Steve Kornacki explains why New York City's Democratic mayoral primary results may take several days
NBC National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki explains why the full results of the New York City Democratic primary for mayor could take some time to be announced. NBC News White House Correspondent Vaughn Hillyard catches up with frontrunners Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani on Election Day. June 24, 2025
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Senate Republicans release 940-page bill for Trump's agenda as they race to vote this weekend
WASHINGTON — Moments before midnight, Senate Republican leaders released text of their 940-page bill on Friday, with the goal of beginning votes on it Saturday. GOP lawmakers are racing to pass the sweeping package for President Donald Trump's agenda by a self-imposed deadline of July 4, but it continues to face hurdles along the way. And it's unclear if Senate Republicans have enough votes to begin debate on it. The legislation would extend the tax cuts Trump signed into law in 2017 and slash taxes on tips and overtime pay. It includes a $150 billion boost to military spending this year, along with a surge of federal money to carry out Trump's mass deportations and immigration enforcement agenda. It partially pays for that with cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and clean energy funding, although the legislation is likely to add to the national debt. It also contains a $5 trillion increase in the debt ceiling ahead of an August deadline to avert a default on the country's obligations. With a 53-47 majority in the chamber, Republicans can afford just three defections on the vote, with no hope of winning Democratic support. Republicans are seeking to pass the bill through the budget reconciliation process, which allows them to bypass the Senate's 60-vote threshold. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., is aiming to hold a first test vote on the mammoth package Saturday but is running into problems from rank-and-file Republicans who are trying to pump the brakes on the process. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., said during an appearance on Fox News Saturday morning that he would vote against the initial motion to start debate on the bill until he has more time to review it. "We just got the bill, and I got my first copy about 1:23 in the morning, this morning. About 300 provisions, by my count," Johnson said. "We shouldn't take the Nancy Pelosi approach and pass this bill to find out what's in it. We need to know exactly what's in it." Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., told NBC News on Friday that he will oppose the bill, but that he would reconsider if Republicans strip out the debt ceiling hike. That is highly unlikely to happen. Paul, the only GOP senator who has voted against the measure throughout all the steps of the process this year, said it is 'much more of a spending bill than a bill that rectifies the debt problem.' The GOP package prohibits Medicaid funding for entities that provide abortion, including Planned Parenthood, seeking to make good on a longstanding conservative priority. But that pursuit has faced opposition from Sens. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, so the provision could imperil their votes. Leaving the Capitol Friday night, Thune said he's not certain that Republicans have the votes to advance the measure but that it's time to act. "It's a process and hopefully the votes will be there," Thune said, "but we won't know for sure until we actually have the vote." Even if the package can pass its first hurdle Saturday, it still would have a long way to go. There would be at least 10 hours of debate before senators can start voting on amendments, and Democrats are threatening to force the reading of the entire bill. The House, which passed its own version in May, would need to pass the Senate bill before it heads to Trump's desk. GOP leaders are making daring bet that reluctant members won't vote to scuttle Trump's "big, beautiful bill" when push comes to shove. And they've said they may need to enlist the president to twist arms and sway holdouts. The Senate legislation seeks to resolve a standoff over the state and local tax (SALT) deduction. It lifts an existing $10,000 cap to $40,000 for five years — down from a decade in the House-passed version — before lowering it back to $10,000. That represents a significant concession for blue-state House Republicans who had insisted on solidifying the higher cap. The bill seeks to mitigate the pain of Medicaid cuts on some providers by creating a rural hospital fund worth $25 billion over five years. It includes work requirements and other new rules for recipients to qualify Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., slammed the bill. "At the behest of Big Oil, in the dead of night, Senate Republicans released a new version of their 'Big, Beautiful Betrayal' that retroactively raises taxes on energy," he said in a statement Saturday. "Republicans want to jack up your electric bills and jeopardize hundreds of thousands of jobs, all so they can give billionaires tax breaks."
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Can a left-wing populist change the shape of American politics? We're about to find out
Zohran Mamdani caused an major upset in the Democratic New York mayoral primary thanks to a relentless focus on the cost of living A 33-year-old socialist just became the Democratic nominee to be mayor of New York. What happens next will make or break the progressive wing of the Democratic Party and set the trajectory for the wider opposition to Donald Trump.
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Slain Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman laid to rest
Former Minnesota House Speaker Melissa Hortman will be laid to rest alongside her husband on Saturday, weeks after her "politically motivated assassination" stunned the nation. Hortman, a Democrat who served as the speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2019 till her slaying, and her husband, Mark Hortman, were shot and killed in their Brooklyn Park home on June 14. Democratic state Sen. John Hoffman and his wife, Yvette Hoffman, were also shot at their nearby home the same day. The Hoffmans survived the encounter. Hortman, 55, her husband and their golden retriever, who was also killed in the attack, lied in state at the Minnesota Capitol rotunda on Friday. Hortman was the first woman to receive the honor at the state's capital building, which drew thousands of mourners. The pair's funeral is expected to bring together some of the nation's most prominent politicians, including former President Joe Biden, former Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. The private services will be livestreamed on YouTube. The attacks were part of what authorities described as long list of planned political onslaughts. Authorities said that Vance Boelter, 57, the man charged in connection with the attacks, impersonated a law enforcement officer to carry out the shootings. Officials said he approached the lawmakers homes wearing a vest, a blue long-sleeve shirt and what appeared to be a badge, to gain access to the properties and throw the lawmakers off their guards. The shootings prompted the largest manhunt in the state's history, with the dispersement of more than 200 law enforcement officers. Authorities found Vance, who has pleaded not guilty to the charges, two days after the shootings occurred, armed and crawling in a field in a sparsely populated stretch of Minnesota, according to officials. Officials said they found a notebook that belonged to Boelter with a hit list of other politicians, particularly those who have vocally supported abortion. The list included politicians from states beyond Minnesota, including Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska and Iowa, according to authorities. Boelter's wife spoke out about the attacks for the first tim e on Thursday. "We are absolutely shocked, heartbroken and completely blindsided,' she said in a statement through her attorney. "This violence does not at all align with our beliefs as a family. It is a betrayal of everything we hold true as tenets of our Christian Faith. We are appalled and horrified by what occurred, and our hearts are incredibly heavy for the victims of the unfathomable tragedy." The United States has become more accustomed to acts of political violence in recent years. In 2020, Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer was the subject of a kidnapping plot. Last year, President Donald Trump faced two assassination attempts while he was running for office. And in April, an attacker firebombed Gov. Josh Shapiro's residence because of his position on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Hortman's slaying prompted a rare form of unity among Democratic and Republican leadership, with the highest members of both parties, including President Donald Trump, condemning the attacks.
