A Socialist Priest Embraces Venezuela’s Maduro, an Autocratic Leader

The Rev. Numa Molina, a Jesuit priest, has championed the poor for decades. Now, he is a power broker and a confidante of Venezuela’s embattled president, Nicolás Maduro.

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Seattle Elects a Left-Wing Mayor With a Light Résumé but Mamdani Appeal

Katie Wilson, who narrowly defeated the incumbent, Bruce Harrell, emerged from the city’s left-wing activist class and brings with her little experience in governing.

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Fatos Nano, Albanian Leader in Era of Chaos and Transition, Dies at 73

A consummate political survivor during his country’s shift from brutal communist regime to flawed democracy, he served three stints as prime minister.

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Zohran Mamdani and the Revenge of the Struggling Yuppie

When the city becomes a “luxury product,” even the comfortable start to rebel.

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Mamdani Allies Create a Nonprofit to Push His Affordability Agenda

A new group will solicit donations to replicate Zohran Mamdani’s grass-roots army of volunteers and to help build momentum for his proposals.

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Republicans Retire Pelosi as a Villain, and Turn to Mamdani

Searching for another liberal boogeyman, Republicans have zeroed in on Zohran Mamdani. Whether their strategy will work in the midterms is less clear.

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Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Says He Has Reached Out to Zohran Mamdani

The banking giant’s C.E.O. said he wanted to keep lines of communication open with the mayor-elect of New York.

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Mamdani Won. South Florida Expects a Real Estate Bump.

Some brokers and developers in the region are waiting eagerly to see if the election of a democratic socialist will drive more wealthy New Yorkers south.

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Wall Street Laments Mamdani’s Victory and Plots Its Next Move

Many financiers are vowing to play nice with Zohran Mamdani, but some are already thinking about how they will blunt the mayor-elect’s most liberal initiatives.

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In a Speech Full of Hope, Mamdani Celebrates a New Political Order

Zohran Mamdani, in his victory speech, celebrated New York’s immigrants, working class and young people and said the city could show the country how to defeat President Trump.

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