New York City Council member Chi Ossé filed paperwork Monday to run against House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) for his Brooklyn-based congressional seat.

What he's saying: "The Democratic Party's leadership is not only failing to effectively fight back against Donald Trump, they have also failed to deliver a vision that we can all believe in," Ossé, who recently joined the Democratic Socialists of America, said in a statement to Axios. • "These failures are some of the many reasons why I am currently exploring a potential run for New York's 8th Congressional District." • Ossé, 27, is an ally of New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani and is known as a left wing voice in the New York City council. • Axios was first to report that Ossé was considering a bid against Jeffri

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