Politics Nov 23 Mamdani stands by his criticisms of Trump despite friendly White House meeting By Associated Press
Politics Nov 21 Watch 5:23 Trump and Mamdani meet in Oval Office after months of trading insults President Trump and the future mayor of New York City, Zohran Mamdani, met at the White House after months of trading insults. In an Oval Office meeting, they were far more civilized, with the president at times praising the mayor-elect… By Liz Landers, Ali Schmitz
Politics Nov 21 WATCH: Trump praises NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani, says he is not a ‘jihadist’ Though President Donald Trump needled Zohran Mamdani repeatedly during the campaign, he was full of praise Friday for the mayor-elect of New York City. By Associated Press
Politics Nov 21 WATCH: Trump says ‘people would be shocked’ but he and Mamdani want to see the ‘same thing’ It had been posited that President Donald Trump’s meeting with the mayor-elect of New York City could be a fiery display of opposites, but the president was full of praise — and pledges of cooperation — for Zohran Mamdani. By Associated Press
Politics Nov 21 WATCH: Trump and NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani meet in the Oval Office President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's first-ever meeting Friday at the White House focused more on their shared goals rather than their combustible differences. By Michelle L. Price, Associated Press
Nov 20 Mamdani says he wants to talk affordability with Trump during Oval Office meeting By Anthony Izaguirre, Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Mamdani, a 34-year-old democratic socialist, is set to travel to Washington for a meeting in the Oval Office with Trump on Friday, a potentially explosive pairing of polar-opposite politicians. Continue reading
Nov 19 Mamdani says New York City’s current police commissioner will stay on the job By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press Mamdani praised Tisch for “cracking down on corruption in the upper echelons" of the NYPD while also driving down crime in the city. Continue reading
Nov 17 Trump plans to meet with New York mayor-elect Mamdani, says they’ll ‘work something out’ By Michelle L. Price, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Trump has for months slammed Mamdani, falsely labeling him as a "communist" and predicting the ruin of his hometown if the democratic socialist was elected. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 6:09 Democrats dominate in first election since Trump’s return to White House By Liz Landers, Matt Loffman, Winston Wilde In the first major elections since President Trump's return to office, Democrats celebrated election wins from coast to coast. New York City's next mayor will be democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, and two moderate Democrats will be the governors of New… Continue watching
Nov 05 How Zohran Mamdani rose from Queens lawmaker to mayor of New York By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press The former foreclosure prevention counselor and one-time rapper becomes the city’s first Muslim mayor, first born in Africa, and first of South Asian heritage — not to mention its youngest mayor in more than a century. Continue reading