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AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Progressive Will Lawrence wins key Michigan House primary in blow to Dem leaders

Sunrise Movement co-founder Will Lawrence is the latest progressive candidate to notch an upset Democratic House primary win — this time in a key battleground district in Michigan . Why it matters: The seat is a top target for Democrats in November, but party leaders fear that Lawrence's left-leaning politics will make it much harder to win. - Several top House Democratic moderates expressed the view to Axios last month that Lawrence cannot beat Rep. Tom Barrett (R-Mich.) in Michigan's 7th District. - But progressives have pushed back, arguing that concerns about Lawrence's viability in the general election are based on an outmoded metric of electability. Driving the news: Lawrence defeated Bridget Brink, a former U.S. Ambassador to…

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - Federal trial over Paramount - Warner merger set for early 2027

The attorneys general – who required a trial date of April 2027 – claim the $110 billion merger would extinguish competition, cut jobs, and harm consumers.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - After food festival shootings, Seattle venue operators want more surveillance cameras

The Seattle food festival shooting that left three dead and five injured has reopened a controversy over the city’s surveillance camera program and whether there should be more cameras connected to the city’s police network.

JUSTTHENEWS (The Center Square Staff) - SCOTUS set to revisit gun laws in next term dealing with assault weapons bans

Gun law analysts said the court will have the opportunity to address how its 2022 decision in Bruen v. New York Rifle and Pistol Association will play out in states that propose bans on gun possession.

JUSTTHENEWS (Claire Harrington) - 'Lifelong perch:' Aging, dying Congress revives debate over long-held power, term limits

Discussion over congressional term and age limits has been revived following Lindsey Graham, Kay Granger deaths and Mitch McConnell ongoing health crisis.

JUSTTHENEWS (Greg Piper) - Courts rebuke bureaucrats for shutting down Christian programming over pro-life, anti-tax views

Georgia school district, Quebec tourism minister showed hostility to viewpoints of Christian ministries that weren't even relevant to the programs that bureaucrats suddenly cut off, judges find.

JUSTTHENEWS (Steven Richards) - Spanish immigration crisis exposes cracks in European Union, opportunity for right-leaning parties

The crisis, which saw tens of thousands of Moroccans flood the borders of a small Spanish exclave in Africa, may provide fuel for right-leaning European campaigns ahead of important elections next year.