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White House slams Mamdani’s ‘completely irresponsible’ comments linking Trump to threats against voters

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The White House slammed New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani after he linked the Trump administration to threats against voters in New Jersey.

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On Tuesday, as New Jerseyans went to cast their ballots, bomb threats forced voters out of multiple polling places. While the threats were found to be non-credible, they still caused a disruption to those looking to exercise their right to vote for the Garden State’s next governor. When asked about the threats in his neighboring state, Mamdani made comments that raised eyebrows and rocked the West Wing.

Mamdani called the threats «incredibly concerning» and said that he believed they were «an illustration of the attacks we’re seeing on our democracy.»

«We have to understand this as part of the general approach the Trump administration has taken to trying to intimidate voters with baseless allegations of voter fraud as a means of trying to repress the voice of Americans across this country,» Mamdani said.

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The White House said Zohran Mamdani’s comments on the bomb threats in New Jersey were «completely irresponsible.» (Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images; Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Mamdani’s remarks were «completely irresponsible» and not based in fact.

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«I think they are completely irresponsible, and they are based on zero evidence. And I think this is just another example of how the Democrat Party unfortunately stands for nothing. All they stand against is President Donald Trump. And I think it’s quite sad to see that we have someone at the top of the ticket on an Election Day today saying such things about the president, when he obviously had absolutely nothing to do with those threats,» Leavitt said in response to a question from Fox News’ Jacqui Heinrich.

On Monday, Trump, who has been an outspoken critic of Mamdani, backed former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the mayoral race.

«I would much rather see a Democrat, who has had a record of success, WIN, than a communist with no experience and a record of COMPLETE AND TOTAL FAILURE. He was nothing as an assemblyman, ranked at the bottom of the class and, as mayor of potentially, again, the greatest city in the World, HE HAS NO CHANCE to bring it back to its former glory!,» Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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Mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani votes at a voting site on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York City. (AP Photo/Olga Fedorova)

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«We must also remember this — A vote for Curtis Sliwa (who looks much better without the beret!) is a vote for Mamdani. Whether you personally like Andrew Cuomo or not, you really have no choice. You must vote for him, and hope he does a fantastic job,» Trump added. «He is capable of it, Mamdani is not!»

Trump, a native New Yorker, also said that if Mamdani were to win, it would be «highly unlikely that I will be contributing federal funds, other than the very minimum as required, to my beloved first home.»

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Cuomo responded, saying that Trump «doesn’t support me,» but rather «he opposes Mamdani.»

«He believes that Mamdani is an existential threat to New York,» Cuomo added.

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Andrew Cuomo leaves a campaign stop in New York City on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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«The MAGA movement’s embrace of Andrew Cuomo is reflective of Donald Trump’s understanding that this would be the best mayor for him,» Mamdani said at a press event in New York on the eve of the election. «Not the best mayor for New York City, not the best mayor for New Yorkers, but the best mayor for Donald Trump and his administration.»

Fox News Digital reached out to Mamdani’s campaign for comment on Leavitt’s response.

Fox News Digital’s Emma Bussey contributed to this report.

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Zelenskyy: Ukraine ‘confidently moving toward’ EU membership after European Commission progress report

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country is making key progress toward becoming a member state of the European Union (EU).

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«The European Commission’s Enlargement Package Report confirms: Ukraine is confidently moving toward EU membership and ready to open Clusters 1, 2, and 6,» Zelenskyy wrote Tuesday on X.

«This is the best assessment to date—proof that even as we defend against Russia’s full-scale aggression, Ukraine continues to reform and transform according to European standards.»

Ukraine has been an EU candidate country since it applied for membership in February 2022, days after Russia’s invasion began.

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Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a press conference at an EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium, on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP)

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The European Commission released its 2025 Enlargement Package Report Tuesday, providing a status update on the progress of Montenegro, Albania, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, Serbia, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Turkey and Georgia in meeting the conditions for EU membership.

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The commission praised Ukraine for showing «remarkable resilience» in the face of Russia’s invasion and a «strong commitment» to its EU accession path, but noted concerns about the country «ensuring a robust and independent anti-corruption framework.»

Zelenskyy signed a controversial bill into law in late July that critics said would undermine the independence of Ukraine’s key anti-corruption agencies, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office. Following public protests across Ukraine and international pressure, he signed a new law on July 31 reversing the changes.

The commission called on Ukraine in its report to preserve the independence of anti-corruption institutions and to expand the jurisdiction of NABU.

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Ukrainian MPs vote for a bill stripping anti-corruption institutions of their independence on July 22, 2025, in Kyiv, Ukraine. Parliament moved to curtail the autonomy of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office. (Andrii Nesterenko/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images)

«Ukraine has adopted roadmaps on the rule of law, public administration, and the functioning of democratic institutions, as well as an action plan on national minorities, which the Commission assessed positively. Ukraine has met the conditions required to open clusters: one (fundamentals), six (external relations), and two (internal market),» read a press release from the European Commission.

«The Commission expects Ukraine to meet the conditions to open the remaining three clusters and works to ensure that the Council is in a position to take forward the opening of all clusters before the end of the year.»

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It added that the Ukrainian government has signaled its objective to provisionally close accession negotiations by the end of 2028.

«The Commission is committed to support this ambitious objective but considers that, to meet it an acceleration of the pace of reforms is required, notably with regards to the fundamentals, in particular rule of law,» the press release continued.

Yulia Svyrydenko, Ukraine’s prime minister, wrote on X that the report showed the country’s best result in three years.

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«The course toward EU membership remains among the top priorities of our President, Parliament, and Government,» she said.

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who has blocked Ukraine’s EU accession progress, told reporters in October that he’s proposed a «strategical agreement» with Kyiv instead of advancing talks toward full EU membership.

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«Membership is too much,» Orbán explained. «We need [a] strategic agreement only.»



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Por qué los cerebros de mamíferos y aves son más grandes, según un estudio

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El análisis de 2.600 especies muestra que la protección parental y la fertilización interna favorecen la encefalización en mamíferos, aves y tiburones – (Imagen Ilustrativa Infobae)

El enigma de por qué algunos vertebrados, como mamíferos y aves, desarrollaron cerebros proporcionalmente grandes, mientras que otros, como peces y anfibios, presentan cerebros mucho más pequeños, intrigó a la biología evolutiva durante décadas.

Un estudio internacional liderado por el Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior y publicado en Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) aporta una explicación integral: la capacidad de mantener una temperatura corporal elevada y la producción de crías grandes son los factores clave que permitieron la encefalización en ciertos linajes de vertebrados.

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La variabilidad en el tamaño cerebral entre vertebrados es notable. Según la Max Planck Society, incluso entre especies de tamaño corporal similar, el tamaño del cerebro puede variar hasta cien veces. Mamíferos y aves encabezan la lista con los cerebros más grandes en relación con su cuerpo, seguidos por tiburones y reptiles, mientras que anfibios y la mayoría de los peces óseos se sitúan en el extremo opuesto, con los cerebros más pequeños.

Esta disparidad no se explica únicamente por diferencias en la complejidad social o ecológica, ya que, como señala el estudio, incluso aves y mamíferos con dietas y estructuras sociales simples superan ampliamente en tamaño cerebral a peces con sistemas sociales complejos.

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El análisis de 2.600 especies muestra que la protección parental y la fertilización interna favorecen la encefalización en mamíferos, aves y tiburones – (imagen ilustrativa Infobae)

La llamada hipótesis del cerebro costoso fue central para entender estas diferencias. De acuerdo las investigaciones, el cerebro es un órgano que demanda energía de forma constante, sin posibilidad de reducir su consumo durante el sueño o el ayuno.

Por tanto, el crecimiento cerebral solo es viable si el organismo puede generar la energía adicional necesaria o si el aumento de capacidad cognitiva compensa con creces el coste energético, permitiendo sobrevivir y reproducirse aunque sea a un ritmo más lento. Esta hipótesis se confirmó en varios grupos: por ejemplo, los primates que no enfrentan periodos de escasez alimentaria tienden a tener cerebros más grandes, y las aves sedentarias superan en tamaño cerebral a las migratorias.

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El estudio evaluó dos predicciones principales de la hipótesis del cerebro costoso en una muestra de 2.600 especies de vertebrados. En primer lugar, analizó el papel de la inversión parental, especialmente la producción de crías grandes y el cuidado antes y después del nacimiento.

Los resultados muestran que la protección y provisión parental, tanto en la fase de huevo como en la de embrión, se asocian con la evolución de crías de mayor tamaño, lo que a su vez permite el desarrollo de cerebros más grandes en la adultez. Este patrón se observa de forma clara en mamíferos, aves y peces cartilaginosos (como los tiburones), pero no en reptiles, anfibios ni la mayoría de los peces óseos.

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La evolución de la endotermia y la inversión parental intensa fueron claves para el desarrollo de cerebros grandes en linajes como el humano – (Imagen Ilustrativa Infobae)

En segundo lugar, el estudio examinó la influencia de la temperatura corporal. Según la Max Planck Society, las especies capaces de mantener una temperatura corporal elevada y estable pueden permitirse cerebros más grandes, ya que el rendimiento cerebral mejora en ambientes cálidos.

Esta relación positiva entre temperatura corporal y tamaño cerebral se confirmó en todos los grupos analizados, aunque solo alcanzó significación estadística en los linajes más encefalizados: mamíferos, aves y peces cartilaginosos. Además, el análisis conjunto reveló un efecto sinérgico: la combinación de crías grandes y temperatura corporal alta potencia el desarrollo de cerebros grandes.

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La endotermia, es decir, la capacidad de generar y mantener el calor corporal independientemente del ambiente, emerge así como un factor decisivo. Mamíferos y aves, ambos endotermos, presentan cerebros aproximadamente diez veces más grandes que los de los ectotermos (animales cuya temperatura depende del entorno) de tamaño similar.

Sin embargo, la endotermia por sí sola no basta para explicar todas las diferencias: la inversión parental es igualmente crucial. Por ejemplo, los tiburones, aunque son ectotermos, pueden mantener temperaturas corporales elevadas gracias a adaptaciones fisiológicas y comportamentales, y además producen crías grandes, lo que explica su tamaño cerebral comparable al de aves y mamíferos.

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Mamíferos y aves presentan cerebros proporcionalmente más grandes gracias a la endotermia y la producción de crías grandes, según PNAS – (Imagen Ilustrativa Infobae)

El caso de los tiburones ilustra cómo ciertas excepciones confirman la regla general. Según la Max Planck Society, muchos tiburones viven en aguas cálidas y presentan crías grandes, lo que les permite desarrollar cerebros de tamaño similar a los de los vertebrados endotermos.

En estos peces cartilaginosos, la temperatura corporal puede superar en hasta 20 ℃ (68 ℉) la del agua circundante, gracias a mecanismos como la producción muscular de calor y la circulación sanguínea contracorriente.

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Por el contrario, reptiles y peces óseos, aunque en algunos casos pueden elevar su temperatura corporal mediante el comportamiento (como el asoleo en reptiles), suelen estar limitados por la variabilidad ambiental y la falta de cuidado parental intensivo, lo que restringe su encefalización.

La evolución de la endotermia probablemente no se debió originalmente a la necesidad de cerebros grandes, sino a otras ventajas adaptativas, como la actividad nocturna en mamíferos o el vuelo sostenido en aves.

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La hipótesis del cerebro costoso explica que solo especies capaces de generar energía extra pueden desarrollar cerebros grandes – (Imagen Ilustrativa Infobae)

Solo posteriormente estas innovaciones fisiológicas abrieron la puerta al crecimiento cerebral. Además, la investigación destaca que la evolución de crías grandes está facilitada por la fertilización interna, una condición presente en los linajes más encefalizados.

El profesor Carel von Schaik, del Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, resume la importancia de estos hallazgos: “Los humanos tuvimos la suerte de ser de sangre caliente. Además, nuestros bebés son grandes y reciben alimento durante años. Esto permitió la evolución de uno de los cerebros más grandes de todos los vertebrados en relación con el peso”.

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A pesar de la solidez de los resultados, los autores reconocen ciertas limitaciones, como la escasez de datos sobre el cuidado postnatal en ectotermos y sobre las temperaturas corporales en algunos grupos. Sin embargo, tanto Max Planck Society, en el estudio publicado en PNAS, afirma que la combinación de inversión parental y temperatura corporal elevada explica de forma coherente la distribución del tamaño cerebral en los vertebrados.

En última instancia, la investigación publicada en PNAS concluye que la encefalización solo pudo prosperar cuando los padres lograron invertir más en cada cría y mantener temperaturas corporales elevadas. Estas innovaciones independientes permitieron a los organismos aprovechar los beneficios cognitivos y sensoriomotores de cerebros más grandes, desencadenando procesos coevolutivos que hicieron posible la aparición de linajes con cerebros excepcionalmente desarrollados, como el humano.

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‘I didn’t vote for the two-bullets guy’: GOP group trolls Jay Jones with stickers at Virginia polls

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FIRST ON FOX: Republicans made a final Election Day push to remind voters of the scandals surrounding Virginia Democratic attorney general candidate Jay Jones — handing out five different stickers highlighting them.

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State and county governments typically offer «I voted» stickers to voters who show up to the polls as a way to show pride in doing their biannual duty, and the Republican Attorneys General Association took the tradition one step further.

Four of the five stickers are formatted in a red circle with an «I didn’t vote for…» tagline: each drawing attention to one of Jones’ scandals.

«I didn’t vote for the ‘get out of jail free’ guy,» read one sticker, which featured Jones in a stovepipe hat dressed as Uncle Pennybags from Monopoly.

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An anti-Jay Jones sticker is seen. (Courtesy: RAGA)

The sticker is a reference to an ongoing but murky-in-specifics investigation of Jones following his affirmation of 1,000 community service hours in recompense for a reckless driving arrest.

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Five hundred hours were recorded with his own political action committee and another 500 to the state NAACP chapter.

While officials from both outfits swore to the accuracy of the service time, time sheets were never published, and a Fox News Digital Freedom of Information Act request with New Kent County returned no documents, with officials explaining they could not create them under a state code referencing an ongoing investigation.

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A Jay Jones sticker. (Courtesy: RAGA)

Another sticker read: «I didn’t vote for the political violence guy,» while a third read: «I didn’t vote for the two-bullets guy.»

A fourth read: «I didn’t vote for the psycho-texts guy,» all three of which referenced Jones’ texts condemning then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah.

Jones messaged Del. Carrie Coyner, R-Hopewell, that he was incensed at Gilbert’s cozy relationship with the late Del. Joe Johnson, D-Bristol.

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A Jay Jones texting sticker is seen. (Courtesy: RAGA)

Johnson, a centrist and one of the last Democrats in overwhelmingly conservative southwestern Virginia, had recently died and Gilbert had offered a eulogy for him.

Jones told Coyner he suspected Johnson was too cozy with Gilbert and had shared Democratic caucus chatter – leading him to envision the Republican leader being shot twice in the head as an alternative to killing both ex-German chancellor Adolf Hitler and ex-Cambodian militant Pol Pot.

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He then envisioned the deaths of Gilbert’s children and said that the lawmaker’s wife Jennifer Gilbert was breeding «little fascists.»

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Jones later wrote that he wished to urinate on their graves and «send them out awash in something.»

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That remark was the focus of RAGA’s fifth sticker they were handing out Tuesday – which featured a popular depiction of Calvin from Calvin & Hobbes urinating with a mischievous grin on his face.

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Jay Jones, left; a sticker warning of his scandals, right. (Maxine Wallace/The Washington Post/Getty Images; RAGA via Fox News Digital)

The final sticker read, «Disagree with Jay Jones? He’ll piss on your grave,» featuring Calvin urinating on a headstone marked «GOP.»

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The original version of the Calvin sticker began as a bumper sticker in the 1990s that comic strip artist Bill Watterson considered unauthorized and unlicensed, according to reports at the time.

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