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THEAMERICANCONSERVATIVE (Joseph Addington) - Mamdani-Backed DSA Candidates Sweep NYC Dem Primaries

State of the Union: The victories showcase the increasing influence of the DSA in U.S. urban politics. The post Mamdani-Backed DSA Candidates Sweep NYC Dem Primaries appeared first on The American Conservative .

Three progressive congressional candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani won Democratic primaries Tuesday, a sweep that signaled the democratic socialist mayor’s expanding influence and gave the party’s leftmost flank a set of likely new House members from heavily Democratic city districts. The former New York City Comptroller Brad Lander defeated incumbent Dan Goldman, the democratic socialist Assemblywoman Claire Valdez won the primary to replace retiring Rep. Nydia Velázquez, and the public defense investigator Darializa Avila Chevalier upset Rep. Adriano Espaillat, a five-term incumbent who currently chairs the Congressional Hispanic Caucus. Velázquez and Chevalier were also backed by the New York City chapter of…Open

NYTIMES (Frances Robles and David C. Adams) - Cuba Announces Sweeping Overhaul of Struggling Communist Economy, But Obstacles Remain

The Cuban government announced a major economic restructuring, but experts say most changes would depend on buy-in from the Trump administration.

NYTIMES (Jeanna Smialek and Amanda Taub) - ICC Judges Sue Trump Administration Over Sanctions

Kimberly Prost, a Canadian judge at the International Criminal Court, and two colleagues are suing the administration, saying the sanctions were a form of retaliation.