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NYTIMES (Campbell Robertson, Jill Cowan and Anna Griffin) - With Win in Washington, Socialists Have Momentum in Urban America

Democratic socialists, harnessing generational frustration over affordability, lead New York and Seattle and are knocking on the door in Los Angeles and Washington.

AXIOS (Barak Ravid) - Israel fears Trump is strengthening Iran's hand in Lebanon

Israel's government is concerned that the U.S. is effectively legitimizing Iran's influence in Lebanon and eroding Israel's freedom of operation there through new understandings reached in Switzerland and the memorandum of understanding signed with Iran last week, two Israeli sources told Axios. Why it matters: Iran has managed to wrap the situation in Lebanon into its negotiations with the U.S. in order to support its proxy, Hezbollah. The Trump administration accepts that it must now contain Israel's actions in Lebanon in order to advance its diplomacy with Iran. - Israeli officials worry the new understandings will undermine months of efforts by the U.S. and Israel to weaken Hezbollah and decrease Iran's influence in Lebanon. - More…

NYTIMES (Zach Montague) - Federal Citizenship Data Tool Cannot Be Used to Screen Voters, Judge Rules

A federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s providing federal data to states to check and purge their voter rolls violated several laws prohibiting the disclosure.

WASHINGTONPOST (Amy B Wang) - Trump supporter’s company pledges $1 million to fix White House lawn after UFC event

Ohio-based ScottsMiracle-Gro said it is donating “a combination of monetary and product support." A government watchdog said the arrangement raises ethics questions.

ABCNEWS - DOJ to appeal judge's order dismissing Kilmar Abrego Garcia's human smuggling case

The Department of Justice is appealing a federal judge's ruling that dismissed the criminal human smuggling case against Kilmar Abrego Garcia.