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Mamdani-style candidate living off parents’ money could ouster incumbent Dem mayor
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An inexperienced, far-left radical mayoral candidate, who has conceded that financial support from her parents has allowed her to run her campaign in the expensive city of Seattle, is on track to take down the incumbent Democratic mayor who has worked in city politics for almost two decades.
Katie Wilson, a self-proclaimed «socialist,» is out front of incumbent Bruce Harrell by just under 100 votes as of Tuesday, according to the latest election results from Seattle’s King County. The lead has ping-ponged back-and-forth between the two candidates since last week’s Tuesday general election.
The race was held alongside a slate of other top races around the country, including gubernatorial races for New Jersey and Virginia, as well as the New York City mayoral race. The elections were largely seen as a win for Democrats and, in particular, for the far-left faction of the base, which saw local socialist candidates, like Mamdani and others, come away with victories.
Wilson, who has been likened to Mamdani, could become the latest self-described socialist to win elected office if she maintains her lead. However, unlike many of the other socialist candidates who won their elections last week, but similar to Mamdani, Wilson will end up in a post charged with leading one of the country’s largest metropolitan areas. Seattle’s metropolitan residency is among one of the largest in the United States with over 4 million residents.
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Progressive activist Katie Wileson (left) and incumbent Democratic Party Mayor of Seattle Bruce Harrell (right) are battling in a razor-tin election to be Seattle’s next mayor. (Katie Wilson Campaign/Getty Images)
«Yes, I am a socialist,» Wilson said earlier this year. «I’m not out here waving a socialist flag, because I’m not a super ideological person. I’m also not sure that label will help me in the general election. But yes, I’m fine with being called a socialist»
Wilson, like Mamdani, has proposed the idea of implementing government-run grocery stores. She has also refused to commit to reducing Seattle’s growing tent encampments, which have long been a growing problem for the city. Instead, Wilson has proposed moving the encampments on a «case-by-case» basis. Meanwhile, Wilson also pledged to «Trump-proof» the city of Seattle.
The far-left candidate is juxtaposed to a more established and experienced politician in Harrell, who was a member of the city council beginning in 2008 before eventually becoming mayor. Much of Harrell’s attacks targeting Wilson, who describes herself as a policy nerd, have hinged on her lack of experience.
«She’s really not even qualified to do the job. She hasn’t had the experiences,» Harrell said of Wilson during an interview leading up to last week’s elections.
«The fact of the matter is, while my opponent has ideas, she hasn’t done anything,» Harrell added during a debate before the election as well. «She has no experience or training or ability to manage a budget. And what we think the voters will see is that running a major city like Seattle is a big job. And she’s advancing some plans, like our 4,000 emergency housing, or shelter units, that just can’t be done in how she’s describing it. So you’ll see the weakness in her platform – just complaints with no solutions.»
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In response to criticism about her alleged lack of experience, Wilson has acknowledged that she is «an outsider» in the sense she has not held elected office before. However, Wilson has contested that she is «an outsider who comes with an insider’s knowledge and experience.»
Far-left Democratic candidate Katie Wilson (right) has been compared to Zohran Mamdani. Both have proposed implementing city-run grocery stores if elected. (Rashid Umar Abbasi for Fox News Digital; Reuters/Chris Helgren; Katie Wilson for Seattle )
Wilson’s background includes the operation of a small nonprofit called the Transit Riders Union, for which her work has included advocating for policies around minimum wage increases, better access to public transit and affordable housing. Prior to her establishment of the Transit Riders Union in 2011, Wilson worked several jobs in various unrelated industries, including as a barista, boatyard worker, apartment manager, lab technician, baker, construction worker, and legal assistant.
«These early experiences grounded her in the everyday realities of working people and shaped her lifelong commitment to improving people’s lives,» Wilson’s campaign website says of the candidate’s work history.
Prior to moving to Seattle in 2004, just four years before Harrell was elected to Seattle’s city council, Wilson lived in upstate New York. After graduating from high school in Binghamton, Wilson studied physics and philosophy at Oxford University thanks to financial assistance from her parents living in New York. Wilson ultimately left Oxford debt-free, Wilson credits to her parents. However, she also left without a degree, dropping out just six weeks before her graduation.
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Meanwhile, the financial assistance from Wilson’s parents living in New York continues for her today, she says, crediting them with allowing her to live in a city as expensive as Seattle.
«They send me a check periodically to help with the childcare expenses,» Wilson told Seattle’s PubliCola, noting daycare for her kids cost about $2,200 per month. Wilson did not share precisely how much her parents contribute, pointing out that she does not keep track. However, when pressed for more details, Wilson reportedly said the money comes in every few months.
The Seattle skyline is pictured from a Washington State Ferry in Seattle, Washington. (REUTERS/Jason Redmond)
«Before I decided to run for office, my husband and I were just kind of juggling our kid back and forth,» Wilson continued about the childcare costs her parents assisted with. «We didn’t have her in daycare because it’s so expensive. But then when I decided to run, we’re like, we really need childcare.»
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Wilson began getting paid a full-time paycheck from her Transit Riders Union nonprofit in 2019, seven years after it was founded in 2011. Tax records show that Wilson brought in $72,669 in 2022 for 55-hours of work. There are no records of Wilson’s salary for 2023 or 2024, reportedly due to the fact the nonprofit changed tax preparers recently, according to PubliCola. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) does not require nonprofits to disclose salaries of employees making under $100,000 per year.
Wilson reported earning between $60,000 and $99,000 in a financial statement to the city upon declaring her candidacy for mayor. Wilson also reported income «less than $30,000» from PubliCola, The Urbanist and The Stranger, respectively, for work as a «columnist» for the left-wing online news outlets.
Wilson’s campaign did not respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment on this article.
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Greenland’s rejection of President Donald Trump sending a U.S. military hospital ship has touched off a private-public healthcare debate amid ongoing diplomatic talks about Arctic security.
Greenland’s Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen on Sunday turned down Trump’s offer, and now Trump special envoy to Greenland, Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, has weighed in.
«Shame on Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen!» Landry wrote in response to a Fox News report on Nielsen’s objection. «President Donald J. Trump and America care. After speaking to many Greenlanders about the day to day problems they face, one issue stood out — healthcare.»
Greenland has sought more self-governance from Denmark under the Self Government Act in 2009 to take more local authority under home rule, but Danish officials’ instant rejection of Trump’s offer is aligned with Greenland’s own rejection that came later Sunday.
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Greenland has rejected the Trump administration’s push to take over the Danish territory. (Thomas Traasdahl/Ritzau Scanpix / AFP via Getty Images; Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
«President Trump’s idea of sending an American hospital ship here to Greenland has been noted,» Nielsen wrote in a translated Facebook post. «But we have a public healthcare system where treatment is free for citizens.
«It is a deliberate choice.»
Greenland remains open to dialogue and cooperation with the U.S., with a caveat, according to Nielsen.
«But talk to us instead of just making more or less random outbursts on social media,» Nielsen said in his own public Facebook protestation.
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Louisiana GOP Gov. Jeff Landry speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump last year. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Greenland’s «free for citizens» care is not sufficient, Landry argued in his Facebook response posted to his campaign’s page.
«Many villages and small towns lack basic services that Americans often take for granted,» Landry’s post continued. «Small settlements are without permanent doctors, diagnostic tools, or specialist care – forcing residents to travel great distances for vital treatments that should be available at home.»
The healthcare issue underlies the overreaching Trump hopes to annex Greenland to secure the strategic Arctic region from Russian and Chinese designs, calling it a vital issue for «national security» for both the U.S. and the NATO alliance.
«A healthy Greenland is vital for America’s national security,» Landry’s post concluded. «America is committed to defending Greenland, and that begins by ensuring its people are defended against basic illnesses and ailments.
«These missions matter because health is inseparable from security. America’s commitment to defending Greenland must begin with ensuring its people are healthy.»
The recent dust-up came after Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command evacuated a crew member who required urgent medical treatment from a U.S. submarine in Greenlandic waters, seven nautical miles outside of Greenland’s capital of Nuuk.
«Working with the fantastic Governor of Louisiana, Jeff Landry, we are going to send a great hospital boat to Greenland to take care of the many people who are sick, and not being taken care of there,» Trump wrote Saturday night on Truth Social. «It’s on the way!!!»
That post sparked objection from both Danish Defense Minister Troels Lund Poulsen and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Sunday.
«The Greenlandic population receives the healthcare it needs,» Poulsen told Danish broadcaster DR, according to Reuters. «They receive it either in Greenland, or, if they require specialized treatment, they receive it in Denmark.
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«So it’s not as if there’s a need for a special healthcare initiative in Greenland.»
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is rejecting President Donald Trump’s offer to send a U.S. military hospital ship to Greenland, suggesting Denmark’s public healthcare system is sufficient. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images; Kirsty Wigglesworth – WPA Pool/Getty Images)
Frederiksen spun the Trump offer into a political debate on public healthcare.
«Am happy to live in a country where there is free and equal access to health for all,» Frederiksen wrote in a translated post, sharing a Democrat attack point on Trump’s Republican Party’s struggles to reform what Trump has rebuked as a «failure» of Obamacare. «Where it’s not insurances and wealth that determine whether you get proper treatment. You have the same approach in Greenland.»
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The U.S. Navy has two hospital ships, the Mercy and the Comfort. Both were last docked in Alabama for repairs, according to Reuters.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un was re-elected as general secretary of the ruling Workers’ Party of Korea, according to a press release from the country’s state-run media.
The decision was announced on Monday by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), which said the party formally adopted the measure on Feb. 22 during its Ninth Congress.
KCNA described the move as reflecting the «unanimous desire» of party members, the military and the public, praising Kim as the «centre of unity and leadership» and crediting him with strengthening the country’s nuclear deterrence and advancing economic and military development.
The lengthy statement highlighted the country’s achievements over the past five years, including improvements to national defense capabilities and economic planning.
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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, leader Kim Jong Un claps after being re-elected to the top post of the ruling Workers’ Party during its congress in Pyongyang on Feb. 22, 2026. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
It also reaffirmed Kim’s role as the guiding figure in the country’s «socialist construction.»
Kim, who has been in power since 2011, has served as general secretary of the Workers’ Party since 2021, when he formally assumed the title previously held by his late father, Kim Jong Il.
An analysis by the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) suggests North Korea could use the conclusion of the Ninth Party Congress to unveil new strategic weapons and highlight progress under its 2021–2025 military modernization plan.
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In this photo provided by the North Korean government, leader Kim Jong Un attends the ruling Workers’ Party Congress in Pyongyang on Feb. 22, 2026. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)
The report notes Pyongyang may showcase advances in intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched ballistic missiles and hypersonic glide vehicles as it seeks to improve the survivability and accuracy of its nuclear capabilities.
AEI assessed that Kim is also likely to outline modernization goals for the 2026–2030 period, potentially emphasizing second-strike capabilities, faster launch readiness and more diverse delivery systems.
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Beyond military issues, the analysis says Kim may frame the current five-year economic plan as a success, pointing to increased trade with Russia and China and efforts under his «20×10 Regional Development Policy» to reduce rural-urban disparities.
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Panamá avanza en su objetivo de ampliar el Humedal Ramsar Punta Patiño mediante recorridos técnicos, monitoreo ambiental y trabajo comunitario desarrollados en la provincia de Darién, en un proceso que busca fortalecer la protección de uno de los ecosistemas más relevantes del país.
Guardaparques del Ministerio de Ambiente (MiAmbiente) y de la Asociación Nacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza (ANCÓN) realizaron patrullajes terrestres y marítimos enfocados en verificar límites actuales, evaluar zonas propuestas para anexión y recopilar información científica que sustente la ampliación.
Las acciones incluyeron 32 kilómetros por vía acuática y 8 kilómetros por vía terrestre, abarcando límites perimetrales actuales y territorios considerados estratégicos para la conectividad ecológica.
En paralelo, se desarrollaron espacios de diálogo comunitario con representantes de Punta Alegre, Taimatí, Sambú y Garachine, donde se abordaron beneficios ambientales, alcances del proyecto y zonas de interés prioritario que podrían incorporarse al sitio Ramsar.
El proceso contempló también trabajos científicos en campo, incluyendo monitoreo de aves, evaluaciones forestales y establecimiento de parcelas de investigación, elementos que forman parte del sustento técnico requerido para la ampliación.
Equipos especializados realizaron muestreos de agua con instrumentos multiparámetro, mediciones de salinidad y temperatura, colecta de zooplancton y registros de profundidad, con el objetivo de evaluar la salud del ecosistema y su dinámica hidrológica.
Dentro de la ruta de evaluación se incluyeron Guagaral, Playa Cueca, lagunas cercanas a Sambú y sectores próximos a Garachine, áreas consideradas clave para justificar la expansión del humedal y fortalecer la conservación del Corredor Biológico Serranía de Bagre.
En la comunidad de Punta Alegre, autoridades presentaron mapas topográficos y trabajaron con residentes en la delimitación participativa de zonas potenciales para anexión, registrando el proceso mediante fotografías georreferenciadas.
La Reserva Natural Privada Punta Patiño, administrada por ANCÓN, constituye la primera reserva natural privada del país y protege una de las muestras más representativas del bosque tropical panameño, con ecosistemas que incluyen manglares, humedales costeros y bosques inundables.
Su integración al sistema Ramsar responde a la importancia ecológica del área, particularmente como hábitat de especies, regulador hídrico y barrera natural frente a eventos climáticos extremos.
Un sitio Ramsar es un humedal reconocido internacionalmente bajo la Convención Ramsar, tratado ambiental que promueve la conservación y uso sostenible de estos ecosistemas debido a su valor para la biodiversidad, el almacenamiento de carbono, la mitigación de inundaciones y el sustento de comunidades locales.
En materia normativa, Panamá incorporó la Convención Ramsar mediante la Ley 6 de 1989 y cuenta con disposiciones como la Ley General de Ambiente (Ley 41 de 1998), normas de ordenamiento territorial, regulaciones sobre manglares y la Política Nacional de Humedales aprobada en 2018.
La ampliación de Punta Patiño se inserta en esa estrategia global de protección de humedales de importancia internacional.
Panamá cuenta con otros sitios Ramsar como Bahía de Panamá, San San Pond Sak y el Golfo de Montijo, reconocidos por su relevancia para aves migratorias, manglares y ecosistemas costeros, lo que refleja la diversidad de humedales presentes en el país.
En ese contexto, la ampliación de Punta Patiño busca incrementar la cobertura protegida, mejorar la gestión ambiental y reforzar la conectividad entre ecosistemas terrestres y marinos.
Desde el punto de vista ecológico, la expansión propuesta apunta a proteger zonas de transición entre bosques, manglares y áreas marinas, ecosistemas que funcionan como corredores biológicos y refugios para especies amenazadas.
Autoridades ambientales señalan que la incorporación de nuevas áreas permitiría fortalecer procesos de restauración, mejorar la vigilancia ambiental y ampliar el monitoreo científico dentro del sitio Ramsar.
El componente comunitario constituye un eje central del proceso, ya que la ampliación requiere participación local y reconocimiento de usos tradicionales del territorio.
Las reuniones desarrolladas durante los patrullajes permitieron identificar preocupaciones, oportunidades de conservación y posibles beneficios socioeconómicos, incluyendo ecoturismo, investigación científica y programas de educación ambiental vinculados al humedal.
El proceso de ampliación continuará con evaluaciones técnicas, consultas comunitarias y revisión cartográfica, etapas necesarias para sustentar la modificación de límites y su eventual reconocimiento internacional.
Las autoridades destacan que la iniciativa busca consolidar la protección de Punta Patiño dentro del sistema Ramsar y reforzar el papel de los humedales como infraestructura natural clave para la resiliencia ambiental del país.
Igualmente, señalan que la gestión futura de los humedales debe priorizar el ordenamiento territorial, el control del turismo, la protección de cuencas hidrográficas y la integración de estos ecosistemas en las políticas de adaptación al cambio climático.
La presión sobre los humedales panameños se ha incrementado en los últimos años como resultado de la expansión urbana, los rellenos, los cambios en el uso del suelo, el turismo no regulado, la contaminación y los efectos del cambio climático.
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