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Yesterday several states went to the polls to decide primary contests ahead of November's midterm election. Progressive Abdul El-Sayed defeated Rep. Haley Stevens by roughly 16,000 votes in Michigan's Democratic primary and will face Trump-endorsed Republican Mike Rogers, who leads recent polling 46.7% to 42.3%, in November. In Virginia, retired Army Major General Bert Mizusawa won the Republican Senate primary with 52.5% of the vote and will face Democratic Sen. Mark Warner in November. Missouri's Amendment 5, which would have gradually phased out the state income tax in favor of an expanded sales tax base, failed by more than 1.1 million to 233,000 votes, with analysts citing a lack of specific details as the main reason for its defeat.

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The ATF's public comment period closed on a proposed rule clarifying that overnight stays, food and fuel stops, and other incidental activities are protected under federal law when transporting firearms across state lines, drawing over 4,100 comments split between Second Amendment groups supporting it and Senate Democrats, including Dick Durbin, warning it could preempt state gun laws like Illinois' Protect Illinois Communities Act.

California Governor Gavin Newsom and wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom released four years of tax returns showing $4.2 million in adjusted gross income in 2021, driven largely by a home sale and capital gains, on top of his roughly $220,000-$246,000 gubernatorial salary.

California's Justice Department said it spent $19.2 million over 18 months on 82 lawsuits against the Trump administration, claiming an 83% win rate and $207.1 billion in taxpayer savings, though it has not provided a detailed breakdown of that savings figure.

Greg talks to Ph.D. economist Orphe Divounguy about the housing market

Plus, America's Talking:

A second lawsuit challenging Texas's Ten Commandments classroom-display law gets its first hearing Friday.

Illinois Democratic Rep. Carol Ammons faces a House ethics committee inquiry alongside her ongoing federal wire fraud case.

A federal strike force charged 19 defendants in a $4 million Philadelphia Medicaid/Medicare home care fraud scheme.

A Shreveport, Louisiana business owner says the city has failed to fix a chronic drainage problem damaging her property.

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