## House Republicans exploring ways to prevent Mamdani from being sworn in as NYC mayor

Authored by nypost.com

House Republicans are exploring ways to prevent Zohran Mamdani from ever being sworn in as mayor even if he prevails in Tuesday’s election by using the Constitution’s “insurrection clause,” The Post has learned.

The New York Young Republican Club is pushing to prevent the NYC mayoral frontrunner from taking the oath of office Jan. 1 under an idea floated this summer.

3 House Republicans are looking at proposed legislation what would try to bar Zohran Mamdani (pictured) under the Constitution’s “insurrection clause’ Getty Images.

The high court ruled that it was up to Congress to enforcement the amendment, giving majority Republicans a chance to test their authority.

The effort would come after the election, and only after Speaker Mike Johnson brings lawmakers back from an extended recess during the government shutdown.

Meanwhile, House Republicans are doubling down on their effort to push the Justice Department to probe Mamdani’s path to citizenship.

A Justice Department spokeswoman confirmed receipt of the letter, but said congressional correspondence was delayed “due to the Democrats’ shutdown.” »

### Trump says China's Xi told him he won't move on Taiwan during Republican's term

Authored by abcnews.go.com

Trump says China's Xi told him he won't move on Taiwan during Republican's term.

President Donald Trump speaks to the media after boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Friday, Oct. 31, 2025, enroute to Florida. »

### Zelenskyy: There are results in destroying the Russians on Pokrovsk front

Authored by pravda.com.ua

The main focus is on the Pokrovsk front, and there are results in destroying the occupier.

A source within Ukraine's military intelligence told Ukrainska Pravda that stabilisation operations involving DIU were ongoing in Pokrovsk.

Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, said that Pokrovsk and Myrnohrad in Donetsk Oblast were neither surrounded nor blocked. »

### FBI fires top official amid Kash Patel’s outrage over reports of agency jet use

Authored by theguardian.com

He was the third head of the unit to be dismissed since Patel became the second Trump administration’s FBI director in February.

According to Bloomberg, Patel had become furious over stories published after the event about his use of the FBI jet to go on the date with Wilkins.

That evening Wilkins performed at a Real American Freestyle wrestling event, and the flight logs show Patel’s FBI plane later flying to Nashville. »

### Ukraine has hit nearly 160 Russian oil facilities in 2025, SBU says

Authored by kyivindependent.com

Ukraine has carried out nearly 160 successful strikes against oil extraction and refining facilities across Russia in 2025, the head of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), Vasyl Maliuk, said at a press briefing in Kyiv on Oct. 31.

Fuel deficits were reported in 57 Russian regions, prompting Moscow to ban gasoline exports until the end of the year.

Strikes on Russian oil infrastructure and military-industrial sites are part of an ongoing campaign carried out primarily by domestically produced Ukrainian drones. »

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