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"Ore Goners" & A Noble Look at Trump In Primetime
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- "Tapp" into the Truth
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- Jul 17, 2026
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Summary
New York City has officially approved Mayor Zohran Mamdani's rent-freeze plan for roughly one million rent-stabilized apartments, delivering a major political victory for the progressive mayor while igniting fierce debate over the future of the city's housing market. Supporters argue the freeze will provide desperately needed relief for renters struggling with the nation's highest housing costs. Critics warn it could discourage investment, accelerate building deterioration, reduce available housing, and ultimately drive rents even higher for everyone else. Dennis Kneale, best-selling author and acclaimed journalist (his latest book is Ore-Goners, has previously anchored at CNBC and Fox Business after senior roles at The Wall Street Journal and Forbes. Dennis left New York City after 40 years when Zohran Mamdani took office, and is now scheduled to join me to discuss his thoughts on the rent freeze and what it really means for New York (and anyone else who tries the same thing). President Trump addressed the nation on Thursday night, touching on many topics, but the primary focus was on election integrity. Predictably, the left broke out the old talking points, many of which are not directly connected to the reveals and document releases. Still, the left took it so far as NBC and ABC refusing to air the address at all, claiming that they did not wish to give the President a platform to "spread misinformation." (Don't be surprised if the FCC doesn't have a thing or two to say about that.) Maine's Democratic Senate race has been a debacle from the jump. With Graham Platner finally out of the race, the Democratic Party is scrambling for a replacement, and as part of that effort, they held a debate between some of the most likely replacements for Platner, and the only winne…