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By David Wright, Gloria Pazmino, CNN New York (CNN) — House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has endorsed Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, ending an extended holdout that was being closely watched. “Zohran Mamdani has relentlessly focused on addressing the affordability crisis and explicitly committed to being a Mayor for

By David Wright, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, stood outside a mosque Friday and slammed independent candidate Andrew Cuomo for laughing at the suggestion Mamdani would cheer a terror attack. “I will not change who I am, how I eat or the faith that I

CNN By David Wright, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, stood outside a mosque Friday and slammed independent candidate Andrew Cuomo for laughing at the suggestion Mamdani would cheer a terror attack. “I will not change who I am, how I eat or the faith that

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Top Democrats in the Senate and House of Representatives have taken a Thursday quote from the White House press secretary out of context to deliver a misleading attack on President Donald Trump. A reporter asked press secretary Karoline Leavitt at a Thursday briefing: “In addition to the ballroom and

By Alayna Treene, Kylie Atwood, Katie Bo Lillis, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump is considering plans to target cocaine facilities and drug trafficking routes inside Venezuela, though he has not yet made a decision on whether to move forward with them, three US officials told CNN. Outward signs on Friday pointed toward a major

By Adam Cancryn, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Department confirmed on Friday. “The donation was made on the condition that it be used to offset the cost of

By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Virginia federal prosecutor who resisted bringing mortgage fraud charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James sent investigative files with James’ personally identifying information to her own private email account, according an email reviewed by CNN. The prosecutor, Beth Yusi, was dismissed earlier this month at least in

By Arit John, Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — This summer, a fired-up Kevin McCarthy vowed to personally lead the fight against California Democrats’ redistricting push, aiming to raise $100 million to help protect Republican lawmakers in his home state. But in the final weeks of the high-stakes election, the former GOP speaker has fallen massively

By Daniel Dale, CNN (CNN) — Newly released inflation figures show that President Donald Trump was wrong when he repeatedly claimed this month that grocery prices are “down” or “way down.” They were up, again, last month. And they have increased since the start of his presidency. Average grocery prices rose 0.3% from August to September,

By Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — Social Security recipients will receive a 2.8% boost in their monthly benefits in 2026, the Social Security Administration announced Friday. However, many seniors say the annual adjustments haven’t been enough to cover their ever-rising expenses. The increase for 2026 is larger than the 2.5% cost-of-living-adjustment that beneficiaries received for