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Congress Clears Housing Bill, Cementing a Rare Bipartisan Feat
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June 24, 2026, 4:30 a.m. Eastern time

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Mamdani Allies Sweep House Primaries in Big Night for Left-Wing Democrats

Mayor Zohran Mamdani backed Darializa Avila Chevalier, who beat Representative Adriano Espaillat, and Brad Lander, who ousted Representative Dan Goldman.

Congress Clears Housing Bill, Cementing a Rare Bipartisan Feat

A lopsided House vote cleared the measure for President Trump’s signature after a lengthy back and forth and several nearly fatal blows to the legislation.

Trump’s Pick for Top I.R.S. Lawyer Works at Firm That Represents Him

James R. Gadwood, the president’s nominee for chief counsel at the Internal Revenue Service, works at Miller & Chevalier, which has represented Mr. Trump in tax matters.

World

Britain Is Still Deep in the Shadow of Brexit

Ten years after a slim majority voted to leave the European Union, the economic and political effects of that decision continue to disrupt the United Kingdom.

The War Forgotten by the World Is an Apocalypse Now

Overshadowed by conflicts in Ukraine, Gaza and Lebanon, the fighting in Myanmar’s isolated heartland has reached new depths.

U.N. Report Says Israeli Killings of Gaza Children Post-Truce Amount to Genocide

Israel’s U.N. mission dismissed the report as a “libelous sham,” and called the investigating commission a “fundamentally flawed mechanism.”

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U.S.

Trump Blames Vandals for Reflecting Pool Problems. Internal Records Tell Another Story.

The documents do not indicate that the peeling blue coating and algae blooms were caused intentionally.

Protesters Accused of Antifa Ties Sentenced to Up to 100 Years in ICE Attack

The penalties, issued in an attack where a police officer was shot, dwarfed those given to Jan. 6 rioters and appeared to signal that at least some courts will deal aggressively with ICE protesters.

A Look Inside the Welcome Bags Planned for White South African Refugees

The United States is putting together bags with a children’s book on so-called reverse racism, and with a document that defends the country’s founding on the basis of slavery.

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Politics

Insurgency Over Incumbency: 7 Takeaways From New York’s Primaries

All three congressional candidates who were backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani won in Tuesday’s primary, bolstering his political movement.

Fired Navy Admiral Wins Democratic Runoff in South Carolina’s 1st District

Democrats expect Nancy Lacore to run a competitive general election despite the district’s Republican leaning.

Local Republican Wins Primary for Nancy Mace’s House Seat in South Carolina

Jenny Costa Honeycutt, a Charleston County councilwoman and lawyer, topped a Republican rival in a runoff primary election for a seat that leans to the right but could be competitive in November.

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Business

After Blockbuster I.P.O., SpaceX Shares Are Slumping

On Tuesday, SpaceX briefly fell below $150 a share, which was where the stock began trading when the company listed publicly just over a week ago.

U.S. Presses Meta to Agree to A.I. Reviews as Security Concerns Rise

Federal officials are urging the lone major tech company holdout to allow government safety evaluations, weeks after ordering Anthropic to pull its latest model.

It Was the First Unionized Apple Store in the U.S. Apple Just Closed It.

The company said it had shuttered a Maryland location because of “declining conditions” in a surrounding mall. The union accuses Apple of retaliation.

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Technology

Mark Zuckerberg Directed Meta to Create a Prediction Markets App

The experimental app, internally called “Arena,” would be independent of Facebook and Instagram. It could compete for attention with Polymarket and Kalshi, the biggest prediction markets.

China Takes Supercomputer Crown From U.S. for First Time Since 2017

A supercomputer in Shenzhen was declared the world’s fastest. It uses only standard microprocessors and not the special-purpose chips called graphics processing units.

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New York

Darializa Avila Chevalier, a Mamdani Ally, Ousts Espaillat in Primary

The 32-year-old activist built a robust ground game powered by support from Mayor Zohran Mamdani. She would double the number of democratic socialists in Congress.

Brad Lander Wins N.Y. House Primary in Which Israel Became a Top Issue

Mr. Lander, an ally of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, beat Representative Dan Goldman, a two-term incumbent Democrat, in a Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn district.

Schlossberg’s Defeat Dampens Dream of a Renewed Camelot

Jack Schlossberg fell well short of his bid to win a highly contested Democratic primary in Manhattan, his campaign hurt by staff defections and missed meetings.

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Arts

The Defining, Imperfect Partnership of Clive Davis and Whitney Houston

The record industry titan guided Houston from a young star to worldwide phenomenon. But their story together was not without controversy.

Photos Behind Kennedy Center Tarps Show No Sign of Trump’s Name

Images circulated by an activist group reveal bare marble where President Trump’s name once resided. The Kennedy Center previously told a federal judge it had been removed.