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1 day ago | politico.com | Sophie Gardner |Lauren Gardner

The CDC director usually needs to endorse the recommendations before they are official. But Kennedy will likely be the one to endorse these recommendations because there is currently no CDC director or acting director.

2 days ago | politico.com | Mia McCarthy |Jordain Carney |Lisa Kashinsky |Meredith Lee Hill

2 days ago | politico.com | Kimberly Leonard

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks to supporters during an election night gathering June 24, 2025, in New York City. | Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Good morning and welcome to Thursday. Florida Republicans were visibly giddy on Wednesday over Democratic socialist ZOHRAN MAMDANI’s apparent win in the New York City mayoral primary. They argued that New York’s loss was Florida’s gain. Gov.

2 days ago | politico.com | Matt Friedman

Good Thursday morning!A democratic socialist is the heavy favorite to be New York City’s next mayor, and Republicans really want to talk about it. “To all the residents and business owners of New York City who don’t want a socialist, defund the police, antisemitic mayor representing them, I encourage you to move to New Jersey,” Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli wrote in one of several tweets about the apparent but not official Democratic primary victory of Zohran Mamdani.

2 days ago | politico.com | Lisa Kashinsky |Jordain Carney |Meredith Lee Hill |Mia McCarthy |Calen Razor |Benjamin Guggenheim

IN TODAY’S EDITION:— GOP Medicaid mutiny grows — Senators huddle for an Iran briefing— Kids’ privacy bill advances in the Senate Senate Majority Leader John Thune is trying to tamp down revolts on both sides of the Capitol over his chamber's Medicaid plan. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Senate Majority Leader John Thune is scrambling to quell the Medicaid-fueled mutiny that’s threatening to derail the megabill on both sides of the Capitol.