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WBUR TODAY: Warren's hostage housing bill

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  ❤️ Donate Thursday, June 25, 2026 ☀️ Mostly sunny, with a high near 85 Good Morning Boston, It's Thursday, which means another batch of Supreme Court decisions are expected this morning. Here's a look at the major cases they have yet to rule on . But first, let's go over the latest action from Capitol Hill to Beacon Hill. Roadblock to housing: This week, after months of negotiations, Congress passed its largest housing bill in decades. The 21st Century Road to Housing Act — co-written and championed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren — was approved Tuesday with massive bipartisan majorities in both the House and Senate. And President Trump, who repeatedly expressed support for the legislation, was scheduled to sign it into law Wednesday. Then he pulled out the rug. Trump suddenly announced Wednesday he was canceling plans to sign the bill until Congress passes his proposed legislation to implement stricter voter registration and voter ID rules . What Warren is saying: Democrats...

WBUR TODAY: Power moves

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  ❤️ Donate Wednesday, June 24, 2026 🌻 Mostly sunny with a high near 84. Good Morning Boston, It was a big night for Massachusetts — and not just because the Celtics selected 6-foot-11, 240-pound University of Houston forward Chris Cenac Jr., as their first round draft pick. Brockton's AJ Dybantsa became the first Massachusetts native to be picked first in the NBA draft since Patrick Ewing in 1985. He heads to the Washington Wizards. Also in the first round: Southborough's Alex Karaban got drafted at No. 29 by the Sacramento Kings. Now, for a different kind of power move: Game over: One of the state's most powerful real estate lobbies is backing out of negotiations for rent control. This comes after the Supreme Judicial Court yesterday blocked the rent control question from appearing on the ballot this November because it includes a religious exemption. Leverage lost: The lobbying group, NAIOP Massachusetts, wanted to keep the expansive, state-wide rent control questi...