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TikTok-Backed NY Socialists Challenge Jeffries; Trump Endorses SC Runoff

6/24/2026

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani uses TikTok to promote three far-left congressional challengers in New York.
The three Democratic Socialists of America-aligned candidates appear on the June 18 New York primary ballot, challenging Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Bloomberg-backed super PAC Stand for New York has spent over $10 million supporting Micah Lasher.
President Donald Trump endorsed Pam Evette and Alan Wilson in the South Carolina runoff after his primary backs lost in Iowa and Georgia.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani uses TikTok to promote three far-left congressional challengers in New York.
The three Democratic Socialists of America-aligned candidates appear on the June 18 New York primary ballot, challenging Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries.
Bloomberg-backed super PAC Stand for New York has spent over $10 million supporting Micah Lasher.
President Donald Trump endorsed Pam Evette and Alan Wilson in the South Carolina runoff after his primary backs lost in Iowa and Georgia.