WASHINGTONPOST (Karen Tumulty) - Karen Bass can’t avoid a runoff amid an angry spasm in Los Angeles
No incumbent mayor of the country's second-largest city has faced a runoff in more than two decades.
WASHINGTONPOST (Amy B Wang) - Rep. Ogles deletes homophobic tweet, blames staff amid rare GOP pushback
A post on Ogles’s official X account Tuesday stated: “Homosexuality has no place in America. Happy Nuclear Family Month.”
YOUTUBE (The Hill) - Spencer Pratt says he will expose Karen Bass 'failures' for five more months | RISING
OPINION: Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass has advanced to the mayoral runoff election after Tuesday's primary, and reality TV star Spencer Pratt currently holds second place. #KarenBass #SpencerPratt #California About Rising: Rising is a weekday morning show with bipartisan hosts that breaks the mold of morning TV by taking viewers inside the halls of Washington power like never before. The show leans into the day's political cycle with cutting edge analysis from DC insiders who can predict what is going to happen. It also sets the day's political agenda by breaking exclusive news with a team of scoop-driven reporters and demanding answers during interviews with the country's most important political newsmakers. Follow Rising on social media:…
REDSTATE (Ben Smith) - Spanberger Signed the Gun Ban, but Virginia Prosecutors Say It Can't Be Enforced
BABYLONBEE (Babylon Bee) - Jill Biden Assures Nation Joe’s Old Age Did Not Hamper Her Ability To Serve As President
U.S. — While making media appearances to promote her new book, Jill Biden assured the nation that her husband's old age did not in any way hamper her ability to serve as president.
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - House Democrats' old guard strikes back in California
The California primaries were supposed to be the first major triumph of younger Democrats' campaign to oust aging House incumbents . That's not how it's shaking out. Why it matters: The old guard is proving they still have some fight, defying a "generational change" year for the party grassroots. - Rep. Brad Sherman's (D-Calif.) campaign crowed that the results in his district were a "direct repudiation of Sherman's opponents' claims that voters ... value 'generational change' over experience and results." - "We always know that primarying incumbents is really, really hard," said Amanda Litman, founder of Run for Something. "The incumbents are almost always going to win." Driving the news: Sherman, 71, and Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.),…
NEWSNATIONNOW (Steph Whiteside) - California primary results could take days. Here's why
Gov. Gavin Newsom has urged election offices to accurately count votes as quickly as lawfully possible.
NYTIMES (Francesca Regalado and Isabella Kwai) - FBI Kills Suspect in Hostage Situation at Building With Bank in Bakersfield, California
The authorities had been negotiating with a man inside an office building in Bakersfield, Calif., that included a Chase Bank branch. It was unclear how many people he held hostage.
NYTIMES (Claire Fahy) - Ahead of NBA Finals, NYC Reverses Ban on Knicks Watch Party Outside Madison Square Garden
The decision came on Wednesday as the Knicks prepared for Game 1 of their series against the Spurs for the N.B.A. title.
DAILYCALLER (Vince Coglianese) - Editor Daily Rundown: GOP Candidates Make Big Showings As California Primary Results Start Rolling In
NO FINAL CALIFORNIA RESULTS YET ... STEVE HILTON & SPENCER PRATT MAKE BIG SHOWINGS ...