NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is facing scrutiny after endorsing CAIR-linked activist Aber Kawas, who previously downplayed the 9/11 terror attacks.

While surrounded by members of the media, New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, center, helps to serve meals at at POTS, a Bronx nonprofit that provides food assistance, in New York, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The source of the claim failed to mention that New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani would not take office until the start of 2026.

Two New York lawmakers are blasting New York City Mayor-elect Mamdani over a report that a member of his transition team has made controversial posts about Israel for years.

House Democrats are facing a surge of progressive primary challenges inspired by New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani that lawmakers say shouldn't be lightly dismissed. Why it matters: There's a clear burst of anti-establishment energy in the Democratic Party right now,

New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he does not want New York City Councilman Chi Ossé, a fellow progressive, to run for Congress — yet. In an interview on Wednesday, Mamdani said it is “not the time” for Ossé to primary House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY),

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who won the city's mayoral race earlier this month, is fundraising for his transition, seeking a total of $4 million

CM Punk jokes that newly elected NYC mayor, and wrestling fan, Zohran Mamdani, is the reason Punk is walking free despite police brawl on WWE Raw