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- What Does Zohran Mamdani Want to Do as NYC Mayor? These Are His Top 5 Priorities. When he takes office on Jan. 1, Mr. Mamdani will seek to move quickly to implement his affordability plans and respond to threats from President Trump....
- A Muslim mayor, a female governor and other notable election firsts The first Muslim woman to hold statewide office in the U.S. and Detroits first female mayor join Zohran Mamdani and Abigail Spanberger in trailblazing election wins....
- Mary was not co-redeemer, Vatican says amid spread of cult of the Madonna <p>Pope Leo approves decree saying co-redeemer title risks eclipsing exclusive role of Jesus in saving humanity</p><p>Pope Leo has instructed Catholics not to refer to Mary as having helped her son Je...
- Libyan general accused of crimes against humanity arrested in Tripoli <p>Osama Almasri Najim was arrested in Italy in January on an ICC warrant, only to be released and flown back to Libya</p><p>A Libyan general wanted by the international criminal court (ICC) for alleg...
- Woman Found Dead at Disneys Pop Century Resort Is Fourth Death in a Month <p>The Orange County Sheriffs Office is informing the public of yet another death linked to a Disney property, saying "a woman in her 40s was transported to the hospital, where she passed away." </p> ...
- Democrats warned of "hell to pay" if they cut "weak" shutdown deal after election wins <p>Democrats' <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/05/democrats-blue-wave-progressives-moderates" target="_blank">sweeping victory</a> in Tuesday's elections has the party's House members and activi...
- How Spanberger, Sherrill will address high electricity costs after winning elections <p>Now that they've won the Virginia and New Jersey governor's races, Democrats Abigail Spanberger and Mikie Sherrill will seek to fulfill their frequent promises on keeping down electricity costs.</p...
- America's military might bears down on Venezuela <p>Incredible amounts of U.S. firepower<strong> </strong>are coalescing in the Caribbean as President Trump plays geopolitical chicken with Venezuelan dictator <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/10/2...
- Scoop: Trump's $2 billion fundraising binge <p><a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">President Trump</a> has raised about $1.9 billion from an array of corporate donors to help finance his political commit...
- Trump breaks his own record for the longest government shutdown in history <div>Data: <a href="https://history.house.gov/Institution/Shutdown/Government-Shutdowns/" target="_blank">House of Representatives</a>; Chart: Axios Visuals</div><p>The U.S. is officially in its longe...
- The inside story of how Jared Isaacman got his NASA nomination back <p>Months after abruptly canceling his nomination, President Trump ended a fierce behind-the-scenes tussle and restored <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/06/01/trump-nasa-administrator-jared-isaacma...
- Abigail Spanberger will be Virginia's first woman governor <p>Abigail Spanberger has won the <a href="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2025/09/18/virginia-election-poll-democracy-fears-governor" target="_blank">race for Virginia governor</a>, <a href="htt...
- Trump says SNAP will only get paid after shutdown, defying multiple court orders <p>President <a href="https://www.axios.com/politics-policy/donald-trump" target="_blank">Trump</a> said <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/03/trump-administration-snap-benefits-partial-funding" t...
- Election security cutbacks force local officials to go it alone <p>Election <a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/10/election-security-cisa-trump-cuts-survey" target="_blank">officials</a> across the U.S. are heading into their first votes in years without the le...
- NYC budget watchdog warns cuts to federal emergency aid will be disastrous <img alt="A USGS worker records a high-water mark outside a flooded home in Woodside, Queens, after the remnants of Hurricane Ida struck New York City in September 2021." src="https://images-prod.goth...
- Spanberger Wins Virginia Gubernatorial Election by Wide Margin, Recapturing Governors Mansion for Democrats The former House member will become the first woman to hold the office....
- Caribbean politicians easily win re-election Riding on a huge voter turnout, Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani swept to the Office of the Mayor of the City of New York. Meanwhile, Caribbean Democratic legislators in New York easily won re-elec...
- MAMDANI WINS NYC MAYORS RACE: Queens Assembly member projected to become first Muslim mayor in city history In a historic victory, 34-year-old democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani was projected to become New York Citys 111th mayor on Tuesday night the first Muslim candidate ever elected to the highest office...
- L.A. County moves to ban 'predatory solicitation' amid questions about sex abuse lawsuits <p>L.A. County officials moved to ban solicitation around social services buildings after a Times investigation found people who said they were paid to sign up for sex abuse lawsuits outside the offic...
- Disturbing video shows LAPD officer fatally striking skateboarder with vehicle <p>Video released of the Sept. 19 fatal crash shows an LAPD officer crashing into a 30-year-old skateboarder in a center median in Highland Park, killing Gerardo "Jerry" Estrada.</p>...