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The Trump administration has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to end sanctuary city law policies in New York City, arguing that the laws that protect migrants violate the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Brooklyn Federal Court, cites Sunday's shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border Patrol officer i n Fort Washington Park and the arrest of two migrants who were in the country illegally. It contends that the city has " long been at the vanguard of interfering with enforcing this country's immigration laws." Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News Blood is seen on the rocks near the Little Red Lighthouse after an off-duty Customs and Border Patrol officer was shot in the face by a gunman in Fort Washington Park in Manhattan on Saturday, July 19, 2025. (Theodore Parisienne / New York Daily News) The lawsuit is seeking a "permanent injunction" putting an end to a number of  city laws that bar the use of...

London Mayor Sadiq Khan has been informally guiding Zohran Mamdani, the socialist candidate in New York's mayoral race, as he attempts to secure victory this November. Last month, Mamdani sent shockwaves through the US political establishment after defeating former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Democratic primary contest. According to Times , Khan and Mamdani have been in direct contact, with the pair exchanging messages and speaking by phone. People close to the London mayor have also been liaising with Mamdani's campaign team remotely. Officials familiar with the discussions suggest that Khan has encouraged Mamdani to reposition himself closer to the centre to broaden his voter base and keep centrist Democrats on side. Mamdani's political rise is reminiscent of Khan's own path to the mayoralty, where he initially won Labour's nomination by outflanking rivals from the left, before shifting toward the centre to beat Conservative opponent Zac ...

When New Yorkers fill out ballots in Tuesday's mayoral primary, they'll be able to choose more than just one candidate. They can pick a second choice. And a third. And a fourth. And a fifth. It's part of a process called ranked choice voting, a system that lets voters rank candidates in order of preference rather than pick just one. Supporters of the system say ranked choice voting builds consensus, promotes positive campaigning and lets voters express a fuller range of opinions. Opponents argue it's overly complicated and can lead to ballots' being thrown out. Here's what you need to know about ranked choice voting. How does ranked choice voting work? Ranked choice voting is a method of voting in which people rank candidates in order of preference. The number of candidates voters can rank depends on the specific rules in an area. In New York City, voters can rank up to five in one race. Voters don't have to fill their ballots, though. A ...

Susie Coen Tue, July 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM UTC 3 min read Zohran Mamdani won the Democratic nomination for New York mayor in June - Spencer Platt/Getty Images Sir Sadiq Khan shared advice with Zohran Mamdani after the socialist Democrat stormed to victory to become the Democratic nomination for New York mayor. Mr Mamdani, 33, beat Andrew Cuomo in June after carrying out a social media campaign deemed so successful it was praised by some of President Donald Trump's supporters . Since his shock victory, Mr Mamdani and Sir Sadiq have spoken over the phone, a source close to the candidate's campaign told The Telegraph. "Zohran has been in touch with a number of progressive mayors, including Michelle Wu in Boston and Sadiq Khan," the source said. The phone call with Sir Sadiq was "warm and collegial and Mayor Khan had some words of advice", they said, but the pair did not "talk strategy". Sources clos...

John Chell, the NYPD's top uniformed cop, had at least $1,000 in travel expenses covered by Dr. Phil last year to participate in an interview with the conservative TV personality — an example of how the powerful police official has become a mainstay of right-wing media, according to records reviewed by the Daily News. Chell, a key ally to Mayor Adams who was at the time the department's chief of patrol, took the trip to Texas in March 2024 to do an interview with Dr. Phil about New York's "migrant crime wave." The intersection of migrants and crime is a key talking point of President Trump's administration as it pursues an aggressive deportation agenda, and Chell's comped Texas trip came at a time he was emerging as a regular on Trump-boosting news shows, raising concerns about him mixing policing with partisan politics. In addition to Dr. Phil's shows, Chell has regularly appeared on Newsmax , a pro-Trump outlet, and Fox News. Wearing ...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A resurfaced video clip appears to show Democratic Rep. Yvette Clarke , D-N.Y., claiming she needs more immigrants in her district "just for redistricting purposes," causing significant concern and outrage from conservatives online. The video, from a 2021 House Foreign Affairs Committee briefing, shows long-time Democrat Clarke suggesting that the local Haitian community in Brooklyn could "absorb a significant number of these migrants ." "When I hear my colleagues talk about, you know, the doors of the inn being closed, no room in the inn, I'm saying, you know, I need more people in my district, just for redistricting purposes and those members could clearly fit here," said Clarke. In response, Kyle Becker, an author and political commentator, commented on X, "House Rep. Yvette Clarke just said the quiet part out-loud. Democrats are as anti-American as it gets." ERIC ADAMS R...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — New York City Mayoral Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani playfully announced his trip to Uganda with his wife Rama in a video posted to X. "Being a politician means listening, not just to your supporters, but your critics too," Mamdani said. "And some of these critics – especially on a certain website – have been giving me consistent advice." Mamdani then proceeded to read off tweets from various users calling him to go back to Africa. The 33-year-old was born in Uganda and holds dual citizenship in Uganda and the United States. At age seven, Mamdani moved to New York City from South Africa. "I hear you, and I agree. I'm going back to Uganda," Mamdani said. Mamdani said his visit to Uganda will be in a "personal capacity" to celebrate with his friends and family his marriage to his wife Rama. The couple got married earlier this year. Mamdani shared that he will be returning to the United States "by the en...

Republican mayoral nominee Curtis Sliwa, left, & Conservative Party nominee Bill Pepitone Leaders of New York's Conservative Party, one of just two so-called third parties in the state with a ballot line, have been jubilant about the 2021 general election results. The party helped win victories in several local races and to defeat three ballot questions that would have made changes to legislative redistricting and voting rights. But the party went its own way in nominating candidates for citywide positions and key races on Staten Island, unlike most years when it endorsed the Republican nominee, and its nominees garnered few votes in the general election. The Conservative Party has 163,425 registered members statewide and only 21,803 in New York City, growing marginally since the last citywide election cycle in 2017. The party has endured challenges to keep its automatic place on the ballot and often over-performs by wide margins in terms of the votes its nominees g...

Patrick Healy, assistant managing editor for Standards and Trust at The New York Times, posted a lengthy thread on X, formerly Twitter , explaining the newspaper's controversial story on mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani 's 2009 application to Columbia University. On Thursday, the Times published a report citing hacked Columbia documents that revealed the New York Democratic mayoral nominee identified as "Black or African American" on his college application. Mamdani, who is of South Asian heritage, was born in Uganda, where his family had lived for approximately a century, according to the article. Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a rally at the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council headquarters in New York on July 2. Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a rally at the Hotel & Gaming Trades Council headquarters in New York on July 2. Associated Press The decision to publish the Mamdani story, which was acquired ...

The Mamdani effect that stunned New York City's Democratic establishment is now rippling across the Midwest, where a strikingly similar candidate has surged to the front of the Minneapolis mayoral race. A Minnesota state senator, Omar Fateh, has rocketed to frontrunner status by championing a progressive agenda that mirrors the socialist policies that propelled the rise of the Democratic mayoral primary winner, Zohran Mamdani, in New York.  Mr. Fateh, the son of Somali immigrants and a Muslim, is running on ideas that include hiking the minimum wage to $20, implementing strict rent controls, and severing all ties between local police and federal immigration agents. His campaign has prompted criticism from Republicans and MAGA devotees, including faith-based attacks mirroring some of those leveled at Mr. Mamdani during his groundbreaking mayoral campaign. A conservative pundit, Charlie Kirk, recently insinuated on X that Mr. Fateh's mayoral bid is part of a broad c...

As socially-engaged New York City faith leaders who for decades have preached "with the Bible in one hand and the newspaper in the other," we have been brought back to the basics. The recent IRS filing allowing clergy to back political candidates from the pulpit without losing their organization's tax-exempt status, has invited us to revisit the fundamentals — both the founding texts of our democracy and our sacred scriptures — on the relationship of faith and society. This filing overturns a section of the 1954 Johnson Amendment in response to a lawsuit taken by the National Religious Broadcast Association. The filing has drawn praise and ire from both conservative and liberal faith groups alike. Pastor Dr. Robert Jeffress of the First Baptist Church Dallas , for example, praised the decision to allow churches and other houses of worship to endorse political candidates. Likewise, Doug Pagitt, pastor and executive director of Vote Common Good , an progressi...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! While New York City is a Democratic stronghold, young conservative movers and shakers are meeting other singles at a new series of events in the Big Apple. Political polarization, particularly that between young men and women, has become an internationally recognized phenomenon in recent years. One example from pop culture erupted earlier this spring when "Love is Blind" stars Sara Carton and Ben Mezzenga did not get married during the season finale because Carton had reservations about Mezzenga's religious and political viewpoints, including on the Black Lives Matter movement. As this polarization continues, some young conservatives, particularly those in left-leaning cities, are relying on events geared towards their political persuasion to find love. 'LOVE IS BLIND' STAR SARA CARTON REJECTS BEN MEZZENGA AT THE ALTAR OVER VIEWS ON RELIGION, BLACK LIVES MATTER In an increasingly polarized ...

Price controls are the failed idea that never dies . Yet they are surging in popularity among Democrat politicians. During her presidential campaign, Kamala Harris  floated the idea of passing federal legislation to prosecute grocery stores for so-called "price gouging." And now Zohran Mamdani, frontrunner for mayor of New York City,  announced plans to freeze rents in nearly 2 million rent-stabilized apartments. That's roughly half of the city's rental stock. As Robert L. Schuettinger  documents in Forty Centuries of Wage and Price Controls: How Not to Fight Inflation, attempts to cap prices stretch back thousands of years. The results have been bleak. From the Roman Emperor Diocletian's Edict on Maximum Prices to the French Revolution's Laws of the Maximum, price controls have triggered shortages, black markets, declining product quality, and widespread economic distortions. Under Richard Nixon, wage and price controls were intended to curb infla...

There was a time when New York City stood alone as America's shining city on a hill, a magnet for immigrants, capital, and the imagination of the free world. Built by waves of Irish, Germans, Jews, Italians, Poles, Greeks, and Chinese immigrants, it symbolized the American Dream and powered the rise of the United States as the land of opportunity. But over time, political ideology eroded that legacy. One-party rule and progressive policies hollowed out New York's dynamism. Once the global symbol of freedom and hustle, it is now known for crime, overregulation, failing schools, and a steady exodus of residents and businesses. That dream didn't die. It simply moved. Today, Miami is the new New York, but better. This city of nearly 3 million is the new center of American gravity, built not just on beaches and business, but on the strength of conservative values, immigrant grit, limitless faith, and love for freedom. Like New York once was, Miami is a city of immig...

The Religious Landscape Study (RLS) – conducted in 2007, 2014 and 2023-24 – surveys more than 35,000 Americans in all 50 states about their religious affiliations, beliefs and practices along with their social and political views and demographic characteristics. About this study . Geography Find religious data by metro area, state or region ( Midwest , Northeast , South or West ), or for the whole United States . Select a state or metro area dot to get religious information at a glance. Then click the green button for more data. Search by region, state or metro area U.S. religious groups Get data on the beliefs, attitudes and demographic traits of religious groups. Contents Demographics Explore religious composition, beliefs and political views by: Beliefs & practices Explore religious composition, beliefs and political views by: Social & political views Explore religious composition, beliefs and political views by: ...

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! It's not delivery, it's a protest. Conservative artist and activist Scott LoBaido threw multiple pizzas at New York City Hall in response to the city's crackdown on coal- and wood-fired ovens. LoBaido protested on Monday by launching several cheese pies across the City Hall fence in response to a crackdown on the traditional ovens used to make pizza. "The woke-a-- idiots who run this city are doing everything in their power to destroy it," LoBaido said outside New York City Hall on Monday after a report revealed the impending regulations from the city to cut carbon emissions. NYC THREATENS PIZZERIAS WITH COAL-, WOOD-FIRED OVENS TO CUT CARBON EMISSIONS Conservative artist and activist Scott LoBaido threw multiple pizzas at New York City Hall in response to the city's crackdown on coal- and wood-fired ovens. (Scott LoBaido/Twitter screenshot) "We have naked men with their ...

Last year, readers of The New York Sun met Mr. X, the conservative who lives in the bastion of New York liberalism: the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He wrote anonymous oped pieces on the difficulty of being a pro-Bush Republican living among fire-breathing Bush-haters in an election year. His essays provoked a flood of letters from other Mr. Xs and Ms. Ys who identified with the necessity of disguising their political affiliation in this city. I recently met Dr. X, a Manhattan psychiatrist who is also an anonymous conservative blogger. At the biography section of his Web site, at Shrinkwrapped.blogs.com, he writes: "I am a practicing Psychoanalyst, Psychiatrist, with four children, living with my wonderful wife in the suburbs of New York, and trying to make sense of the unreality around us." I cannot disclose where Dr. X's office is located, what he looks like, how old he is, or any other tiny hint that might jeopardize his practice. I'm hazarding a guess th...