Kyiv Mayor Vitaliy Klitschko confirmed the information about six victims in the capital.
„According to confirmed information from doctors, six people died as a result of the Russian attack on Kyiv,“ he said on Telegram.
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WATCH: Trump says ‘people would be shocked’ but he and Mamdani want to see the ‘same thing’
“Ultimately, it’s for the good of New York,” Trump said, of the two men’s goals. “I don’t care about affiliations or parties or anything else. … If he could be a spectacular success, I’d be very happy.”
Trump said he and Mamdani discussed crime in New York City, without getting bogged down in their political differences over ICE.
“What we did is we discussed crime, more than ICE per se, we discussed crime. He doesn’t want to see crime and I don’t want to see crime,” Trump said. “And I have very little doubt that we’re not going to get along on that issue.”
NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani and President Trump discuss crime, affordability in Oval Office meeting
The Oval Office meeting marked the first time that Mamdani and Trump have met face to face following a war of words between the two leaders throughout Mamdani‘s campaign and election.
„It was a productive meeting focused on a place of shared admiration and love, which is New York City and the need to deliver affordability to New Yorkers,“ Mamdani said.
Trump and Mamdani Will Meet at White House on Friday
Zohran Mamdani, who ran for mayor of New York City in part on a promise to stand up to President Trump, will meet with the president at the White House on Friday, weeks before taking office.
Mr. Trump announced the meeting on social media on Wednesday night, saying that Mr. Mamdani had asked for it and labeling him incorrectly as the “Communist Mayor of New York City.” Mr. Mamdani is a democratic socialist.
Wall Street reckons with life under Zohran Mamdani
New York City‘s CEOs and other billionaire business leaders spent more than $40 million trying to stop Mamdani from becoming the city‘s next mayor. Now they have to live with him — and their reactions range from threatening to leave the city to pragmatic acceptance.
„I think it‘s the stages of grief,“ says Kathryn Wylde, who runs the Partnership for New York City, an influential business group that represents more than 300 large employers.
Zohran Mamdani’s Next Big Battle is in Albany
(November 5, 2025)
The Working Families Party is open to backing a challenger to Hochul in the 2026 Democratic primary, including Lieutenant Governor Antonio Delgado, who is running a longshot campaign to Hochul’s left.
“We will make that decision, likely in late January or early February, shortly after we see the governor’s executive budget proposal,” Gripper said. “She’s going to have to prove to her own party why she shouldn’t be primaried.”
Running to Hochul’s left, Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado says tax hikes on the wealthiest may be on the table
(June 18, 2025)
Earlier Wednesday, Gov. Hochul told Pix 11, “I don’t want to lose more people to Palm Beach“ when asked about New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani’s plan to raise taxes. Delgado referenced the governor’s comment when explaining his own position on taxes.
“All options should be on the table, and the notion that we wouldn’t contemplate raising taxes on the super wealthy, or that we wouldn’t contemplate making sure that larger corporations pay more into the system, to me, is the exact type of ‘maintain the status quo, do what you need to do just to maintain power’ as opposed to actually thinking about what is required,” he stated.
Hochul has raised corporate taxes, but has held the line on raising new income taxes.
Here’s Every Bill That Kathy Hochul Vetoed in 2024
(January 3, 2025)
In her first three full years in office, she axed an average of roughly one in seven bills that went to her desk, a higher rate than her recent predecessors. And she has continued to negotiate so-called chapter amendments to dozens of other bills, signing less legislation as the legislature passed it than any governor since at least George Pataki — a Republican who presided over a divided legislature for his entire tenure. (Hochul, by contrast, has only ever worked with a legislature led by her fellow Democrats.)
This year, she vetoed 124 standalone bills as well as 15 line items in the state budget.
New York State Executive Law: Powers and Responsibilities
Governor’s Powers
The governor of New York holds broad authority under the state constitution and Executive Law, serving as the chief executive responsible for enforcing state laws. Article IV, Section 3 grants the governor the power to propose legislation, approve or veto bills, and convene special legislative sessions. The veto power includes a line-item veto for budget appropriations, allowing the governor to eliminate specific expenditures without rejecting an entire bill. Overriding a veto requires a two-thirds majority in both legislative chambers, making gubernatorial decisions difficult to overturn without strong legislative opposition.
The governor also controls the state’s budgetary process under Article VII, submitting an annual executive budget that outlines expenditures and revenue sources. The Court of Appeals, in Silver v. Pataki (2004), upheld the governor’s dominant role in budget negotiations, reinforcing executive influence over financial policy. This control extends to discretionary funds allocated for economic development, infrastructure, and other initiatives without legislative approval.
Bürgermeisterwahl in New York Mamdani – klarer Favorit mit besonderen Plänen
Mamdani gehört zum linken Flügel der Demokratischen Partei. Er bezeichnet sich selbst als Sozialist und will seine Wahlversprechen am liebsten durch Steuererhöhungen für Reiche und Unternehmen umsetzen. Dafür bräuchte er allerdings die Unterstützung der Gouverneurin des Bundesstaates New York.
Zohran for New York City
Zohran Mamdani is running for Mayor to lower the cost of living for working class New Yorkers.
Germany: Activists brave Berlin‘s police despite last-minute ban on Gaza protest
Despite being scheduled in advance and approved by Berlin’s government, the city implemented a last-minute ban without providing an explanation.
As protesters were removed from the crowd by the police, others remained, shouting “We will not be silenced” – words that pro-Palestinian activists in Berlin have shouted countless times over the last two years.
Berlin: Polizeigewalt gegen Gaza-Aktivisten
Aufnahmen aus Berlin zeigen, wie Polizisten pro-palästinensische Demonstranten gewaltsam abführen. Berichten zufolge kam es am Dienstagabend zu Polizeigewalt, nachdem eine Gaza-Demo wenige Stunden vor Beginn von der Versammlungsbehörde verboten worden war.
Zohran for New York City
Zohran Mamdani is running for Mayor to lower the cost of living for working class New Yorkers.
Live: Eric Adams drops out of NYC mayor’s race after insisting he’d stay the course
(today)
NEW YORK – New York City Mayor Eric Adams has abruptly dropped out of the 2025 mayoral race, just days after insisting he would not succumb to political pressure and declaring himself the only candidate strong enough to defeat Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani.
New York City Mayoral Election 2025: Latest Polls
(September 27, 2025)
These are the latest polls of the New York City mayoral election.
‘The number of necessary troops is zero’: Portland mayor responds to Trump announcement
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson responded by saying “the number of necessary troops is zero, in Portland and any other American city.”
“Our nation has a long memory for acts of oppression, and the president will not find lawlessness or violence here unless he plans to perpetrate it,” Wilson said. “Imagine if the federal government sent hundreds of engineers, or teachers, or outreach workers to Portland, instead of a short, expensive, and fruitless show of force.”
Joint Statement, a call for immediate action to ensure humanitarian access to Gaza and to end the genocide of the Palestinian people.
Signatories on board of the flotilla:
– Former Mayor Ada Colau, Barcelona, Spain
– MP Cele Fierro, Movimiento Socialista de los Trabajadores (MST), FIT Unidad, Liga
Internacional Socialista (LIS), Buenos Aires, Argentina
– MP Franciszek Sterczewski, independent, Poznań, Poland
– MP Juan Bordera, Compromís, País Valencià, Spain
– MP Juan Carlos Giordano, Izquierda Socialista (UIT-CI), Frente de Izquierda de los
Trabajadores – Unidad (FIT-U), Argentina
– Councilor Lucía Muñoz Dalda, Palma City Council (Mallorca). Former Member of
Parliament, Spain
– Federal Deputy Luizianne Lins, Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), Brazil
– MP Lorena Delgado Varas, independent socialist, Sweden
– MP Mariana Mortágua, Bloco de Esquerda, Portugal
– Councilor Mariana Conti, City Council of Campinas, Partido Socialismo e Liberdade
(PSOL), Brazil
– Provincial MP Ezequiel Peressin, Izquierda Socialista (UIT-CI), Frente de Izquierda de los
Trabajadores – Unidad (FIT-U), Córdoba, Argentina
– MP Pilar Castillejo, Candidatura d’Unitat Popular (CUP), Catalonia, Spain
Signatories supporting (not on board):
– MEP Pernando Barrena, EH Bildu, Basque Country
– Senator Gorka Elejabarrieta, EH Bildu spokesperson Spanish Senate, Basque Country
– MP Mertxe Aizpurua, EH Bildu spokesperson, Spanish Congress, Basque Country
– MP Diana Urrea, EH Bildu, Basque Country
– MP Irati Jimenez, EH Bildu, Navarre, Basque Country
– MP Rui Tavares, Partido Livre, Portugal
– MP Kathy Lie, SV, Norway
– MP Inês Sousa Real, Partido Animais e Natureza (PAN), Portugal
– MP Paulo Muacho, Partido Livre, Portugal
– MP Mercedes De Mendieta, Izquierda Socialista, FIT-U and UIT-CI, Argentina
– Provincial MP Mercedes Trimarchi, Izquierda Socialista, FIT-U and UIT-CI, Ciudad de
Buenos de Aires, Argentina.
– MP Isabel Mendes Lopes , Partido Livre, Portugal
– MP Jorge Pinto, Partido Livre, Portugal
– MP Patrícia Gonçalves, Partido Livre, Portugal
– MP Filipa Pinto, Partido Livre, Portugal
– MP Daria Gosek-Popiołek, Wspólne Jutro-Lewica, Poland
– MP Joanna Wicha, Wspólne Jutro-Lewica, Poland
– MP Magda Biejat, Wspólne Jutro-Lewica, Poland
– MP Anna Górska, Wspólne Jutro-Lewica, Poland
– MP Dorota Olko, Wspólne Jutro-Lewica, Poland
– MP Malgorzata Tracz, Independent-Koalicja Obywatelska, Poland
– MP Christophe Lacroix, Socialist Party, Belgium
– MP Isabel Moreira, Socialista Party, Portugal
– MP Pedro Nuno Santos, Partido Socialista, Portugal
– Councilor Toni Morillas González, Izquierda unida, Ayto de Málaga, Spain
– Councilor José Miguel López España, Izquierda unida, Ayto. de Fuengirola, Málaga
– Provincial MP Juan Márquez Torres, Izquierda unida, Málaga, Spain
– Mayor Mari Carmen Romero García, Izquierda unida, Almargen, Málaga, Spain
– Mayor María Remedios Fernández Martín, Izquierda unida, Monda, Málaga, Spain
– Mayor Cristóbal Miguel Corral Maldonado, Izquierda unida, Teba, Málaga, Spain
– Mayor Juan Alberto Naranjo Moral, Izquierda unida, Ardales, Málaga, Spain
– Mayor José Miguel Marín Marín, Izquierda unida, Istán, Málaga, Spain
– Mayor José García Orejuela, Izquierda unida, Alameda, Málaga, Spain
– Vice mayor Justo Manuel Muñoz Del Río, Izquierda unida, Ardales, Málaga, Spain
– Vice Mayor Ana Millán Escamilla, Izquierda unida, Monda, Málaga, Spain
– Vice Mayor José Manuel Ortuño Gómez,Izquierda unida, Alozaina, Málaga, Spain
– Vice Mayor Manuel Bermúdez Castañeda, Izquierda unida, Sedella, Málaga, Spain
– Vice Mayor Rubén Ruiz Pacheco, Izquierda unida, Humilladero, Málaga
– Councilor Teresa Sánchez Ramírez, Izquierda unida, Alhaurín el Grande, Málaga, Spain
– Councilor Sheila Jiménez Nystrom, Izquierda unida, Fuengirola, Málaga, Spain
– Councilor Javier Caravias Chaves, Izquierda unida, Alhaurín de la Torre, Málaga, Spain
– Councilor Maria Francisca Sancho Fernández, Izquierda unida, Con Ronda, Málaga,
Spain
– Councilor Francisco Miguel Vera Rivero, Izquierda unida, Istán, Málaga, Spain
– Councilor María Ángeles Del Pozo Cortes, Izquierda unida, Alameda, Málaga, Spain
– Councilor Rocío Calderón Muñoz, Izquierda unida, Rincón de la Victoria, Málaga, Spain
– Councilor Montserrat Paniagua López, Izquierda unida, Rincón de la Victoria, Málaga,
Spain
– Councilor Alba Delgado Ruiz, Izquierda unida, Arriate, Málaga, Spain
– Councilor María del Pilar Ruiz Muñoz, Izquierda unida, Antequera, Málaga, Spain
– Councilor Antonia Claros Atencia, Izquierda unida,Torrox, Málaga, Spain
– Councilor Aurora María Palma Palma, Izquierda unida, Almáchar, Málaga, Spain
– Vice Mayor Javier Segarra Pascual, Izquierda unida, Periana, Málaga, Spain
– MP Daniel Riazat, independent socialist, Sweden
– Senator Alice Mary Higgins, independent, Ireland
– Senator Frances Black, independent, Ireland
– Senator Eileen Flynn, independent, Ireland
– MP Marina Gonçalves, Partido Socialista, Portugal
– MP Miguel Matos, Partido Socialista, Portugal
– MP Jamila Madeira, Partido Socialista, Portugal
– Senator Lynn Ruane Independent, Ireland
– Deputy Laia Estrada, CUP, Catalan parliament
– Deputy Dani Cornellà, CUP, Catalan parliament
– Deputy Laure Vega, CUP, Catalan parliament
– Federal deputy Sâmia Bomfim, Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL), Brazil
– State deputy Luciana Genro, Presidenta da Fundação Lauro Campos e Marielle Franco,
Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL), Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
– State deputy Josemar Carvalho, Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL), Río de Janeiro,
Brazil
– State deputy Monica Seixas, Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL), São Paulo, Brazil
– State deputy Camila Valadão, Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL), Espirito Santo,
Brazil
– District deputy Fábio Félix, Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL), Federal District, Brazil
– Councilor Roberto Robaina, Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL), Porto Alegre, Brazil
– Councilor Vivi Reis, Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL), Belém, Brazil
– Councilor Luana Alves, Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL), Brazil
– Councilor Jurandir Silva, Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL),, Brazil
– Councilor Bruna Biondi, Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL), Brazil
– Councilor Professora Angela, Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL), Brazil
– Federal Deputy Glauber Braga, Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL), Brazil
– MP Pierre-Yves Dermagne, Parti Socialiste, Member of the House of Representatives,
Belgium
– MP Håkan Svenneling, Vänsterpartiet, Sweden
– MP Malcolm Momodou Jallow, Vänsterpartiet, Sweden
– MP Adrian Zandberg, Razem, Poland
– MEP Alicia Homs, PSOE (S&D), Spain
– MEP Ana Catarina Mendes, PS (S&D), Portugal
– MP Ana Isabel Santos, PS, Portugal
MEP Ana Miranda, BNG (Greens/EFA), Galicia
– Regional MP António Lima, Bloco de Esquerda, Azores, Portugal
– Councilor Beatriz Gomes Dias, Bloco de Esquerda, Lisbon City, Portugal
– MEP Benedetta Scuderi, Europa Verde – Verdi (Greens), Italy
– MEP Brando Benifei, PD (S&D), Italy
– Councilor Carla Castelo, Evoluir Oeiras, Oeiras City, Portugal
– MEP Carola Rackete, Die Linke (The Left), Germany
– MEP Catarina Martins, Bloco de Esquerda (The Left), Portugal
– MEP Catarina Vieira, GroenLinks (Greens), Netherlands
– MEP César Luena, PSOE (S&D), Spain
– MEP Cristina Guarda, Europa Verde – Verdi (Greens), Italy
– MEP Daniel Attard, Partit Laburista (S&D), Malta
– MP Eva Cruzeiro, PS, Portugal
– MEP Evin Incir, Arbetarepartiet Socialdemokratena (S&D), Sweden
– MP Freddy Mockel, Ecolo, Walloon Parliament, Belgium
– Senator Hajib El Hajjaji, Ecolo, Belgium
– MEP Hana Jalloul, PSOE (S&D), Spain
– MEP Irena Joveva, Gibanje Svoboda (RENEW), Slovenia
– MEP Irene Montero, Podemos (The Left), Spain
– MEP Isa Serra, Podemos (The Left), Spain
– Councilor Joana Mortágua, Bloco de Esquerda, Almada City Council, Portugal
– MEP Leire Pajin, PSOE (S&D), Spain
– MEP Leoluca Orlando, Greens/EFA, Italy
– MEP Lynn Boylan, Sinn Féin (The Left), Ireland
– MP Maciej Konieczny Razem, Poland
– MEP Marc Botenga, PTB (The Left), Belgium
– MP Marcelina Zawisza, Razem, Poland
– MP Margaux De Ré, Ecolo, Belgium
– MEP Maria Ohisalo, Vihreä liitto (Greens), Finland
– MP Marta Stożek Razem, Poland
– MEP Marta Temido, PS (S&D), Portugal
– MEP Matjaž Nemec, Socialni demokrati (S&D), Slovenia
– MEP Merja Kyllönen, Vasemmistoliitto (The Left), Finland
– MP Miguel Costa Matos, PS, Portugal
– MEP Mimmo Lucano, Alleanza Verdi e Sinistra (The Left), Italy
– MEP Mounir Satouri, Les Écologistes (Greens), France
– MEP Özlem Demirel, Die Linke (The Left), Germany
– MP Paulina Matysiak, Razem, Poland
– MEP Per Clausen, Enhedslisten – De Rød-Grønne (The Left), Danmark
– MEP Pernando Barrena, EH Bildu (The Left), Basque Country
– MEP Rima Hassan, LFI (The Left), France
– MEP Saskia Bricmont, Ecolo, (Greens/EFA), Belgium
– Councilor Sérgio Aires, Bloco de Esquerda, Porto City Council, Portugal
– MP Tiago Barbosa Ribeiro, PS, Portugal
– MEP Vicent Marzà Ibañez, Compromís (Greens/EFA), Spain
– MEP Vlad Voiculescu, PLUS (Renew), Romania
– MP Boris Barrera Moreno, Partido Comunista de Chile, Chile
– MP Lydia Mutyebele Ngoi, Parti Socialiste, Member of the House of Representatives,
Belgium
– MP Rajae Maouane, Ecolo, Member of the House of Representatives, Belgium
– Spokesperson and coordinator Álvaro Sanz Remón, Izquierda Unida, Cortes de Aragon,
Spain
– MP Alejandro Bodart, MST en el Frente de Izquierda Unidad y la Liga Internacional
Socialista (LIS), Ciudad de Buenos Aires (mc), Argentina
– MP Vilma Ripoll, MST en el Frente de Izquierda Unidad y la LIS, Argentina
– MP Guillermo Pacagnini, MST en el Frente de Izquierda Unidad y la LIS, Provincia de
Buenos Aires, Argentina
– MP Luciana Echevarría, MST en el FIT Unidad y la LIS, Córdoba, Argentina
– MP Leonardo Rivero, MST en el FIT Unidad y la LIS, Jujuy, Argentina
– Provincial Representative Julieta Campo, Izquierda Socialista en Frete de Izquierda
Unidad y la UIT-CI, Neuquén, Argentina
– Federal Deputy Valmir Assunção, Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), Brazil
– Federal Deputy Natalia Bonavides, Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), Brazil
– Federal Deputy Talíria Petrone, PSOL, Brazil
– Federal Deputy Tarcisio Motta, PSOL, Brazil
– Federal Deputy Pastor Henrique Vieira, PSOL, Brazil
– Federal Deputy Fernanda Melchionna, PSOL, Brazil
– Federal Deputy João Daniel, Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), Brazil
– Federal Deputy Patrus Ananias, Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), Brazil
– Federal Deputy Luiza Erundina, Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), Brazil
– Federal Deputy Ivan Valente, PSOL, Brazil
– Federal Deputy Jack Rocha, Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), Brazil
– Federal Deputy Nilto Tatto, Partido dos Trabalhadores (PT), Brazil
– Federal Deputy Chico Alencar, Partido Socialismo e Liberdade (PSOL), Brazil
Frankfurt verbietet Demo gegen Gaza-Krieg
Mehrere Tausend Menschen wollten am Samstag in Frankfurt gegen den Gaza-Krieg demonstrieren. Nun hat die Stadt die Veranstaltung unter dem Motto „Stoppt den Völkermord jetzt!“ verboten.
Die Demo sei „potenziell antisemitisch“ – so die Stadt Frankfurt. Sie begründet das Verbot unter anderem mit der derzeit „äußerst angespannten Stimmung zwischen pro-palästinensischen und pro-israelischen Aktivisten“.
New York’s Most Powerful Democrat Hasn’t Endorsed Mamdani. Yet.
(August 14, 2025)
The governor is not alone in her hesitancy. Prominent Democrats from New York — including the Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer; Senator Kirsten Gillibrand; and the House minority leader, Hakeem Jeffries — have not made an endorsement in the race. Of the 10 House Democrats in New York City, only four have endorsed Mr. Mamdani.
Like House Democrats, Ms. Hochul is facing re-election next year, potentially against Representative Elise Stefanik, a top Republican supporter of President Trump. Some political observers think that an enthusiastic endorsement of Mr. Mamdani could hurt the governor in more conservative areas of the state.
All Universities, 75 Local Authorities to Back Aug. 17 Strike; Hadash and CPI: General Strike Now Against War
(August 13, 2025)
According to the CPI and Hadash, “The murder of civilians, the kidnapping of innocent people, and the bloodshed endured by Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, as well as Israeli citizens, are a direct result of a war fundamentally fueled by immense profits. This profit is reaped by weapons corporations, primarily Israel’s defense industries, which exclusively dominate the top 100 highest-paid positions in government-owned companies. The Israeli government’s alliance with US arms industries provides absolute backing for this system of annihilation, fueling the continuation of violence.”
“Every strike is a political strike, and everything is ‘strikable’! The war exacerbates the cost of living and directly harms workers and their work. A political strike is a democratic right and is now a duty! A strike that will end the war and bring everyone home will occur when the people themselves decide to organize and strike,” said.
“Against the mechanism of killing and neglect, we have one power – the power of our labor. A large-scale strike based on broad solidarity is the workers’ answer to the oppression of war. It is fundamental humanity and the right thing to do to stop indiscriminate violence towards the most vulnerable. Without our labor, it is impossible to continue operating the killing machine: not the planes, not the factories, not the tanks, not the transportation, and not the economy that feeds the war, agreed. “Shutdown and refusal until the war is stopped! No more profits at the cost of our blood! No more annihilation!”
All universities, colleges and dozens of local authorities threw their weight Tuesday behind a planned nationwide strike next week called by families of hostages to protest the continuation of the war there and the government’s approval of a plan for the occupation of Gaza City. Universities and municipalities said they would allow staff to attend protest events but refrained from formally declaring a strike.
D.C. attorney general sues Trump administration over ‘hostile takeover’ of police
The lawsuit came hours after U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered sweeping changes to law enforcement policies in the city and said a Trump administration official should assume all duties and responsibilities of the police chief, drawing immediate legal pushback from Schwalb and Mayor Muriel E. Bowser (D).
Schwalb called it the “gravest threat to Home Rule that the District has ever faced.”
Zohran Mamdani leads general election poll for NYC mayor
Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani holds a 10 point lead over Andrew Cuomo in New York City’s general election for mayor, while incumbent Mayor Eric Adams trails in fourth place behind Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa, according to a new poll.
Trump to use Communist Control Act against Zohran Mamdani? Here‘s what it means – is his deportation possible?
(June 27, 2025)
As Zohran Mamdani wins the Democratic primary in mayoral polls in New York, some Republicans are calling on Donald Trump’s administration to revoke his citizenship and deport him from the country or use the Communist Control Act of 1954 against him. Mamdani became a US citizen in 2018.
Donald Trump threatens to arrest NYC mayoral Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani
(July 1, 2025)
Trump threatened to arrest Mamdani if as mayor he follows through on pledges not to assist federal officials enforcing immigration laws.
“Well then, we’ll have to arrest him,” Trump told reporters on July 1 while visiting a detention center in Florida. Trump said that he would “be watching over him very carefully on behalf of the nation.”
Trump also said „a lot of people are saying he‘s here illegally,“ which is false. Mamdani is a naturalized U.S. citizen born in Uganda, who immigrated to the United States with his parents − film director Mira Nair and Columbia University professor Mahmood Mamdani − at the age of seven.
Brad Lander Is the Happiest Loser
In the last few days of this race, you spoke often about your alliance with Mamdani, saying “Jewish New Yorkers and Muslim New Yorkers are not going to be divided.” What has it been like for you to promote this example of solidarity between the two of you at a time when many have sought to drive a wedge between these two communities?
The year and a half plus since October 7 has been excruciating. I am a proud Jewish New Yorker, the highest-ranking Jewish elected official in city government, and these issues matter a lot to me. Watching surging antisemitism culminating in these horrific incidents in D.C. and Boulder has been really frightening. I’ve talked to a lot of Jewish New Yorkers who are anxious. For me, that’s always gone along with believing in equal humanity. We have this Jewish term, b’tzelem Elohim. That means everyone’s equally created in God’s image. Palestinian kids in Gaza deserve just as much safety and opportunity to thrive as my kids do.
EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Colbert Talks NYC Mayoral Race With Candidates Zohran Mamdani & Brad Lander
(June 24, 2025)
Watch Stephen Colbert‘s extended, uncut interview with New York City Comptroller Brad Lander and New York State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, two of the leading mayoral candidates in the New York City Democratic primary.
Zohran Mamdani’s victory in NYC mayoral primary leaves Wall Street ‘alarmed’ and ‘depressed’
In fact, high-profile investors and business leaders in the Big Apple are up in arms about the stunning win by the democratic socialist in the primary to win the Democratic nomination to serve as the next New York City mayor. The three-term Assemblymember’s potential victory in the November general election could bring what the Street hates most — tax hikes and tighter regulation threatening corporate and investment interests.
Zohran Mamdani Delivers Stunning Blow to ‚Billionaire-Backed Status Quo‘ in NYC
Disgraced former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who was backed by prominent national Democrats and an unprecedentedly deep-pocketed super PAC funded by billionaires and corporations, conceded defeat after it became clear that Mamdani‘s lead was insurmountable. With 93% of the votes tallied, Mamdani led Cuomo 43.5% to 36.4%.
Mamdani‘s primary win, a stunning upset, is expected to become official after the ranked-choice tally next week. In his victory speech, Mamdani said that his campaign and its supporters „made history.“
„In the words of Nelson Mandela, ‚It always seems impossible until it is done,'“ he added. „My friends, we have done it.“
A New Political Star Emerges Out of a Fractured Democratic Party
That Mr. Mamdani had such success while running on a far-left agenda, including positions that once were politically risky in New York — like describing Israel’s actions in Gaza as genocide and calling for new taxes on business — may challenge the boundaries of party orthodoxy and unnerve national Democratic leaders.
“What Authoritarians Do”: NYC Comptroller Brad Lander Speaks Out After ICE Arrests Him in Courthouse
Lander was later released after New York Governor Kathy Hochul condemned the arrest and visited New York City to lobby for his release. Five other mayoral candidates also condemned Lander’s arrest, although current Mayor Eric Adams has stayed silent. Adams “has sold this city out to Donald Trump to try to get his own pardon,” says Lander. “Let’s be clear: It’s only himself he cares about, and he is putting New York’s immigrants in harm’s way.”
Brad Lander Detained by Masked Federal Agents and Accused of Assault — But Released With No Charges
(June 17, 2025)
Lander, who is also running for mayor in next week’s Democratic primary, was held inside the building for over four hours before he was eventually released without charges after an intervention by Gov. Kathy Hochul.
“I know I will get due process and that my rights will be protected,” Lander said to a throng of supporters who gathered spontaneously in Foley Square that evening after his release.
“But Edgardo will sleep in an ICE detention facility God knows where tonight…he has been stripped of his due process rights in a country that is supposed to be founded on equal justice under law,” Lander continued, naming the immigrant detained by federal agents at the same time the comptroller was taken into custody.
Brad Lander Is Arrested by ICE Agents at Immigration Courthouse
(June 17, 2025)
Videos taken by reporters at the courthouse show Mr. Lander standing by a migrant man in a hallway on the 12th floor when several men in plainclothes who appear to be law enforcement officers, some wearing masks, push past a crowd in the hallway to arrest the migrant.
Mr. Lander repeatedly asks the agents whether they have a judicial warrant, refusing to let go of the migrant as the agents seek to shepherd the man toward the elevators, according to one of the videos, which was posted on social media by a reporter from The City, a digital news outlet.