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What to know:

• Two Democrats and a Republican were leading in early returns in California’s race for governor. Only two will advance to the general election. The Associated Press had not yet called the primary for any candidate. The early leaders were Democrats Xavier Becerra and Tom Steyer and Republican Steve Hilton.
  
  

• In Los Angeles, the AP had not yet called a second candidate to advance to the mayoral runoff. Spencer Pratt, a Republican and former star of the reality television show “The Hills,” was second to Bass. Next was Nithya Raman, a progressive city council member elected with support from the Democratic Socialists of America.
  
  

• The president was unable to lift Rep. Randy Feenstra to victory in Iowa’s Republican primary for governor. The development is a rare setback for Trump, who basks in his ability to sway the vote among Republicans with his endorsement. And it sets up what Democrats see as one of their best opportunities to pick up a governorship this year.

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• Full election results
  
  
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• More on the Los Angeles race
  
  

• WATCH: Spencer Pratt says he hopes Bass is ‘ready’

  
  
• California governor’s primary pitted experience against promises of change
   
• Democrat Josh Turek and GOP’s Ashley Hinson to compete for pivotal US Senate seat in Iowa 
  
  
• Former Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and ex-Mayor Gregg Hull to face off for New Mexico governor 
  
  
• Rebecca Bennett wins Democratic primary in New Jersey to take on Rep. Tom Kean Jr. 
  
  
• GOP Sen. Dan Sullivan draws an unusual opponent in Alaska’s primary — and he’s not happy about it
  
  
• Supreme Court allows Alabama to use congressional map favoring Republicans in this year’s elections

US NEWS

From festering infections to untreated cancer, ICE detainees across the US describe medical neglect

An investigation by The Associated Press and KFF Health News found that people detained by ICE are being denied access to doctors and medications for needs ranging from dental pain to pregnancy to prostate cancer. Read more.

Why this matters:

• Immigrant detainees across at least 33 states allege in court documents that the government is failing to provide them with adequate medical care. Detainees say their requests for help have gone unanswered as blood sugars rise, infections fester and cancers remain untreated. Their allegations span the sprawling detention system, including county jails, large private facilities and quickly staged sites such as “Alligator Alcatraz” in Florida.
  
  

• KFF Health News and AP asked the Department of Homeland Security to respond to the findings six days before publication but it did not provide comment. The department’s acting chief medical officer, Sean Conley, previously said “it is both policy and longstanding practice for aliens to receive timely and appropriate medical care from the moment they enter ICE custody” and that DHS recruits healthcare professionals to maintain high standards.

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• WATCH: ICE detainee’s daughter describes medical neglect
  
  
• The methodology of the investigation into medical neglect at ICE detention centers

POLITICS

Trump administration is scrapping $1.8B fund meant to compensate president’s allies, Blanche says

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche said Tuesday during a House budget hearing that the Trump administration is “not moving forward with the fund, period.” It’s a retreat from a program that faced a fierce political backlash that had threatened to stall key elements of the White House agenda. Read more.

Why this matters:

• The blunt declaration marked an extraordinary, and rare, Trump administration turnabout in the face of mounting political pressure. Critics said they were troubled by a lack of oversight and the potential for payouts to participants in the violent Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
  
  

• Republicans had sought reassurance that the Justice Department’s plans were off the table before they would move forward with legislation funding President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement agencies. The IRS had also agreed to drop any pending probes of Trump over whether he’s paid his fair share of taxes. Pressed over whether it was also abandoning that part of the deal, Blanche said “nothing has changed with that.”