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The U.S. House passed a bipartisan bill to make daylight saving time permanent, potentially ending the twice-yearly clock changes. If the Senate and president sign off, Florida could enjoy longer evenings in winter, though earlier sunrises in some areas and regional timing effects remain concerns while the bill awaits further congressional action.
Rep. Tom Kean Jr. returned to the House after a four-month absence for hospital treatment following a depression diagnosis; he said recovery took longer than expected and thanked those helping him, signaling he is ready to resume work. His absence had complicated GOP leadership and sparked questions, while Speaker Mike Johnson said there was no conspiracy and emphasized the health issue.
Micah Lasher won the eight-candidate Democratic primary for New York’s 12th Congressional District, defeating notable contenders including Assemblymember Alex Bores and Kennedy family scion Jack Schlossberg. The race drew more than $39 million in outside spending, including about $10 million from a Bloomberg-backed group and over $20 million from PACs funded by AI industry executives. Lasher now faces Republican Caroline Shinkle in the November general election in a district that leans heavily Democratic. Lasher previously served as an aide to longtime Rep. Nadler.
NYC's congressional primaries drew far lower turnout than last year's mayoral election, with no sign of a Mamdani-style surge in contested House races; about 367,000 Democrats had voted by mid-day (roughly 10% of the city's 3.5 million), and experts say turnout in a midterm federal primary is typically lower than marquee elections. Four major Manhattan/Brooklyn races—Espaillat-Chevalier, Nadler's replacement, Lander vs Goldman, and Velázquez's successor—shape the coverage, with Mamdani endorsing Lander but staying neutral on Nadler, while DSA-backed candidates face less intense field operations than in 2025 and younger voters under 30 did not turn out in force.
Rebecca Bennett won the 7th District Democratic primary and will face Republican Tom Kean Jr. in November, while Dr. Adam Hamawy captured the 12th District nomination in a crowded field, setting up two high‑stakes House contests in New Jersey. Bennett, a former Navy helicopter pilot and healthcare executive, campaigned on affordable childcare and reversing Trump‑era Medicaid cuts, and Hamawy, an Egyptian‑born physician backed by Bernie Sanders, pushed Medicare for All and other progressive policies; the 12th district is viewed as more favorable to Democrats after Bonnie Watson Coleman’s retirement, while Kean has been sidelined by illness during the campaign.
In New Jersey's 2026 primary, Justin Murphy won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate to challenge Cory Booker. Zack Mullock won the Democratic primary in the 2nd District to face Jeff Van Drew; Michael McGuire won the 3rd District Republican primary to run against Herb Conaway; Rachel Peace won the Democratic nomination in the 4th District to run against Chris Smith; Rebecca Bennett won the Democratic nomination in the 7th District to face Tom Kean Jr.; and Adam Hamawy won the Democratic primary in the 12th District to run against Greg Mele. Full results are still being tallied, with updates available from WHYY.
South Dakota voters will cast GOP nominations for governor (Rhoden vs. Johnson, Hansen, Doeden), U.S. Senate (Rounds vs. McNeal) and U.S. House (Jackley vs. Bialota), plus a Sioux Falls mayoral race; Democrat Dan Ahlers is unopposed for the Democratic nomination for governor. A 35% threshold could trigger a June 23 runoff, and independents may participate in the Democratic primary while party rules limit participation in the Republican primary.
WHYY is delivering live coverage of New Jersey’s 2026 primary results for the U.S. Senate and U.S. House, with county-by-county results and a district lookup for voters; polls close at 8 p.m., and updates are available on WHYY.org and the WHYY App.
New Jersey voters head to the polls to nominate candidates for Congress, with Rep. Tom Kean Jr. defending his 7th District seat in a competitive Democratic primary that could affect House control, while Sen. Cory Booker faces no primary opposition; the article also covers voting rules, turnout expectations, and how the AP will report results, with polls closing at 8 p.m. ET and recounts remaining rare.
California voters head to a crowded top-two primary to decide a new governor from 61 candidates and to select U.S. House contenders under a newly approved map, with a busy Los Angeles mayoral race also on the ballot; the dynamics risk vote-splitting that could allow two Republicans into the governor general, while results depend on how mail and in-person votes are counted under the AP’s cautious calling process.
Democrats in Pennsylvania, led by Gov. Josh Shapiro, won their primaries, setting up a November showdown with Stacy Garrity for governor and boosting a push to flip four swing U.S. House seats as part of a broader effort to win control of the House and a state legislative majority.
Live results from Pennsylvania's closed 2026 primaries show Gov. Josh Shapiro and Treasurer Stacy Garrity running unopposed, with Lt. Gov. Austin Davis also unopposed and Jason Richey winning the GOP running mate slot. In U.S. House races, Chris Rabb won Philadelphia’s open 3rd District; Summer Lee advances in the 12th to face James Hayes; in the 17th District, Beaver County Sheriff Tony Guy and Jesse James Vodvarka challenge Democrat Chris Deluzio. State House and Senate races are on the ballot, with Democrats controlling the House and Republicans controlling the Senate; results are updated as they come in.
Progressive state Rep. Chris Rabb won the Democratic nomination for Pennsylvania’s 3rd District, defeating state Sen. Sharif Street and Ala Stanford and is all but guaranteed to replace retiring Rep. Dwight Evans; backed by the Squad, Working Families Party and DSA, Rabb frames the win as a shift toward left-flank progressivism and a rebuke of Philadelphia’s establishment.
Pennsylvania voters head to primaries in a race Democrats see as critical for flipping four Republican-held U.S. House seats; incumbents in those districts are unopposed in GOP primaries, while voters also decide lieutenant governor and state legislature races, potentially shaping control of the House next year and key state offices.
Ralph Alvarado, a physician and former Kentucky state senator backed by Donald Trump, won the Republican primary to replace outgoing Rep. Andy Barr in Kentucky’s 6th District; Alvarado had resigned as Tennessee health commissioner to run. The seat, carried by Trump in 2024, is viewed by Democrats as a competitive battleground in the general election.