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Communities nationwide are fighting furiously against data centers. The companies behind them are turning to politics

IN FOCUS : ‘The moral of the story is, trying to bypass communities in developing these data centers is not working, and they’re going to take it to the polls,’ said one expert, Josh Marcus reports

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Dems' progressive problems go beyond DSA

Dems' progressive problems go beyond DSA

The Democrats’ reckoning is more complicated than you might think

Democratic socialists aren’t the only young, progressive Democrats dividing the party

Democratic socialists aren’t the only young, progressive Democrats dividing the party

A number of recent high-profile congressional primaries in the Democratic Party have resulted in the nomination of unexpected candidates. Many of these winning candidates have unseated entrenched incumbents, as 29-year-old Colorado attorney Melat Kiros did to U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette, who has been serving in the House for three decades.

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Anthropic and OpenAI waged a $27 million proxy war in a Manhattan congressional race. The winner told them both to get lost.

Micah Lasher won the most expensive AI election yet—then used his victory speech to reject both companies and promise to regulate them anyway.

Micah Lasher (D) defeated Alex Bores (D), George Conway (D), Jack Schlossberg (D), and four other candidates in the Democratic primary for New York's 12th Congressional District

Micah Lasher (D) defeated Alex Bores (D), George Conway (D), Jack Schlossberg (D), and four other candidates in the Democratic primary for New York's 12th Congressional District on June 23, 2026. As of April 2026, Bores, Conway, Lasher, and Schlossberg led in polling, fundraising, and local media attention.

Three U.S. House candidates that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani endorsed won their June 23 primaries

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Micah Lasher (D) defeated Alex Bores (D), George Conway (D), Jack Schlossberg (D), and four other candidates in the Democratic primary for New York's 12th Congressional District

Micah Lasher (D) defeated Alex Bores (D), George Conway (D), Jack Schlossberg (D), and four other candidates in the Democratic primary for New York's 12th Congressional District on June 23, 2026. As of April 2026, Bores, Conway, Lasher, and Schlossberg led in polling, fundraising, and local media attention.

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Big tech spent millions on a single US congressional race. It won’t be the last time

Big tech spent millions on a single US congressional race. It won’t be the last time

Pro- and anti-AI groups spent $24m on a congressional contest in New York, but it’s unclear to what end

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Trump says ‘America the Beautiful will never be a Communist country’ in late night rant at primary ‘losers’

Trump says ‘America the Beautiful will never be a Communist country’ in late night rant at primary ‘losers’

President Donald Trump dismisses significance of election wins for three New York progressives endorsed by Zohran Mamdani but relishes defeats suffered by Dan Goldman and George Conway

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Goldman, Espaillat lose New York primaries to Mamdani-backed challengers

Goldman, Espaillat lose New York primaries to Mamdani-backed challengers

Two House Democrats from New York City lost their reelection bids Tuesday to challengers backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a sign that the 34-year-old’s political capital remains high six months into his term. In the 10th District, based in Lower Manhattan and western Brooklyn, Brad Lander was…

New York’s primaries are litmus test on whether Democrats are serious about taking on MAGA

New York’s primaries are litmus test on whether Democrats are serious about taking on MAGA

ANALYSIS : Four congressional primaries will determine if Democrats can have a workable majority should they take back the House. But, Eric Garcia writes, it’s also a proxy war between Hakeem Jeffries and Zohran Mamdani

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Mamdani's power play, a Kennedy's TikToks. Four things to watch in Tuesday's primaries

Mamdani's power play, a Kennedy's TikToks. Four things to watch in Tuesday's primaries

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is backing far-left candidates against mainstream Democrats, potentially clashing with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Meanwhile, vulnerable Republican Mike Lawler awaits his challenger in a key House flip target district. In South Carolina, Donald Trump has endorsed both gubernatorial runoff candidates, Pamela Evette and Alan…

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Five Republican state legislative supermajorities and three Democratic ones are highly exposed to breaking in 2026

Welcome to the Tuesday, June 23, 2026, Brew.

A Kennedy, a ‘nerd’, an ex-Republican and a tech target: New York races toward a House seat

A Kennedy, a ‘nerd’, an ex-Republican and a tech target: New York races toward a House seat

In NY-12, four Democrats, including one Kennedy, are vying to replace Jerry Nadler – and potentially shake things up

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6 House primaries to watch in New York

Next week’s primaries in New York will test Zohran Mamdani’s political power six months into his mayoral term and set up what’s likely to be one of the fall’s most competitive House races in the Hudson Valley. Mamdani has endorsed a trio of Democratic candidates running for House seats across…

A New York House primary has become an AI industry family feud with millions in corporate spending

New York Democratic Assemblyman Alex Bores is running for Congress, and the tech industry is deeply involved

At the Races: Full disclosure, Jersey edition

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski New Jersey Rep. Thomas H. Kean Jr. hasn’t been seen in…

JFK grandson Jack Schlossberg takes step towards run for Congress

Schlossberg would likely draw more attention to what is already set to be a hotly contested race in the media capital of the U.S.

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Nadler won’t seek reelection to Manhattan House seat - Roll Call

Democratic Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the dean of the New York delegation and former chairman of the Judiciary Committee, is not seeking reelection.

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