Tucker Carlson Launches Third-Party Effort, Uses Israel as the Wedge

Today's lead: Tucker Carlson announced he will "help build a third party" — explicitly blaming U.S. support for Israel as evidence the two parties serve donors over voters, and declaring he "officially doesn't care about Hamas."

Also tracking: Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed refused three times to say Israel has a right to exist in a live CNN interview — and DSA's Melat Kiros is under fire from a fellow Colorado Democrat for refusing to call the Boulder firebombing antisemitic.

In the wire: California's hate crime report finds Jews are 70%+ of religion-based victims, Mamdani uses July 4 to denounce money spent on "bombs," and Iran's Khamenei funeral draws millions chanting "Death to Israel."