From CNN, I'm Afomadikay, with the five things you need to know for Tuesday, June 25th.

The judge in Donald Trump's Hush Money trial has lifted parts of his gag order.

It limited what the former president could say

about witnesses in the trial, such as Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels. However,

according to a court order, Trump cannot discuss any prosecutor, court staff or their family members.

That remains in effect at least until his sentencing on July 11th.

Last month, a jury convicted Trump on 34 counts of falsifying business records. The

judge's decision comes two days before Trump squares off with President Joe

Biden at the CNN presidential debate this Thursday at 9 PM Eastern.

Four states are holding primary debate this Thursday at 9 PM Eastern.

Four states are holding primaries today. The headline race is in New York's 16th district,

where Progressive Democratic Congressman Jamal Bowman

is facing a serious challenge from Westchester County

Executive George Latimer. Five GOP hopefuls in Colorado are battling

Republican Representative Lauren Bulbert for her House seat. The special election is also happening there

to replace former Republican Representative Ken Buck who resigned in March. We're

also watching a GOP Senate primary race in Utah to replace retiring incumbent Mitt Romney and a runoff

election in South Carolina. Two federal court judges in Kansas and Missouri have

paused parts of a Biden administration student loan repayment plan.

Launched last year the saving on a valuable education or safe plan

lowers borrower's monthly payments and provides a faster route to debt forgiveness.

The two lawsuits fought by Republican-led states argue that the Biden administration overstepped its authority.

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