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House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries endorsed Zohran Mamdani for New York City mayor on Friday after months of skirting around it despite Democratic pressure to back the party nominee.

Jeffries, whose endorsement comes less than two weeks before the race and the day before early voting is set to begin, is among the last of the Democratic lawmakers who represent New York City districts in Congress to fall in line behind Mamdani. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and several other prominent New York Democrats are now am

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