Mamdani says voters gave Democrats a mandate to deliver on affordability

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday evening joined the call for Democrats in Congress to ensure they deliver on the progressive "mandate" delivered by voters across the US in Tuesday's midterm elections, declaring that "it is not enough to simply win power." "We must use it," said the…

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani tells NBC News' Kristen Welker he believes voters gave Democrats a mandate to "deliver on the cost of living crisis" after the party won back control of both the House and the Senate.

Republicans, meanwhile, were grappling with what one senior figure called “a generational wipeout.”

Voters wanted relief at the pump and the grocery store. Democrats won control of Congress Tuesday night and immediately told Republicans to lawyer up. Thirty-nine percent of voters listed the economy as their top issue, according to an NBC News exit poll.