Fox News Politics Newsletter: Trump, Mamdani front-and-center in Empire State battle

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-Obama once urged black men to support Harris, but then Democrats backtracked legacy of race rhetoric in 2025

-Duffy says air travel Even after lockdown ends, it could take ‘days, if not a week’ to return to normal

-Judge Barrett urges students to ‘take the high road like Erika Kirk’ campus hostility

Trump and Mamdani front and center in Empire State battle between Hochul and Stefanik

Minister Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani are not on the ballot next year, but they are in the political spotlight in New York State’s 2026 gubernatorial race.

Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik connected with Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul in her first interview since announcing her candidacy for governor on Friday. To MamdaniThe 34-year-old socialist state lawmaker won the New York City mayoral election on Tuesday.

During an appearance on Fox News’ “Fox & Friends,” Stefanik pointed to Mamdani, whom she claimed was “an angry anti-Semite, pro-Hamas communist who wanted to raise taxes,” and accused “Kathy Hochul of supporting her and kneeling down.”READ MORE.

white house

WAR OF BENEFIT: DOJ accuses federal judge of ‘making a mockery of separation of powers’ in SNAP appeal

An EBT sign is displayed in a grocery store window in the Flatbush neighborhood of New York City’s Brooklyn borough on October 30, 2025. Approximately 42 million Americans are expected to lose access to these benefits. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) ((Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images))

RESEARCH DOLLAR: Cornell University will pay $60 million in deal with Trump administration to restore federal funding

AGREEMENT OR NOT AGREEMENTTrump considers granting Hungary potential exemption for Russian oil just weeks after sanctions were imposed

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban visited President Donald Trump at the White House on November 7, 2025, for a bilateral meeting focused on oil and trade. (Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images)

GIVING RESPECT: Trump says Hungary’s border stance will reduce crime, says Europe is flooded with immigrants

World Stage

DRAGON SAILS: China launches third aircraft carrier as Xi pushes military modernization to counter US influence

In this photo published by Xinhua News Agency, the commissioning and flag-raising ceremony of Fujian, China’s third aircraft carrier and the first aircraft carrier it designed and built equipped with electromagnetic catapults, is seen on the right at a sea port in Sanya city in China’s southern Hainan Province on Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (Li Gang/Xinhua via AP)

Capitol Hill

DEADLINE CHANGE: Schumer and Democrats unveil alternative shutdown plan, call for one-year extension of Obamacare subsidies

‘WHEELS ARE COMING OFF’: Thune says ‘the wheels are falling off’ as Republicans consider next shutdown move

Senate Majority Leader John Thune speaks at a news conference with Senate Republican leaders following a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on October 28. (Nathan Posner/Anatolia via Getty Images)

NO DEAL IN VIEW: Sen Kennedy says shutdown could last 2 more weeks due to ongoing Obamacare dispute

‘TROOKED IRONY’: ‘Twisted irony’: Democrats risk betraying their own pet problems with gamble to shut down government

COLLECTIVE NATION: House Democrats side with Trump officials on air traffic disruptions amid shutdown chaos

Democratic Rep. Greg Stanton said the Trump administration’s reduction in air traffic was “the right call.” (Kamil Krzaczynski/AFP via Getty Images; Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

‘WRONG EXPRESSION’: Nancy Mace’s ex claims friend made up sexual assault allegations to frame her estranged wife: report

STOP THE GAMES: Charlamagne Tha God urges Democrats to ‘stop playing politics with people’s lives’ and reopen government

across america

SCANDAL ELECTION: Jay Jones’ transition team to be joined by former governor plagued by blackface scandal and abortion outrage

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – NOVEMBER 4: New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani celebrates taking the stage during an election night watch party held at the Brooklyn Paramount on November 4, 2025 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Mamdani defeated Independent candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa in the closely watched election for New York mayor. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty)

UNDER SUPERVISION: ADL launches ‘Mamdani Monitor’ to monitor New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani over antisemitism concerns

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