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Mamdani delivers promised rent freeze on 1 million rent-stabilized apartments

06/25/2026 08:02 PM EDT NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani got another major win Thursday night when the Rent Guidelines Board voted to freeze rents on the city’s roughly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments. The mayor-appointed panel voted 7-1 to freeze rents on both one- and two-year leases, an unprecedented move that came despite protests from landlords that it would push them into deeper financial straits. The freeze, which will cover some 2 million tenants, will take effect for leases sig ...

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GOP Senator Says He Achieved His 'Mission' By Yelling At Trump Over Iran War

Jun 25th, 2026, 4:42 pm Margaret Brennan, the moderator of CBS News’s Face the Nation, sat down with Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) this week following the Louisiana Republican yelling at President Donald Trump during Wednesday’s GOP luncheon. Cassidy and Trump tussled over his vote in favor of a non-binding resolution directing the Trump administration to end the war in Iran, a vote Cassidy now says he’s changed his mind on. Trump endorsed Cassidy’s GOP primary opponent, effectively ensuring Cass ...

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Senator Ron Wyden accuses US health agency of plan to deport more than 500 migrant children

Thu 25 Jun 2026 13.38 EDT Last modified on Thu 25 Jun 2026 17.51 EDT The US senator Ron Wyden has accused the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of preparing to use what he describes as an “unprecedented legal framework” to deport more than 500 unaccompanied migrant children currently in the custody of the agency’s Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR). In a letter addressed to the HHS secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr, Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, said he had obtained “credible informat ...

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'It's completely out of bounds': Democrat launches Linda McMahon impeachment effort

June 25, 2026, 8:21 PM Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., on Thursday introduced articles of impeachment against Education Secretary Linda McMahon for attempting to abolish the Department of Education. Though Democrats have been critical of McMahon’s agenda of dismantling the department she leads, Bonamici’s resolution is their first effort to impeach her. On the House floor Thursday, Bonamici said that McMahon has lied to Congress and she scolded the secretary for making "illegal transfers ...

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Sanders releases trove of internal HHS emails showing RFK Jr. pressured CDC over vaccine messaging

06/25/26 7:55 PM ET Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday released a tranche of Health and Human Services (HHS) emails that appear to show HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressuring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over its vaccine messaging. Emails indicate that Kennedy directed the CDC’s vaccine advisory panel to restrict access to vaccines, allowed researchers to access “confidential data” to indicate the disproven claim that vaccines cause autism and changed reco ...

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Pentagon restores mandatory flu shots for all recruits amid boot camp outbreak

Thu 25 Jun 2026 09.38 EDT Last modified on Thu 25 Jun 2026 13.38 EDT The Pentagon has said that boot camps for all the military services are once again requiring the flu vaccination for all recruits after the defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, made the shot optional for the military at the end of April. The development on Wednesday was confirmed by a Pentagon official to the Associated Press and came amid a growing, weeks-long, flu outbreak at the US air force’s boot camp at Lackland air force ...

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NATO members to pledge billions for weapons for Ukraine at Ankara summit - Politico

Thu, June 25, 2026 at 11:08 AM EDT NATO members are expected to commit to new weapons supply contracts worth billions of dollars and increase arms production volumes, including for Ukraine, at the upcoming summit in Ankara. Alliance members are expected to commit to new weapons supply contracts worth billions of dollars and to increase arms production volumes, including for Ukraine, at the NATO summit in Ankara next month. Source: Politico, citing five unnamed diplomats, as reported by Europ ...

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Texas is pushing forward with plans to make parts of the Bible required reading in public classrooms

Thursday 25 June 2026 10:45 EDT Texas is poised to mandate Bible stories as required reading for over 5 million public school students, a move that has reignited a fierce national debate over widening efforts across the U.S. to introduce more religion into classrooms. The Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education is scheduled to cast a final vote on the proposal this Friday. This follows Texas's 2023 decision to become the largest state to require the display of the Ten Commandment ...

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Carville says he wouldn't seat Mamdani-backed Avila Chevalier in caucus: 'She's not a Democrat'

Democratic strategist James Carville said he wouldn’t place Darializa Avila Chevalier, the Democratic nominee for New York’s 13th Congressional District, in the House Democratic Caucus if she wins in November. “They should not seat her in the caucus. Her views are totally against anything that any Democrat has. We believe in pluralism,” Carville told NewsNation’s Elizabeth Vargas on Wednesday. Carville added later that Avila Chevalier, a democratic socialist who was backed by New York City May ...

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Elon Musk ordered to give deposition as 'vote buying' scheme bites him

June 25, 2026 2:43PM ET Elon Musk told voters they had a random shot at $1 million. Now a judge has ordered him to answer for it under oath. U.S. Magistrate Judge Susan Hightower in Austin ordered Musk to sit for a deposition — sworn, on-the-record questioning by opposing lawyers — in a fraud lawsuit brought by two Arizona women who say his political action committee, America PAC, tricked them into handing over their personal information. Musk made the promise at an October 2024 town hall in ...

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Rubio to host summit on political violence on July 15

20 min ago - June 25, 2026 8:28 PM EDT Updated 11 hours ago WASHINGTON, June 25 (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will host a summit on July 15 that ​will include dozens of countries to discuss ways to ‌counter a resurgence in political v ... (Reuters)

Cannabis Teamsters Launch ULP Strike

46 min ago - Ascend Wellness Cultivation Workers Fight for First Contract (BARRY, Ill.) – Over 300 members of Teamsters Local 916 at Ascend Wellness have been forced out on strike over the company’s unfair labor practices (ULPs), which includes their re ... (Teamsters)

Trump administration sued over DACA renewal delays

47 min ago - June 25, 2026, 8:23 PM EDT Immigrant advocacy and legal aid groups sued the Trump administration Thursday, demanding answers about “severe delays” in renewals for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients that are causing people to ... (NBC News)

'It's completely out of bounds': Democrat launches Linda McMahon impeachment effort

1 hr ago - June 25, 2026, 8:21 PM Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Ore., on Thursday introduced articles of impeachment against Education Secretary Linda McMahon for attempting to abolish the Department of Education. Though Democrats have been critical of McMahon’ ... (ABC News)

Mamdani delivers promised rent freeze on 1 million rent-stabilized apartments

1 hr ago - 06/25/2026 08:02 PM EDT NEW YORK — Mayor Zohran Mamdani got another major win Thursday night when the Rent Guidelines Board voted to freeze rents on the city’s roughly 1 million rent-stabilized apartments. The mayor-appointed panel voted 7 ... (Politico)

Sanders releases trove of internal HHS emails showing RFK Jr. pressured CDC over vaccine messaging

2 hrs ago - 06/25/26 7:55 PM ET Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Thursday released a tranche of Health and Human Services (HHS) emails that appear to show HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressuring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) over its ... (The Hill)

Trump nominates Chris Klomp for deputy health secretary

2 hrs ago - 10h President Trump nominated Chris Klomp for deputy health secretary on Thursday, cementing the influential aide's role as a de facto No. 2 to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Why it matters: Klomp has won praise from health industry leaders a ... (msn/Axios)

US Moves Ahead With $700 Million Jet Engine Sale to Turkey Despite Lawmaker Concerns

2 hrs ago - June 25, 2026, at 6:02 p.m. June 25 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s administration has formally notified Congress of ⁠its ⁠intention to sell dozens of jet engines worth more ⁠than $700 million to Turkey, according to a co ... (US News & World Report/Reuters)

Senator Ron Wyden accuses US health agency of plan to deport more than 500 migrant children

3 hrs ago - Thu 25 Jun 2026 13.38 EDT Last modified on Thu 25 Jun 2026 17.51 EDT The US senator Ron Wyden has accused the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) of preparing to use what he describes as an “unprecedented legal framework” to depor ... (The Guardian)

GOP Senator Says He Achieved His 'Mission' By Yelling At Trump Over Iran War

4 hrs ago - Jun 25th, 2026, 4:42 pm Margaret Brennan, the moderator of CBS News’s Face the Nation, sat down with Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) this week following the Louisiana Republican yelling at President Donald Trump during Wednesday’s GOP luncheon. C ... (MEDIAite)

Rescue teams race to Venezuela amid fears thousands killed in earthquakes

4 hrs ago - US among countries sending help to search for survivors on north coast, where dozens of buildings flattened, as official death toll reaches 235 Rescue teams are racing to Venezuela's shattered northern coast after almost simultaneous earthquakes redu ... (The Guardian)

Smartmatic is tired of waiting for Mike Lindell to pay the sanctions he owes

4 hrs ago - Jun 25th, 2026, 3:51 pm MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell is still dodging his court-obligated debts, according to a Thursday filing in Washington, D.C., federal court. The week began with a reprieve of sorts for the onetime Minnesota pillow business maven. ... (Law & Crime)

Judge rules against effort to create majority-Black DeSoto County districts

5 hrs ago - Updated 3:24 PM EDT, June 25, 2026 U.S. District Judge Glen H. Davidson ruled Wednesday that the plaintiffs in Harris v. DeSoto County did not provide enough evidence that DeSoto County district maps were drawn to intentionally dilute Black voting po ... (AP)

DeWine vetoes bill requiring photo ID for mail voting in Ohio

5 hrs ago - Posted 3:04 PM, Jun 25, 2026 Gov. Mike DeWine has vetoed a new Republican-passed bill that would have required Ohioans to show a photo ID to vote by mail. DeWine announced late Wednesday that he had vetoed House Bill 472, which expanded the strict ph ... (Scripps News/AP)

Russia preparing possible 'provocation' in Baltic states or Poland, sources say

7 hrs ago - Two countries on Nato’s eastern flank have warned that Russia is preparing a possible “provocation” in the Baltic states or Poland in an effort to test the cohesion of the western military alliance. Western sources also fear there coul ... (Guardian)

OpenAI Leans Toward Waiting Until Next Year for I.P.O.

10 hrs ago - OpenAI is leaning toward holding off its initial public offering until next year, three people involved in the company’s deliberations said, a turnabout that punctuates the uncertain future for fast-rising artificial intelligence giants. The mak ... (NYT)

Microsoft adds another year to Windows 10 extended update program

10 hrs ago - Microsoft ended official support for Windows 10 in 2025, but the company may have a harder time than expected putting the operating system out to pasture. After promising a year of optional extended update support, Microsoft has changed its policy, t ... (Ars Technica)

PECO workers will strike on Fourth of July if no contract agreement is reached. Here's what to know

10 hrs ago - “This strike is about fairness and pushing back against corporate greed,” said IBEW Local 614 Business Agent Larry Anastasi. By Susan Phillips Updated Jun. 25, 2026 5:46 pm PECO workers will walk off the job on the Fourth of July if no cont ... (WHYY)

DuckDuckGo's AI Feature Is Telling Users That Trump Died of Rabies Earlier This Month

11 hrs ago - According to DuckDuckGo's AI search feature, US President Donald Trump passed away earlier this month from rabies. As the AI feature explains, Trump was apparently predeceased by Vice President JD Vance, who also died from the incurable virus. In fac ... (Futurism via Yahoo)

The White House is asking OpenAI to slow roll the release of its new model over safety concerns

11 hrs ago - OpenAI’s release of its newest model, GPT 5.6, reportedly won’t be like its previous releases. Instead of distributing it to the public, the company plans to share it only with a select group of close partners because the Trump administrati ... (TechCrunch)

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