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Spike Lee: ICE ‘not welcome’ at celebrations if Knicks win NBA Finals

Filmmaker Spike Lee said Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will not be welcome at celebrations for the New York Knicks if the basketball team claims victory in the NBA Finals. “If the Knicks, when we win, whether it’s home or away, there’s going to be such — it’s going to be bananas, it’s going to…

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Platner: Political establishment agrees on ‘love of Jeffrey Epstein and a hatred of me’

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner, who has been recently dealing with concerns around his past behavior toward women, said in a new ad that the political establishment has a “love of Jeffrey Epstein and a hatred of me.” “Some of the most powerful Democrats and Republicans in the country were on Epstein Island. It…

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Greene rips Trump’s economy: ‘MAGA used to call this Biden inflation’

Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) slammed President Trump over the economy and inflation on Wednesday, saying the U.S. was “IN DECLINE.” “Unbelievable!! Here is exactly what Trump’s war on Iran, costing billions everyday, is doing to Americans. MAGA used to call this Biden inflation and scream from the rooftops over this garbage,” Greene wrote…

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Chuck Todd: 2028 GOP nominee possibly ‘somebody with the last name of Trump’

Former “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd said that there is a chance that “somebody with the last name of Trump” could be the 2028 GOP presidential nominee. Todd, in a video posted to social platform X on Tuesday, discussed FanDuel’s prediction market and how people were viewing the possible 2028 GOP nominees in that…

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Trump congratulates Graham on win, calls for focus on passing Save America Act

President Trump congratulated key ally Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on locking down a primary race Tuesday, while calling for a focus on passing the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act. “Congratulations to Senator Lindsey Graham of the Great State of South Carolina on his BIG WIN tonight. With almost 60% of the vote against…

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Kiley, a Republican-turned-independent, set to fight for political life in California House race

Rep. Kevin Kiley (I-Calif.), a former Republican, is set for a showdown in November against a Democratic challenger, Decision Desk HQ has projected. Shortly before 8 p.m. EDT, Kiley had garnered 24.53 percent of the vote, while Democrat Richard Pan, a doctor and small business owner, had garnered 23.21 percent, per DDHQ. Pan and Kiley…

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Democrats need to revamp message following Trump foreign policy moves: Think tank

A think tank has recommended that Democratic messaging on foreign policy needs to be revamped following drastic moves by the Trump administration. “Voters are increasingly uncomfortable with Republicans’ chaos and escalation, but many remain unconvinced that Democrats project enough strength and decisiveness on foreign policy,” the think tank Third Way wrote in a memo published…

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Carney says bridge threatened by Trump will open

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said that a bridge between Michigan and Canada that President Trump threatened to block will soon open. “Look, it’s positive news obviously. The bridge will be open at the end of the week,” Carney told a reporter on Tuesday, describing the move as “a symbol but also a fact of…

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Democrat on California ballot counting: ‘Score at halftime’ different than end of game

California Rep. Ted Lieu (D) on Tuesday criticized Republican concerns about the progression of his state’s elections by making a sports comparison.  “In California, I ask people to simply listen to the words of the Republican nominee for governor, Steve Hilton, who said that they’ve been vigilant and they’ve seen no cause to intervene in…

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House Democrat says he thinks Platner will ‘get off the ballot soon’

Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) on Tuesday said Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner should win his primary on Tuesday and then get off the ballot so that Democrats can replace him with a stronger candidate in the fall. Platner is expected to win Tuesday’s Democratic primary for Senate. He would then face Sen. Susan Collins…

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Vance: LA mayoral result ‘seems pretty shady to me’

Vice President Vance said Monday that the recent result of the Los Angeles mayoral election primary appeared “pretty shady to me,” with two Democrats set to face off in November. “The problem here with this whole thing is, how is it that you had, you know, Karen Bass was in first place, Spencer Pratt was…

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Who is Nithya Raman, Los Angeles mayoral candidate who knocked out Spencer Pratt

Los Angeles Councilmember Nithya Raman (D) is set to battle Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass (D) in the city’s mayoral race later this year, a race that is likely to feature intraparty tension amid a broader discussion about the future of the Democratic Party. According to Decision Desk HQ, Bass was sitting at 34.32 percent…

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Platner says he won’t be an ‘a–hole’ like Fetterman in Senate

Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner went after Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) on Sunday during a town hall, calling the Pennsylvania senator “an a–hole.” “The Senate really is a place of — it’s a lot about relationships, and … I don’t want to go down there and simply be nonfunctional,” Platner said, discussing how he…

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Fewer Americans in new poll say democracy central to US identity

Fewer Americans are saying that democracy is central to U.S. identity ahead of the country’s 250th birthday, according to a new poll. In The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll, 66 percent of respondents said that “a democratically elected government” is either “extremely important” or “very important” when it comes to “the United…

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New York City tightens security ahead of Trump appearance at NBA Finals

New York City is tightening security ahead of President Trump’s attendance of Game 3 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and San Antonio Spurs. “Tonight is Game 3 of the NBA finals – an exciting time for New York City – and we want everyone to be able to enjoy the game…

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