- Jul 15
Majority of House Democrats vote to block $3.3 billion in Israel aid, exposing party split
More than 100 House Democrats voted to strip $3.3 billion in annual military aid from Israel, a symbolic but sharp break from years of near-unanimous support that lays bare the party's internal rift ahead of the November midterms.
- Jun 23
Mamdani-backed candidates notch wins in New York congressional primaries, Lander defeats Goldman
Former city comptroller Brad Lander unseated Rep. Dan Goldman in NY-10, and Assemblymember Claire Valdez won the open Brooklyn-Queens seat, as New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s push to expand democratic socialist power scored early victories.
- Jun 19
Obama Presidential Center opens in Chicago with four former presidents and a pointed message on democracy
Barack and Michelle Obama inaugurated the $850 million presidential center on Chicago’s South Side, joined by Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and a host of celebrities, as the former president delivered a speech on the rule of law that many saw as a rebuke of Donald Trump, who was not invited.
