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Mayor-elect Raman says she will cut homelessness in half by 2028, end it by 2030. Can she deliver?

Republicans were routed in the midterm elections. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Mike McCann, the Mayor of Defiance, Ohio, about how the Republican party can win back support.

NASA’s race against China to return to the moon depends on Axiom Space, a start-up with an uneven record and a Prada partnership. Its investors include a firm where Donald Trump Jr. is a partner.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire said he would reduce the city’s cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, just days after Democrats seized all Texas statewide offices and both chambers of Congress. Whitmire, a centrist Democrat, had previously acquiesced to threats from state Republicans to strip the city of funding if he didn’t cooperate with ICE. He […]

Bass was spotted Friday for the first time since conceding defeat to Nithay Raman in the mayoral race.

Georgia voters made history this week, electing Keisha Lance Bottoms as the state's first Democratic senator in more than two decades and the first-ever Black woman governor in the country. The former Atlanta mayor campaigned on lowering costs, expanding healthcare access and pushing back against the Trump administration. Geoff Bennett speaks with Gov.-elect Bottoms for more.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire (D) said the city would limit cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents just days after Democrats swept the state-level offices in the midterm elections. The mayor said his executive order applied to nonviolent criminals, who will be released with a citation, and that unless someone is arrested for an…

Houston Mayor John Whitmire ordered the city’s police to limit cooperation with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying “elections matter” days after Democrats swept to power across Texas.

The shift in the nation's fourth-largest city is one of the first actions to restrict U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations since Democrats' rout in Tuesday's midterm elections.

Houston police issued over 100 tickets to Food Not Bombs activists for violating an anti–food sharing ordinance. That violated their First Amendment rights, a judge ruled.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire bars police from notifying ICE during nonviolent stops despite defeated Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's order.

The first provision might curtail local pot busts, but the second one is unlikely to have a meaningful impact.

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) on Thursday said he sees “presidential potential” in Vice President Vance but raised concerns about “certain dangers” in his personality. “I see presidential potential with you,” Giuliani said, directly addressing Vance during a livestream on his YouTube channel. “I also see certain dangers in your personality, which…

Gov. Hochul signals possible new taxes to sustain Mayor Mamdani’s universal childcare plan amid DSA pressure; stay tuned for details.

The India-born Raman's upstart campaign marked a generational shift at City Hall as voters followed the lead of New York, where democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani was elected last year.

Houston Democrat Mayor John Whitmire is rolling back local police cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after a blue wave swept through Texas during Tuesday’s election. On Friday, Whitmire signed an order limiting local police officers’ ability to contact ICE that would let some illegal immigrants walk free. “This is the right thing to ...

City Council member Nithya Raman has defeated incumbent Karen Bass in the Los Angeles mayoral race. The result now puts Democratic Socialists in control of the country’s two largest cities, New York and LA.

Talk of subpoenas and warnings to "lawyer up" hint at the extent of the health care investigations and oversight hearings that Democrats are expected to launch once they take control of Congress. Why it matters: Democrats have been building a paper trail for months to probe instances of political interference in vaccine policies, whether Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. benefited financially from vaccine litigation and more. But the early efforts will more likely be directed at making a case for changes to federal Medicaid cuts, showcasing health affordability problems and examining whether federal health agencies are sufficiently funded and staffed. "You don't just do oversight to raise hell," said Tim Stretton, director of the Congressional Oversight Initiative at the Project On Government Oversight. "Trying to create some systematic change is arguably more important." What we're hearing: The House Oversight, Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means committees will be focal points of early activity, along with the Senate health and Finance committees. Some law firms already are advising their corporate clients to cooperate with committee staffs and minimize their exposure to possible negative headlines from hearings. One prominent player will be the likely new House Oversight chair, Robert Garcia (D-Calif.) — the one who publicly warned Republicans to "lawyer up" on Tuesday after Democrats flipped control of the House. The former Long Beach mayor lost his mother, a frontline health worker, and stepfather to COVID and has publicly assailed Kennedy for undermining public health and preventing or delaying needed cures. Bernie Sanders' expected return to chair the Senate health committee will give the Vermont independent another chance to harness public outrage on drug prices and spar with Kennedy over his tenure as health secretary. Zoom in: The power shift in Congress gives Democrats the ability to subpoena witnesses, demand records and hold officials and indivi

New York City’s socialist mayor, Zohran Mamdani, promised not just to freeze rents for 1 million rent-stabilized apartments in the city, but also to build another 200,000 affordable units and preserve another 200,000. Those goals just got harder because the two biggest buyers of mortgage loans, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, have responded to the […]

Democrats widen gap in House chamber by flipping more seats, including in Ohio, Arizona and North Carolina; Ted Cruz calls election a ‘Watergate-level repudiation’ Live results | Q&A: Ask your questions about Democrats’ win Sign up for Breaking News US email Welcome to our live coverage of the US midterm elections – here are some of the latest key developments. A number of closely watched contests in the midterms are still to be called, including the final two US Senate races – in Mississippi and Alaska. The Democratic candidates are hoping to oust Republican incumbents to bolster their new majority in Congress. Right now, Democrats have a 106-seat majority as we await final results. Democrats flipped another eight House seats , strengthening their majority in the lower chamber. Democrats are now leading Republicans 253 to 157, with 25 races left to call, as a number of GOP representatives felt the weight of the blue wave that has swept their party out of power. Republicans held on to two House seats in the west as congressman Mike Kennedy won re-election in Utah and Amanda McKinney won in Washington. Democratic socialist Nithya Raman was elected to serve as the mayor of Los Angeles , eking out a narrow win over incumbent Karen Bass, in a major shake-up in local politics that reflects the growing dissatisfaction with the direction of the city. The progressive urban planner had served on LA’s city council since 2020. Continue reading...

NPR host Leila Fadel speaks with Abdullah Hammoud, the mayor of Dearborn, Michigan, about why his city turned out in record numbers to elect Abdul El-Sayed to the U.S. Senate.

Democratic socialist Nithya Raman has been elected Los Angeles mayor, over incumbent Karen Bass.

On Thursday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “Morning Joe,” New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) discussed his policies opposing ICE and said that “what you’re seeing from Americans across the country is that the very politics we were told could The post Mamdani: Our Anti-ICE Politics Are Working Across the Nation appeared first on Breitbart .

Nithya Raman will be the next mayor of Los Angeles after defeating incumbent Karen Bass. NBC News' Andres Gutierrez has more on next steps from Raman and other city officials as she makes the transition to her new role. 

Victory over incumbent Karen Bass comes as voters send DSA candidates to city halls in several U.S. cities.

DSA-backed Nithya Raman, the city councilmember who just unseated Mayor Karen Bass, paid tribute to her rival Thursday in her first public message as mayor-elect.

For the first time in eight years, deep red Utah elected a Democrat to the House. Former congressman and Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams trounced Republican Riley Owen with more than 70 percent of the vote. McAdams’ victory has been a long time in the making, and not necessarily because of the especially strategic […]

Los Angeles City Councilmember Nithya Raman defeated Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday, unseating the incumbent after a bruising campaign centered on the city’s response to the devastating Palisades wildfire, homelessness, and frustration with basic city services. The race was called for Raman at 2:49 p.m. Eastern by the Associated Press. She won 52.1% of the […]

Win over Karen Bass comes as voters send DSA candidates to city halls in several U.S. cities.

Voters in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C., have added their cities to the ranks of American cities run by socialists. You can only hope that those voters get everything they voted for, just as voters in other socialist-run cities have before them. Los Angeles voters chose to dump Mayor Karen Bass, herself a sympathizer of […]

LA Mayor-elect Nithya Raman plans to oust the LAPD chief and cut unsheltered homelessness in half by 2028, despite a hostile City Council.

On Nov. 4, the 47th anniversary of the U.S. Embassy seizure in Tehran, the city’s mayor, Alireza Zakani, told demonstrators about “the decisive defeat of the United States and the Zionist regime in recent developments and elections.” Iran’s parliament speaker and chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, posted on X: “Americans said NO TO WAR, and […]

Spencer Pratt slammed Mayor Karen Bass and socialist challenger Nithya Raman, who defeated Bass in the mayoral election, after Pratt said the incumbent "played with fire" and then "got fired."

Raman's win comes after resounding victories for Democrats across the country on Election Day.

President Trump won historic levels of support from Black men in 2024. Two years later, those gains appeared to evaporate as Republicans suffered their worst midterm defeat in 50 years. Why it matters: Democrats feared the Supreme Court's decision weakening the Voting Rights Act would threaten their political future in the South. Instead, Black voters helped deliver historic Democratic victories in Texas and Georgia, with a potential upset brewing in Mississippi. By the numbers: Roughly nine in 10 Black voters backed Democratic House candidates Tuesday, according to the AP Voter Poll . Only about one in 10 Black men backed Republicans. Roughly one-quarter supported Trump in the 2024 presidential election, according to AP's analysis. For context, a separate 2024 national House exit poll found Black voters favored Democrats 84%–14%. Black men split 75%–24%, while Black women backed Democrats 90%–8%. State of play: Two Democrats who faced questions about their support among Black voters won crucial Senate races. Michigan: Progressive Democrat Abdul El-Sayed defeated Republican Mike Rogers , becoming the nation's first Muslim senator. A late-October poll showed El-Sayed drawing 87% support among likely Black voters. Texas: Democrat James Talarico defeated Republican Ken Paxton after courting Black voters who overwhelmingly backed Rep. Jasmine Crockett in the Democratic primary. An August Texas Southern University poll showed Talarico leading Paxton 79%–12% among likely Black voters. Zoom in: Talarico built commanding margins in Harris County, home to Houston, and Dallas County, both home to large Black electorates, according to AP county-level returns . Zoom out: Black voters helped elect former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms as the first Black woman governor in U.S. history . About nine in 10 Black men voted for Bottoms, compared with roughly three-quarters who supported Kamala Harris in Georgia in 2024, according to the AP Voter Poll . Black women's support remain

Nithya Raman is poised to defeat Mayor Karen Bass to become the next mayor of Los Angeles after the latest batch of ballot returns.

Pemberton Township Mayor Matthew Bianchini was decisively defeated in a mayoral race following the spectacle at a township council meeting last month.

DSA mayors are set to run New York, L.A., and Washington, D.C.

Iran’s Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf is the ultimate linchpin binding the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ wartime command network, its post-war construction monopoly, and the legislative machinery anchoring both. While dominating Tehran as mayor from 2005 to 2017, Ghalibaf systematically funneled no fewer than 23 parcels of land and buildings to the Guard Intelligence Unit under a […]

Democratic Socialist Janeese Lewis George will be the next mayor of Washington, D.C.. The District is also getting a new congressional delegate for the first time in 30 years, Robert C. White.

A leftist city councilwoman known as “L.A.’s Mamdani” will become mayor of Los Angeles after defeating incumbent Democrat Karen Bass.  Nithya Raman defeated Bass by a margin of 51.6% to 48.3% as of Thursday morning. The race was called Wednesday evening. Raman, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, was able to capitalize on ...

On Wednesday’s edition of NBC’s “Meet the Press NOW,” New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) argued that the statewide wins for Democrats weren’t more moderate candidates, and specifically pointed to Sen.-elects James Talarico (D-TX) and Annie Andrews (D-SC) and The post Mamdani: Dem Wins Weren’t More Moderate Candidates, Look at Talarico, Andrews, Bottoms appeared first on Breitbart .

Democratic Socialist Nithya Raman is the projected winner in the race for Los Angeles Mayor, defeating incumbent Karen Bass. The post Democratic Socialist Nithya Raman Projected Winner for Los Angeles Mayor appeared first on Breitbart .

Los Angeles City Council member Nithya Raman (D) is projected to become the next mayor of Los Angeles after ousting embattled Mayor Karen Bass (D) after one term, according to Decision Desk HQ. The race was called Wednesday evening with Raman leading by about 26,000 votes—roughly 3 percent—out of 784,262 votes cast, per DDHQ. Raman…

Nithya Raman is projected to win the Los Angeles mayor’s race, according to Decision Desk HQ, ousting incumbent Karen Bass and putting a democratic socialist in charge of the second-largest US city.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani — one of the most influential members of the Democratic Party's leftward flank — said Wednesday that the left must now keep its "foot on the gas."

President Trump has sought to deflect blame for the sweeping Republican losses. But within the party, some are beginning to ask whether they have been too deferential to the president — and whether the GOP needs to rethink its identity. Amna Nawaz discussed what comes next with David Holt, the Republican mayor of Oklahoma City.

An appeals court ruled in favor of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s (D) pied-à-terre tax, which places a tax on certain second homes. This reserves a lower court decision that found Mamdani’s Department of Finance (DOF) violated the plaintiffs’ — a group of NYC homeowners — due process rights through its process of determining…