Congressional Republicans have a "battle plan to weaponize" Zohran Mamdani as the new face of the Democratic Party in House battleground races, according to a memo first shared with Axios. Why it matters: Republicans see Mamdani — a self-described socialist from Queens — as proof that Democrats are drifting more and more to the left.

Mr. Mamdani graduated in 2014 from Bowdoin College, in Brunswick, Maine, with a bachelor’s degree in Africana studies.

Part of Mamdani’s bid has been to tax the ultra-rich and wealthy corporations, which include an additional 2% tax on New Yorkers earning more than $1 million a year.