99 m. ago Wall Street shivers over ‘hot commie summer’ after Mamdani’s success

New York’s financial elite compare the city to crime-riddled Gotham after democratic socialist bests Cuomo in Democratic mayoral primaryWhen Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old self-described socialist, won New York’s mayoral Democratic nomination last week over a seasoned but scandal-scarred veteran, the city’s financial elite had a meltdown.This was the start of “hot commie summer” in the city, New York hedgevfund billionaire Daniel Loeb posted to X. John Catsimatidis, billionaire CEO of grocery chain Gristedes and friend of Donald Trump, warned on Fox Business: “If the city of New York is going socialist, I will definitely close, or sell, or move.” Continue reading...

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11 h. ago NYC Mayor Eric Adams rips into Mamdani’s ‘socialist’ agenda, says he ‘doesn’t have the authority’ to tax the rich

‘I'm competing against him because this is not a socialist city,’ Adams said

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15 h. ago Marjorie Taylor Greene offers rare GOP praise of Mamdani’s campaign: ‘He talked directly to the people’

Praise for Mamdani’s abilities on campaign trail comes amidst torrent of Islamophobic abuse

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17 h. ago Awkward moment NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani’s 2019 rap video is played during a CNN interview

New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani was presented with an awkward blast from his past during a live CNN interview.

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18 h. ago Zohran Mamdani’s cringe moment as CNN’s Erin Burnett makes him watch his 2019 rap video

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani was awkwardly confronted on CNN with a resurfaced 2019 rap music video.

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20 h. ago Starmer ‘must hike taxes’ to plug £4.5bn black hole after welfare U

Sir Keir Starmer’s U-turn now leaves the government with a choice between raising taxes or cutting spending elsewhere

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24 h. ago Cuomo to stay in New York mayoral race despite Mamdani besting him in primary – report

Ex-governor failed to secure Democratic nomination this week but still plans to run on ‘Fight and Delivery’ ballot lineFormer New York governor Andrew Cuomo reportedly plans to run as an independent candidate in the New York City’s mayoral race, days after finding himself bested in the Democratic primary by progressive insurgent candidate Zohran Mamdani.Several news outlets reported late on Thursday that Cuomo, 67, part of a long and powerful political dynasty in New York, would not withdraw after conceding the primary to democratic socialist newcomer Mamdani, who is now the favorite in the race and could become the city’s first Muslim mayor at the general election in November. Continue reading...

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24 h. ago Zohran Mamdani has struck a blow to the Democratic party's passivity | Moira Donegan

Democrats’ actions have not matched the passions of its energized voters. You can only antagonize your base for so longWe’re told that the Democratic party is at a crossroads, that leaders have lost their identity and their way. We’re told that they must spend millions discovering their own “Joe Rogan”, or espouse deregulation, or surrender the fight for the rights of targeted minorities. The Democrats, we’re told, are in a moment of soul searching, of trying to find out how they lost young men and the white working class. They’re still thinking, half a decade on, of how to undo the supposed damage of the 2020 summer, when protesters opposed to the extrajudicial killings of Black civilians shouted: “Defund the police.” The subtext of this handwringing, which has been incessant in the media and among party insiders since the November election, is that the party must move, yet again, to the right. It is presumed that they can’t attract voters otherwise.The apparent victory (still unof...

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26 h. ago Eric Adams says Zohran Mamdani was born with a ‘silver spoon’ as he launches reelection campaign

Incumbent attempts to frame race against Democratic challenger as contest between experience and privilege or ‘dirty fingernails and manicured nails’

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33 h. ago 50 Cent offers Zohran Mamdani a ‘first class one way ticket’ out of NYC after mayoral nominee threatens to hike up his taxes

‘I will give him $258,750 and a first class one way ticket away from NY’ 50 Cent said on Instagram Wednesday

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38 h. ago Washington Democrats don’t know whether to panic or surrender to left

Some Democrats say there are lessons to be learned from Zohran Mamdani, even without copying his policies. Others are too busy melting down to hear them, writes John Bowden

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41 h. ago How Zohran Mamdani's 'joyous' ground game helped him topple Andrew Cuomo in NYC's primary

Zohran Mamdani's surge to the top in New York City's Democratic mayoral primary came with the help of an army of volunteers who set a goal of knocking on 1 million doors to get votes

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42 h. ago NYC Mayor Eric Adams kicks off reelection bid and casts Mamdani as having a 'silver spoon'

New York Mayor Eric Adams is kicking off his independent reelection bid

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42 h. ago CNBC’s Joe Kernen likens Mamdani win to Bane’s Wall Street purge from The Dark Knight Rises

News anchor Joe Kernen has said that New York City could become like Gotham in Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy after Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani’s shocking victory in the city’s Democratic mayoral primary.

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44 h. ago Mamdani faces barrage of Islamophobic attacks after New York primary success

State assembly member subjected to death threats and xenophobic rhetoric from Republican figures“Hamas terrorist sympathizer”, “jihadist terrorist”, calls for deportation and predictions of another 9/11 – these are among the torrent of Islamophobic attacks that have erupted across social media and conservative political circles following Zohran Mamdani’s success in the Democratic primary for New York City mayor.The 33-year-old state assembly member, a democratic socialist who would become the first Muslim mayor of America’s largest city, has been subjected to a barrage of death threats and xenophobic rhetoric from prominent Republican figures and online activists since his primary win became apparent. Continue reading...

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45 h. ago Republicans are calling on Trump to revoke Mamdani’s citizenship and deport him

New York Young Republican Club and far-right Republicans demand his removal and the return of Red Scare-era McCarthyism

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45 h. ago Mamdani stood firm in his support for Gaza. The Democratic party could learn from him | Yousef Munayyer

Few issues highlight how out of touch Democratic leaders are than the issue of Palestine – Mamdani chose a different pathAs the ballots were counted on Wednesday in the Democratic primary election for mayor in New York City, a young candidate with little national name recognition, Zohran Mamdani, stood atop a slate of candidates including the runner-up, and favorite, Andrew Cuomo. There are several reasons why Mamdani was able to pull off this remarkable victory, putting him on track to compete favorably in the mayoral election in November, and many of them have implications for elections outside New York City.But one area where the contrast between the candidates could not be clearer was on the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Mamdani, for his part, stood with protesters, demanded the release of Mahmoud Khalil, and called out Israel’s war crimes. Mamdani even pledged he’d have the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, an indicted war criminal, arrested if he came to New York City wh...

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45 h. ago Mamdani stood firm in his support of Gaza. The Democratic party could learn from him | Yousef Munayyer

Few issues highlight how out of touch Democratic leaders are than the issue of Palestine – Mamdani chose a different pathAs the ballots were counted on Wednesday in the Democratic primary election for mayor in New York City, a young candidate with little national name recognition, Zohran Mamdani, stood atop a slate of candidates including the runner-up, and favorite, Andrew Cuomo. There are several reasons why Mamdani was able to pull off this remarkable victory, putting him on track to compete favorably in the mayoral election in November, and many of them have implications for elections outside New York City.But one area where the contrast between the candidates could not be clearer was on the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Mamdani, for his part, stood with protesters, demanded the release of Mahmoud Khalil, and called out Israel’s war crimes. Mamdani even pledged he’d have the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, an indicted war criminal, arrested if he came to New York City wh...

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45 h. ago Zohran Mamdani told director mom Mira Nair to pass on Harry Potter movie

The Indian-American filmmaker had the opportunity to direct the fourth Harry Potter movie

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46 h. ago ‘Betting’ site Kalshi, which predicted both Trump and Mamdani’s wins, parlays $2 billion valuation

New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani beat Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination in a huge upset

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