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The Minnesota DFL vacated its endorsement of State Sen. Omar Fateh for Minneapolis mayor after a review panel found glaring flaws in the voting process. A flurry of challenges were submitted to the state DFL in the wake of last month’s Minneapolis DFL Convention, pointing out issues with the electronic voting system and questioning whether a quorum was present for …

Facebook Tweet Email Link A Minnesota Democratic committee on Thursday revoked the party’s endorsement of mayoral candidate Omar Fateh, a democratic socialist challenging the incumbent Democratic mayor of Minneapolis. Fateh was the top delegate winner at Minneapolis’ Democratic Farmer-Labor Party convention last month. “After a thoughtful and transparent review of the challenges, the Constitution, Bylaws & Rules Committee found substantial …

4:31 p.m. – The local party’s endorsement raised Omar Fateh’s profile and drew comparisons with New York lawmaker and fellow democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, who won the mayoral primary in New York City. In recent years in Minneapolis, the DSA has gone from a fringe group to a major insurgent wing of the party — and more traditional DFLers have …

Mayor Eric Adams’ former top adviser took bribes tied to an array of high-profile projects that required City Hall approval, including migrant shelters, real estate developments and a major street safety redesign, Manhattan prosecutors said Thursday. Ingrid Lewis-Martin is accused in four separate indictments of accepting more than $75,000 in bribes while she served as the second-most-powerful official in local …

Todd Lyons, acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, vowed to “flood the zone” with federal immigration enforcement in Boston while Mayor Michelle Wu promised to stand her ground. “Sanctuary does not mean safer streets. It means more criminal aliens out and about in the neighborhood. One hundred percent you will see a larger ICE presence,” Lyons said during …

The rainbow crosswalk outside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando — which commemorated the 49 victims killed at the LGBTQ+ friendly nightclub in 2016 — was painted over Wednesday by the state, Mayor Buddy Dyer and others revealed Thursday. “We are devastated to learn that overnight the state painted over the Pulse Memorial crosswalk on Orange Avenue. But we know that …

The head of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has threatened to “flood” Boston with immigration agents following Mayor Michelle Wu’s refusal to drop the city’s sanctuary policies. Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, said during a Wednesday interview on “The Howie Carr Show,” a conservative radio program, that the agency would expand its presence in the area. His comments …

NEW YORK (AP) — A former top aide to New York City Mayor Eric Adams was hit Thursday with a second wave of bribery charges in a swirling corruption investigation of City Hall, with prosecutors alleging she exchanged political favors for cash, home renovations and a speaking role on a TV show. Sen. Jesse Hamilton, D-Brooklyn, right, stands in the …

LOS ANGELES (KABC) — The former Los Angeles Fire Department chief who was ousted by Mayor Karen Bass after the most destructive wildfire in city history has filed a legal claim against the city and the mayor. Former LAFD Chief Kristin Crowley filed the formal tort claim on Wednesday, according to a statement from the public relations firm representing her. …

The former Los Angeles fire chief filed a legal claim against the city Wednesday, alleging that Mayor Karen Bass “orchestrated a campaign of misinformation, defamation, and retaliation” to protect her political image after the most destructive wildfire in city history. Kristin Crowley and her lawyers accuse Bass of ousting her, and repeatedly defaming Crowley as Bass sought to shift blame …