62 h. ago Mamdani’s mayoral race was marred by unhinged Islamophobia. It’s not going away soon | Arwa Mahdawi

The racist abuse that Zohran Mamdani is still facing proves how normalized bigotry is. We need to keep calling it outPack your bags and flee, infidels: New York City has fallen to a cabal of socialist jihadists. With Zohran Mamdani to become the city’s first Muslim mayor, many are celebrating the democratic socialist’s historic win. Billionaires, Islamophobes and Republicans, however, are in the throes of hysteria. But what’s new? The New York mayoral race has been marred by bigotry so unhinged it’s almost impossible to parody.Far-right activist and unofficial Trump adviser Laura Loomer posted on X, for example, that “there will be another 9/11 in NYC” under Mamdani. New York City councilmember Vickie Paladino called the 34-year-old a “known jihadist terrorist”. Actor Debra Messing, meanwhile, has been having a Mamdani-induced meltdown on Instagram, posting story after story about how the puppy-eyed politician is a threat to civilization. She recently posted: “In Judaism and Christi...

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63 h. ago Seth Meyers on Mamdani’s win: ‘The kind of energy Democrats have been desperately seeking for years’

Late-night hosts discussed Democrats’ wave of election wins, from governorships to New York City’s mayorLate-night hosts reacted to Democrats’ slate of wins across the country and Zohran Mamdani’s historic victory in the New York City mayoral race. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago Europeans recognize Zohran Mamdani’s supposedly radical policies as ‘normal’

Critics of New York City’s mayor-elect have said his pledges of free bus service and universal childcare are unrealistic, but in Europe it’s a givenAfter New York City’s race for mayor catapulted Zohran Mamdani from state assembly member into one of the world’s most prominent progressive voices, intense debate swirled over the ideas at the heart of his campaign.His critics and opponents painted pledges such as free bus service, universal childcare and rent freezes as unworkable, unrealistic and exorbitantly expensive. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago Zohran Mamdani is filling disillusioned Americans with hope and inspiration | Osita Nwanevu

Whatever he manages to accomplish as mayor, much of potentially national significance can be learned from his candidacy aloneThe thing that should surprise us most about Zohran Mamdani’s election is that it wasn’t a surprise. Well before the result was called on Tuesday night, weeks of reliable surveys had already suggested his victory in New York’s mayoral race, by a nine point margin over former New York governor Andrew Cuomo, would be a foregone conclusion — an extraordinary finish for a man unknown to the vast majority of New Yorkers when he launched his run just over a year ago. The campaign that followed was one of the greatest in American history.True as it may be that both Cuomo and incumbent mayor Eric Adams were deeply flawed candidates marred by scandal, it was by no means inevitable that Mamdani would be the leading candidate against them — as recently as February he was polling at 1% in the Democratic primary, well-behind a slew of challengers with more name recognition...

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3 d. ago Zohran Mamdani NYC Mayor win could 'inspire left' sparking huge changes in UK

The massive victory for young left-wing Zohran Mamdani, in the New York City mayoral race, could signal a huge moment for change in the left and the Labour Party in the UK

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3 d. ago Mamdani's historic win as New York City's mayor sparks excitement and hope among many US Muslims

Zohran Mamdani's historic New York City's mayoral race victory has sparked excitement and hope among many American Muslims

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3 d. ago Watch Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech in full as he wins New York mayoral race

Watch Zohran Mamdani’s full victory speech after winning the New York City mayoral election.

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3 d. ago 'Beacon of hope': Ugandans find inspiration in Mamdani's win and ask if they can do the same

Zohran Mamdani's victory in the New York mayoral race inspires many in Uganda, though it feels distant

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3 d. ago Trump ducks blame after big election night losses for Republicans from coast to coast: ‘I wasn’t on the ballot’

The president posted on Truth Social minutes after it was announced that Democrat Zohran Mamdani had won the race for New York City mayor

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4 d. ago New York City Mayoral Election 2025: Democrat Zohran Mamdani wins New York City mayor’s race

Mr Mamdani, 34, becomes the first Muslim mayor and youngest person in over a century to lead the largest city in the US.

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4 d. ago Zohran Mamdani: 'Trump's worst nightmare' wins New York mayoral race as Sadiq Khan celebrates result

Sadiq Khan says New York has chosen ‘hope over fear’ as poll winner Zohran Mamdani tells Trump: ‘Turn the volume up!’

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4 d. ago Mamdani shreds Cuomo and Trump in impassioned ‘mandate for change’ victory speech after historic NYC mayor’s win

Democrats count major victories in first elections under Trump’s presidency as the party reckons with its future

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4 d. ago Trump ducks blame after big election night losses for Republicans from coast to coast: ‘Wasn’t on the ballot’

The president posted on Truth Social minutes after it was announced that Democrat Zohran Mamdani had won the race for New York City mayor

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4 d. ago ‘A historic victory’: our panel reacts to Zohran Mamdani’s triumph | Panel

Our panelists discuss what Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the mayoral race means for New York and beyondSet aside for a moment the interminable back and forth over whether Zohran Mamdani represents the future of the Democratic party. This much is beyond dispute: Zohran Mamdani represents the immediate future of New York City, America’s largest town and the financial capital of the world.Osita Nwanevu is a columnist at Guardian US and the author of The Right of the People: Democracy and the Case for a New American FoundingJudith Levine is Brooklyn-based journalist, essayist and author of five books. Her Substack is Today in FascismMalaika Jabali is a columnist at Guardian USBhaskar Sunkara is the president of the Nation, the founding editor of Jacobin, and the author of The Socialist Manifesto: The Case for Radical Politics in An Era of Extreme Inequalities Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Election results live: Trump reveals why Republicans lost in his first post on blowout election victories for the Democrats

The world is eagerly awaiting the results of several key elections including New York City's mayor's race and gubernatorial contests in New Jersey and Virginia.

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4 d. ago NYC mayoral election live: Mamdani, Cuomo and Sliwa await results after polls close

Democratic socialist and former New York governor face off in race to lead New York CityNYC mayoral election – live results trackerat the Ziegfeld Ballroom in midtown ManhattanThere’s a couple of hundred Cuomo supporters at his watch party now. I just saw a man down a bottle of Stella Artois. No sign of Cuomo yet. Among the attenders is Suzanne Miller, a realtor who volunteered for the Cuomo campaign. She said she is “50-50” about his chances of winning. Miller said she was nervous because of Zohran Mamdani’s energetic closing few days of the campaign. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Virginia hands Democrats early win as US elections test country’s mood

New York mayoral race draws strongest turnout in decades while attention turns to New Jersey governor contest

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4 d. ago Mamdani reacts to Trump’s threat to defund New York City if he wins mayoral race

New York City mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani has dismissed threats by Donald Trump to cut federal funding to the Big Apple if the democratic socialist secures city hall.

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5 d. ago New York mayoral candidates campaign across city in final push before election

Zohran Mamdani walked across Brooklyn Bridge while Andrew Cuomo headed to the BronxThe candidates for New York City mayor spent a frantic final day campaigning across the city, as voters prepare to head to the polls on Tuesday in one of the most closely watched races in the city’s history.Zohran Mamdani, the race’s frontrunner, whose campaign has been centered on affordability, has maintained a commanding lead, with most polls showing him leading by double digits. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump threatens to withhold federal funds from New York if Mamdani wins mayor’s race: Live updates

New York City mayoral election is one of several closely-watched races that will provide insight into how voters are responding to Trump’s agenda

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