Isaac Dovere
@isaacdovere.bsky.social
Senior reporter, CNN. Author, Battle for the Soul. Photographer, lots of animal pictures.
With one week to go before he's sworn in as mayor, the positions Mamdani hasn't filled include commissioners of:
Aging
Buildings
Citywide Admin Services
Corrections
Cultural Affairs
Emergency Management
Finance
Health
Homeless Services
Parks
Sanitation
Transportation
Aging
Buildings
Citywide Admin Services
Corrections
Cultural Affairs
Emergency Management
Finance
Health
Homeless Services
Parks
Sanitation
Transportation
December 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
With one week to go before he's sworn in as mayor, the positions Mamdani hasn't filled include commissioners of:
Aging
Buildings
Citywide Admin Services
Corrections
Cultural Affairs
Emergency Management
Finance
Health
Homeless Services
Parks
Sanitation
Transportation
Aging
Buildings
Citywide Admin Services
Corrections
Cultural Affairs
Emergency Management
Finance
Health
Homeless Services
Parks
Sanitation
Transportation
“NPR identified more than a dozen files released by the DOJ on Friday that are no longer available Saturday afternoon, including one that shows President Trump's photo on a desk among several other photographs” www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...
Available to download Friday, some Epstein files no longer there Saturday afternoon
An NPR analysis of the Epstein files shows some documents, originally available on Friday, are no longer on the Department of Justice's "Epstein Library" website as the DOJ releases more files.
www.npr.org
December 21, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“NPR identified more than a dozen files released by the DOJ on Friday that are no longer available Saturday afternoon, including one that shows President Trump's photo on a desk among several other photographs” www.npr.org/2025/12/20/n...
On Thursday, the Trump administration said it changed the name of the Kennedy Center without the Act of Congress to do so legally—then put up new signs anyway.
On Friday, the Trump administration did not release all the Epstein files, despite the law signed by Trump to do it.
On Friday, the Trump administration did not release all the Epstein files, despite the law signed by Trump to do it.
December 20, 2025 at 3:58 PM
On Thursday, the Trump administration said it changed the name of the Kennedy Center without the Act of Congress to do so legally—then put up new signs anyway.
On Friday, the Trump administration did not release all the Epstein files, despite the law signed by Trump to do it.
On Friday, the Trump administration did not release all the Epstein files, despite the law signed by Trump to do it.
President Donald Trump came to North Carolina on Friday to talk about the economy.
He ended up explaining how his wife organizes her lingerie drawer.
“I think she steams them,” he offered at one point
www.cnn.com/2025/12/19/p...
He ended up explaining how his wife organizes her lingerie drawer.
“I think she steams them,” he offered at one point
www.cnn.com/2025/12/19/p...
Trump talks about neuroses, purchasing chairs and his wife’s underwear drawer in latest affordability speech | CNN Politics
President Donald Trump came to North Carolina on Friday to talk about the economy.
www.cnn.com
December 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
President Donald Trump came to North Carolina on Friday to talk about the economy.
He ended up explaining how his wife organizes her lingerie drawer.
“I think she steams them,” he offered at one point
www.cnn.com/2025/12/19/p...
He ended up explaining how his wife organizes her lingerie drawer.
“I think she steams them,” he offered at one point
www.cnn.com/2025/12/19/p...
With under two weeks to go before he’s sworn in, Zohran Mamdani has not announced many hires for his administration. One of the few that he has announced was forced to almost immediately resign Thursday after her past antisemitic tweets came to light. www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...
A top Zohran Mamdani appointee resigns due to old antisemitic posts | CNN Politics
With under two weeks to go before he’s sworn in, New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has not announced many hires for his administration. One of the few that he has announced was forced to almost...
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December 19, 2025 at 1:02 AM
With under two weeks to go before he’s sworn in, Zohran Mamdani has not announced many hires for his administration. One of the few that he has announced was forced to almost immediately resign Thursday after her past antisemitic tweets came to light. www.cnn.com/2025/12/18/p...
Reposted by Isaac Dovere
among specific questions Mamdani and his aides did not answer for this story:
-how will he go about ordering Netanyahu's arrest if he comes to New York?
-how will he implement BDS policy throughout city govt?
-will he actually end NYPD work w/Israel? www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/p...
-how will he go about ordering Netanyahu's arrest if he comes to New York?
-how will he implement BDS policy throughout city govt?
-will he actually end NYPD work w/Israel? www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/p...
Mamdani and top New York rabbis will meet privately, but their core divide remains unresolved | CNN Politics
The Friday after Zohran Mamdani won, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch gave a sermon saying that he believed the incoming New York mayor’s criticisms of Israel aligned with Hamas and that critics of Israel wanted t...
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December 12, 2025 at 3:41 AM
among specific questions Mamdani and his aides did not answer for this story:
-how will he go about ordering Netanyahu's arrest if he comes to New York?
-how will he implement BDS policy throughout city govt?
-will he actually end NYPD work w/Israel? www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/p...
-how will he go about ordering Netanyahu's arrest if he comes to New York?
-how will he implement BDS policy throughout city govt?
-will he actually end NYPD work w/Israel? www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/p...
“In 1654, Peter Stuyvesant tried & failed to stop the first Jews who ever sailed into our harbor from coming ashore. Since then,pretty much every elected mayor of NY had longstanding warm relations w/the city’s Jewish communities. So we are in some uncharted waters here.” www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/p...
Mamdani and top New York rabbis will meet privately, but their core divide remains unresolved | CNN Politics
The Friday after Zohran Mamdani won, Rabbi Ammiel Hirsch gave a sermon saying that he believed the incoming New York mayor’s criticisms of Israel aligned with Hamas and that critics of Israel wanted t...
www.cnn.com
December 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
“In 1654, Peter Stuyvesant tried & failed to stop the first Jews who ever sailed into our harbor from coming ashore. Since then,pretty much every elected mayor of NY had longstanding warm relations w/the city’s Jewish communities. So we are in some uncharted waters here.” www.cnn.com/2025/12/11/p...
Capsule of the moment: PA Gov. Josh Shapiro and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s event at the National Cathedral about disagreeing better was interrupted by four different people shouting at them until they were removed
December 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Capsule of the moment: PA Gov. Josh Shapiro and Utah Gov. Spencer Cox’s event at the National Cathedral about disagreeing better was interrupted by four different people shouting at them until they were removed
Jasmine Crockett to me on those already hitting her for talking about jumping into the TX Senate race by tomorrow:
“maybe normal people are like, ‘Oh, I’m being attacked, so maybe I don’t do this, maybe I run away.’ But I’m like, ‘I eat attacks for breakfast.’” www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/p...
“maybe normal people are like, ‘Oh, I’m being attacked, so maybe I don’t do this, maybe I run away.’ But I’m like, ‘I eat attacks for breakfast.’” www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/p...
Jasmine Crockett scrambles Democrats as she weighs a last-minute Texas Senate run | CNN Politics
Jasmine Crockett has two cashier’s checks made out to use on Monday: one to submit if she files for reelection for her US House seat, the other to jump into the already competitive Texas Democratic pr...
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December 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Jasmine Crockett to me on those already hitting her for talking about jumping into the TX Senate race by tomorrow:
“maybe normal people are like, ‘Oh, I’m being attacked, so maybe I don’t do this, maybe I run away.’ But I’m like, ‘I eat attacks for breakfast.’” www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/p...
“maybe normal people are like, ‘Oh, I’m being attacked, so maybe I don’t do this, maybe I run away.’ But I’m like, ‘I eat attacks for breakfast.’” www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/p...
NEW: I talked to Jasmine Crockett at length about her down-to-the-wire decision on running for Senate in Texas w/tomorrow’s deadline.
“I’m not crazy. It’s weird that people believe that I could win the races that I won and I’m just like out here willy-nilly.” www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/p...
“I’m not crazy. It’s weird that people believe that I could win the races that I won and I’m just like out here willy-nilly.” www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/p...
Jasmine Crockett scrambles Democrats as she weighs a last-minute Texas Senate run | CNN Politics
Jasmine Crockett has two cashier’s checks made out to use on Monday: one to submit if she files for reelection for her US House seat, the other to jump into the already competitive Texas Democratic pr...
www.cnn.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:14 PM
NEW: I talked to Jasmine Crockett at length about her down-to-the-wire decision on running for Senate in Texas w/tomorrow’s deadline.
“I’m not crazy. It’s weird that people believe that I could win the races that I won and I’m just like out here willy-nilly.” www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/p...
“I’m not crazy. It’s weird that people believe that I could win the races that I won and I’m just like out here willy-nilly.” www.cnn.com/2025/12/07/p...
NEW from me - NY state senator @jamesskoufis.bsky.social is introducing a bill, w/already wide support, to move New York’s 2028 presidential primaries up to Super Tuesday.
“As large as we are, as important as our Dem electorate is, that will weed out the wannabes” www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
“As large as we are, as important as our Dem electorate is, that will weed out the wannabes” www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
New York lawmakers aim to move 2028 primaries up to Super Tuesday | CNN Politics
The voters who chose Zohran Mamdani might be about to get a bigger voice in picking Democrats’ next presidential nominee.
www.cnn.com
December 3, 2025 at 1:00 PM
NEW from me - NY state senator @jamesskoufis.bsky.social is introducing a bill, w/already wide support, to move New York’s 2028 presidential primaries up to Super Tuesday.
“As large as we are, as important as our Dem electorate is, that will weed out the wannabes” www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
“As large as we are, as important as our Dem electorate is, that will weed out the wannabes” www.cnn.com/2025/12/03/p...
With the Tennessee results, now the internal Democratic debate looking for lessons into 2026 will be about whether a more traditionally “better” candidate than Behn would have won or a more traditionally “better” candidate wouldn’t have been able to make it as much of a race
December 3, 2025 at 2:46 AM
With the Tennessee results, now the internal Democratic debate looking for lessons into 2026 will be about whether a more traditionally “better” candidate than Behn would have won or a more traditionally “better” candidate wouldn’t have been able to make it as much of a race
Jim McGreevey goes the way of Cuomo -- a New Jersey and New York governor both once talked about for bigger things in the Democratic Party, both resigned in very different sexually-tinged scandals, both tried comebacks to be mayor, both losing big to much lesser known candidates
December 3, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Jim McGreevey goes the way of Cuomo -- a New Jersey and New York governor both once talked about for bigger things in the Democratic Party, both resigned in very different sexually-tinged scandals, both tried comebacks to be mayor, both losing big to much lesser known candidates
NEW - I spent yesterday with Ro Khanna, as *his bill* passed for the Epstein files release. He explained how he did it, and what that means:
“On one of the biggest things, which is getting MAGA on board, it’s not just ideas. I’m able to get things done.” www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/p...
“On one of the biggest things, which is getting MAGA on board, it’s not just ideas. I’m able to get things done.” www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/p...
Ro Khanna explains how he helped engineer the vote that ‘ripped MAGA apart’ | CNN Politics
The House vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files was, in the end, 427-1. That’s a margin typically reserved for proclamations and post office namings, not for what was perhaps the biggest defeat of...
www.cnn.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
NEW - I spent yesterday with Ro Khanna, as *his bill* passed for the Epstein files release. He explained how he did it, and what that means:
“On one of the biggest things, which is getting MAGA on board, it’s not just ideas. I’m able to get things done.” www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/p...
“On one of the biggest things, which is getting MAGA on board, it’s not just ideas. I’m able to get things done.” www.cnn.com/2025/11/19/p...
Trump has said in the past he barely watches Seth Meyers, but yesterday he was posting about watching the show for the second time in the last few weeks — and it was a rerun:
lol last night was a rerun
“NBC's Seth Meyers is suffering from an incurable case of Trump Derangement Syndrome (TDS). He was viewed last night in an uncontrollable rage…”
November 16, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Trump has said in the past he barely watches Seth Meyers, but yesterday he was posting about watching the show for the second time in the last few weeks — and it was a rerun:
.@govpritzker.illinois.gov when I asked him if he considers Schumer a leader of the future of Democrats:
“That’s an interesting question … he’s a reasonable amount older than I am. So it’s hard to say about somebody —what is he, in his 70s? — ‘leader of the future.’” www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/p...
“That’s an interesting question … he’s a reasonable amount older than I am. So it’s hard to say about somebody —what is he, in his 70s? — ‘leader of the future.’” www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/p...
How the shutdown left Democrats questioning Chuck Schumer’s future more than ever | CNN Politics
As eight senators in Chuck Schumer’s caucus broke ranks to side with Republicans and vote to end the government shutdown fight he had engineered, the New York Democrat was on the phone trying to make ...
www.cnn.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:06 PM
.@govpritzker.illinois.gov when I asked him if he considers Schumer a leader of the future of Democrats:
“That’s an interesting question … he’s a reasonable amount older than I am. So it’s hard to say about somebody —what is he, in his 70s? — ‘leader of the future.’” www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/p...
“That’s an interesting question … he’s a reasonable amount older than I am. So it’s hard to say about somebody —what is he, in his 70s? — ‘leader of the future.’” www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/p...
NEW from me and @mkraju.bsky.social: How Schumer is reacting to the trouble he knows he’s facing in DC as leader and back home in New York when he’s up in 2028.
“It’s his last term, and he may be the only one on Earth unaware of it,” one House Dem from NY told me. www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/p...
“It’s his last term, and he may be the only one on Earth unaware of it,” one House Dem from NY told me. www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/p...
How the shutdown left Democrats questioning Chuck Schumer’s future more than ever | CNN Politics
As eight senators in Chuck Schumer’s caucus broke ranks to side with Republicans and vote to end the government shutdown fight he had engineered, the New York Democrat was on the phone trying to make ...
www.cnn.com
November 16, 2025 at 2:02 PM
NEW from me and @mkraju.bsky.social: How Schumer is reacting to the trouble he knows he’s facing in DC as leader and back home in New York when he’s up in 2028.
“It’s his last term, and he may be the only one on Earth unaware of it,” one House Dem from NY told me. www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/p...
“It’s his last term, and he may be the only one on Earth unaware of it,” one House Dem from NY told me. www.cnn.com/2025/11/16/p...
FIFA, which faced allegations of corruption for awarding the World Cup to Russia and Qatar, is now going to have its own peace prize—which the FIFA president is teasing may be awarded to Trump in December: apnews.com/article/fifa...
Infantino says 'you will see' at World Cup draw if Trump receives new FIFA peace prize
FIFA has announced the creation of a peace prize, which it plans to award for the first time at the World Cup draw on Dec. 5 in Washington.
apnews.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:27 PM
FIFA, which faced allegations of corruption for awarding the World Cup to Russia and Qatar, is now going to have its own peace prize—which the FIFA president is teasing may be awarded to Trump in December: apnews.com/article/fifa...
Reposted by Isaac Dovere
NEW on CNN: Inside the “absolute shitshow” at the Heritage Foundation. Where staff are in open revolt, a major donor bailing, and resurfaced deleted tweets from Kevin Roberts show him praising Pence and seemingly bashing Trump on Jan. 6th.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/p...
How Nick Fuentes ignited a civil war within the Republican Party- and DC’s most prominent conservative think tank | CNN Politics
Nick Fuentes, the well-known White nationalist and Holocaust denier, has ignited a civil war within the Republican Party — and inside one of Washington’s most prominent conservative think tanks.
www.cnn.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
NEW on CNN: Inside the “absolute shitshow” at the Heritage Foundation. Where staff are in open revolt, a major donor bailing, and resurfaced deleted tweets from Kevin Roberts show him praising Pence and seemingly bashing Trump on Jan. 6th.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/p...
www.cnn.com/2025/11/06/p...
“I’ve got to get Adams and Sliwa out and then I’m going to win,” Cuomo kept saying, according to an operative who spoke with him but didn’t sign on to his campaign. “I know who to call, I know who to put pressure on.”
He had no other real plan.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/p...
He had no other real plan.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/p...
The inside story of Zohran Mamdani’s triumph and his planning to become NYC’s mayor | CNN Politics
The new leaders of the Working Families Party, the coalition of progressive groups and labor unions, sent around invites to a secret meeting in November 2023.
www.cnn.com
November 6, 2025 at 12:06 AM
“I’ve got to get Adams and Sliwa out and then I’m going to win,” Cuomo kept saying, according to an operative who spoke with him but didn’t sign on to his campaign. “I know who to call, I know who to put pressure on.”
He had no other real plan.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/p...
He had no other real plan.
www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/p...
Bernie Sanders was walking out of the bathroom at Trevor Noah’s podcast studio in Sept when an aide played him the video of Adams staying in the race.
“All right!” he said, pumping his fist.
“He’s still going to drop out, but this is very good news.” www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/p...
“All right!” he said, pumping his fist.
“He’s still going to drop out, but this is very good news.” www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/p...
The inside story of Zohran Mamdani’s triumph and his planning to become NYC’s mayor | CNN Politics
The new leaders of the Working Families Party, the coalition of progressive groups and labor unions, sent around invites to a secret meeting in November 2023.
www.cnn.com
November 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Bernie Sanders was walking out of the bathroom at Trevor Noah’s podcast studio in Sept when an aide played him the video of Adams staying in the race.
“All right!” he said, pumping his fist.
“He’s still going to drop out, but this is very good news.” www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/p...
“All right!” he said, pumping his fist.
“He’s still going to drop out, but this is very good news.” www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/p...
on their call Saturday, Mamdani told Obama that his 2008 race speech was the template for his own Islamophobia speech two weeks ago, which he saw as a key moment for his campaign. (He had also considered an anti-semitism speech earlier, but passed on it.) www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/p...
The inside story of Zohran Mamdani’s triumph and his planning to become NYC’s mayor | CNN Politics
The new leaders of the Working Families Party, the coalition of progressive groups and labor unions, sent around invites to a secret meeting in November 2023.
www.cnn.com
November 5, 2025 at 3:58 PM
on their call Saturday, Mamdani told Obama that his 2008 race speech was the template for his own Islamophobia speech two weeks ago, which he saw as a key moment for his campaign. (He had also considered an anti-semitism speech earlier, but passed on it.) www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/p...
The secret meetings of top NYC Dems that began in November 2023. Mamdani’s promises when he launched. Sanders’s behind the scenes warnings. The Obama call details. What Mamdani thinks of Lander.
My story on what you didn’t know was coming together:
www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/p...
My story on what you didn’t know was coming together:
www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/p...
The inside story of Zohran Mamdani’s triumph and his planning to become NYC’s mayor | CNN Politics
The new leaders of the Working Families Party, the coalition of progressive groups and labor unions, sent around invites to a secret meeting in November 2023.
www.cnn.com
November 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
The secret meetings of top NYC Dems that began in November 2023. Mamdani’s promises when he launched. Sanders’s behind the scenes warnings. The Obama call details. What Mamdani thinks of Lander.
My story on what you didn’t know was coming together:
www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/p...
My story on what you didn’t know was coming together:
www.cnn.com/2025/11/05/p...