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Congress passes major housing bill. And, Mamdani-backed candidates sweep NYC primaries

Warren co-sponsored the housing legislation and argued that large investors’ home purchases can affect some local markets.

Congress passes major housing bill. And, Mamdani-backed candidates sweep NYC primaries
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Congress passed a bipartisan housing bill that would restrict large investors’ home purchases and change federal housing rules. The report also covers Senate Republicans’ tensions with President Trump and New York congressional primary wins by candidates backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani.

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Elizabeth Warren
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Senator and co-sponsor of the housing bill

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John Thune
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Senate Majority Leader navigating tensions with President Trump

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House candidate and winner of the Democratic primary against Adriano Espaillat

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Donald Trump
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President whose disputes with Senate Republicans are a central subject of the report

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House candidate and winner of the Democratic primary in Brooklyn’s 7th Congressional District

Candidate backed by Nydia Velázquez

Lisa Murkowski
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Senator who described the confusion among Senate Republicans

Michael Lawler
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Representative whose seat Democrats hoped to win

House candidate who won a New York suburban Democratic primary

House candidate who defeated Representative Dan Goldman in a primary

Bill Cassidy
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Senator who voted to advance a war powers resolution

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Senator quoted describing Thune

Tim Scott
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Senator and co-sponsor of the housing bill

Representative defeated by Brad Lander in a primary

Representative who lost his primary to Darializa Avila Chevalier

Representative retiring from the seat Claire Valdez won in the primary

ALSO MENTIONED  Saxby Chambliss, Former Republican senator and source on Thune’s views about the Senate; Zohran Mamdani, New York City mayor who endorsed and campaigned for congressional primary candidates

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