The polls are closed in New York City, but it could take some time before a winner is declared in the Democratic mayoral primary due to ranked-choice voting.The Board of Elections' initial unofficial tally, which includes mail-in ballots and first-choice votes from early voting and election day, has Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani with a slight edge more than 43% over the 11-candidate field vying for deep blue New York City's Democratic Party mayoral nomination. But that could change once ranked-choice votes are tallied.Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assembly member who would be the city's first Muslim mayor, managed a last-minute surge by securing endorsements from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, New York City's most prominent leader on the left, and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the progressive champion and two-time Democratic presidential nominee runner-up.Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the former three-term New York State governor who resigned from office in 2021 amid sexual harassment allegations, has been considered the clear frontrunner in the race for months. Cuomo picked up over 36% of the vote during the first round of voting, according to the unofficial tally as of Tuesday night.SCANDAL-PLAGUED FORMER GOV ANDREW CUOMO AIMS TO PULL OFF POLITICAL COMEBACK IN THE NATION'S BIGGEST CITYMamdani cross-endorsed with New York City Comptroller Brad Lander in an attempt to consolidate support against Cuomo within the ranked-choice voting style. Mamdani and Lander campaigned together in the weeks leading up to primary day.'GLOBALIZE THE INTIFADA' PHRASE STIRS TENSIONS ON NYC CAMPAIGN TRAIL AS MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT RAGESLander dominated national headlines last week after he was arrested in Manhattan by Department of Homeland Security agents. He was detained for allegedly assaulting a federal officer as he tried to escort a defendant out of an immigration court.New York City uses ranked-choice voting, which means voters can rank up to five candidates on their ballot in order of preference. It was first used in the mayoral primary in 2021.If a candidate receives more than 50% of first-choice votes, that candidate wins, according to the New York City Board of Elections. But if none of the candidates pick up more than 50% of first-choice voices, then voting moves to rounds.At the end of each round, the candidate with the least votes is eliminated. Votes for the candidate who was eliminated are then redistributed to the voters' next-highest ranked choices.The process continues until there are two candidates left, and the candidate with the most votes wins.Since none of the candidates received more than 50% of the vote on Tuesday night, ranked choice voting comes into play, which could take some time.According to The Associated Press, ranked-choice tabulations won't start until July 1, so the city has time to receive mail-in ballots.A heatwave raged through New York City on Tuesday during the primary, and the dangerously high temperatures may have kept some older voters from heading to the polls. Because of that possibility, the heatwave could affect turnout in a race that may come down to Cuomo's union support and campaign structure versus Mamdani's volunteer forces.Cuomo has spent the past four years fighting to clear his name after 11 sexual harassment accusations, which he has repeatedly denied, forced his resignation. He was also under investigation at the time for his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic amid allegations his administration vastly understated COVID-related deaths at state nursing homes.Yet, the 67-year-old has, for weeks, questioned Mamdani's experience leading New York City.Cuomo's campaign has criticized Mamdani as a "dangerously inexperienced legislator" while touting that the former governor "managed a state and managed crises, from COVID to Trump."Mamdani, who among other things wants to eliminate fares to ride New York City's vast bus system and make City University of New York "tuition-free," earned a third-quarter boost from Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders.On Election Day, New York City celebrities, including "Sex and the City" star Cynthia Nixon and model Emily Ratajkowski, urged their followers to vote for Mamdani. Former Mayor Bill de Blasio even chimed in to say "#DontRankCuomo."New York City election officials said that more than 384,000 Democrats cast ballots in early voting, which ended on Sunday.Among the crowded field of Democratic candidates that appeared on Tuesday's ballot are former Comptroller Scott Stringer, educator Selma Bartholomew, state Sen. Zellnor Myrie, City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, state Sen. Jessica Ramos, investor and editor at Stansberry Research Whitney Tilson, former State Assembly Member Michael Blake and content creator and music artist Paperboy Prince.Incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, a moderate Democrat elected in 2021, is running for re-election as an independent. Adams earlier this year dropped his Democratic primary bid as his approval ratings sank to historic lows.Adams' poll numbers were sinking even before he was indicted last year on five counts, which accused the mayor of bribery and fraud as part of an alleged "long-running" scheme to personally profit from contacts with foreign officials.CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APPThe mayor made repeated overtures to President Donald Trump, and the Justice Department earlier this year dismissed the corruption charges, as Adams has coordinated with the Trump administration on its illegal immigration crackdown.Former federal prosecutor Jim Walden is also running as an Independent, and Guardian Angels founder Curtis Sliwa will once again be the Republican nominee.Fox News' Jess Loker contributed to this report.

Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff called for an investigation into a leaked preliminary U.S. intelligence assessment that claimed PresidentDonald Trump's strikes on Iran did not destroy three targeted nuclear sites.CNN, citing people familiar with the assessment, reported that the early consensus within the Defense Intelligence Agency is that the strikes onFordow, Natanz and Isfahan didnt destroy key components of Irans nuclear program nor destroy its stockpile of highly enriched uranium.Theoutlet also reported that the strike likely only set back Irans nuclear program by several months, not years, as touted by the Trump administration."Well, it goes without saying that leaking that type of information whatever the information, whatever side it comes out on is outrageous. It's treasonous," Witkoff said Tuesday on "The Ingraham Angle.""So, it ought to be investigated, and whoever did it whoever's responsible for it should be held accountable. It could hurt lives in the future. Leaking is a completely unacceptable thing."TRUMP ANNOUNCES HISTORIC IRAN AND ISRAEL CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT TO END 12-DAY WARThe United States struck Irans Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan nuclear sites Saturday evening as part ofOperation Midnight Hammer, dropping 12 GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrators on Fordow and two on Natanz.More than two dozen Tomahawk missiles were also launched at Isfahan from a U.S. submarine.Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Dan Caine said Sunday thatinitial assessments indicate that all three sites "sustained extremely severe damage and destruction." He noted that the final battle damage will take some time to evaluate."Based on everything we have seen and Ive seen it all our bombing campaign obliterated Irans ability to create nuclear weapons. Our massive bombs hit exactly the right spot at each target and worked perfectly," said Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in a statement in response to CNNs reporting."The impact of those bombs is buried under a mountain of rubble in Iran; so anyone who says the bombs were not devastating is just trying to undermine the President and the successful mission."Trump said the United States "obliterated"Irans nuclear program following the strikes. The mission involved more than 125 U.S. aircraft, including B-2 stealth bombers, dozens of air refueling tankers, a guided missile submarine and more.Witkoff told Fox News host Laura Ingraham that he believes the conversion facility at Isfahan was "completely destroyed."IRAN'S FORDOW NUCLEAR SITE STRUCK SECOND TIME AS IDF TARGETS ACCESS ROUTESThe New York real estate developer added that the below-ground nuclear reactor at Natanz was "eviscerated" and the above-ground nuclear reactor was substantially damaged by the Israelis.Witkoff said the United States dropped another bomb on top of it to make sure that it, too, was "eviscerated.""We know for a fact it was," he told Ingraham."Fordow is the last enrichment reactor that was operating there, and we put 12 bunker-buster bombs on Fordow. There's no doubt that it breached the canopy. There's no doubt that it was well within reach of the depth that thesebunker-buster bombs go to, and there's no doubt that it was obliterated. So the reporting out there that in some ways suggests that we did not achieve the objective is just completely preposterous."Lawmakers are expected to receive a classified briefing Thursday on the U.S. strikes.

NEW YORK CITY - Enjoying a surge of support from progressive and younger voters, democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani is a big step closer to becoming the first Muslim mayor of the nation's most populous city.While the Associated Press had yet to project a winner in New York City's Democratic Party mayoral primary Tuesday night, former Gov. Andrew Cuomo saw the writing on the wall, telling supporters at an election night gathering that Mamdani "won."Mamdani, a 33-year-old state assembly member from Queens who is originally from Uganda, topped the former three-term governor and nine other candidates in a crowded primary field in an election that was determined by ranked-choice voting. He will be considered the frontrunner in November's general election in the nation's most populous city, which is heavily blue."Tonight was Assemblyman Mamdani's night, and he put together a great campaign," Cuomo said Tuesday. "He touched young people and inspired them and moved them and got them to come out and vote. He really ran a highly impactful campaign. I called him. I congratulated him. I applaud him sincerely for his effort."TRUMP FRONT-AND-CENTER AS NATION'S BIGGEST CITY HOLDS MAYORAL PRIMARYCuomo added that Mamdanie ran "a really smart and good and impactful campaign. Tonight is his night. He deserved it. He won."'GLOBALIZE THE INTIFADA' PHRASE STIRS TENSIONS ON NYC CAMPAIGN TRAIL AS MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT RAGESAs the unofficial results of the first round of voting trickled in, in which Mamdani was leading as of Tuesday night, Cuomo told his supporters that his campaign would be "having conversations" about how to proceed to help both the Democratic Party and New York City moving forward."Now I want to look at all the numbers, as they come in and this ranked choice voting and, what the numbers actually say and do," Cuomo added.A Cuomo campaign aide, following the former governor's speech, said Cuomo was leaving the door open for a possible run as third party or independent candidate in November."I want to look at all the numbers as they come in and analyze the rank choice voting. I will then consult with my colleagues on what is the best path for me to help the City of New York, as I have already qualified to run for mayor on an independent line in November," Cuomo said in a statement..The presumptive Democratic nominee cross-endorsed with New York City Comptroller Brad Lander in a successful attempt to consolidate support against Cuomo within the ranked-choice voting style. Mamdani and Lander campaigned together in the weeks leading up to primary day.Their combined totals would be enough to topple Cuomo as ranked-choice voting rounds get underway, per the Board of Elections' unofficial tally Tuesday night. According to The Associated Press, ranked-choice tabulations won't start until July 1, so it could be some time before the results are finalized.Mamdani, who, among other things, proposed to eliminate fares to ride New York City's vast bus system, make CUNY (City University of New York) "tuition-free," freeze rents on municipal housing, and "free childcare" for children up to age five, was boosted recently after winning an endorsement from Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.The backing of the progressive rock star and New York City's most prominent leader on the left was followed a week later by an endorsement from Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, the progressive champion and two-time Democratic presidential nominee runner-up.With multiple candidates on the left running in the primary, the endorsements by Ocasio-Cortez and Sanders helped to consolidate the support of progressive voters behind Mamdani.Once far down in public opinion polls, Mamdami surged the past couple of months to second place as he narrowed the gap with Cuomo.Cuomo's campaign in the closing weeks of the primary criticized Mamdani as a "dangerously inexperienced legislator" while touting that the former governor "managed a state and managed crises, from COVID to Trump.""The mayor of the city of New York is the CEO of one of the largest corporations on the globe. This is not a job for a novice," Cuomo said on the eve of the primary. "This is not a job... for on-the-job training. We need someone who knows what theyre doing on day one because your lives depend on it."Cuomo and his campaign also targeted Mamdani for his controversial and defiant stance against Israel, which critics suggested touched on antisemitism."We are against calls to globalize the intifada, declaring open season on Jewish people. We are against those who would glorify Hamas terrorists, who are destined to kill Jewish people," Cuomo said on the eve of the primary as he took aim at Mamdani.But the attacks apparently weren't enough to dissuade New York City voters.Mamdani now advances to November's general election, where he'll face Curtis Sliwa, the founder of the volunteer crime-fighting patrols known as the Guardian Angels. Sliwa, for a second straight election cycle, is the Republican nominee for mayor.Also on the ballot in November is incumbent Mayor Eric Adams, a moderate Democrat elected in 2021, who is running for re-election as an independent. Adams earlier this year dropped his Democratic primary bid as his approval ratings sank to historic lows.Adams' poll numbers were sinking even before he was indicted last year on five counts, which accused the mayor of bribery and fraud as part of an alleged "long-running" scheme to personally profit from contacts with foreign officials.The mayor made repeated overtures to Trump, and the Justice Department earlier this year dismissed the corruption charges, so Adams could potentially work with the Trump administration on its illegal immigration crackdown.

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