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Trump says it would be 'hard for me' to fund New York City if Mamdani becomes mayor

Zohran Mamdani makes history -- and strikes a chord among Muslims, South Asians

Mamdani will be the first Muslim and South Asian mayor of NYC.
Why Americans outside of NYC should care about Mamdani's victory

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.
Chaos erupts as gunman allegedly shoots at border agents in Chicago neighborhood

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Are you 40 and buying your first home? Welcome to the club

Faced with higher prices, big student loan bills and elevated mortgage rates, Americans are waiting longer than ever to buy a home.

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Paradise Village homes are up for sale Oct. 27, in Silverton, Ore.Kevin Neri / Statesman Journal via USA Today Network file

US court blocks Texas from using newly redrawn voting maps

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New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch to Stay in Post Under Mamdani

City’s top cop faces difficult path overseeing department wary of newly elected mayor’s views on policing

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New York Police Department Commissioner Jessica Tisch Michael / PHOTO: Brochstein/Zuma Press

Trump reveals 'one thing in common' he has with Mamdani after chummy Oval Office showdown

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North Carolina can use GOP-drawn congressional map designed to add another Republican House seat, court rules

A panel of federal judges unanimously denied requests to temporarily block the new map brought by a pair of lawsuits.

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North Carolina is one of several states that decided to redraw their congressional maps mid-decade.Jim Watson / AFP via Getty Images file

Trump says U.S. must 're-examine' everyone who came from Afghanistan under Biden after National Guard shooting

Shortly after the president's remarks, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said it was halting the processing of immigration requests for Afghan nationals.

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President Donald Trump delivers remarks on the attack in Washington on the National Guard soldiers during an address from Palm Beach, Fla., Nov. 26, 2025. The White House

West Virginia National Guard member dies after being shot in DC attack, Trump saysc

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New York’s Skyline Has a Bold New Look

The JPMorgan Chase headquarters at 270 Park takes the city skyline into new territory with dynamic LED lights.

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The artist Leo Villareal made a display called “Celestial Passage” that the building shows most of the time.

L.A. County will ban masked immigrations agents. The feds almost certainly won’t listen

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U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino marches with masked federal agents through Little Tokyo in August. (Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times)

Mamdani’s first foray into inside game did not yield the desired result

The mayor-elect was unsuccessful in slowing down the race to pick his governing counterpart in the NYC Council.

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New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during the SOMOS Puerto Rico conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Nov. 8, 2025. | Alejandro Granadillo/AP

At least 2 dead, 8 injured in shooting at Brown University, authorities say

The suspect in the shooting remained at large, the mayor of Providence said. The shooting took place at the Barus and Holley Engineering building, which contains laboratories and classrooms.