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  • After a stunning NYC primary, national Democrats try to embrace Zohran Mamdani’s energy, if not always his ideas Edward-Isaac Dovere Zohran Mamdani gestures as he speaks during a watch party for his primary election in New York on June 25. New York CNN — New Yorkers aren’t the only ones trying to wrap their heads around Zohran Mamdani. Democratic Party operatives and elected officials around the country are both flabbergasted and inspired by the 33-year-old democratic socialist’s stunning success in Tuesday’s mayoral primary. In text chains and private conversations, they are scouring election precinct data from parts of Queens and the Bronx some had never heard of before and trying to understand how Mamdani might affect races all over the country. Mamdani, a three-term state assemblyman, is poised to win pending a ranked-choice tally after his top rival, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, conceded the race Tuesday. Many Democrats on Wednesday publicly embraced the enthusiasm Mamdani generated with younger voters by focusing on the affordability crisis gripping New York and many other places across the country. They also tried to avoid associating too closely with Mamdani proposals like freezing rent or opening government-run grocery stores that they think could get easily caricatured. “Running a city myself, I’m not sure all those ideas are actionable and practical in the way they sound on a TikTok video, but that aside, he met people, he listened to people,” said Paige Cognetti, mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday morning, weeks after she romped in her own primary against her own city Democratic Party chair. Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, New York City natives who lead their parties’ caucuses in each chamber of Congress, quickly issued statements saying they had spoken to Mamdani and praising the campaign he ran. They stopped short of endorsing him. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speak at a press conference at the US Capitol on June 11 in Washington, DC. Meanwhile, Democratic Rep. Laura Gillen, who flipped a House seat in the New York suburbs last year, lit Mamdani up as “the absolute wrong choice for New York” and derided his campaign as “built on unachievable promises and higher taxes.” Rep. Tom Suozzi, from a neighboring district on Long Island, said he still had “serious concerns” about Mamdani. President Donald Trump, a Queens native, posted Wednesday that Mamdani was a “100% Communist Lunatic,” echoing Republicans who say they’ll try to elevate him as a Democratic symbol. Rep. George Latimer, a freshman from the New York suburbs who beat a Mamdani-aligned Democrat in his own primary last year, said he worries about Democrats in tough districts being associated with the mayoral candidate and his platform. “It’s going to be tough for front-liners because they’re in districts that have a lot of Republicans in it that would look at a Democrat and want to hear the narrative, ‘Oh, this guy’s radical,’” he said. In her swing corner of the nation’s biggest swing state, Cognetti thinks New York City politics only registers so much. She can already see Republicans salivating, though. “I’m sure the ads are already being cut by the Republicans,” she told CNN, “but to me the lesson for the Democratic establishment is we need to stop thinking that the ads from 2006 are going to work in 2026.” The rush by some to write Mamdani off or distance from him is a way to more losses, Cognetti argued. “If 2024 wasn’t a wake-up call,” she said, “this needs to be.” One possible lesson: Focus on affordability Mamdani engaged thousands of new voters, expanding the electorate and encroaching into many neighborhoods and demographics where progressives had long struggled, with his ideas to help residents stay in one of the country’s most expensive metro areas. To pay for his ideas, he’s pushing for tax increases on the wealthy, something New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has said is a non-starter. “For folks who are not happy about the cost of living in this city, you can point to a lot of people with traditional experience,” said Kal Penn, the actor and activist who worked briefly in the Obama White House and is a Mamdani family friend, standing at Mamdani’s election night party on Tuesday. Actor Kal Penn and Zohran Mamdani stand side by side while addressing the crowd at a rally at Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn New York on May 4. “No disrespect to them — a lot of them are my friends, and I’m really proud of the work that we’ve done together,” he added. “But that question of where to take the party and why certain things aren’t working, I think what you’re seeing is the solution to that, which is really bold ideas that are scalable, talking to people with respect, including as many people as possible in that movement, knocking on as many doors.” Democrats will need to win seats in much tougher terrain than New York City to flip the House or cut into their deficit in the Senate in next year’s midterms, or to make the 2028 presidential election go better than last year, when Donald Trump won every swing state. That’s the wrong way to look at what happened, argued Tommy McDonald, a Democratic ad maker who’s worked on multiple winning economic populist campaigns. “In primaries and general elections, voters have rewarded people that are focused on concerns of class and issues that make their lives better,” McDonald said. “That’s a pretty consistent gain whether you’re talking about people who are deciding whether to sit on their couch or vote, who are deciding between primary fields of a lot of candidates, or the narrow sliver of the electorate that’s deciding whether to vote for Democrats or Republicans.” Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat who has embraced a more aggressive, populist stance himself since Trump’s second win, said this is what he has heard Democrats asking for, whether at home in Connecticut or as he’s been traveling to places like North Carolina and Missouri for town halls. “I know that this feels like a shock to a lot of folks but it doesn’t seem like rocket science. He’s focused on reordering economic power, he’s dynamic, and he’s a new voice. Check, check, check,” Murphy said of Mamdani. Voters “want you to have a couple of new ideas. They don’t mind that some of that could sound a little dangerous. It’s almost like a calling card at this point to have some ideas that are out of the 20-yard line.” The furor and speculation doesn’t appear to have reached everyone in Democratic politics. Asked for comment about the primary, one House member granted anonymity to speak candidly responded: “Who is Zohran?” Echoes of AOC But the last time a New York election evoked so much shock nationally was in 2018, when a near-unknown democratic socialist beat New York Rep. Joe Crowley in a primary. Now one of the best-known progressives in the country, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed and campaigned with Mamdani in the primary. This June 2018 photo shows Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrating with supporters at a victory party in the Bronx after upsetting incumbent Democratic Rep. Joseph Crowly in New York City. John Liu, a state senator from Queens and former city comptroller who endorsed Mamdani in the final stretch, pointed out that he himself is not a socialist but that he is excited to see the likely Democratic nominee try for all his big ideas. “What is socialism exactly? The reality is that there are leaders like Zohran who think that government can and must do more. And I think at the end in its basic essence, that’s probably what socialism is, even though it’s still a nasty word for a lot of people. It’s just about having government understand people and do more for people,” Liu said. “Government’s certainly doing a lot of things for people who don’t really need the help. You know, the, the multi-billionaires have gotten a huge break in this country and in this city.” Even New York Democrats who were not with Mamdani — including those whose feelings about Cuomo ranged from skepticism to disgust — urge those same counterparts around the country to take a breath. “It shows that there’s a lot of foment in the party, a lot of dissatisfaction with the way the party and the country and the city are,” said Rep. Jerry Nadler, a Manhattan-based congressman long seen as a liberal lion of the city who endorsed one of Mamdani’s other opponents and is already being talked about by several prominent New York progressives as the next target for a primary challenge. He has since endorsed Mamdani. “We don’t know how far the party is going to go. This is one election for one person,” Nadler said. One New York-based Democratic consultant also urged party leaders not to rush their reads on Mamdani’s win. The consultant noted that the winner of the primary four years ago was also held up as a model for the Democratic Party’s future, embraced by then-President Joe Biden and called “a rock I can build a church on” by then-House Democrats’ campaign chair Sean Patrick Maloney. Now, Eric Adams is running for reelection as an independent. His likely Democratic opponent in the fall will be Mamdani. And Biden and Maloney are both out of office.
  • After a stunning NYC primary, national Democrats try to embrace Zohran Mamdani’s energy, if not always his ideas Edward-Isaac Dovere Zohran Mamdani gestures as he speaks during a watch party for his primary election in New York on June 25. New York CNN — New Yorkers aren’t the only ones trying to wrap their heads around Zohran Mamdani. Democratic Party operatives and elected officials around the country are both flabbergasted and inspired by the 33-year-old democratic socialist’s stunning success in Tuesday’s mayoral primary. In text chains and private conversations, they are scouring election precinct data from parts of Queens and the Bronx some had never heard of before and trying to understand how Mamdani might affect races all over the country. Mamdani, a three-term state assemblyman, is poised to win pending a ranked-choice tally after his top rival, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, conceded the race Tuesday. Many Democrats on Wednesday publicly embraced the enthusiasm Mamdani generated with younger voters by focusing on the affordability crisis gripping New York and many other places across the country. They also tried to avoid associating too closely with Mamdani proposals like freezing rent or opening government-run grocery stores that they think could get easily caricatured. “Running a city myself, I’m not sure all those ideas are actionable and practical in the way they sound on a TikTok video, but that aside, he met people, he listened to people,” said Paige Cognetti, mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday morning, weeks after she romped in her own primary against her own city Democratic Party chair. Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, New York City natives who lead their parties’ caucuses in each chamber of Congress, quickly issued statements saying they had spoken to Mamdani and praising the campaign he ran. They stopped short of endorsing him. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speak at a press conference at the US Capitol on June 11 in Washington, DC. Meanwhile, Democratic Rep. Laura Gillen, who flipped a House seat in the New York suburbs last year, lit Mamdani up as “the absolute wrong choice for New York” and derided his campaign as “built on unachievable promises and higher taxes.” Rep. Tom Suozzi, from a neighboring district on Long Island, said he still had “serious concerns” about Mamdani. President Donald Trump, a Queens native, posted Wednesday that Mamdani was a “100% Communist Lunatic,” echoing Republicans who say they’ll try to elevate him as a Democratic symbol. Rep. George Latimer, a freshman from the New York suburbs who beat a Mamdani-aligned Democrat in his own primary last year, said he worries about Democrats in tough districts being associated with the mayoral candidate and his platform. “It’s going to be tough for front-liners because they’re in districts that have a lot of Republicans in it that would look at a Democrat and want to hear the narrative, ‘Oh, this guy’s radical,’” he said. In her swing corner of the nation’s biggest swing state, Cognetti thinks New York City politics only registers so much. She can already see Republicans salivating, though. “I’m sure the ads are already being cut by the Republicans,” she told CNN, “but to me the lesson for the Democratic establishment is we need to stop thinking that the ads from 2006 are going to work in 2026.” The rush by some to write Mamdani off or distance from him is a way to more losses, Cognetti argued. “If 2024 wasn’t a wake-up call,” she said, “this needs to be.” One possible lesson: Focus on affordability Mamdani engaged thousands of new voters, expanding the electorate and encroaching into many neighborhoods and demographics where progressives had long struggled, with his ideas to help residents stay in one of the country’s most expensive metro areas. To pay for his ideas, he’s pushing for tax increases on the wealthy, something New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has said is a non-starter. “For folks who are not happy about the cost of living in this city, you can point to a lot of people with traditional experience,” said Kal Penn, the actor and activist who worked briefly in the Obama White House and is a Mamdani family friend, standing at Mamdani’s election night party on Tuesday. Actor Kal Penn and Zohran Mamdani stand side by side while addressing the crowd at a rally at Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn New York on May 4. “No disrespect to them — a lot of them are my friends, and I’m really proud of the work that we’ve done together,” he added. “But that question of where to take the party and why certain things aren’t working, I think what you’re seeing is the solution to that, which is really bold ideas that are scalable, talking to people with respect, including as many people as possible in that movement, knocking on as many doors.” Democrats will need to win seats in much tougher terrain than New York City to flip the House or cut into their deficit in the Senate in next year’s midterms, or to make the 2028 presidential election go better than last year, when Donald Trump won every swing state. That’s the wrong way to look at what happened, argued Tommy McDonald, a Democratic ad maker who’s worked on multiple winning economic populist campaigns. “In primaries and general elections, voters have rewarded people that are focused on concerns of class and issues that make their lives better,” McDonald said. “That’s a pretty consistent gain whether you’re talking about people who are deciding whether to sit on their couch or vote, who are deciding between primary fields of a lot of candidates, or the narrow sliver of the electorate that’s deciding whether to vote for Democrats or Republicans.” Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat who has embraced a more aggressive, populist stance himself since Trump’s second win, said this is what he has heard Democrats asking for, whether at home in Connecticut or as he’s been traveling to places like North Carolina and Missouri for town halls. “I know that this feels like a shock to a lot of folks but it doesn’t seem like rocket science. He’s focused on reordering economic power, he’s dynamic, and he’s a new voice. Check, check, check,” Murphy said of Mamdani. Voters “want you to have a couple of new ideas. They don’t mind that some of that could sound a little dangerous. It’s almost like a calling card at this point to have some ideas that are out of the 20-yard line.” The furor and speculation doesn’t appear to have reached everyone in Democratic politics. Asked for comment about the primary, one House member granted anonymity to speak candidly responded: “Who is Zohran?” Echoes of AOC But the last time a New York election evoked so much shock nationally was in 2018, when a near-unknown democratic socialist beat New York Rep. Joe Crowley in a primary. Now one of the best-known progressives in the country, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed and campaigned with Mamdani in the primary. This June 2018 photo shows Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrating with supporters at a victory party in the Bronx after upsetting incumbent Democratic Rep. Joseph Crowly in New York City. John Liu, a state senator from Queens and former city comptroller who endorsed Mamdani in the final stretch, pointed out that he himself is not a socialist but that he is excited to see the likely Democratic nominee try for all his big ideas. “What is socialism exactly? The reality is that there are leaders like Zohran who think that government can and must do more. And I think at the end in its basic essence, that’s probably what socialism is, even though it’s still a nasty word for a lot of people. It’s just about having government understand people and do more for people,” Liu said. “Government’s certainly doing a lot of things for people who don’t really need the help. You know, the, the multi-billionaires have gotten a huge break in this country and in this city.” Even New York Democrats who were not with Mamdani — including those whose feelings about Cuomo ranged from skepticism to disgust — urge those same counterparts around the country to take a breath. “It shows that there’s a lot of foment in the party, a lot of dissatisfaction with the way the party and the country and the city are,” said Rep. Jerry Nadler, a Manhattan-based congressman long seen as a liberal lion of the city who endorsed one of Mamdani’s other opponents and is already being talked about by several prominent New York progressives as the next target for a primary challenge. He has since endorsed Mamdani. “We don’t know how far the party is going to go. This is one election for one person,” Nadler said. One New York-based Democratic consultant also urged party leaders not to rush their reads on Mamdani’s win. The consultant noted that the winner of the primary four years ago was also held up as a model for the Democratic Party’s future, embraced by then-President Joe Biden and called “a rock I can build a church on” by then-House Democrats’ campaign chair Sean Patrick Maloney. Now, Eric Adams is running for reelection as an independent. His likely Democratic opponent in the fall will be Mamdani. And Biden and Maloney are both out of office.
  • After a stunning NYC primary, national Democrats try to embrace Zohran Mamdani’s energy, if not always his ideas Edward-Isaac Dovere Zohran Mamdani gestures as he speaks during a watch party for his primary election in New York on June 25. New York CNN — New Yorkers aren’t the only ones trying to wrap their heads around Zohran Mamdani. Democratic Party operatives and elected officials around the country are both flabbergasted and inspired by the 33-year-old democratic socialist’s stunning success in Tuesday’s mayoral primary. In text chains and private conversations, they are scouring election precinct data from parts of Queens and the Bronx some had never heard of before and trying to understand how Mamdani might affect races all over the country. Mamdani, a three-term state assemblyman, is poised to win pending a ranked-choice tally after his top rival, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, conceded the race Tuesday. Many Democrats on Wednesday publicly embraced the enthusiasm Mamdani generated with younger voters by focusing on the affordability crisis gripping New York and many other places across the country. They also tried to avoid associating too closely with Mamdani proposals like freezing rent or opening government-run grocery stores that they think could get easily caricatured. “Running a city myself, I’m not sure all those ideas are actionable and practical in the way they sound on a TikTok video, but that aside, he met people, he listened to people,” said Paige Cognetti, mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday morning, weeks after she romped in her own primary against her own city Democratic Party chair. Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, New York City natives who lead their parties’ caucuses in each chamber of Congress, quickly issued statements saying they had spoken to Mamdani and praising the campaign he ran. They stopped short of endorsing him. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speak at a press conference at the US Capitol on June 11 in Washington, DC. Meanwhile, Democratic Rep. Laura Gillen, who flipped a House seat in the New York suburbs last year, lit Mamdani up as “the absolute wrong choice for New York” and derided his campaign as “built on unachievable promises and higher taxes.” Rep. Tom Suozzi, from a neighboring district on Long Island, said he still had “serious concerns” about Mamdani. President Donald Trump, a Queens native, posted Wednesday that Mamdani was a “100% Communist Lunatic,” echoing Republicans who say they’ll try to elevate him as a Democratic symbol. Rep. George Latimer, a freshman from the New York suburbs who beat a Mamdani-aligned Democrat in his own primary last year, said he worries about Democrats in tough districts being associated with the mayoral candidate and his platform. “It’s going to be tough for front-liners because they’re in districts that have a lot of Republicans in it that would look at a Democrat and want to hear the narrative, ‘Oh, this guy’s radical,’” he said. In her swing corner of the nation’s biggest swing state, Cognetti thinks New York City politics only registers so much. She can already see Republicans salivating, though. “I’m sure the ads are already being cut by the Republicans,” she told CNN, “but to me the lesson for the Democratic establishment is we need to stop thinking that the ads from 2006 are going to work in 2026.” The rush by some to write Mamdani off or distance from him is a way to more losses, Cognetti argued. “If 2024 wasn’t a wake-up call,” she said, “this needs to be.” One possible lesson: Focus on affordability Mamdani engaged thousands of new voters, expanding the electorate and encroaching into many neighborhoods and demographics where progressives had long struggled, with his ideas to help residents stay in one of the country’s most expensive metro areas. To pay for his ideas, he’s pushing for tax increases on the wealthy, something New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has said is a non-starter. “For folks who are not happy about the cost of living in this city, you can point to a lot of people with traditional experience,” said Kal Penn, the actor and activist who worked briefly in the Obama White House and is a Mamdani family friend, standing at Mamdani’s election night party on Tuesday. Actor Kal Penn and Zohran Mamdani stand side by side while addressing the crowd at a rally at Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn New York on May 4. “No disrespect to them — a lot of them are my friends, and I’m really proud of the work that we’ve done together,” he added. “But that question of where to take the party and why certain things aren’t working, I think what you’re seeing is the solution to that, which is really bold ideas that are scalable, talking to people with respect, including as many people as possible in that movement, knocking on as many doors.” Democrats will need to win seats in much tougher terrain than New York City to flip the House or cut into their deficit in the Senate in next year’s midterms, or to make the 2028 presidential election go better than last year, when Donald Trump won every swing state. That’s the wrong way to look at what happened, argued Tommy McDonald, a Democratic ad maker who’s worked on multiple winning economic populist campaigns. “In primaries and general elections, voters have rewarded people that are focused on concerns of class and issues that make their lives better,” McDonald said. “That’s a pretty consistent gain whether you’re talking about people who are deciding whether to sit on their couch or vote, who are deciding between primary fields of a lot of candidates, or the narrow sliver of the electorate that’s deciding whether to vote for Democrats or Republicans.” Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat who has embraced a more aggressive, populist stance himself since Trump’s second win, said this is what he has heard Democrats asking for, whether at home in Connecticut or as he’s been traveling to places like North Carolina and Missouri for town halls. “I know that this feels like a shock to a lot of folks but it doesn’t seem like rocket science. He’s focused on reordering economic power, he’s dynamic, and he’s a new voice. Check, check, check,” Murphy said of Mamdani. Voters “want you to have a couple of new ideas. They don’t mind that some of that could sound a little dangerous. It’s almost like a calling card at this point to have some ideas that are out of the 20-yard line.” The furor and speculation doesn’t appear to have reached everyone in Democratic politics. Asked for comment about the primary, one House member granted anonymity to speak candidly responded: “Who is Zohran?” Echoes of AOC But the last time a New York election evoked so much shock nationally was in 2018, when a near-unknown democratic socialist beat New York Rep. Joe Crowley in a primary. Now one of the best-known progressives in the country, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed and campaigned with Mamdani in the primary. This June 2018 photo shows Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrating with supporters at a victory party in the Bronx after upsetting incumbent Democratic Rep. Joseph Crowly in New York City. John Liu, a state senator from Queens and former city comptroller who endorsed Mamdani in the final stretch, pointed out that he himself is not a socialist but that he is excited to see the likely Democratic nominee try for all his big ideas. “What is socialism exactly? The reality is that there are leaders like Zohran who think that government can and must do more. And I think at the end in its basic essence, that’s probably what socialism is, even though it’s still a nasty word for a lot of people. It’s just about having government understand people and do more for people,” Liu said. “Government’s certainly doing a lot of things for people who don’t really need the help. You know, the, the multi-billionaires have gotten a huge break in this country and in this city.” Even New York Democrats who were not with Mamdani — including those whose feelings about Cuomo ranged from skepticism to disgust — urge those same counterparts around the country to take a breath. “It shows that there’s a lot of foment in the party, a lot of dissatisfaction with the way the party and the country and the city are,” said Rep. Jerry Nadler, a Manhattan-based congressman long seen as a liberal lion of the city who endorsed one of Mamdani’s other opponents and is already being talked about by several prominent New York progressives as the next target for a primary challenge. He has since endorsed Mamdani. “We don’t know how far the party is going to go. This is one election for one person,” Nadler said. One New York-based Democratic consultant also urged party leaders not to rush their reads on Mamdani’s win. The consultant noted that the winner of the primary four years ago was also held up as a model for the Democratic Party’s future, embraced by then-President Joe Biden and called “a rock I can build a church on” by then-House Democrats’ campaign chair Sean Patrick Maloney. Now, Eric Adams is running for reelection as an independent. His likely Democratic opponent in the fall will be Mamdani. And Biden and Maloney are both out of office.
  • After a stunning NYC primary, national Democrats try to embrace Zohran Mamdani’s energy, if not always his ideas Edward-Isaac Dovere Zohran Mamdani gestures as he speaks during a watch party for his primary election in New York on June 25. New York CNN — New Yorkers aren’t the only ones trying to wrap their heads around Zohran Mamdani. Democratic Party operatives and elected officials around the country are both flabbergasted and inspired by the 33-year-old democratic socialist’s stunning success in Tuesday’s mayoral primary. In text chains and private conversations, they are scouring election precinct data from parts of Queens and the Bronx some had never heard of before and trying to understand how Mamdani might affect races all over the country. Mamdani, a three-term state assemblyman, is poised to win pending a ranked-choice tally after his top rival, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, conceded the race Tuesday. Many Democrats on Wednesday publicly embraced the enthusiasm Mamdani generated with younger voters by focusing on the affordability crisis gripping New York and many other places across the country. They also tried to avoid associating too closely with Mamdani proposals like freezing rent or opening government-run grocery stores that they think could get easily caricatured. “Running a city myself, I’m not sure all those ideas are actionable and practical in the way they sound on a TikTok video, but that aside, he met people, he listened to people,” said Paige Cognetti, mayor of Scranton, Pennsylvania, on Wednesday morning, weeks after she romped in her own primary against her own city Democratic Party chair. Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, New York City natives who lead their parties’ caucuses in each chamber of Congress, quickly issued statements saying they had spoken to Mamdani and praising the campaign he ran. They stopped short of endorsing him. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speak at a press conference at the US Capitol on June 11 in Washington, DC. Meanwhile, Democratic Rep. Laura Gillen, who flipped a House seat in the New York suburbs last year, lit Mamdani up as “the absolute wrong choice for New York” and derided his campaign as “built on unachievable promises and higher taxes.” Rep. Tom Suozzi, from a neighboring district on Long Island, said he still had “serious concerns” about Mamdani. President Donald Trump, a Queens native, posted Wednesday that Mamdani was a “100% Communist Lunatic,” echoing Republicans who say they’ll try to elevate him as a Democratic symbol. Rep. George Latimer, a freshman from the New York suburbs who beat a Mamdani-aligned Democrat in his own primary last year, said he worries about Democrats in tough districts being associated with the mayoral candidate and his platform. “It’s going to be tough for front-liners because they’re in districts that have a lot of Republicans in it that would look at a Democrat and want to hear the narrative, ‘Oh, this guy’s radical,’” he said. In her swing corner of the nation’s biggest swing state, Cognetti thinks New York City politics only registers so much. She can already see Republicans salivating, though. “I’m sure the ads are already being cut by the Republicans,” she told CNN, “but to me the lesson for the Democratic establishment is we need to stop thinking that the ads from 2006 are going to work in 2026.” The rush by some to write Mamdani off or distance from him is a way to more losses, Cognetti argued. “If 2024 wasn’t a wake-up call,” she said, “this needs to be.” One possible lesson: Focus on affordability Mamdani engaged thousands of new voters, expanding the electorate and encroaching into many neighborhoods and demographics where progressives had long struggled, with his ideas to help residents stay in one of the country’s most expensive metro areas. To pay for his ideas, he’s pushing for tax increases on the wealthy, something New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has said is a non-starter. “For folks who are not happy about the cost of living in this city, you can point to a lot of people with traditional experience,” said Kal Penn, the actor and activist who worked briefly in the Obama White House and is a Mamdani family friend, standing at Mamdani’s election night party on Tuesday. Actor Kal Penn and Zohran Mamdani stand side by side while addressing the crowd at a rally at Brooklyn Steel in Brooklyn New York on May 4. “No disrespect to them — a lot of them are my friends, and I’m really proud of the work that we’ve done together,” he added. “But that question of where to take the party and why certain things aren’t working, I think what you’re seeing is the solution to that, which is really bold ideas that are scalable, talking to people with respect, including as many people as possible in that movement, knocking on as many doors.” Democrats will need to win seats in much tougher terrain than New York City to flip the House or cut into their deficit in the Senate in next year’s midterms, or to make the 2028 presidential election go better than last year, when Donald Trump won every swing state. That’s the wrong way to look at what happened, argued Tommy McDonald, a Democratic ad maker who’s worked on multiple winning economic populist campaigns. “In primaries and general elections, voters have rewarded people that are focused on concerns of class and issues that make their lives better,” McDonald said. “That’s a pretty consistent gain whether you’re talking about people who are deciding whether to sit on their couch or vote, who are deciding between primary fields of a lot of candidates, or the narrow sliver of the electorate that’s deciding whether to vote for Democrats or Republicans.” Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat who has embraced a more aggressive, populist stance himself since Trump’s second win, said this is what he has heard Democrats asking for, whether at home in Connecticut or as he’s been traveling to places like North Carolina and Missouri for town halls. “I know that this feels like a shock to a lot of folks but it doesn’t seem like rocket science. He’s focused on reordering economic power, he’s dynamic, and he’s a new voice. Check, check, check,” Murphy said of Mamdani. Voters “want you to have a couple of new ideas. They don’t mind that some of that could sound a little dangerous. It’s almost like a calling card at this point to have some ideas that are out of the 20-yard line.” The furor and speculation doesn’t appear to have reached everyone in Democratic politics. Asked for comment about the primary, one House member granted anonymity to speak candidly responded: “Who is Zohran?” Echoes of AOC But the last time a New York election evoked so much shock nationally was in 2018, when a near-unknown democratic socialist beat New York Rep. Joe Crowley in a primary. Now one of the best-known progressives in the country, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed and campaigned with Mamdani in the primary. This June 2018 photo shows Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez celebrating with supporters at a victory party in the Bronx after upsetting incumbent Democratic Rep. Joseph Crowly in New York City. John Liu, a state senator from Queens and former city comptroller who endorsed Mamdani in the final stretch, pointed out that he himself is not a socialist but that he is excited to see the likely Democratic nominee try for all his big ideas. “What is socialism exactly? The reality is that there are leaders like Zohran who think that government can and must do more. And I think at the end in its basic essence, that’s probably what socialism is, even though it’s still a nasty word for a lot of people. It’s just about having government understand people and do more for people,” Liu said. “Government’s certainly doing a lot of things for people who don’t really need the help. You know, the, the multi-billionaires have gotten a huge break in this country and in this city.” Even New York Democrats who were not with Mamdani — including those whose feelings about Cuomo ranged from skepticism to disgust — urge those same counterparts around the country to take a breath. “It shows that there’s a lot of foment in the party, a lot of dissatisfaction with the way the party and the country and the city are,” said Rep. Jerry Nadler, a Manhattan-based congressman long seen as a liberal lion of the city who endorsed one of Mamdani’s other opponents and is already being talked about by several prominent New York progressives as the next target for a primary challenge. He has since endorsed Mamdani. “We don’t know how far the party is going to go. This is one election for one person,” Nadler said. One New York-based Democratic consultant also urged party leaders not to rush their reads on Mamdani’s win. The consultant noted that the winner of the primary four years ago was also held up as a model for the Democratic Party’s future, embraced by then-President Joe Biden and called “a rock I can build a church on” by then-House Democrats’ campaign chair Sean Patrick Maloney. Now, Eric Adams is running for reelection as an independent. His likely Democratic opponent in the fall will be Mamdani. And Biden and Maloney are both out of office.
  • Iran's nuclear ambitions were "obliterated" in US strikes, Hegseth says Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon today. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a news conference at the Pentagon in Washington, today, after the U.S. military struck three sites in Iran, directly joining Israel's effort to destroy the country's nuclear program. How world leaders are reacting to the US strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities Concerned by the escalating conflict in the Middle East, world leaders have reacted after the United States struck Iran’s nuclear facilities. UK: Foreign Secretary David Lammy urged Iran “to show restraint and reach a diplomatic solution to end this crisis” in a post on X, insisting that the UK did not participate in the US strikes. Prime Minister Keir Starmer earlier urged Iran to return to the negotiating table after the US’ strikes, calling Iran’s nuclear program “a grave threat to international security.” France: Foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said France had noted the US strikes overnight “with concern,” adding that it had not participated. “France has repeatedly expressed its very firm opposition to Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. France is convinced that a lasting resolution to this issue requires a negotiated solution within the framework of the Non-Proliferation Treaty,” he continued. “It remains ready to contribute to this in collaboration with its partners.” Germany: Government spokesperson Stefan Kornelius said the German cabinet met on Sunday after American bombs were dropped on Iran’s nuclear facilities. “The Federal Chancellor and the ministers of the Security Cabinet will consult closely with their partners in the EU and the USA on further steps during the course of the day. Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz reiterated his call on Iran to enter into immediate negotiations with the USA and Israel and to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict,” he said. Russia: Russia’s foreign ministry said it “strongly condemns” the US strikes, calling it an “irresponsible decision” that “flagrantly violates international law,” despite Moscow having repeatedly violated international law in its ongoing, unprovoked war in Ukraine. “We call for an end to aggression and for increased efforts to create conditions for returning the situation to a political and diplomatic track,” the ministry said, warning that the US strikes mean “a dangerous round of escalation has begun,” which risks “further undermining” security in the region China: A spokesperson for China’s Foreign Ministry said: “China strongly condemns the US attack on Iran and the nuclear facilities under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency. This move by the US seriously violates the purposes and principles of the UN Charter and international law, and exacerbates tensions in the Middle East.” “China calls on the parties to the conflict, especially Israel, to cease fire as soon as possible, ensure the safety of civilians, and start dialogue and negotiations. China is willing to work with the international community to pool efforts, uphold justice, and make efforts to restore peace and stability in the Middle East” it added. Turkey: Turkey’s foreign ministry said it has “consistently warned about the risk of the conflict, sparked by Israeli aggression, spreading throughout the region and destabilizing the security environment” in a statement Sunday, saying the US strike “has elevated that risk to its highest level.” “Tukey is deeply concerned about the potential consequences of the US attack on the nuclear facilities of the Islamic Republic of Iran. The current developments could escalate the regional conflict into a global one. We do not want to see this catastrophic scenario materialize. We call on all relevant parties to act responsibly, to cease the attacks immediately, and to refrain from actions that could lead to further loss of life and destruction. The only way to resolve the dispute over Iran’s nuclear program is through negotiations,” the statement read. The European Union: President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said “stability must be the priority” and “respect for international law is critical.” She said: “Now is the moment for Iran to engage in a credible diplomatic solution. The negotiating table is the only place to end this crisis.” European Council President Antonio Costa said he was “deeply alarmed by the news arriving from the Middle East.” He said: “Diplomacy remains the only way to bring peace and security to the Middle East region. Too many civilians will once again be the victims of a further escalation. The EU will continue engaging with the parties and our partners to find a peaceful solution at the negotiating table,” he added. Canada: Prime Minister Mark Carney said the “situation in the Middle East remains highly volatile” and stressed that “stability in the region is a priority.” He called on parties to return to the negotiating table to reach a diplomatic solution to the crisis which “should lead to a broader de-escalation of hostilities in the Middle East, including a ceasefire in Gaza.” Japan: Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said “a de-escalation as soon as possible is more important than anything” but that “at the same time, Iran’s nuclear weapons development must be stopped.” He told reporters in Tokyo on Sunday that “we are closely monitoring the situation there with grave concern.” Pakistan: A foreign ministry spokesperson said Pakistan condemns the US attacks, saying it is “gravely concerned at the possible further escalation of tensions in the region,” but stated Iran “has the legitimate right to defend itself.” It said: “The unprecedented escalation of tension and violence, owing to ongoing aggression against Iran is deeply disturbing. Any further escalation of tensions will have severely damaging implications for the region and beyond. We emphasize the imperative need to respect civilian lives and properties and immediately bring the conflict to end.”
  • Pirro endorsed threat to criminally investigate January 6 prosecutors in office she now runs CNN — Jeanine Pirro, the acting US attorney for the District of Columbia, has a far lengthier public history of controversial comments than her predecessor, Ed Martin, whose nomination failed last month in part over his own past criticism of January 6 prosecutors, Capitol Police officers and federal judges. Pirro has echoed many of those same sentiments, even endorsing possible criminal investigations of prosecutors in the very office she now runs. For more than a decade, Pirro was a cable news mainstay on Fox News, hosting her own show, “Justice with Judge Jeanine,” and, until her recent appointment, as a regular on the afternoon panel show “The Five.” She’s now the top prosecutor in DC and in charge of the largest US attorney’s office in the country, which led the government’s investigation of Capitol rioters. Pirro’s TV appearances have been closely covered in the media, even earning her a recurring sketch character on “Saturday Night Live.” But her weekly radio show on WABC has received far less scrutiny — despite containing some of her most extreme and conspiratorial rhetoric. A CNN KFile review of just a portion of Pirro’s radio shows from 2021 through 2025 found that she has repeatedly endorsed criminal investigations into Trump’s perceived political enemies, including federal prosecutors, local officials and judges involved in his various legal cases. Should Trump nominate her permanently for the role, Pirro will have to provide the Senate with a detailed disclosure of every media appearance she’s made, which would include hundreds of hours of public comments on TV and the radio over the years. That disclosure process is what ultimately helped sink Martin’s nomination, which was withdrawn last month after he failed to disclose hundreds of his own media appearances, including those that undercut his disavowal of an alleged Nazi sympathizer he had repeatedly praised and interviewed. In one January 2025 episode of her WABC radio show, Pirro agreed with a guest who said Justice Department prosecutors handling January 6, 2021, cases should be criminally charged. “I absolutely agree with that,” Pirro responded. In another November 2024 episode, she expressed openness to targeting not just prosecutors but also the judge who oversaw Trump’s New York criminal trial. Pirro now holds the power to pursue internal investigations or influence charging decisions in the nation’s capital — at least for the next four months. Her term will end after 120 days if she is not formally nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate by that time, according to federal law. In addition to her attacks on federal law enforcement and the judiciary, Pirro has spent years promoting false and inflammatory claims. She downplayed the January 6 violence as a political “narrative,” calling for a Capitol Police officer and DOJ officials to be investigated. Pirro also boosted unfounded claims that the 2020 election was stolen and was one of several hosts named in the Dominion Voting Systems defamation lawsuit against Fox News. The lawsuit was later settled by Fox News for more than $787 million. Fox News host New Jeanine Pirro during the November 14, 2020, broadcast of "Justice w/ Judge Jeanine." This is one of the broadcasts at the center of Dominion Voting System's defamation lawsuit against Fox News, which denies wrongdoing. Along with her comments on the 2020 election and January 6, Pirro has also regularly expressed a dystopian view of American society, making a variety of baseless claims, including that young children in public schools are given books teaching how to perform oral sex, that New York state allows doctors to kill newborn babies, and that undocumented immigrants can freely vote using fake names in multiple states. In response to questions from CNN, the Trump administration sent along comments from Attorney General Pam Bondi and the White House. Bondi said she was “thrilled” that Pirro, whom she called a “dear friend” and “fearless advocate for the rule of law,” was part of the team at the Department of Justice. The White House also expressed support for Pirro and indicated it intends to nominate her for the position full time. Deputy press secretary Harrison Fields called Pirro “highly respected” and said CNN’s reporting was “character assassination” — though he did not provide any evidence disputing the factual accuracy of the article. Fields added that such attacks “undermine the safety of D.C. residents and tourists who would benefit from her nomination.” Charging prosecutors The Department of Justice’s prosecution of the January 6 attack on the Capitol was the largest criminal investigation in American history. It resulted in nearly 1,300 convictions and involved thousands of federal agents and prosecutors led by the US attorney’s office in DC. Pirro’s acting predecessor, Martin, was critical of this investigation. He fired dozens of those prosecutors earlier this year and launched a probe into their prosecutions. After his nomination collapsed, Martin was appointed to DOJ’s “weaponization” task force investigating politicization and serving as a top pardon attorney. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for the interim US Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, at the White House in Washington, DC, on May 28. Prior to taking the job running the DC US attorney’s office, Pirro repeatedly and publicly called for criminal investigations — not into rioters — but into the former prosecutors overseeing their cases at DOJ. In a November 2024 episode of her weekly Sunday radio show, Pirro interviewed Mike Davis, a former Senate judiciary clerk and right-wing lawyer who has publicly pushed to indict Justice Department lawyers. Davis said he believed there should be charges against all the prosecutors who went after Trump when discussing the New York case against Trump and the January 6 cases. “I think the Justice Department, starting on January 20, should open a criminal probe on conspiracy against rights. 18 USC, Section 241 for all these Democrat prosecutors and other operatives who have waged this unprecedented republic-ending lawfare and election interference,” he said. “This can never happen again and we must have consequences for this.” Pirro replied, “I agree with you, Mike.” Hear Davis on Pirro’s radio show in November 2024 Source: The Judge Jeanine Pirro Tunnel to Towers Foundation Show on WABC radio In another episode featuring Davis from January 2025, Davis said New York state Judge Juan Merchan, who presided over Trump’s criminal trial in New York, “must face severe legal, political and financial consequences” because he did not recuse himself from the case over an alleged conflict of interest involving his daughter, who is a Democratic consultant. Later in the show, he added: “There has to be accountability for this. There has to be internal probes at the Justice Department through the inspector general, the Office of Professional Responsibility and a criminal probe through the US attorney’s office. Heads need to roll.” “I absolutely agree with that,” Pirro responded. Hear Davis on Pirro’s radio show in January 2025 Source: The Judge Jeanine Pirro Tunnel to Towers Foundation Show on WABC radio Pirro also asked why they were not identifying for a possible prosecution the Capitol Police officer who shot and killed a January 6 rioter. She called for a special prosecutor to “go after” the Clintons. And she suggested that former FBI Director James Comey “needs to be the target of an active criminal investigation” and “someone who is looked at.” Pirro said in 2025 she was open to prosecuting the judge who presided over Trump’s New York trial and spread a conspiracy theory that the judge’s daughter — who has worked as a political consultant for some Democratic campaigns — benefited financially by clients fundraising off the case. Pirro said it was “conceivably” something the Trump administration could charge. Inflammatory rhetoric untethered to reality Among her more shocking and demonstrably false claims, Pirro said New York law allows doctors to kill fully delivered, breathing babies — a conspiracy theory repeatedly debunked by multiple state investigations — to sell their body parts to Planned Parenthood. “The law in New York now allows you to have a full-term baby — the baby can be born alive. And what that means in New York is actually breathe — it is born alive. The baby is then put in a comfort zone,” Pirro said in a speech in 2019 to a private university in Florida. “And the baby, while in that so-called comfort zone, is allowed to rest while the mother decides whether the baby should live or die.” Hear Pirro's false comments in 2019 on Reproductive Health Act Source: Facebook “And like the emperor in the Roman Colosseum, the thumbs-up or the thumbs-down, the baby is then killed,” she added, sharing a conspiracy that has been thoroughly debunked. There is no evidence that doctors in New York (or any state in the US) are killing newborn babies. That conspiracy theory is just one of many amplified by Pirro. In a 2015 speech in Louisiana, Pirro delivered a series of inflammatory remarks aimed at Muslims, undocumented immigrants and then-President Barack Obama. Pirro later promoted a claim that the United States during the Obama administration supported a Muslim-backed United Nations resolution saying “people should not be able to criticize religions of other people.” “That is coming from the Muslim religion. The Muslim religion — they’ll chop your head off. I’m not telling you anything you don’t know,” she added. In the same speech, Pirro claimed baselessly undocumented immigrants could vote “four times” in different states by using fake names. “Let’s assume that you’re an illegal and you live in my neck of the woods. If you live in New York, you can go to Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Jersey. You can vote four times. You can give them a new name every time,” she said. Hear Pirro's false comments in 2015 on undocumented immigrant voter fraud Source: YouTube There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud, despite Trump and his supporters’ repeated claims. And when discussing Obama, she agreed with an audience member who said that the only reason he had not been impeached was because he was Black. “He’s not going to be impeached because he is who he is,” Pirro said. “You got it. Now, it’s not right because the color of someone’s skin does not matter.”
  • China announces plans to sell seized crypto via Hong Kong exchanges China has announced plans to sell seized digital assets through licensed exchanges in Hong Kong. The initiative is in collaboration with the China Beijing Equity Exchange (CBEX) to manage digital assets seized in criminal cases. In line with this, CBEX will engage third-party agencies to help sell the assets on regulated exchanges. According to reports, the digital assets seized from criminal proceeds will be converted into yuan and deposited into designated accounts. This is the first time a mainland Chinese agency will be carrying out a process to dispose of seized digital assets. This development is possible because Hong Kong is recognized as a digital asset hub, with mainland China still choosing to enforce its ban on crypto trading and related activities. China’s crypto disposal process shows the scale of seized assets The recent framework represents the first time a formal process is being followed to ensure the handling of a large amount of confiscated digital assets that have been accumulated since China announced its crypto ban. According to authorities, the value of the digital assets awaiting disposal by the Chinese authorities exceeded several billion dollars by the end of 2022, with the amount jumping to 430.7 billion yuan ($60 billion) in 2023. The figure is a twelvefold increase from the previous year. The trend aligns with that of the global cryptocurrency seizures, with several countries now holding a huge chunk of digital assets from seizures and fraud investigations. According to reports, the United States presently holds about 200,000 Bitcoins worth $21 billion in seized assets, while the United Kingdom holds more than 61,000 Bitcoins in seized assets. China reportedly holds about 194,000 Bitcoins and 833,000 Ethereum, putting the country among the top holders in the world. The Chinese government continues to rank as one of the highest holders globally despite its ban on the asset. Some days ago, news filtered onto the internet noting that China has banned private individuals from owning digital assets. While the news has not been confirmed by official channels, the country still has a ban on assets dating back to 2013, when the People’s Bank of China (PBoC) prohibited banks in the country from engaging in Bitcoin-related businesses. Hong Kong deepens its status as a cryptocurrency hub The amount of seized assets has presented a challenge to the authorities, with the development also seen as an opportunity for them. While there are concerns about the market balance should they dump that size of seized assets on the market, there have been calls for them to quickly turn the seized illicit gains into legitimate state resources that will benefit the citizens. Meanwhile, Beijing’s decision to liquidate the assets through Hong Kong exchanges reveals a dual approach to digital asset regulation from territories inside China. It also establishes Hong Kong’s status as a cryptocurrency hub. Over the last few years, the area has been positioning itself as a global hub for digital assets as China continues to maintain its strict crypto ban. The country has been cracking down on exchanges, ICOs, and mining since at least 2017. Furthermore, there have been sightings of Chinese officials at crypto events in Hong Kong, allowing the city to develop as a testing ground for digital asset policies that the mainland isn’t ready to adopt or implement. This arrangement ensures Beijing controls the financial systems in the mainland while exploring the potential of cryptocurrencies through its regulatory sandbox in Hong Kong. The partnership between both parties also opens a formal channel between China’s strict control and the global crypto economy, setting a precedent for other areas with restrictive crypto policies.
  • Texas woman sues state lottery after not receiving controversial $83.5M jackpot A customer grabs printed tickets from a Texas Lottery sales terminal at Fuel City in Dallas, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025. A woman in Texas is suing the state’s Lottery Commission for not paying out an $83.5 million award, more than three months after the numbers on her ticket matched the winning numbers in a drawing, according to court documents obtained by CNN. “Every Texan knows what that should mean when it comes to the lottery – if you win, you should get paid,” the suit says. “It shouldn’t take a lawsuit to get paid when you win the lottery. But that’s exactly what has happened here.” The woman bought her ticket through a lottery courier service, firms which allow customers to purchase tickets virtually, using a mobile app or other online interface. The woman, identified only as Jane Doe in the suit, purchased a ticket for the “Lotto Texas” lottery game through an app called Jackpocket on February 17, and her numbers matched those of the numbers pulled at 10:12 p.m. CT the same day, according to the lawsuit. A week after Doe won her ticket, then-Texas Lottery Commission Executive Director Ryan Mindell announced a move to ban courier services like the one Doe used, under Texas law. The ban became effective on May 19, according to a lottery commission spokesperson. Mindell resigned in April. “We all know the Commission is not allowed to change the rules after the drawing. But the Commission has apparently tried to do so and relied—at least in part—on this ex post facto announcement to continue to refuse to pay Plaintiff her lottery winnings simply because she utilized a lottery ticket courier service to buy the winning ticket,” the lawsuit says. A spokesperson told CNN in an email Saturday the commission “does not comment on pending litigation.” The lawsuit also alleges Doe’s unpaid winnings could be used to pay other Texas Lottery winners, or may be reallocated and redirected to “other Commission liabilities or purposes,” potentially reducing the amount owed to her. Attorneys for the woman have also filed for a temporary restraining order and requested for a temporary injunction to stop Acting Deputy Executive Director of the Texas Lottery Commission Sergio Rey from doling out funds, which the lawsuit alleges Doe still has not received. “If Mr. Rey is not restrained and enjoined from disbursing or diminishing the Plaintiff’s jackpot prize winnings, Plaintiff will suffer damages that will be incapable of being measured by any certain pecuniary standard before notice is given and a hearing is held on Plaintiff’s Application for Temporary Injunction,” a court document said. CNN has reached out to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s office, Jackpocket, and Rey for comment. What is a lottery courier service? A lottery courier service acts as a third-party vendor that buys lottery tickets on behalf of customers, coordinates the purchase of physical tickets through brick and mortar stores the services often own, and notifies buyers if they win. Courier services are typically operated online or through an app, offering a convenient way to play games. Some couriers even offer national lottery games like Mega Millions and Powerball. Lottery couriers, which had been operating in Texas since 2019, became a focus in April 2023 after a single entity bought 25 million lottery tickets in less than 72 hours using a courier service, CNN affiliate WFAA reported. The entity purchased “nearly every possible number combination,” the release from the governor’s office said at the time. The investor doubled its money because the jackpot was so high, and the winner took home $57.8 million before taxes, WFAA said. Courier services are operating in 19 states, according to a report published in 2024 by the Florida Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability. Only three states – New York, New Jersey and Arkansas – regulate the courier service industry, according to a 2024 Texas House report. Without such regulations in Texas, couriers are not required to obtain a license or permission from the Texas Lottery to operate, the report found. Purchasing via a lottery courier has two advantages for the customer, said Victor Matheson, professor of economics at College of the Holy Cross. “It allows the buyer to conveniently buy tickets without having to go to a regular lottery retailer and it also potentially allows out-of-state buyers to purchase tickets in any lottery across the country,” Matheson said in February. The service can have drawbacks like a fee, legality issues and lack of a limit to how many tickets are purchased, Matheson added. Other legal concerns include the regulation of sales across state lines when each state controls its own lottery games, sales to underage players, ticket buying syndicates and other issues.
  • Stocks, dollar stumble after Trump reignites his trade war Stocks dropped on Friday after President Donald Trump threatened to reignite his trade war. The S&P 500 posted its worst week in seven weeks. Markets thought they had a serious debt problem. Now they have a trade war problem to worry about again. Stocks and the dollar fell Friday after President Donald Trump brought the trade war back to the forefront with threats of massive tariffs against one of America’s most valuable companies and one of its most important trading partners. Trump posted on Truth social Friday morning that he would impose a 25% tariff on Apple if it refused to make iPhones in the United States. Minutes later, Trump said he would recommend a 50% tariff on goods imported from the European Union. The Dow closed lower by 256 points, or 0.61%. The broader S&P 500 fell 0.67%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite slid 1%. All three indexes finished the week in the red. The Dow and Nasdaq each posted their worst week in five weeks. The S&P 500 notched its worst week since the first week of April. Dow futures had tumbled as much as 600 points Friday morning after Trump posted his tariff threat. Stocks opened sharply lower before paring losses throughout the day after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said in a Bloomberg TV interview that he expects “several large deals” will be announced in the coming weeks. Bessent also said he expects US and Chinese officials to meet in person again to continue trade negotiations following a temporary pause on higher tariff rates. While stocks recouped some losses, the major indexes remained in the red as Trump said at the White House in the afternoon he was “not looking for a deal” with the EU. Related article Trump says he’s ‘not looking for a deal’ with the EU after threatening a 50% tariff Trump’s stark tariff threats paired with Bessent’s optimistic trade remarks sent Wall Street’s fear gauge, the CBOE Volatility Index, on a rollercoaster. The VIX was up 8% in the afternoon after surging as much as 23% in the morning. The US dollar index, which measures the dollar’s strength against six major foreign currencies, slid 0.8%. The dollar index posted its biggest single-day drop in one month and notched its worst week in six weeks. Gold, a safe haven during uncertainty, surged 2%. “Markets once again face the fear of high tariffs on a major trading partner,” said Rob Haworth, senior investment strategy director at US Bank Asset Management. “We believe that this morning’s social media posts about a 50% tariff on the EU are primarily a negotiating tactic,” analysts at Barclays said in a Friday note. “But today’s developments, including the posts about iPhones, do highlight that the US has not turned the page on tariffs and that more trade policy volatility lies ahead.” Tariffs back in focus Wall Street in recent weeks had begun to shift focus away from tariffs and toward Trump’s tax bill — its own headache for markets — after the United States and China in May opened trade negotiations and agreed to substantially lower tariffs, easing investors’ nerves about the trade war. But Trump’s new threat of tariffs on the EU was a sharp reminder that policy uncertainty remains. David Doyle, head of economics at Macquarie, said in a recent note that it is not “all-clear” on the trade war front, and tariffs remain a “substantial headwind” to the US economy. “Today’s early market action does not approve of a threat directed at another corporate, and the idea of a 50% EU tariff rate,” analysts at Citi said in a Friday note. “This is sure giving us déjà vu.” The S&P 500 sank in early April after Trump announced massive “reciprocal” tariffs, and rebounded sharply after the president a week later announced a 90-day pause on most of them. Investors have been on edge about potential developments during the 90-day pause, which is set to end in July. “This calls into question whether investors can trust that any pauses announced by the Administration are actually solid, which only further muddies the landscape,” said Ross Mayfield, investment strategist at Baird. “Expect volatility to persist.” Scott Ladner, chief investment officer at Horizon Investments, said the market reaction to Trump’s threat of 50% tariffs on the EU will likely be more “measured” than past tariff announcements because “the playbook now involves a high likelihood of Trump caving at some point.” “But the uncertain timing and not-zero chance that he doesn’t cave will keep equities on edge for the next couple of weeks, at least,” Ladner said. The United States so far during the 90-day pause has only announced a trade deal with the United Kingdom. Apple (AAPL) on Friday dropped 3% after Trump’s threat to impose tariffs on the company’s products unless it moves manufacturing to the United States. The tech giant has tumbled 22% this year as it has been caught in the crossfire of Trump’s trade war. Apple’s market value dipped back below the $3 trillion mark on Friday as its stock stumbled. And it’s not just Big Tech taking a hit. Retirement plans like 401(k)s are often invested in funds that track the S&P 500, and large companies like Apple make up a notable portion of the index’s value. As Trump’s trade war roils blue-chip stocks like Apple, it can impact people’s retirement savings. “You just can’t continue to keep an economy and companies operating in a cloud of extraordinarily high uncertainty forever without some economic consequences eventually,” Ladner said. “That’s going to be the tug of war the next several months.” Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 23. The tariff jolt on Friday comes after markets this week have already been floundering under pressure from the bond market. Investors this week balked at Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill, and weak demand for US government bonds sent yields surging. Related article Why the bond market is so worried about the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ “Markets are looking for a little more fiscal discipline, they’re concerned,” Federal Reserve Governor Chris Waller told Fox Business on Thursday. “There does seem to be, you know, a risk-off on American assets across the board, not just government debt, but everything,” Waller said. “And whether that continues in the future or not, I don’t know.” The yield on the 10-year Treasury note on Friday edged lower to 4.51% as investors scooped up bonds amid renewed trade uncertainty. In Europe, markets tumbled after Trump’s threat of a higher tariff for the region that could go into effect June 1. The benchmark STOXX 600 index fell 0.93%. Germany’s DAX fell 1.54% and France’s CAC index slid 1.65%. The S&P 500 posted its fourth day of losses in a row as the recent rebound in US markets has stalled. The benchmark index is down slightly on the year
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