New York Governor Kathy Hochul has endorsed Zohran Mamdani in the upcoming New York City mayoral election, announcing her support in a guest essay published Sunday in The New York Times. The endorsement followed what Hochul described as “frank conversations” with Mamdani, saying, “I didn’t leave my conversations with him aligned on every issue,” but adding that they found common ground on key priorities. “In light of the abhorrent and destructive policies coming out of Washington every day, I needed to know the next mayor would not be someone who would surrender one inch to Donald Trump,” Hoch...