Mamdani, 34, said it's a turning point in the Democratic Party with rank-and-file members opposing -- rather than supporting -- Israel in Middle East conflicts.
The political arm of Jewish Voice for Peace, known for protesting the genocide in Gaza, is wading into the race for the open Senate seat in Michigan. The post Abdul El-Sayed Becomes First Senate Candidate Backed by Pro-Palestine Jewish Group appeared first on The Intercept.
Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) was mocked online Monday after he told Newsmax that the housing bill, which aims to increase home ownership and home supply for Americans, left him "spooked." Fine was speaking to the conservative news outlet as the bill was expected to be on President Donald Trump's desk. It's unclear whether the president will sign the bipartisan bill, which he declined to sign last week, saying he would withhold his signature until Republicans passed his elections legislation, the SAVE America Act."My issue was if Elizabeth Warren thinks a bill is great, then it probably isn't," Fine said. "The enthusiasm Democrats had for this bill got me spooked. And I didn't come to Washington to work with Democrats. I came to Washington to beat them."Social media users responded to Fine's comments."This is the Republican Party in a nutshell. Even when a bill is good, they won't support it because it'd mean working with Democrats—and their lunatic base would be furious about it," writer and podcaster Hemant Mehta wrote on X."Perfect encapsulation of how government is broken. Lawmaker votes against something simply because the other side was enthusiastic about it. Did he even read it? Instead of being 'spooked,' why not read it and decide the merits for yourself? Nope. Instead you govern off vibes," radio and television host Rob Guerrera wrote on X."This is insane. To them it’s just a matter of thwarting any Democrat supported plan, not helping their constituents," Holly Gaye, political commentator and marketing director, wrote on Bluesky."Can he read?" Guha Krishnamurthi, professor of law at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, wrote on Bluesky.This is the Republican Party in a nutshell. Even when a bill is good, they won't support it because it'd mean working with Democrats—and their lunatic base would be furious about it. https://t.co/SyOwDXbH6x— Hemant Mehta (@hemantmehta) June 29, 2026
A federal judge presiding over the case for the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner shooting suspect delayed the start of the trial on Monday. Both parties and the court agreed to toll the speedy trial clock by 45 days, meaning the countdown timer within which federal prosecutors must bring Cole Allen to trial is paused. […]
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt marked her return from maternity leave Monday by immediately attacking Democratic candidates as "communists" on Fox & Friends.Leavitt gave birth to her daughter, Viviana "Vivi" Riccio, eight weeks ago and stepped away from the briefing room podium in late April. Her first TV appearance back was on Fox & Friends Monday morning."How does it feel to return for America 250?" co-host Lawrence Jones asked."Well, becoming a mother changes your perspective on everything," Leavitt said. "And you realize how blessed we are to live in this country, to bring up babies in a nation where they can be whatever they want to be," she continued. "And I look forward to raising them in this wonderful country.""So I'm back to work, and motherhood is in full swing," she added.In a pivot to Iran, co-host Brian Kilmeade noted that American forces had recently exchanged fire with Iranian-backed attackers. The targets included U.S. bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, as well as merchant ships in the region."So as far as we're concerned, we're holding up our end of the ceasefire," Leavitt insisted. "Violence will be met with violence."Then co-host Ainsley Earhardt raised the rise of democratic socialists — including New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D-NY) and D.C. mayoral Democratic primary winner Janeese Lewis George (D-DC) — and asked why President Donald Trump would agree to meet with them."Well, the president is always willing to sit down and meet with anyone," Leavitt replied. "However, I know the president and many Americans are extremely concerned about how far left the Democrat [sic] party is moving.""You see these candidates — this is not your granddaddy's Democrat [sic] party," she charged. "These are communists! The president is right to call them that.""They want to abolish private prisons. They want to abolish the police. They want to abolish private property," Leavitt continued. "These are radical Marxist ideas that have never worked in the history of the world.""And I think it's a choice coming up between communism and common sense," the press secretary continued. "And you see Democrat elected officials right here on Capitol Hill — Hakeem Jeffries, Chuck Schumer — are afraid to stand up and speak out against these radical communists who are taking over their party," Leavitt said. "It's quite scary."Trump's approval rating sits 16 points underwater, according to the RealClearPolitics polling aggregate, with public perceptions of his economic stewardship sinking even lower, the Washington Examiner reported.
President Trump’s fragile ceasefire with Iran is under new strain after Tehran demanded control over all ship traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, raising fresh questions about whether peace talks can survive. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani shuts down talk of a future presidential run while embracing a growing role in reshaping the Democratic...
In 1949, during Stalin's reign as dictator of the Soviet Union, obituaries in the Communist-controlled newspapers stopped including the ages of those who died, "presumably for fear of revealing a declining life expectancy," Jonathan Daly writes in The Man Who Knew Russia, his new biography of Richard Pipes. The post 'In the End I Was Right': How a Harvard Historian Helped Reagan Topple Soviet Communism appeared first on .
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) will be forced, again, to navigate a “legislative minefield” this week due to President Donald Trump’s controversial agenda, a challenge that risks leaving the entire chamber “paralyzed for a second week in a row” and sparking a GOP "disaster,” Punchbowl News reported Monday.At the heart of the difficulties facing House Republicans is Trump’s controversial voter ID bill known as the SAVE Act, which has passed in the House multiple times but continues to stall in the Senate. House lawmakers are hoping to advance the annual defense spending bill this week before a July 4 recess, but one MAGA lawmaker is threatening to block all floor proceedings unless the SAVE Act is attached to the defense spending bill, an amendment that’s considered a non-starter for Democrats and would almost surely tank the bill.That lawmaker is Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), who’s already submitted an amendment to the defense spending bill to attach the SAVE Act, which would require voters to provide proof of citizenship to register to vote, something experts have described as a form of voter suppression.“If Luna’s amendment is ruled out of order, the Florida Republican told us she’ll vote against the rule and continue her blockade on floor action, likely rendering the House paralyzed for a second week in a row,” Punchbowl News’ report reads.“Johnson and top House Republicans are hopeful that Luna will drop her insistence on the language after Trump posted on Truth Social last week that the GOP members should stop messing around with rules votes. It’s true that Luna has close ties to the Florida crew in the White House. But Trump has less sway than ever. And his advice on legislating is oftentimes ignored.”
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist cronies who swept last week’s Democratic primaries boasted about an affordability message.