New York City Councilman Chi Osse is planning to challenge House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) for his seat next year despite opposition from Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani.
Osse, 27, wants to oust Jeffries as Democratic leaders are being blasted for their handling of the government shutdown.
But Mamdani reportedly does not want Osse to challenge Jeffries, who endorsed the mayor-elect in October. Rumors of Osse’s challenge led to the councilman not showing up to Mamdani’s victory party last week. Mamdani did not want to disrupt the “fragile peace” between centrist and progressive Democrats, according to the New York Post.…