Democratic socialists surge in mayoral races across the country as anti-Trump fervor rises • Lines and smiles as the Obamas welcome the public to presidential museum on Juneteenth
The Spin Friday, June 19, 2026 | | |
| | | | | The ruling is a clear legal victory for abortion rights advocates, but it’s not the final word. An appeal and another ballot measure are on tap. | | | | | Democratic Socialists of America has seen its membership ranks swell from a few thousand to more than 100,000 nationwide over the last decade after an influx of younger Americans joined following the presidential bids of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, also a self-described democratic socialist. | | | | | The Obama Presidential Center opened to the public in Chicago on Juneteenth, with former President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama greeting guests. | | | | | The American push to quickly begin high-stakes talks with Iran hit a snag Friday, just days after the signing of an agreement that opens a two-month window for negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear program and returning oil traffic through the Strait of Hormuz to prewar levels. | | | | | Most Americans continue to disapprove of how President Donald Trump is handling Iran, while his overall presidential approval holds steady, according to a new AP-NORC poll that was conducted as he suggested a deal with Iran had been reached. | | | | | Israel and the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militant group agreed Friday to halt the heavy fighting in southern Lebanon that had threatened to unravel an interim agreement between the United States and Iran to end their war, officials said. Neither Israel nor Hezbollah immediately confirmed the truce. | | | | | ICE is planning to offload seven warehouses purchased for more than $700 million by either giving them to other federal agencies or selling them outright, according to documents obtained by The New York Times. | | | | | Barack and Michelle Obama welcomed former presidents, Chicagoans and supporters for a dedication ceremony at the Obama Presidential Center. | | | |