ICYMI: June 02, 2026

If you live in CaliforniaIowaMontanaNew JerseySouth Dakota and New Mexico get your butts to the polls or make sure you turn in your ballot. Our democracy depends on it!

Primaries:

News Views will provide updates on today’s primaries beginning at 5PM (PDST) today. Please join us.

Tuesday is a big primary day. Here are key races to watch

Six states — California, Iowa, Montana, New Jersey, South Dakota and New Mexico — hold elections on Tuesday. Most of the attention is on California and Iowa, where there are competitive primaries for governor. In both states, the Democratic Party also sees a road map to control of Congress in the fall.

In California’s unique primary system, voters send the top two vote-getters to November’s general election, regardless of candidates’ political parties. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is term limited, and California voters will also pick who should move on to the general election in five new Democratic-leaning congressional districts.

Becerra: When can we get back to the days when people like my parents..without ever having stepped into a college classroom, could buy a house, send their four kids to college or the military, and then, when they retired, didn’t have to leave for Arizona or Idaho to afford it?

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— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) June 1, 2026 at 2:20 PM

Becerra: Money does not buy you leadership in California. Work does, results do, and votes.

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— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) June 1, 2026 at 2:22 PM

Steyer: I really love the people in this state. I really love this state. I believe we’re at a crossroads where we can basically show the world, show the rest of the country, what a 21st-century state is supposed to look like. We can definitely do that.

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— Acyn (@acyn.bsky.social) June 1, 2026 at 3:11 PM

The Trumpstein Files:

NEW: House Oversight Cmte ranking member Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) asks panel chair to call Todd Blanche for transcribed interview re: Epstein Files messGarcia: Pam Bondi "invoked Blanche’s name more than 30 times, pointing to him as the person responsible for DOJ’s actions"

Scott MacFarlane (@macfarlanenews.bsky.social) 2026-06-02T13:38:56.213Z

Trump’s Stupid, Costly, and Deadly War with Iran:

Duckworth to Rubio: "That's an astonishing figure. In just 14 weeks, President Trump will have blown through as much if not more money in Iran than he thinks Congress should spend on US diplomacy for the entirety of the next fiscal year."

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) June 2, 2026 at 9:17 AM

They’re Both Fucking Crazy. They’re Both Hated and Should be in Prison”

The Worst People in the World:

Maria Bartiromo fear-mongers about Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong for supporting the terrifying policies like "implementing free childcare, $20 minimum wage, and a tax hike on the rich"

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) June 2, 2026 at 5:44 AM

The Worst President Ever and His Liquor Cabinet:

No relevant experience for the post but Trump wants the guy who tells him his enemies are criminals to be able to rustle through the IC (while also doing his current day job?).

Matthew Gertz (@mattgertz.bsky.social) 2026-06-02T13:11:37.047Z

Craven Assholes:

Cornyn is still simping even after Trump dumped him. Total cuckage.

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) June 2, 2026 at 9:31 AM

Ted Cruz on high gas prices: "I don't think it's gonna impact the midterms. I've seen no data that suggests this is having a big impact on the midterms. Under Biden, gas prices … "

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— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) June 2, 2026 at 7:15 AM
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