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Well, it’s official: Chi Ossé, the promising young socialist member of the New York City Council, will not be challenging Representative Hakeem Jeffries in the 2026 Democratic primary. Ossé had filed paperwork to run for the House, saying the “dire situation” brought on by a hapless Democratic leadership made the move necessary. But when the issue came up for a vote at a recent candidate forum for the Democratic Socialists of America, mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani personally intervened to warn against challenging Jeffries. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez weighed in too, saying a challenge would not be “a good thing right now.” As a result, Ossé’s supporters narrowly lost the forum vote, 626 to 555. For his part, Ossé says he’ll respect the result, telling the New York Daily News that “I have no intention of running this race without the support of NYC-DSA, of which I am proud to be a member.”

The Department of Homeland Security officially launched what it’s calling “Operation Catahoula Crunch” in New Orleans on Wednesday, expanding the Trump administration’s ongoing immigration crackdown in Louisiana. Federal immigration officers, in coordination with local law enforcement, are aiming to arrest 5,000 people in southeast Louisiana and into Mississippi.  The wider operation is called “Swamp Sweep.”  […]