EPISODE · Jun 25, 2025 · 6 MIN

New York’s Stunning Election Results Explained

from The Daily Briefing

In today’s episode, we cover progressive Zohran Mamdani’s upset victory at the Democratic primary for New York City mayor, the widespread backlash British PM Keir Starmer is facing over his welfare reform bill, and why the EU Parliament may be about to sue the Commission over it’s €150bn defence loan programmeWatch TLDR’s latest videos here:https://youtu.be/8V4S2uL2tJI https://youtu.be/uGKbjjrhlK0 TLDR’s Daily Briefing is a roundup of the day’s most important news stories from around the world. But we don’t just tell you what’s happening, we explain it: making complex topics simple to understand. Listen to the Daily Briefing for your global news bulletin every weekday.Pre-order the next edition of Too Long, TLDR’s print magazine, here: https://toolong.news/dailyProduced and edited by Scarlett WatchornHosted byWritten by Rory Taylor and Nadja LovadinovMusic by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator//////////////////////////////Sources:✍️ NYC Democratic Primaryhttps://thehill.com/homenews/5368044-cuomo-lost-democratic-nomination-new-york/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/jun/24/new-york-mayoral-primary-results https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/06/24/us/elections/results-new-york-city-mayor-primary.html ✍️ NATO Annual Summithttps://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2025/jun/25/nato-donald-trump-mark-rutte-europe-latest-live-news https://news.sky.com/story/nato-chief-heaps-praise-on-trump-at-meeting-after-us-president-cast-doubt-on-commitment-to-collective-defence-13388255 ✍️ Starmer’s Welfare-Reform Bill Backlashhttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2025/jun/25/starmer-welfare-cuts-bill-vote-labour-revolt-welfare-deputy-pmqs-uk-politics-latest-updates-news https://www.independent.co.uk/voices/welfare-cuts-starmer-labour-pip-benefits-rebellion-b2776623.html ✍️ MEPs Vote to Sue EU Commissionhttps://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/06/25/meps-vote-for-parliament-to-sue-commission-over-150bn-defence-loan-programme See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.