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Representative Elise Stefanik, a close Trump ally, is preparing to announce as early as Friday that she will run for New York governor next year, likely via video, according to people briefed who cautioned the timing could change. Her bid sets up a high-profile clash with Gov. Kathy Hochul and could become a marquee midterm race. Stefanik has sharpened attacks by tying Hochul to New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. As the news circulated, Hochul was in San Juan, P.R., standing beside the ocean and celebrating recent Democratic victories.

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