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Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek of Iowa on Tuesday captured his party’s Senate nomination in the race to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Joni Ernst.
Turek, a Paralympian, defeated state Sen. Zach Wahls in Iowa’s Democratic Senate primary, The Associated Press reported, and will now face off against Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson, who cruised to the GOP nomination.
The Republican-controlled Senate seat in Iowa is a top target for Democrats, and the race is one of about a dozen crucial showdowns in this year’s midterm elections that will determine whether Republicans successfully hold onto their slim majority in the chamber.
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State Rep. Josh Turek, D-Iowa and a U.S. Senate candidate, greets attendees while campaigning at the Des Moines Farmers Market in Des Moines, Iowa, May 23, 2026. Iowa is holding a primary election June 2. (Scott Morgan/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Turek, a moderate Democrat who flipped a GOP-held Iowa House seat in 2022, was backed by former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and had the tacit support of longtime Democratic Senate Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand. And VoteVets, an establishment-aligned outside group, has spent big bucks on behalf of Turek.
«Josh Turek is a two-time Paralympic gold medalist who has represented his country on the world stage and has built a reputation in the legislature for working across the aisle to get things done for Iowans,» Schumer and Gillibrand said in a statement. «His nomination tonight puts the Iowa Senate seat firmly in play, and in November, Iowans will reject Ashley Hinson’s self-serving politics and send Josh Turek to the U.S. Senate.»
But National Republican Senatorial Committee Regional Press Secretary Samantha Cantrell said that «Chuck Schumer spent $10 million dollars to coronate Josh Turek as his rubber stamp for Democrats’ radical tax-and-spend agenda. In November, Iowans will reject him and elect Ashley Hinson to keep fighting for Iowa families, farmers, and workers.»
Wahls, a progressive candidate who Republicans likened to New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, was endorsed by liberal champion Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts. The Democratic primary grabbed plenty of national attention and drew tons of outside money.
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Iowa state Sen. Zach Wahls campaigns for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate during an event with local residents May 23, 2026, in Waukee, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo)
Hinson, a former TV news anchor who is in her third term representing Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, defeated former state senator and former U.S. Senate candidate Jim Carlin in the GOP Senate primary, The Associated Press reported.
Hinson was backed by President Donald Trump; Senate Majority Leader John Thune; the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which is the campaign arm of the Senate GOP; and by Ernst as she cruised to her party’s nomination. Hinson, who in 2020 flipped a Democratic-held seat, is seen as a rising star in the party.
Rep. Ashley Hinson on Tuesday won the Republican Senate nomination in Iowa in the 2026 race to succeed retiring GOP Sen. Joni Ernst. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Iowa was once a top battleground state that former President Barack Obama carried in his 2008 and 2012 White House victories. But the state has shifted to the right in recent election cycles with Trump carrying the state by nine points in 2016, eight points in 2020 and by 13 points in November 2024.
Republicans hold both of the state’s Senate seats — Ernst and longtime Sen. Chuck Grassley — and all four of Iowa’s congressional districts, as well as all statewide offices except state auditor.
But Democrats are energized heading into the midterms, when the GOP, as the party in power, will face traditional headwinds, a challenging political climate thanks to persistent inflation and sky-high gas prices due to what polls show is an unpopular war with Iran, as well as Trump’s sinking approval ratings.
And Iowa Democrats, in particular, are energized after flipping two GOP-held state Senate seats in special elections in 2025.
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, announced last year that she wouldn’t seek re-election in 2026 to a third term in the Senate. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
The general election winner will succeed Ernst, a retired Army Reserve and Iowa National Guard officer who served in the Iraq War and was first elected to the Senate in 2014.
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Ernst grabbed plenty of national attention in that campaign with her «make ‘em squeal» ads as she won the high-profile Senate election to succeed retiring longtime Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin.
Fox News’ Sally Persons contributed to this report.
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Brooklyn coffee shop that targeted Jewish congressman faces DOJ probe after reported tax, health code issues
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The owner of a Brooklyn coffee shop that publicly attacked Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., over his support for Israel is reportedly facing tax and health code issues and previously donated to Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner’s campaign.
The revelations come as Poetica Coffee faces a Justice Department civil rights probe after the shop publicly targeted Goldman, a Jewish lawmaker and outspoken supporter of Israel.
Poetica Coffee is owned by Parviz Mukhamadkulov, an Uzbek immigrant, according to a report from the Washington Free Beacon.
Federal Election Commission (FEC) records show that Mukhamadkulov contributed $35 to Platner’s campaign. Platner’s campaign has been under fire for a variety of scandals, including a Nazi-linked tattoo on his chest.
A Brooklyn, N.Y., coffee shop refunded a purchase made by Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., (right) over the weekend over his support for Israel, saying the company doesn’t serve «genocide enablers.» (Google Maps; Getty Images)
In a now-deleted social media post, Poetica Coffee raged at the Jewish congressman.
«Hey @repdangoldman, we see that you stopped by our shop today for a coffee,» the post said. «Do you see how it doesn’t taste like genocide juice? Or are you still having a hard time telling the difference? See, here at Poetica, we don’t serve racists, fascists, homophobes, genocide enablers, or anyone in between.»
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After facing backlash, the coffee shop deleted its entire Instagram account.
«Too bad we didn’t recognize you right away, or we would have turned you away,» the post continued. «We issued you a refund—we don’t need your money (it’s probably coming from AIPAC anyways). Enjoy your loss on Tuesday. Don’t ever come to Poetica.»
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has opened a civil rights probe into the matter.
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Meanwhile, Poetica has a growing list of issues unrelated to their post and the DOJ investigation.
Rep. Dan Goldman, D, N.Y., was criticized by Poetica Coffee, a left-leaning coffee shop in Brooklyn, which scolded him over his support for Israel. (Dan Goldman)
The Washington Free Beacon reported that as of June 20, 2026, Poetica Coffee and founder Parviz Mukhamadkulov owed New York State hundreds of thousands of dollars in unpaid taxes. Fox News Digital has reached out to the New York Department of Taxation and Finance for comment and confirmation.
Further, one of the company’s locations in Brooklyn has faced health code violations each year since 2023.
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The latest violations, issued in June, describe «filth flies» inside the restaurant.
«Filth flies or food/refuse/sewage associated with (FRSA) flies or other nuisance pests in establishment’s food and/or non-food areas. FRSA flies include house flies, blow flies, bottle flies, flesh flies, drain flies, Phorid flies and fruit flies,» the violation says.
Graham Platner addresses the crowd at his watch party after winning the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate at a YMCA in Blue Hill, Maine, on June 9, 2026. Platner will face Republican Sen. Susan Collins in the election for the seat. (Matthew Symons for Fox News Digital)
Another June violation said that the sewage disposal system in the shop was «not provided, improper, inadequate or unapproved,» and that personal cleanliness among staff was «inadequate.»
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The restaurant was hit with the same violations last December, plus a violation that said that there was «evidence of rats or live rats in establishment’s food or non-food areas.»
Poetica has also been cited for failing to store pesticides or other toxic chemicals properly.
Mukhamadkulov, who shared far-left messages on his X account, deleted his account on Tuesday. Several posts were archived by the Free Beacon.
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In a reply to a post by conservative actor James Woods, he boasted about supporting socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
NYC Mayor Mamdani And Governor Hochul Hold News Conference On World Cup Transportation Zohran Mamdani, mayor of New York, and Kathy Hochul, governor of New York, during a news conference on 2026 FIFA World Cup transportation at the MTA Rail Control Center in New York, US, on Thursday, June 4, 2026. (Adam Gray/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
«Just went to vote for him. All for you babes. He will be NYC mayor and you and all your likes cant do s— about it. Racist piece of s—,» he posted in October 2025.
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In July 2025, he celebrated the death of an Israel Defense Forces combat engineer, saying, «One less baby killer.»
He has also blamed Israel for 9/11, smeared the country as a «Nazi nation,» and accused Israel of «genocide.»
Poetica did not return a request for comment. Fox News Digital left voicemails on two phone numbers associated with Mukhamadkulov.
Goldman did not return a request for comment.
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Irán y EE.UU. se estancan con la cuestión nuclear, pero evacúan a más de 11.000 marinos varados en el estrecho de Ormuz
La evacuación de más de 11.000 marinos bloqueados en el estrecho de Ormuz por la guerra en Medio Oriente comenzó este martes, pero persisten los desacuerdos entre Irán y Estados Unidos, en particular sobre el programa nuclear iraní.
La Organización Marítima Internacional (OMI), una agencia especializada dependiente de la ONU, anunció un plan de evacuación “para los más de 11.000 marinos que siguen varados en la región” del estrecho de Ormuz.
“Esta operación a gran escala se llevará a cabo en estrecha colaboración con Irán, Omán, el resto de Estados ribereños de la región, Estados Unidos y el sector marítimo”, señaló el secretario general de la OMI, el panameño Arsenio Domínguez.
La semana pasada, Teherán y Washington firmaron un memorando de entendimiento para atajar una guerra que dejó miles de muertos, sobre todo en Irán y en Líbano, y sacudió la economía global.
El memorando sentó las bases de unas negociaciones que comenzaron el domingo en Suiza, con la mediación de Pakistán y Qatar. El objetivo es alcanzar en un plazo de 60 días prorrogables un acuerdo definitivo en cuestiones como el programa nuclear iraní y las sanciones internacionales contra Teherán.
Crean cuatro grupos de trabajo
Irán confirmó este martes que las conversaciones técnicas ya concluyeron y anunció la creación de cuatro grupos de trabajo para tratar esos temas.
Sin embargo, desmintió unas declaraciones del vicepresidente estadounidense JD Vance. Así, negó que su gobierno haya aceptado invitar a los inspectores del Organismo Internacional de la Energía Atómica (OIEA) para que supervisen sus sitios nucleares bombardeados por las fuerzas israelíes y estadounidenses durante la guerra de 12 días de junio de 2025. Un pequeño bote pasa frente a embarcaciones ancladas en el estrecho de Ormuz, frente a Bandar Abbas, Irán (Foto: AP/ISNA/Amirhosein Khorgooi).
“No hemos tenido ninguna reunión con el director general del Organismo Internacional de la Energía Atómica y tampoco prevemos que el Organismo inspeccione las instalaciones nucleares iraníes dañadas por la agresión militar estadounidense y sionista”, declaró el portavoz de la diplomacia, Esmail Baqai.
El presidente estadounidense, Donald Trump, insistió en que Irán aceptó “plena y completamente” permitir inspecciones nucleares “al más alto nivel”.
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“Sobre la base de esta y otras concesiones importantes que está haciendo Irán, he acordado permitir que el estrecho de Ormuz permanezca ABIERTO, sin ningún otro bloqueo naval”, indicó en un mensaje en su red social, Truth Social.
El negociador principal de Irán advirtió que la circulación por el estratégico estrecho de Ormuz – por donde circulaba el 20% de las exportaciones globales de hidrocarburos – no volverá a ser como antes de la guerra.
“Servicios marítimos”
Irán y Omán anunciaron que prestarán “servicios marítimos”, en el marco de una administración conjunta del estrecho.
La posibilidad de que los buques tengan que pagar una tasa por transitar por Ormuz ganó cuerpo este martes, cuando ambos países anunciaron que están estudiando los “costos” derivados de esos servicios.
“La administración del estrecho de Ormuz nunca volverá a ser lo que era antes de la guerra”, declaró Mohamad Baqer Qalibaf, negociador jefe iraní y presidente del Parlamento. Una pequeña lancha de motor pasa junto a embarcaciones ancladas en el estrecho de Ormuz, el miércoles 17 de junio de 2026, frente a Bandar Abbas, Irán. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA vía AP)
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A su llegada este martes a Emiratos Árabes Unidos, el secretario de Estado estadounidense Marco Rubio destacó que “ningún país tiene permitido cobrar peajes o tasas en una vía navegable internacional”
Emiratos es la primera parada de una gira de Rubio por los Estados del Golfo destinada a mostrar solidaridad con aliados clave que resultaron golpeados por la guerra.
Por su parte, el presidente iraní, Masud Pezeshkian, y su canciller, Abbas Araqchi, viajaron a Pakistán, según medios estatales.
La ronda de negociaciones en el lujoso complejo Bürgenstock de Suiza alentó la esperanza de una solución duradera al conflicto e hizo caer los precios del petróleo.
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El Departamento del Tesoro de Estados Unidos indicó que había levantado las sanciones a Irán para permitirle producir, vender y suministrar petróleo y productos derivados hasta mediados de agosto.
Como parte de su acuerdo, Washington aceptó desembolsar 12.000 millones de dólares en activos iraníes congelados, informó la agencia de noticias iraní Mehr.
JD Vance dijo que los activos aún no habían sido desbloqueados pero que, si lo fueran, solo se usarían para comprar bienes estadounidenses como soja y no para financiar actividades “terroristas”.
Aun así, el embajador iraní ante la ONU, Alí Bahreini, señalo que Irán será el “único país” que decidirá qué hacer con esos activos.
Frente libanés
El memorando de acuerdo establece el cese de hostilidades en todos los frentes, incluido el libanés, una de las principales reivindicaciones de Teherán.
Líbano se vio arrastrado a la guerra en Medio Oriente el 2 de marzo por el movimiento Hezbollah, que apoyó a Irán, atacado por Estados Unidos e Israel.
Pese a que los enfrentamientos en Líbano se redujeron tras la declaración de un nuevo alto al fuego, soldados israelíes mataron este martes a dos personas que “se encontraban cerca de una excavadora” en una carretera del sur del país, informó la prensa estatal.
Estos disparos tuvieron lugar mientras se abre en Washington una quinta sesión de negociaciones directas entre Israel y Líbano, a las que se opone Hezbollah.
El grupo chiíta denunció una “violación flagrante” del alto el fuego y exigió una retirada total de Israel según un calendario preciso.
(Con información de EFE)
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A controversial candidate sharing the name and party affiliation of a vulnerable GOP incumbent is vowing not to go down without a fight after Alaska’s top election official blocked him from the state’s blockbuster Senate race.
Dan J. Sullivan, the same-name challenger running against Sen. Dan S. Sullivan, R-Alaska, filed a lawsuit to remain on the August primary ballot after Director of Elections Carol Beecher disqualified his candidacy last week.
Beecher determined that Dan J. Sullivan, a retired teacher who recently changed his party affiliation to the GOP, did not launch his campaign «in good faith» and sought to «confuse or mislead» voters at the ballot box.
But counsel affiliated with the same-name candidate argues that his removal runs afoul of state law.
Sen. Dan Sullivan, a Republican from Alaska, stands in the Senate Subway of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on June 17, 2026. (Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg)
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«Nothing in Alaska law regulates in any way the private motivations that draw individuals to declare or campaign for office,» a court filing from attorneys Jeffrey Robinson, Bryn Pallesen and Zoe Eisberg obtained by The Associated Press reads.
The fate of his candidacy could prove decisive in the state’s hotly contested Senate race in which Sen. Dan S. Sullivan is seeking a third term in the Republican-leaning state. Democrats are hoping that former Rep. Mary Peltola, D-Alaska, whom Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., helped recruit into the race, will unseat Sullivan in November.
Primary ballots are expected to be printed later this month.
Under Alaska’s open primary system, the top four vote-getters will advance to the November general election.
Republicans have argued that Dan J. Sullivan’s candidacy is a «sham» attempt orchestrated by Democratic operatives to potentially trip up voters and siphon off votes from the incumbent. But Democrats, including Peltola, have denied involvement.
«Even by Chuck Schumer’s low standards, this was an outrageous attempt to trick Alaska voters and rig the election,» Senate Republican Conference Chairman Tom Cotton, R-Ark., said last week.
Newly introduced Senate candidate Dan Sullivan, left, pictured alongside Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, right. (Sullivan for U.S. Senate; Brandon Bell-Pool/Getty Images)
GOP FIGHTS TO STOP MULTIPLE DAN SULLIVANS FROM APPEARING ON ALASKA BALLOT, CALLS CANDIDACY A ‘SHAM’
Dan J. Sullivan has dismissed Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, R-Alaska, highlighting «credible allegations» that suggested he filed to run with the intention of deceiving voters.
«The Lieutenant Governor’s job is to oversee elections fairly and impartially,» Dan J. Sullivan wrote on Facebook last week. «Instead, her actions create the impression that the state government is being used to protect an incumbent senator at the ballot box.»
«The people of Alaska are fully capable of deciding for themselves who should represent them in Washington,» he added.
The political newcomer has come under scrutiny over ties to Democratic consultant Amber Lee, who was revealed as the author of his campaign launch announcement in metadata reviewed by Fox News Digital. Lee has notably supported Peltola’s prior runs for office and expressed optimism to The Hill in January that the Alaska Democrat would unseat the incumbent Sullivan.
According to Beecher’s letter, Dan J. Sullivan requested to appear on the primary ballot under the name «Dan Sullivan» despite previously registering as «Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr.» Beecher also noted that his campaign materials are visually similar to the incumbent Republican’s campaign and that he had no affiliation with the GOP prior to jumping into the race shortly before the filing deadline.
The nascent candidate notably sought to register with the incumbent’s «S» initial at one point, according to Beecher.
«‘S’ is Senator Sullivan’s middle initial, not yours,» the election official noted.
Amid mounting scrutiny, Dan J. Sullivan has largely brushed off concerns about his name.
Rep. Mary Peltola speaks during the Capitol Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 3, 2024. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu)
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«My grandfather was Dan, and between my dad, uncle, and cousins, there were six more Dans in the family,» he wrote on Instagram recently. «Nicknames were a necessity, and mine will never be revealed.»
Fox News Digital reached out to the Dan J. Sullivan campaign for comment.
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