| No Images? Click here  Wednesday, June 26INSURGENT LEFTIST LEADS CLOSE NYC PRIMARY In a stunning show of force for the political left, Tiffany Cabán, a queer Latina public defender backed by progressive elected officials and activists, held a small lead over Queens Borough President Melinda Katz in the Democratic primary for Queens district attorney. The race was too close to call. [HuffPost]MUELLER COMING TO CONGRESS Robert Mueller has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee and the House Intelligence Committee in open session next month. It will be the first time the special counsel will publicly answer questions about his investigative report. [HuffPost]NORTH KOREA ‘WON’T SURRENDER’ TO SANCTIONS North Korea said it won’t surrender to U.S.-led sanctions and accused Washington of trying to “bring us to our knees.” The statement reinforces North Korea’s mistrust of the U.S., though its leader Kim Jong Un and President Donald Trump recently exchanged letters. [AP]CALIFORNIA SHOOTING LEAVES 3 DEAD A man who had just been fired from a Northern California Ford dealership fatally shot two employees and then killed himself Tuesday evening, police and witnesses said. [AP]TRAGIC PHOTO HIGHLIGHTS MIGRANTS’ STRUGGLES In an image published in Mexican newspaper La Jornada, a man and his 23-month-old daughter lay face down in shallow water along the bank of the Rio Grande. Her arm was draped around his neck, suggesting she clung to him in her final moments. The heartbreaking photo’s spread had the potential to refocus attention on the plight of migrants and Trump’s border policies. [AP]WORLD CUP STARS CAPTURE THEIR EXPERIENCE The stars of the 2019 Women’s World Cup were given disposable cameras to document their lives ahead of the tournament in France. The result is an array of fascinating behind-the-scenes shots. [CNN]
 Become one of our first official super fans. Call yourself a founding member of HuffPost Plus forever.  HOUSE APPROVES $4.5 BILLION BORDER AID BILL Following a flurry of last-minute changes and the quashing of a “mini-revolt,” the Democratic-led House rallied to approve a $4.5 billion emergency border aid bill aimed at assuaging suffering faced by migrant children and their families at the U.S.-Mexico border. [HuffPost]WAYFAIR EMPLOYEES TO PROTEST Hundreds of employees of Wayfair, the online furniture retailer, plan to walk out of their offices in Boston on Wednesday because they say the company has refused their demand to cut ties with government contractors operating migrant detention centers. [HuffPost]O’DONNELL SHREDS TRUMP’S REPLY ON RAPE MSNBC host Lawrence O’Donnell called out Trump’s response to new allegations of sexual assault as “a rapist’s answer.” Advice columnist E. Jean Carroll said last week that Trump raped her in the 1990s. The president denied the allegations, saying: “She’s not my type.” [HuffPost]TRUMP PROTOCOL CHIEF ‘CARRIED WHIP’ State Department official Sean Lawler, who is in charge of diplomatic protocol, won’t be attending the G-20 summit in Japan this week amid a potential probe into him toting a whip around the office. [Daily Beast]YOUTUBER FOUND DEAD IN NEW YORK’S EAST RIVER YouTuber and online gamer Desmond Amofah, who went by the name Etika, has been found dead. The 29-year-old’s body was recovered from New York City’s East River on Monday, several days after he was reported missing, authorities said. [HuffPost]SOCCER STAR: I’M NOT GOING TO THE F**KING WHITE HOUSE Megan Rapinoe, co-captain of the U.S. women’s national soccer team, has no plans to visit Trump at the White House if the squad wins the Women’s World Cup, now underway. [HuffPost]
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