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• NYC Dem reveals how city council rejected Cea Weaver—now Mamdani is handing her power without confirmation - Zohran Mamdani faced scrutiny after unilaterally appointing radical housing activist Cea Weaver, whose appointment to a city commission in 2021 was blocked by city council.
• Dem Senate candidate mocked after claim about dismantling ICE goes viral: 'Unmask these thugs' - Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner, a Democrat, said 'dismantling ICE' was a 'moderate' position after an ICE agent shot and killed a Minneapolis woman.
• Who is Jacob Frey? Meet the Dem mayor who told ICE to 'get the f--- out' of his city - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey pushes back against Trump deportation efforts, calling his city a 'safe haven,' prohibiting city property use for immigration operations and demanding ICE "get the f---" out of the city.
• Maryland recommends $100K payments to descendants of lynching victims after study - The Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission completed a 630-page report documenting state complicity in post-Civil War lynchings, recommending $100K reparations.
• Mamdani disputes antisemitism definition amid blowback from Jewish community about Day 1 executive orders - NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani suggested the IHRA antisemitism definition does not protect Jewish New Yorkers amid blowback over his Day 1 directives impacting that community, which included a measure to scrap the definition.
• The road ahead for transit in New York City in 2026 includes fare hikes - New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on making buses in the Big Apple "fast and free," but the MTA oversees the bus system, and there will soon be a small fare hike.
• Five sleeper races that could upend 2026 – from Pennsylvania’s Alleghenies to New Mexico - Five unexpected 'sleeper' election contests could surprise voters in 2026, from Mississippi's 2nd congressional district to Nebraska's gubernatorial seat.
• Brandon Johnson’s progressive tax push puts Chicago on brink of rare shutdown as mayor weighs veto - Chicago faces potential first-ever municipal shutdown as Mayor Brandon Johnson weighs vetoing budget over corporate tax dispute with city council.
• Conservative legal group sounds alarm over CDC tool, reveals why Trump admin should eliminate race - Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty urges the Trump administration to strip race from CDC’s Social Vulnerability Index, calling its use by local officials “DEI redlining."
• North Carolina's longest-serving governor dies at 88 after serving 4 terms in office - Former North Carolina Gov. Jim Hunt, who served a record 16 years and championed education, has died at 88 years old, his daughter announced.