Omar Fateh, a young democratic socialist, beat out an establishment Democrat for the party’s endorsement in Minneapolis. But the parallels with Zohran Mamdani in New York might end there.
The Minneapolis chapter of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party recently endorsed Omar Fateh, a state senator, for mayor. But the backing has prompted challenges.
Nicole Mitchell, a Democrat, was charged with felonies and accused of breaking into her stepmother’s home. Her party holds a slim majority in the Minnesota Senate.
FEMA announced in April that it was ending the funding to eliminate “waste, fraud and abuse.” The program saved taxpayers more than $150 billion over 20 years, the plaintiffs said.
Route 22 in North Plainfield, N.J., on Tuesday, after rains inundated the region. New Jersey is one of 20 states suing the federal government for ending a disaster mitigation program.