Trump Vs Thune, Road To Housing Act, Democratic Socialist Win In New York Primaries
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🗓️ 24 June 2026
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Congress passed the largest housing bill in decades last night with strong bipartisan support, aiming to make homeownership more attainable by cracking down on corporate investors buying single-family homes.
And in New York, democratic socialist candidates scored big wins in congressional primaries, including upsets backed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani, raising new questions about how far left the Democratic Party will go as it tries to retake the House in November.
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(0:00) Introduction
(01:57) Trump Vs Thune
(05:42) Road To Housing Act
(09:43) Democratic Socialist Win In New York Primaries
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| 0:00.0 | President Trump could be in for a tense lunch day with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill today. |
| 0:06.8 | Last night, four Republican senators voted with Democrats on a resolution to end the war with Iran, |
| 0:11.6 | but other issues like still high gas prices could also put indigestion on the menu. |
| 0:15.8 | I'm E Martinez. That's Michelle Martin, and this is up first from NPR News. |
| 0:22.3 | Congress passed the biggest housing bill in decades with support from both parties. |
| 0:26.9 | It bans big investors from buying up single-family homes and makes it easier to build. |
| 0:31.7 | We'll hear about whether it'll actually make homes more affordable. |
| 0:34.4 | And all the congressional candidates endorsed by Mayor Zaraanamdanegh won primaries in New York last night. We are showing there is a new path for politics in |
| 0:42.8 | our city and in our country. Now the Democratic Party is wrestling with how far left it should go |
| 0:47.5 | heading into the midterm. Stay with us. We'll give you news you need to start your day. |
| 0:57.0 | President Trump is set to have lunch on Capitol Hill today with Senate Republicans. |
| 1:01.3 | The meal comes amid rising tensions between Trump and his congressional colleagues. |
| 1:05.3 | Last night, four Senate Republicans voted with Democrats to advance a resolution |
| 1:09.4 | directing Trump to pull troops out of the |
| 1:12.0 | conflict with Iran. On the other hand, Trump has also repeatedly blown up their strategy for getting |
| 1:17.2 | legislation passed even while venting his frustration online with Majority Leader John Thune |
| 1:22.5 | about not getting what he wants done. NPR congressional reporter Sam Greenglass has been keeping a close eye on this |
| 1:28.7 | relationship and he's with us now. Good morning, Sam. Good morning, Michelle. So how is this disconnect playing out on |
| 1:33.7 | the hill? So just to give you one example of this, majority leader Thune thought he had a plan last week to get this |
| 1:40.3 | key spy tool reauthorized. Democrats were threatening to block it over Trump's pick for |
| 1:45.8 | acting director of national intelligence. And if Thune could quickly confirm a more acceptable |
| 1:50.6 | permanent pick, the crisis could be averted. Then just before that confirmation hearing, |
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