The Day Democrats Swept Key Elections

Socialist Zohran Mamdani will complete his hostile takeover of the Democrat Party nationally, assuming the polls are right and he is elected mayor of New York City on Tuesday. When the race is called, assuming he wins, Mamdani will have successfully supplanted the rest of his party and will have become the highest-profile Democrat in America.

Follow live updates as Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani is elected NYC mayor, beating Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa with a record-breaking 2 million votes cast.

Zohran Mamdani, who ran on progressive ideas and a focus on affordability, addressed New Yorkers in his victory speech: “This city belongs to you.”

Democrats are dominating the first major Election Day since President Donald Trump returned to the White House.

Democrats romped in both high-profile and low-profile elections Tuesday, in what clearly seemed like a national trend.

The Uganda-born Mamdani will be the Big Apple’s first Muslim and first socialist mayor, as well as one of the youngest.

As the government shutdown stretches its way into the record books, Americans are feeling its worsening impacts.

Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state lawmaker, handily dispatched former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the scion of a New York dynasty. Here are seven takeaways.

Democrats had a good night, winning major races including governor's races in Virginia and New Jersey and a redistricting ballot measure in California, while also confronting the future of the party.

The mayor-elect has a terrible proposal for just about every problem the city faces.

Congressional Republicans need to do something worthy of voter support, and the party has to sharpen its early-voting ground game..

Jones was quick to note live on CNN that the 34-year-old’s triumphant demeanor was a far cry from the cool, calm and collected candidate seen on the campaign trail.

Molly Olmstead

Zohran Mamdani’s victory in the New York mayor's race turns him, for better or worse, into one of the most high-profile Democrats in the country.

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Last night in Brooklyn, after his win in New York’s mayoral race, Zohran Mamdani gave a victory speech that quoted Eugene Debs, directly challenged Donald Trump, and laid out a vision for a New York City transformed. We reprint it here in full.

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The president used a 1977 emergency law to impose tariffs on goods from over 100 countries. The case is pivotal to his agenda.

Aymann Ismail

Prepare to hear a lot about New York’s new mayor.

President Trump used a 1977 emergency law to impose tariffs on goods from over 100 countries. The case is pivotal to his agenda.

The Supreme Court considering Trump's tariffs marks the first major test of his agressive assertion of presidential powers before the high court.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, putting a tool at the center of his economic and foreign policy agendas squarely before the high court.

The government shutdown is taking a growing toll on air traffic controllers who are working without pay. Staffing shortages led to big delays over the weekend, raising concerns about travel chaos.

The son of a noted Iranian-American poet has been arrested in tony Montclair, New Jersey in connect with an alleged ISIS-inspired terror plot uncovered in Michigan last week.

Democrats won up and down the ballot yesterday, riding a backlash to Donald Trump’s second term.

The ongoing government shutdown hits its 36th day on Wednesday, becoming the longest in U.S. history as bipartisan talks to end it pick up steam.

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani issued a direct message to President Donald Trump in his victory speech on Tuesday, vowing to challenge the president’s policies.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, putting a tool at the center of his economic and foreign policy agendas squarely before the high court.

The Supreme Court considering Trump's tariffs marks the first major test of his agressive assertion of presidential powers before the high court.

The Senate majority leader said ending the filibuster lacked support, despite Trump’s desperate plea.

The president traveled to Florida to tout his economic agenda at the America Business Forum.

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday over President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs, putting a tool at the center of his economic and foreign policy agendas squarely before the high court.

The court will determine the fate of Trump’s global tariffs, which were levied in response to chronic trade imbalances and decades of unfair trade practices.

Tariffs at the Supreme Court: Trump Wants To Retcon the Law

Lindsey Halligan has until close of business today to provide the court with her remarks and legal instructions to the grand jury that led to the indictment.

The justices asked questions about how much power Trump had under an emergency powers law to impose tariffs.

A UPS cargo plane, an MD-11, crashed shortly after takeoff from Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in Kentucky on Tuesday, killing at least nine people. The victims included three crew members and several ground workers.

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Alex Soros, the son of leftist billionaire megadonor George Soros, on Tuesday hailed socialist Zohran Mamdani’s election to become the next mayor of New York City.

Some Republican senators appear more open to nuking the 60-vote rule, but Majority Leader John Thune said, "It's just not happening."

The justices’ questioning of the use of a 1977 emergency law to impose tariffs raised doubt about the centerpiece of President Trump’s economic agenda.

Arguments at the Supreme Court have concluded for the day as the justices consider President Donald Trump’s sweeping unilateral tariffs in a trillion-dollar test of executive power.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is calling on federal immigration agents to identify themselves during field raids, as criminals have reportedly begun posing as ICE officers while committing kidnappings and assaults.

The Supreme Court is considering whether President Trump acted legally when he used a 1977 emergency statute to impose tariffs on scores of countries.

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Mamdani Claims 'Mandate' for Bigger Government: 'There Is No Problem Too Large for Government To Solve'

GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson sought to calm uneasy Republicans on Wednesday, brushing off the party’s losses on Tuesday’s off-year elections as a temporary “blip” that doesn’t foreshadow trouble in the 2026 midterms.

The Supreme Court Justice said it would be a “mess” if the court decides the president’s tariffs are illegal.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said that there will be a 10% reduction in flights at 40 major airports if the government shutdown continues.

“This is proactive,” Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy explained.

Independent Senator Bernie Sanders crashed a press conference scheduled for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, calling on Senate Democrats to keep the government shutdown if the Republicans do not concede to their demands.

Van Jones has warned New York City over Zohran Mamdani's “character switch” during his victory speech.

Democrats won big across the country on Tuesday night. What does that mean for the shutdown?

Casting around for culprits, leaders in the party blamed their candidates, the government shutdown and a weak economic message.

Trump's Economic Fallacies Are Legally Relevant in His Tariff Case

Justices question whether Trump has the power to impose tariffs on most imports. The questions reveal much about where they stand on Trump's policies.

Zohran Mamdani will be held ‘accountable’ to the powerful groups and activists who fueled his mayoral victory.

The 2025 elections illuminate a nightmare scenario for the Republican Party.

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In an interview on Wednesday, Bessent said he thought plaintiffs challenging Trump's use of a 1977 law to justify sweeping tariffs had "almost embarrassed themselves," and he was confident the Supreme Court would reverse a lower court ruling that the tariffs were illegal. [Full Story]

The president bopped along to “YMCA” after an economic speech—just as the Supreme Court seemed poised to reject his tariffs.

Justices question whether Trump has the power to impose tariffs on most imports. The questions reveal much about where they stand on Trump's policies.

The justices wrestled with how to view Congress’s language and whether Trump was encroaching on congressional authority.

The Federal Aviation Administration will reduce air traffic at many busy airports to maintain safety during the government shutdown, which has led to staffing shortages of air traffic controllers.

The president isn’t thrilled about the new leader of his native New York.

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The smoke-eaters were responding to a fire in front of a building between Intervale Avenue and Kelly Street in Longwood when the blast occurred around 7:06 p.m., according to the FDNY.

The president isn’t thrilled about the new leader of his native New York.

TRUMP FAA ORDERS FLIGHT CUTS

Wednesday on “The Alex Marlow Show,” host and Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow discussed Tuesday’s elections and Zohran Mamdani’s victory speech. Marlow said, “The government’s going to solve your problems, that is the goal, … government tends to create more power

The president rehashed 2024 campaign themes — including musing about transgender weightlifters and resurrecting nicknames for political rivals.

The FAA will reduce U.S. air traffic by 10% at 40 U.S. locations starting on Friday due to the government shutdown.

The president has seemingly decided to start delivering his missives in video format.