaccine for This Strain
DRC’s Ebola Outbreak Is Now the Second-Largest on Record — and There Is No Vaccine for This Strain An Ebola epidemic caused by the Bundibugyo ebolavirus — a strain for which no licensed vaccine or approved treatment exists — has spread across eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and into Uganda, becoming the second-largest Ebola…
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France Shatters Its All-Time Heat Record, Loses Power for 106,000 Homes, and Reports 50 Dead
France Shatters Its All-Time Heat Record, Loses Power for 106,000 Homes, and Reports 50 Dead France recorded its hottest temperature since measurements began in 1947 on June 23, 2026, when thermometers in the Landes department of southwest France reached 44.3 degrees Celsius (111.7 Fahrenheit), shattering the previous national all-time record set just the day before…
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Twin Earthquakes Kill at Least 164 in Venezuela as USGS Warns Final Toll May Reach Thousands
Twin Earthquakes Kill at Least 164 in Venezuela as USGS Warns Final Toll May Reach Thousands Two catastrophic earthquakes struck Venezuela in rapid succession on the evening of June 24, 2026: a magnitude 7.2 quake near San Felipe followed just 39 seconds later by a magnitude 7.5 quake near Yumare, both roughly 285 to 293…
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The Bear Serves Its Last Course Tonight — and Fans, Kitchen Workers, and Critics All Have Reason to Dread It
The Bear Serves Its Last Course Tonight — and Fans, Kitchen Workers, and Critics All Have Reason to Dread It The fifth and final season of FX’s acclaimed culinary drama The Bear premiered on June 25, 2026, with all eight episodes dropping simultaneously on Hulu while episodes one and two also aired on the FX…
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28 Years Later, the Owens Sisters Return — and the Internet Is Already Furious About What They Look Like
28 Years Later, the Owens Sisters Return — and the Internet Is Already Furious About What They Look Like Warner Bros. released the new official trailer for Practical Magic 2 on June 24, 2026, reuniting Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman as the Owens sisters nearly three decades after the original supernatural romantic comedy debuted. Directed…
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Trump Endorsed Both Candidates in the Same Race — His Original Pick Still Lost
Trump Endorsed Both Candidates in the Same Race — His Original Pick Still Lost State Attorney General Alan Wilson won the Republican nomination for governor of South Carolina on June 23, 2026, defeating Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette in a runoff complicated by President Donald Trump’s decision to endorse both candidates simultaneously in the race’s final…
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A 32-Year-Old DSA Organizer Just Knocked Out the Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus
A 32-Year-Old DSA Organizer Just Knocked Out the Chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Darializa Avila Chevalier, a 32-year-old community organizer and member of the Democratic Socialists of America, defeated five-term Rep. Adriano Espaillat on June 23, 2026, in the Democratic primary for New York’s 13th Congressional District, which covers Upper Manhattan and part of…