New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani will endorse Governor Kathy Hochul this week, providing her a key boost with left-leaning voters, according to Politico in a post at approximately 8:00 PM UTC on February 4, 2026, within the 29-minute reporting window ending at 8:16 PM UTC. Separately, Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger ended 287(g) agreements between state law enforcement and ICE, as reported in the same window. Source: https://x.com/PollTracker2024/status/2019138481071747305 and https://x.com/PpollingNumbers/status/2019136997860995271. The Mamdani endorsement follows Hochul's announcement earlier on February 4 at around 7:00 PM UTC selecting Adrienne E. Adams as her running mate for Lieutenant Governor, as stated in Hochul's X post. Politico noted the endorsement gives Hochul a critical inroad with progressive New York voters ahead of upcoming elections. In a separate development, Rep. Maxine Waters told Treasury Secretary nominee Scott Bessent to "shut up" during a House Financial Services Committee hearing, according to NewsWire_US within the reporting window. Source: https://x.com/NewsWire_US/status/2019117780348371335. These U.S. political updates occur amid prior reports of international negotiations and domestic policy discussions earlier on February 4, including trilateral talks in Abu Dhabi on Ukraine and ongoing immigration enforcement debates.
