
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrived at the White House Thursday with a game plan in mind and props in hand. During his last sit down with President Donald Trump in November, the two leaders ended their meeting by agreeing on at least one thing: “Let’s build stuff together.” Given the president’s nostalgia for construction and development in his beloved hometown, Mamdani brought visual elements to help make his case for the biggest federal investment in housing in 50 years, according to a person familiar with the meeting.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrived at the White House Thursday with a game plan in mind and props in hand. During his last sit down with President Donald Trump in November, the two leaders ended their meeting by agreeing on at least one thing: “Let’s build stuff together.” Given the president’s nostalgia for construction and development in his beloved hometown, Mamdani brought visual elements to help make his case for the biggest federal investment in housing in 50 years, according to a person familiar with the meeting.

James Talarico was seen at the Austin City Limits music festival and a Kacey Musgraves’ concert over the weekend after a 12-day absence from the campaign trail. The Texas Senate Democratic nominee’s campaign said he was getting over the flu. CNN's Jeff Zeleny reports.

In a contentious South Carolina Senate debate, Republican Darline Graham sought to portray Democrat Annie Andrews as too far left, while Andrews challenged Graham’s qualifications and criticized her votes on the Iran war. CNN’s Dianne Gallagher breaks it down.

CNN's Tom Foreman takes a look at early voter data from the midterm elections, where Democrats are seemingly outpacing Republicans in enthusiasm.

A new Justice Department antitrust probe targets five major US TV networks for briefly pausing their shared White House pool coverage last month. The networks coordinated the suspension after President Trump revoked credentials for CNN and other outlets.

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin told Jake Tapper he is “sure” footage from ICE agents’ body cameras in the NYC shooting will be made public. He gave no date, saying it will come once the FBI and HSI investigation is complete.

At a midterm rally on Saturday, President Donald Trump emphasized "the love" he felt from the crowd, telling them, "I could say the stupidest things and you'd still clap."

Sen. Bernie Sanders backed Troy Jackson, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine's battleground race, at a rally today. CNN's Arlette Saenz reports.

