Better late than never: Here's the box score for last month's Congressional Baseball Game, which Republicans won 11–2.

At his speech on the National Mall celebrating #America250, Trump calls for the passage of the SAVE America Act and the rollback of mail voting.

On #America250, a reminder that the strength of our democracy has often been two steps forward, one step back. www.votebeat.org/national/202...

Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has been indicted for allegedly intimidating city officials. However, the LA Supreme Court has stayed the indictment. www.foxnews.com/politics/lou...

NEW: The Trump administration is appealing a court ruling that found key parts of President Trump’s executive order on voting by mail to be unconstitutional www.courtlistener.com/docket/73141...

The AP has called the #CO01 Democratic primary for democratic socialist Melat Kiros. Rep. Diana DeGette is already the 10th incumbent to lose renomination this cycle.

How quickly things change… 8 years ago, running for AG, Weiser *was* the establishment pick and very narrowly won his first primary against an anti-establishment leftist. It’s been funny seeing him lumped in coverage with folks like Kiros and Gonzales this year, because he is very much not that.

The AP has called the #COgov Democratic primary for Attorney General Phil Weiser, who is currently leading Sen. Michael Bennet 55–45%. A surprising defeat for Bennet, but he can just say in the Senate (this was a free shot for him).

The AP has called the #COsen Democratic primary for incumbent John Hickenlooper, but it was a close shave: With 77% of the estimated vote counted, he's leading progressive state Sen. Julie Gonzales just 57–43%.

State Rep. Manny Rutinel has won the Democratic primary, and thus the right to face GOP Rep. Gabe Evans, in #CO08. This Trump+2 district is one of Democrats' best pickup opportunities.

On MLB TV just now, I just saw an MLB ad touting how many fans support a salary cap. They're fighting this labor battle in the court of public opinion!

Jefferson County Clerk Amanda Gonzalez has won the Democratic primary for Colorado secretary of state, per the AP. She's very likely to win the office in November, succeeding retiring incumbent Jena Griswold (D).

NEW from me: Americans are set to lose nearly $250B gambling this year—a record high, up more than 60% since 2019—and that's before counting unofficial betting via prediction markets or crypto Can anything stop America's gambling boom? 🧵

Here's what the NRSC is telling Republican Senate candidates they can do after today's SCOTUS decision. I'm flagging the key parts. And whatever they can do, so can the DSCC and DCCC—though this memo argues that the GOP is in a better position to capitalize in 2026. www.nrsc.org/wp-content/u...

Whoa, this is big. The SAVE tool was a big part of the Trump administration's efforts to root out alleged noncitizen voters.

Man, idk what this Tom Kean depression diagnosis means as far as mental health in politics goes. We’re also talking about a quite long and expensive hospitalization, one that he’s not saying involved a suicide attempt or ideation. I think we need to learn a lot more info.

Rep. Tom Kean speaks: “Several months ago due to health concerns I entered the hospital for some testing. I did not believe that this would result in a long-term stay. I was given the diagnosis of depression.”

There’s a bunch of knock on effects from this decision worth keeping in mind. 1. As noted by OP, mega donors MAY switch to straight party donations, and this could concentrate power in the party establishments. HOWEVER, 2. The remaining advantage of super PACs is anonymity.

The Supreme Court has struck down the legal limits on how much political parties can spend in coordination with candidates. That's gonna give parties a lot more power.

Happy primary day, Colorado! Ballots are due at 7pm MT/9pm ET, so look out for results after that.

Democrats run into another Supreme Court in their efforts to redistrict and counter GOP redistricting, as Colorado’s high court squashes their bid to get the ability to redraw ahead of 2028. www.coloradopolitics.com/2026/06/29/c...

Just 4 cases remaining at the Supreme Court: birthright citizenship, 2 transgender athletes cases, and a case that could upend campaign finance. SCOTUS does love a dramatic finish.

In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court has ruled that states CAN count absentee ballots that arrive after Election Day (as long as they are properly postmarked). Roberts and Barrett joined with the liberals.

South Dakota Secretary of State Monae Johnson lost renomination this weekend at the SD GOP convention to a Republican who wants to hand-count every ballot. southdakotasearchlight.com/2026/06/27/s...

This is a really good yarn about why Maine's RCV results took so long—and all the random, complicated, but usually innocuous things that can go wrong in election administration. themainemonitor.org/inside-final...

A federal court has blocked Trump's March executive order that sought to restrict mail voting in the 2026 election. www.votebeat.org/national/202...

Next stop, SCOTUS?

This is pretty remarkable—this bill passed with broad bipartisan support. It could have been a major feather in Trump's cap, but he's not taking the win.

Another state legislative leader lost a primary tonight. I believe that’s 6 since 2024.

And the Tea Party, of course, was not just limited to Congress. (Although as Daniel’s next tweet notes, not all these losses were left-on-center.)

The AP has called a win for MD Senate President Bill Ferguson, who defeated an underfunded primary challenger, Bobby LaPin, by an underwhelming 57-43 margin. Ferguson recently changed his tune a bit on redistricting, but it remains to be seen whether Dems will put an amendment on the Nov ballot.

The AP has called the #MD06 Democratic primary for Rep. April McClain Delaney. She faced a barrage of spending from her predecessor, David Trone, but holds on 44–37%.

Are we in a Democratic Tea Party moment? Let's look at the tape: 4 Dem incumbents have lost renomination so far this cycle: Goldman, Espaillat, Julie Johnson, and Al Green. Only 2 of those were to progressives, though. The TX ones were redistricting-driven.

It was actually Rep. Blake Moore who had the closer call in Utah: He defeated state Rep. Karianne Lisonbee only 58–42% in the GOP primary for #UT02.

Rep. Celeste Maloy has always struggled in primaries, so I figured she'd be in some trouble tonight, but she ended up winning pretty comfortably: 69–31%. #UT03

The AP has called the #UT01 Democratic primary for former Rep. Ben McAdams. This is the new solid-blue seat created by redistricting. To complicate tonight's narrative a bit, McAdams beat several more progressive opponents.

Trump endorsee Anthony Constantino has won the GOP nomination in #NY21, per the AP. That's notable because local GOP leaders hated him and were really pulling for Robert Smullen—who could still run in November on a different ballot line. One to watch.

Wow: The AP has called the #NY13 Democratic primary for Darializa Avila Chevalier, who defeats Rep. Adriano Espaillat, the chair of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Another big win, and the most impressive, for Mamdani.

Army veteran Cait Conley easily wins the Democratic nomination in #NY17, per the AP. GOP incumbent Mike Lawler is one of the most vulnerable incumbents in the country in this Harris+1 seat.

Micah Lasher has won the Democratic primary in #NY12, the dark-blue open seat being vacated by Jerrold Nadler. He's edging out Alex Bores 39–35%. Jack Schlossberg is all the way back at 11%.

Democratic Rep. Grace Meng has won renomination in #NY06, but only 57–43%. The rough year for incumbents continues, even in races they don't lose.

The AP has called the Dem primary in #NY01 for Army veteran Chris Gallant. This is a Trump+10 seat, so GOP Rep. Nick Lakota could also be vulnerable in a blue wave year.

The matchup is set in #SC01, a Republican-held seat that could get competitive in a wave year. Charleston County Councilor Jenny Costa Honeycutt has won the GOP runoff, and Admiral Nancy Lacore won the Dem runoff.

Per the AP, state Del. Adrian Boafo will be the Democratic nominee in #MD05—and therefore almost certainly its next rep. This is Steny Hoyer's (safely Democratic) seat, and Boafo was his preferred successor.

The AP has called the Democratic primary for #NY07—a safely blue seat being vacated by Rep. Nydia Velázquez—for democratic socialist Claire Valdez. Mamdani is now 2-0 in the primaries he endorsed in.

Lander's currently crushing Rep. Dan Goldman 63–37%. Goldman is the 8th incumbent member of Congress to lose renomination already this cycle. #NY10

That was fast: The AP calls the #SCgov Republican primary with just 10% of the estimated vote. AG Alan Wilson is currently beating LG Pamela Evette 65–35%.

I know this makes me sound like one of those crazy third-party people, but there do keep being these small signs that AI/tech could disrupt the two-party system…

There are a lot of concerns about whether the 2026 midterms will go off without a hitch. Votebeat's holding a virtual event to help separate legitimate fears from needless panic. RSVP here: www.eventbrite.com/e/will-the-m...

Republican leaders tamped down two of Georgia’s most politically explosive issues before the 2026 election. But that doesn’t mean the party’s activist base is happy about it. #gapol www.ajc.com/politics/202...