Before the conflict began, inflation was at 2.4%, but the closure of the strait of Hormuz has affected energy prices

Speakers in a short exchange linked cancellations of affordable clean-energy projects to higher electricity bills and said the administration's choices are harming families; one commenter called the situation "disgraceful and disgusting."

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Zohran Mamdani beat former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa to win the race. Read his full acceptance speech.