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Cuomo, Adams trade shots over who should drop out in race against Mamdani for NYC mayor
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Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and current New York City Mayor Eric Adams are each urging the other to drop their mayoral bids in the 2025 race against Democratic Party nominee Zohran Mamdani.
«I think that everyone should align behind the person who has won one as mayor,» Adams said Monday at a news conference.
Meanwhile, Cuomo’s top advisor argued in a statement that «we do not see any path to victory for Mayor Adams.»
Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist assemblyman from Queens, two weeks ago topped Cuomo by 12 points to win the Democratic Party mayoral primary. Mamdani instantly became the clear frontrunner in November’s general election in heavily blue New York City, where Democrats outnumber Republicans by roughly a six-to-one margin.
MAMDANI OFFICIALLY WINS PRIMARY, BUT CUOMO STAYING IN BATTLE FOR NEW YORK CITY MAYOR
Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani takes the stage at his primary night victory party on Wednesday, June 25, 2025 in New Yor City. (Heather Khalifa/AP Photo)
With his victory over Cuomo and nine other Democratic candidates, Mamdani sent political shockwaves across the country, and took a big step towards becoming the first Muslim mayor of the nation’s most populous city.
Cuomo, the three-term governor who resigned from office in 2021 amid multiple scandals and who was aiming for a political comeback, had been the frontrunner in the mayoral primary race for months until Mamdani closed the gap in the closing weeks of the campaign.
MAMDANI’S POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE ROCKS DEMOCRATS
Mamdani will face off in November against Republican Curtis Sliwa, the founder of the volunteer crime-fighting patrols known as the Guardian Angels. Sliwa is the GOP nominee for a second straight election cycle.
Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa is the Republican nominee for New York City mayor for a second straight election cycle. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Jim Walden, a former federal prosecutor running as an independent, is also on the ballot.
Adams, who won election as mayor in 2021 as a Democrat, is running as an independent. The mayor dropped his Democratic re-election bid earlier this year amid sinking poll numbers in the wake of multiple controversies.
While he acknowledged Mamdani’s victory on primary night, Cuomo left the door open for running as an independent candidate, which election rules in New York State permit.
REPUBLICANS USE MAMDANI BOMBSHELL VICTORY OVER CUOMO AS AMMUNITION TO BLAST DEMOCRATS AS EXTREMISTS
And Cuomo recently let a deadline pass for candidates who had already qualified to run as independents to decline that independent ballot line.
«I think Andrew and Curtis should rally behind me. I won as mayor. You know, I’m the only one that’s in this race right now that has ever won as mayor,» Adams said at his news conference.
New York City mayor Eric Adams and former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo have each asked each other to drop out of the New York City mayoral race. (Andrea Renault/Star Max/GC Image; Alex Kent/Getty Images)
And in an interview with CNBC, Adams said that in a recent conversation, the former governor asked him to step aside.
«I said, ‘Andrew, are you that level of arrogant? I’m the sitting mayor!’» Adams said of his conversation with Cuomo. «I’m the sitting mayor of New York City when you just lost to Zohran by 12 points.»
«They heard your message. You lost,» Adams added. «That’s the highest level of arrogance.»
THESE DEMOCRATS HAVEN’T ENDORSED MAMDANI, BUT THEY’RE DEFENDING HIM AGAINST TRUMP
Adams’ poll numbers were sinking even before he was indicted last year on five counts, which accused the mayor of bribery and fraud as part of an alleged «long-running» scheme to personally profit from contacts with foreign officials.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams won election in 2021 as a Democrat but is seeking re-election this year as an independent candidate. (NYC Mayor’s Office)
The mayor made repeated overtures to President Donald Trump, and the Justice Department earlier this year dismissed the corruption charges, so Adams could potentially work with the Trump administration on its illegal immigration crackdown.
«Mayor Adams did not run in the Democratic primary because he knew he was anathema to Democrats and unelectable. Nothing has changed,» top Cuomo advisor Rich Azzopardi charged in a statement on Monday.
And Azzopardi highlighted a proposal made last week by Walden that an independent study should be conducted to see which candidate would be the strongest to take on Mamdani, with the weaker contenders agreeing to drop out.
Azzopardi argued that Walden «correctly points out that if he, Mayor Adams, and Governor Cuomo all run, it all but ensures a socialist victory. Jim proposed a fair independent survey be taken in September to determine whose candidacy and vision for New York is strongest in a one-on-one race in November.»
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in a speech to supporters, acknowledges that rival Zohran Mamdani ‘won’ the New York City Democratic Party mayoral primary, on June 24, 2025 in New York, N.Y. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News)
«This is the time to put aside the usual political selfishness and agree to do what is truly best for all New Yorkers,» Azzopardi added. «While we review this proposal, we call on other candidates to do the same.»
Walden on Monday said in an interview on Fox News Radio’s «Fox Across America with Jimmy Failla» that a Mamdani victory in November «would be terrible for the city and would sit us back a whole generation so I proposed a poll in either late September early October.»
«If the candidates agreed to this we would all agree on a poll that would happen and it would be winner take all,» he explained.
Mamdani surged to a primary victory thanks to an energetic campaign that put a major focus on affordability and New York City’s high cost of living.
Endorsements from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — New York City’s most prominent progressive — and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the two-time Democratic presidential runner-up, helped Mamdani solidify support on the left.
Mamdani made smart use of social media platforms, including TikTok, as he engaged low-propensity voters. He proposed eliminating fares to ride New York City’s vast bus system, making CUNY (City University of New York) «tuition-free,» freezing rents on municipal housing, offering «free childcare» for children up to age 5, and setting up government-run grocery stores.
And thanks in part to the efforts of a massive grassroots army of volunteers, he rode a wave of support from younger and progressive voters to catapult into first place.
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Mamdani’s victory has reignited long-standing debates within the Democratic Party between its more moderate and progressive wings, and between outsiders and the establishment.
And it’s reignited the debate over whether the party’s policy, or messaging, was to blame for last November’s election setbacks, when Democrats lost control of the White House and Senate, and failed to win back the House majority.
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Donald Trump has just had the best few weeks of his presidency.
No question. No argument. Period, end of paragraph.
It began with a bold gamble to send pilots to destroy Iran’s nuclear sites.
Then Trump managed to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Iran.
TRUMP’S ACHIEVEMENTS EMBOLDEN HIM TO BE EVEN MORE AGGRESSIVE
Meanwhile, as Trump delayed his sky-high tariffs, the stock market hit record highs.
And he won a $16-million settlement from CBS’s parent company in his lawsuit against unfair editing by «60 Minutes.» That means he has now beaten two of the three broadcast networks, having won the same sum from ABC in a suit involving a crucial mistake by George Stephanopoulos.
And after days of pressure and arm-twisting, he managed to pass the Big Beautiful Bill.
President Trump’s been on a serious winning streak these past few weeks – culminating in the passage of his «big, beautiful bill.» (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
Make no mistake, the bill was always going to pass. What were Republicans going to say, never mind, we just tanked the president’s main legislative priority because we didn’t like this or that?
They didn’t need Democratic votes, under so-called reconciliation. And Trump controls the GOP. So its members fell into line.
Now the question is why, through this successful stretch, has Trump continued to draw such negative coverage?
TRUMP SIGNS ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL’ BILL IN SWEEPING VICTORY FOR SECOND TERM AGENDA, OVERCOMING DEMS AND GOP REBELS
For starters, many in the media just can’t stand the guy. And this has largely been true since 2015. So anything that helps him must be wrong and must be denigrated.
Even the successful strike on Iran drew only scattered instances of grudging praise, when under any other president there would have been standing ovations.
The press immediately reframed this as a debate over whether the bunker-busting bombs had only set back Iran’s nuclear program by a few months.
The press’ scant praise over Trump’s Iran strikes quickly devolved into debate over how far they really set back Tehran’s nuclear program. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
In fairness, that’s what the preliminary, classified Intel report leaked to the press said. And there’s nothing wrong with reporting that accurately, even though the assessment was made with low confidence.
But Trump wants reporters for CNN and the New York Times, which broke the story, fired over this, and with an FBI leak probe under way, says he may force journalists to reveal their confidential sources.
Once the White House could no longer blame anonymous sources, there is nothing wrong with quoting a government report – even if if turns out to be wrong.
The cease-fire between Israel and Iran was fine, but that quickly morphed into chatter about why Trump couldn’t pull off an end to the fighting between Israel and Hamas, a far more difficult task.
AFTER SETBACK TO IRAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM, TRUMP EXPECTED TO LEVERAGE MILITARY SUPPORT IN NETANYAHU MEETING
Not to mention his freezing of weapons shipments to Ukraine, when despite his «very disappointing» call with Vladimir Putin, who promptly unleashed the biggest drone and missile attack against Kyiv since the illegal invasion of its sovereign neighbor.
Perhaps the president is learning what has been obvious to the rest of us: Putin has no conceivable interest in peace.
Everyone had to report the stock market surge, though not with the enthusiasm of the earlier plunge, and Trump yesterday announced that he’d hit Japan and South Korea, two allies, with a 25 percent hike in tariffs. But they don’t take effect till Aug. 1, so this could just be another negotiating tactic.
There was also next to zero coverage of Trump’s $16 million settlement with Paramount. (Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
There was almost no television coverage of Trump’s $16 million settlement with Paramount, which is nothing more than the news business protecting its own. If this had been any other kind of company – with the backstory that someone like Shari Redstone needed administration approval to sell the company and pocket $2 billion – the press would have gone haywire.
Now there’s a new twist. Fox’s Charlie Gasparino, writing for the New York Post, reported the Paramount settlement includes a side deal between Trump and for the buyer David Ellison, son of tech mogul Larry Ellison, for him to run $15 to $20 million in advertising supporting causes backed by the president.
And Trump confirmed it.
«We did a deal for about $16 million plus $16 million, or maybe more than that in advertising,» he told reporters.
Paramount denied any knowledge of the side deal.
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The president has also been drawn into a war of words with Elon Musk, calling him a «train wreck» who’s gone «off the rails» in forming a third party and raising the Epstein files again. Musk says the lack of an Epstein client list is the «final straw» – he had once apologized for raising it – and there’s no difference between the Republican and Democratic parties.
But there was one moment, in my view, that was a misstep by Trump.
The president had no need to negotiate with Democrats, who strongly opposed a tax cut tilted toward the wealthy while making deep cuts to Medicaid.
«Every Democrat in Congress voted against the ‘Big, Beautiful Bill…They wouldn’t vote only because they hate Trump, but I hate them, too, you know? I really do. I hate them. I cannot stand them, because I really believe they hate our country.»
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I don’t believe the overwhelming majority of Democrats hate their country. And that was hardly a unifying message on July 4 weekend. Maybe many in the media hate him and he was just counterpunching. But he didn’t need to go there.
On the other hand, Donald Trump has been getting terrible coverage since 2015, and he’s clearly grown tired of it.
Cerradas hasta nuevo aviso
Personas disfrutando de su tiempo libre de verano frente al río Sena, en París, Francia. Foto XinhuaBurlas en las redes
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Qué se sabe de las inundaciones que arrasaron Texas y dejaron más de 100 muertos, incluidos decenas de niños
Varias inundaciones catastróficas asolaron el centro de Texas durante el fin de semana festivo del 4 de julio y han causado la muerte de al menos 104 personas, entre ellas 28 niños. Hasta el lunes por la noche, 10 campistas y un consejero se encontraban entre los desaparecidos.
En el condado de Kerr, el río Guadalupe creció 6 metros en dos horas el viernes, lo que obligó la evacuación de varios campamentos de verano.
Cientos de equipos de rescate seguían buscando supervivientes el lunes, mientras gran parte del centro de Texas, incluida la región de Hill Country, estaba bajo alerta de inundación.
Esto es lo que sabemos sobre las inundaciones:
Hasta el lunes por la noche, al menos 104 personas habían muerto en el diluvio catastrófico. La mayoría, 84, estaban en el condado de Kerr, una parte de Texas Hill Country al noroeste de San Antonio.
Más de dos decenas de los fallecidos eran menores, entre ellos varias niñas de tan solo 8 años que habían estado en el Campamento Mystic, un lugar de verano a orillas del río Guadalupe con más de 750 asistentes. Dick Eastland, director durante muchos años del Campamento Mystic, también murió tras ser arrastrado, según reportes, mientras intentaba rescatar a las niñas de la crecida de las aguas.
Los funcionarios del condado de Kerr dijeron el lunes que aún no habían podido identificar a los 22 adultos y 10 niñas que aparecieron muertos tras las inundaciones.
Los equipos de emergencia han rescatado a más de 850 personas utilizando helicópteros, caballos, barcos y camiones. A un nadador de rescate de la Guardia Costera se le atribuye haber salvado a 165 personas del Campamento Mystic.
Pero al menos 10 niñas del campamento seguían desaparecidas el lunes por la noche, junto con más de una decena de personas en toda la zona.
Las autoridades dijeron que comenzarían los esfuerzos de recuperación, incluida la limpieza de escombros y la reapertura de carreteras. El domingo, el presidente Trump emitió una declaración de desastre mayor que dirige la ayuda federal a la zona.
En principio, Trump tiene previsto viajar a Texas el viernes, dijo el lunes Karoline Leavitt, secretaria de prensa de la Casa Blanca. La Casa Blanca estaba coordinando con las autoridades locales la visita de Trump para evitar perturbar los esfuerzos de recuperación, dijo Leavitt.
A primera hora de la tarde del jueves, el Servicio Meteorológico Nacional emitió una alerta de inundación general para el centro-sur de Texas, incluido el condado de Kerr. Cuando los ríos de la región empezaron a crecer el viernes por la mañana debido a las fuertes lluvias, el organismo aumentó el nivel de sus advertencias.
La alerta más urgente, enviada poco después de las 4 a. m., advertía de una “situación especialmente peligrosa” e instaba a los residentes y campistas a buscar terrenos más elevados. En unos 90 minutos, el río Guadalupe se había desbordado de un metro hasta 10 metros, según un indicador fluvial cerca de la ciudad de Comfort, Texas.
El aguacero continuó durante el fin de semana, mientras los equipos de respuesta de emergencia buscaban sobrevivientes.
Las inundaciones son una amenaza histórica en el centro de Texas, una zona a la que a menudo se denomina el “callejón de las inundaciones repentinas”, y la cuenca del río Guadalupe en particular es una de las regiones más peligrosas para este tipo de fenómeno. El cambio climático también ha intensificado y aumentado la frecuencia del tiempo extremo.
Entonces, ¿por qué el Servicio Meteorológico no envió antes su alerta urgente? Algunos expertos afirman que la escasez de personal de la agencia puede haber dificultado la capacidad de los meteorólogos para coordinar las respuestas con las oficinas locales de gestión de emergencias.
El senador Chuck Schumer, el principal demócrata del Senado estadounidense, pidió el lunes al inspector general en funciones del Departamento de Comercio que investigara si los recortes y la escasez de personal del Servicio Meteorológico habían contribuido al elevado número de víctimas mortales en Texas.
Por otra parte, los funcionarios del condado de Kerr contemplaron en su día la posibilidad de instalar un sistema de alerta de inundaciones a lo largo del río Guadalupe, pero finalmente rechazaron la idea por considerarla demasiado cara. Por eso, cuando la catastrófica crecida de las aguas se produjo el fin de semana, no hubo sirenas ni monitores de inundación temprana. Las alertas de texto llegaron tarde para algunos residentes y otros las desestimaron o no las vieron.
Aunque las autoridades no han hecho pública la lista completa de víctimas, algunas de ellas han sido identificadas por sus familiares.
Entre las víctimas se encuentran Jeff Wilson, profesor de secundaria de los suburbios de Houston desde hace muchos años, que estaba acampado cerca del río Guadalupe con su esposa; Tanya Burwick, de 62 años, que conducía hacia su trabajo en San Angelo cuando su vehículo quedó atrapado por la crecida de las aguas; y Blair y Brooke Harber, dos jóvenes hermanas que se alojaban en una cabaña junto al Guadalupe cuando la caseta fue arrastrada por las aguas.
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