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Who is Nithya Raman, Los Angeles mayoral candidate who knocked out Spencer Pratt

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Published on: June 9, 2026, 1:38 am

Los Angeles Councilmember Nithya Raman (D) is set to battle Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) in the city’s mayoral race later this year, a race that is likely to feature intraparty tension amid a broader discussion about the future of the Democratic Party. According to Decision Desk HQ, Bass was sitting at 34.32 percent...

Live updates: Trump draws boos, some cheers at Madison Square Garden before NBA Finals Game 3 in New York

By: The Hill

Published on: June 9, 2026, 1:20 am

President Trump on Monday evening will head into New York City to catch Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs. Heightened security caused an abrupt change to the city's watch party plans, forcing them into Bryant Park from outside Madison Square Garden. After a weekend of...

Trump draws boos at Madison Square Garden during National Anthem before Knicks NBA Finals Game 3

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Published on: June 9, 2026, 1:10 am

Fans at Madison Square Garden booed President Trump during the National Anthem performance before Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. Some cheers could also be heard throughout the arena as the crowd reacted to Trump’s presence in the building. ABC cameras showed Trump standing next to...

Becerra, Trump-backed Hilton set to duke it out in California governor's race

By: The Hill

Published on: June 9, 2026, 12:46 am

Former state Attorney General Xavier Becerra (D) and former Fox News host Steve Hilton, a Republican, are projected to advance to the general election for governor of California, according to Decision Desk HQ. Hilton had coalesced GOP support with the help of President Trump's endorsement, while the Democratic field remained divided over a crowded field...

Iran war spikes airline fuel costs

By: The Hill

Published on: June 8, 2026, 11:36 pm

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Airline fuel costs jump 78 percent in past year As the war in Iran passes the 100-day mark, the cost for America’s airline industry is mounting. © Greg Nash On Friday, a report from the Bureau...

Platner says he won't be an 'a--hole' like Fetterman in Senate

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Published on: June 8, 2026, 10:24 pm

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner went after Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Sunday during a town hall, calling the Pennsylvania senator “an a--hole.” “The Senate really is a place of — it's a lot about relationships, and ... I don't want to go down there and simply be nonfunctional,” Platner said, discussing how he...

Pentagon policy ruffles feathers among Mormons, prompts changes

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Published on: June 8, 2026, 10:15 pm

Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Pentagon policy ruffles feathers among Mormons, prompts changes The Pentagon has reworked a list of religious designations troops can register as after Mormon lawmakers blew up over a previous list that did not include the Church...

Insulin legislation gains steam 

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Published on: June 8, 2026, 10:07 pm

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care   The Big Story  Insulin legislation gains steam  Bipartisan legislation to cap insulin at $35 a month for people with private insurance is gaining momentum. The bill, introduced in March, picked up four more co-sponsors Monday: Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.), Kevin...

The Memo: Spencer Pratt comes up short in Los Angeles, drawing hollow claims of fraud

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Published on: June 8, 2026, 9:39 pm

President Trump’s favored candidate to become Los Angeles mayor looks like he won’t even make the runoff — a reality that has provoked a barrage of unsubstantiated claims of fraud from the commander in chief. Votes are still being counted in the nation’s second-largest city, where a high proportion of ballots are customarily cast by...

OpenAI files to go public as IPO race heats up

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Published on: June 8, 2026, 9:39 pm

OpenAI has confidentially filed paperwork to go public, the company announced Monday. It is one of three leading AI companies preparing for an initial public offering (IPO), alongside SpaceX and Anthropic, which have both filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in recent months. The company said in a post on X it “recently...

Susie Wiles on reported White House departure: 'I am not going anywhere'

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Published on: June 8, 2026, 9:08 pm

Susie Wiles, President Trump’s chief of staff, denied that she will soon leave the White House in response to the Daily Mail reporting on Friday that she is departing after the midterms. “After an accomplishment filled week by President Trump, I have the pleasure of reading a piece of Friday fiction, courtesy of the Daily...

Medical school organizations sign on to RFK Jr.'s nutrition requirements

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Published on: June 8, 2026, 9:08 pm

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Monday that numerous medical school accrediting organizations and assessors have agreed to increase nutrition requirements for U.S. medical education. HHS said in a release that eight medical school organizations had agreed to "increase nutrition requirements at every level of U.S. medical education, competency-evaluation, training, and residency."...

Fewer Americans in new poll say democracy central to US identity

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Published on: June 8, 2026, 9:02 pm

Fewer Americans are saying that democracy is central to U.S. identity ahead of the country’s 250th birthday, according to a new poll. In The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, 66 percent of respondents said that “a democratically elected government” is either “extremely important” or “very important” when it comes to “the United...

How DDHQ projected Raman over Pratt in Los Angeles mayoral race

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Published on: June 8, 2026, 9:02 pm

Los Angeles's registered Democrats waited until "the last minute" to cast their ballots in the June 2 primary election as they sorted out their options for California governor. And that down-to-the-wire vote had consequences in how the mayoral race results were reported, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). On Sunday, DDHQ projected Los Angeles City Council member...