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AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - "He's never done that": Jeffries stuns colleagues by withholding Wasserman Schultz endorsement

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) said Tuesday he has not yet decided whether to support Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz's (D-Fla.) reelection amid anger over her decision to run in a majority-minority district. Why it matters: Jeffries is known for uniformly backing even his most polarizing members . This rare deviation stunned some of his colleagues. - "He's never done that," one senior House Democrat told Axios. "He supports incumbents." - Jeffries himself declared Tuesday in response to a different question: "I stand behind every single House Democratic incumbent." - Wasserman Schultz, a member of Jeffries' leadership team, has stoked the anger of Black Democrats by running in a plurality Black district. "People are…

NYTIMES (Andrew Duehren and Alan Feuer) - Order Shielding Trump Family From I.R.S. Audits Will Remain, Blanche Says

The acting attorney general said the administration was preserving a broad order shielding the president and his family from audits of already filed returns, despite dropping a $1.8 billion payout fund.

NYTIMES (Ephrat Livni) - U.S. Treasury Imposes Sanctions on Iran’s Biggest Crypto Exchange

The action against Nobitex and several of its executives accused it of helping the government evade sanctions and finance militants.

NYTIMES (Laurel Rosenhall and Taylor Robinson) - Why We Might Not Know California’s Election Results for Days

Polls will close at 8 p.m. local time, but California’s meticulous review process and heavy reliance on mail ballots mean races may not be called quickly.