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Wednesday, June 24, 2026
Socialist slate routs NY Democrats • Tucker walks from the GOP
Lead Story ```
The Socialist Sweep: Mamdani's Slate Routs New York Democrats
New York Democrats lurched hard to the left Tuesday night as a slate of candidates backed by the city's democratic-socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, knocked off seven incumbents — including two sitting congressmen — in primaries across the state.
What to Know
- Veteran Reps. Dan Goldman and Adriano Espaillat both lost. Former NYC Comptroller Brad Lander, a Mamdani ally, took down Goldman in NY-10.
- In NY-7, Mamdani-endorsed Claire Valdez beat Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso to claim the seat of retiring Rep. Nydia Velazquez.
- Five state legislators were ousted too. Sen. Bernie Sanders had stumped for the insurgents; Trump gloated over Goldman's defeat on Truth Social.
The Perspective
This is the Democratic Party's center of gravity moving in real time. Trump cheered Goldman's exit — but conservatives shouldn't pop the champagne just yet. A party running openly on socialism may hand Republicans a cleaner contrast for November; it's also a flashing sign of where the energy is flowing in America's biggest blue cities.
Read the full story at Fox News. ```
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The Right ```
"I'm Out": Tucker Carlson Walks Away From the GOP
Longtime conservative host Tucker Carlson said there is "no chance" he'll support the Republican Party heading into November — comments made on the "Can't Be Censored" podcast last week that caught fire online this week.
The Details
- Carlson, who says he's voted Republican his whole life, won't back Democrats either and says he doesn't yet know what he'll do.
- His break is driven largely by the Iran war, which he and other "America First" voices argue served Israel's interests ahead of America's.
- Trump has dismissed Carlson as washed-up since his 2023 Fox exit, and polling shows the commentator's standing among Republicans has slipped.
The Perspective
You don't have to agree with Tucker to take the warning seriously. The MAGA coalition was always a wide tent — nationalists, hawks, libertarians, and the merely Trump-curious — and Iran is the seam where it's pulling apart.
Read the full story at Fox News. ```
Your Tax Dollars ```
The Real Bill Arrives: Iran War Now Pegged at $80 Billion
The Pentagon is preparing to ask Congress for roughly $80 billion to cover the cost of the Iran war and resupply depleted munitions — more than double the $29 billion figure War Secretary Pete Hegseth gave lawmakers earlier this year.
The Details
- The bulk would replace SM-3, Patriot and THAAD interceptors and Tomahawks burned through in the campaign.
- It's well below the $200 billion the Pentagon floated at the war's outset, but some lawmakers warn the true figure could climb higher.
- The ask faces a rocky road from appropriators concerned about jamming it through another reconciliation bill.
The Perspective
Whatever you think of the war, $29 billion quietly becoming $80 billion — with the meter still running — is precisely the kind of number that deserves daylight, not a rubber stamp.
Read the full story at Fox News. ```
Law & Order ```
455 Charged in the Largest Health Care Fraud Bust on Record
The Justice Department on Tuesday unveiled its 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown: charges against 455 defendants, including 90 doctors and licensed medical professionals, tied to more than $6.5 billion in false claims.
The Details
- The cases span 45 states and 56 federal districts, with a record 50 state Medicaid fraud units taking part.
- Officials said one Arizona executive allegedly pocketed $1 billion in taxpayer money on bogus wound-graft billing.
- Prosecutors say they're clawing back cash, cars and jewelry — and that more charges are on the way.
The Perspective
This is government doing the thing it's actually supposed to do: protecting taxpayers and patients from people looting Medicare and Medicaid. Catching thieves is good. Locking the doors would be better.
Read the full story at Fox News. ```
The Bottom Line
From a socialist sweep in New York to one of the right's loudest voices walking out the door, both parties spent the week exposing their own fault lines — while the bills for war and waste landed on the taxpayer's desk all the same. We'll keep reporting it straight, whether it flatters our side or not. The truth doesn't take sides — and neither do we. That's just the truth.
"The truth isn't conservative or liberal. It's just the truth."
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