FOR THE FIRST TIME IN 53 YEARS, THE KNICKS ARE NBA CHAMPIONS 🏆 New York defeats San Antonio 4-1 in the NBA Finals, capturing their third championship in franchise history!

On June 13, 1777, a 19-year-old French teenager landed on a beach in South Carolina, uninvited, to fight in someone else's war. He would become one of the most important men in American history. The Marquis de Lafayette was one of the richest young aristocrats in France. He had a beautiful wife, a fortune, and zero reason to risk any of it. But he believed in the American cause so fiercely that when the French king forbade him from going, Lafayette bought his own ship and sailed anyway. He literally went AWOL from a life of luxury to bleed for a country that didn't exist yet. Congress was annoyed at first. Another foreign officer looking for a paycheck? Then Lafayette offered to serve for free and pay his own way. That got their attention. He met Washington and the two formed one of the great father-son bonds in American history. Washington had no biological children. Lafayette named his only son George Washington Lafayette. He took a bullet in the leg at Brandywine and kept rallying the retreat. He was instrumental at Yorktown, the battle that won the war. He went home a hero on two continents. A foreign teenager believed in America before America did. 249 years ago today.

MSG Sports statement on Game 5 tickets says MSG has confirmed with Spurs ownership that Spurs will not be revoking any Knicks fans’ tickets for tonight. Full statement:

Several D.C. restaurants serve foie gras, a French delicacy that comes from the livers of ducks and geese that have been fattened up. This pet duck could help change that. notus.org/metro/foie-gras-ba…

A little preview of Independence Day.

Nehls: Donald Trump is the best thing to happen to this country in a hundred years. He was born a very special baby. I bet the doctors said, “I can tell this is a very special baby.”

From @TheAthletic: Attention-seeking knuckleheads have been a blight on these amazing NBA finals. "They’re not exactly 'fans,' per se. But rather, the village idiots," our columnist writes. "They’re performers and content chasers." nyti.ms/3S4n2cS

The Zohran Mamdani-backed socialist challenging incumbent Democratic congressman Adriano Espaillat in New York City “co-created a bizarre, DEI-crazed college course that advocated for abolishing schools, which it accused of fueling ‘genocide,’ ‘white supremacy,’ and ‘settler colonialism’ among other ills,” @LevineJonathan reports.

THAT’S THE GREATEST GAME IN NBA HISTORY

BREAKING @jewishinsider via @marcrod97: "Ex-Biden chief Ron Klain defends Graham Platner’s Nazi tattoo" Klain: "The tattoo was a skull and crossbones to remember his fallen comrades from his service in Afghanistan" jewishinsider.com/2026/06/ro…

Reps. Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman lose bids for governor in South Carolina ow.ly/ekIi50Z9OOs

The World Cup begins tomorrow, and many will watch the matches. Soccer reminds us of something we must not forget: life is not a race to show off on our own, but a path we learn to walk together. Anyone who does not know how to pass the ball, even if they have talent, has not yet understood the game. Anyone who does not know how to live with and for others has not yet understood life. #ApostolicJourney

Q: Mr. President, are you concerned about the latest inflation numbers? (4.2%, highest since 2023) POTUS: "No, I love it, the numbers were great. You know what I really love? I love the inflation. You know why? Because as soon as this war is over... " (Speaks about war, oil.)

Released in 1962, ‘All Alone’ is comprised of waltzes arranged and conducted by Gordon Jenkins. Originally intended to be titled ‘Come Waltz With Me,’ the album title was replaced after Frank decided to remove the song from the album’s final tracklisting.

Ralph Norman hovering between 3rd and 4th but Mace still solidly in 5th with almost a quarter of the vote now in. It’s looking like another bad night for House members seeking higher office