Primary voting begins in New York, Maryland and Utah – US politics live

In New York, Mamdani has thrown support behind three congressional candidates and Super Pacs have been pouring money into a single raceLongtime conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has officially broken with the Republican party after defending it as a pundit for decades, including as one of Fox News Channel’s most popular hosts.Speaking on the Can’t Be Censored podcast late last week, Carlson said, “There’s no chance I would support the Republican party” ahead of the November midterm elections, “I’m out.”How could I or any American voter support a political party that’s not loyal to the United States. That puts the interests of a foreign country above those of its own citizens. It’s not possible to vote for people like that, and I’m not going to.They are making decisions on the basis of other criteria, what’s best for this company, what’s best for Israel, what’s best for our donors. That’s not just, like, they are off in the wrong direction, like, that is unacceptable, that’s treasonous, it’s immoral, it can’t continue. Continue reading...