Trump labels New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani a "communist" as Republicans aim to paint the progressive assemblyman as an extremist ahead of midterm elections.

Here are answers to whether the president can make good on his threat to take over the city if Zohran Mamdani becomes mayor.

President Trump suggested a federal takeover of New York City and Washington, claiming a "tremendous power at the White House to run places when we have to."

A New York GOP official told Newsweek that whether Rep. Mike Lawyer or Rep. Elise Stefanik are ultimately the nominee, Republicans have "a deep bench."

While the inflation numbers aren't "as bad as expected," they suggest that President Donald Trump's import tariffs are "starting to bite," Heather Long, the chief economist at Navy Federal Credit Union, told CNN. "A long stretch when Trump's policies left little imprint on the hard data appears to be ending," said The Wall Street Journal.

CNN political analyst Maggie Haberman said late Tuesday that Trump administration officials are considering the release of “some sort of additional material” tied to convicted sex

New York is suing the Trump administration for withholding billions of dollars in education grants, calling the funding freeze “unconstitutional” and “capricious.”

The courts have been increasingly at the center of the administration's hardline immigration enforcement efforts.