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Oklahoma voters rejected State Question 832, the ballot measure that would have raised the state minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2029. The vote means Oklahoma’s minimum wage remains unchanged unless lawmakers or voters approve a future increase.
Janeese Lewis George won the Democratic primary for D.C. mayor after Kenyan McDuffie conceded. Results remain unofficial pending D.C. Board of Elections certification.
The White House sent Congress the text of an interim U.S.-Iran agreement, Reuters reported. The document sets a 60-day negotiating window while leaving Iran’s nuclear program, sanctions and the deal’s durability unresolved.
The Supreme Court ruled that the federal government could not apply the drug-user gun ban to Ali Hemani based on his marijuana use alone. The decision is narrow: it limits categorical prosecutions but does not legalize marijuana or erase every federal firearms restriction tied to drug use.
Mike Collins won Georgia’s Republican U.S. Senate runoff, and Rick Jackson won the Republican runoff for governor, according to AP race calls and unofficial state returns. The results set up November matchups against Sen. Jon Ossoff and Keisha Lance Bottoms.
The Supreme Court denied Alabama’s emergency request to use nitrogen hypoxia to execute Jeffery Lee, leaving a lower-court injunction in place. The order stopped the execution for now but left several legal questions unresolved.
The House rejected a short-term extension of FISA Section 702, leaving a major surveillance authority at its June 12 deadline. Here is what Section 702 does, what expires and what Congress can do next.
North Dakota’s June 9 primary returns are available through the Secretary of State’s election results site. Results remain unofficial until county and state canvassing boards complete certification.
The government wants device-level nudity blocking on children’s smartphones and tablets. The plan is not law yet, but tech firms have been given three months to act before ministers consider legislation.
The House passed S. 2, the Secure America Act, a nearly $70 billion immigration-enforcement funding bill for ICE, Border Patrol and DHS through fiscal 2029. The measure now goes to President Donald Trump after a 214-212 House vote.
Rep. Susie Lee and Republican Marty O’Donnell advanced from Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District primaries, setting up a closely watched House battleground. Unofficial Clark County returns showed Lee with 28,798 votes and O’Donnell with 13,957.
No vote totals had been reported in South Carolina’s governor primaries at the latest check. Results are expected after polls close at 7 p.m. ET, with a June 23 runoff possible if no candidate wins a majority.
Maine’s June 9 primary polls close at 8 p.m. ET, and no results were available at the latest check. Watch for U.S. Senate, governor and U.S. House returns, with ranked-choice timing possible in crowded races.
Karen Bass led the Los Angeles mayoral primary in unofficial returns, while Nithya Raman held a narrow second-place lead over Spencer Pratt. The second runoff spot had not been called as ballots continued to be counted.
A federal lawsuit asks a Washington, D.C., court to stop UFC Freedom 250, the June 14 fight card planned for the White House South Lawn. The plaintiffs argue the event violates federal park rules and lacks required approvals, while the administration says the challenge is baseless.
