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-Trump, Hegseth seethe at 'fake news' media for doubting US strikes obliterated Iranian nuclear sites: 'Scum'
-Trump DHS sues entire bench of judges in Maryland district court
-Dem congresswoman pleads not guilty for Newark ICE facility incident, rallies supporters
The political earthquake that rocked the nation's most populous city may prove to be a gift for Republicans aiming to paint Democrats as extreme radicals ahead of next year's midterm elections.
As democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assembly member from Queens who is originally from Uganda, was on his way to topping former three-term New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the rest of the large field in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary, Republicans pounced.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) was one of the first out of the gate to capitalize on the leftward lurch, firing off an email release that claimed, "the new face of the Democrat Party just dropped, and it's straight out of a socialist nightmare."
Veteran Republican strategist Colin Reed told Fox News that "the Democratic Party's trying to convince people that the tail is not wagging the dog, and they don't answer to the more extreme elements of their party. Now, that entire effort is undercut by a socialist winning handily in a bellwether election to determine who's going to run America's largest city."
"It's a messaging nightmare that's going to unfold in real time from now until the midterms," he added. …READ MORE.
Scott Bessent, US treasury secretary, during a Bloomberg Television interview in New York, US, on Friday, May 23, 2025. Bessent said that US regulators this summer may ease a rule that's served as a constraint on banks' trading in the $29 trillion Treasuries market. Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images (Michael Nagle/Bloomberg )
WASTE WARRIOR: Teen nicknamed 'Big Balls' leaves Trump's cost-cutting team after exposing wasteful spending
PHANTOM APPROVALS: Top Biden aide admits to Congress she directed autopen signatures without knowing who gave final approval
US President Donald Trump held a press conference after the NATO Heads of State and Government Summit in The Hague, Netherlands on June 25, 2025. (Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu via Getty Images)
'READINESS TO HELP': Zelenskyy pointedly thanks Trump, America for Ukraine support months after Vance's jab about lack of gratitude
STRENGTH ON DISPLAY: NATO leader praises Trump for 'decisive action' on Iran
RED LINE: Trump says US would strike again if Iran rebuilds nuclear program
Russia's Deputy head of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev takes part in a wreath laying ceremony marking Defender of the Fatherland Day at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by the Kremlin Wall in Moscow, Russia, February 23, 2024. Sputnik/Yekaterina Shtukina/Pool via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.
POWER PLAY: House Republicans inch closer to answers as former Biden advisors lose executive privilege shield
'CARRY THE TORCH': Dead congressman's social media accounts resurrected to boost former chief of staff's congressional bid
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg stands with members of his staff at a news conference following the conviction of former U.S. President Donald Trump in his hush money trial on May 30, 2024 in New York City (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
BORDER BETRAYAL: Former Trump ambassador Scott Brown launches bid to flip key swing state Senate seat from blue to red
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