Mamdani and Trump Win Big In Primaries. What You Need To Know - June 24, 2026
President Trump and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani were the two big winners from Tuesday's primary elections, Trump-backed Republicans won races from Utah and Maryland
President Trump and New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani were the two big winners from Tuesday's primary elections, Trump-backed Republicans won races from Utah and Maryland to South Carolina, all three New York candidates endorsed by Mamdani were victorious; in a massive health care fraud crackdown, more than 450 people have been charged in schemes they say racked up more than $6,500,000,000 in false claims to Medicare and Medicaid; new video shows the moment police tackled an 18-year-old accused of opening fire inside a public library in Chico, California, in what investigators say was a planned Columbine-style attack; the Senate has passed a war powers resolution already approved by the House, four republicans joined democrats to adopt the measure; President Trump wants the Justice Department to investigate alleged price gouging of oil after the peace deal with Iran; fencing and A.I. cameras are being installed around the Lincoln Memorial reflecting pool, following the president's claims of vandalism; Los Angeles is now adopting one of the strictest classroom screen-time policies in the country; a drone captured the moment a great white shark appeared to be stalking some paddleboarders off Santa Barbara, California, shores; The New York Times reports Meta is building a prediction market code named 'Arena'; a woman caught on video dumping then stealing a Knicks-themed public trash can during the championship parade in New York City has been fired from her job; an 85-year-old Florida man is accused of street racing at more than 100 miles per hour; the next generation of the NBA is taking shape with A.J. Dybantsa, Cameron Boozer, Karim Lopez, and Yaxel Lendeborg all drafted in round one of the NBA draft.