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Will Zohran Mamdani Defund New York City Police?

The new mayor is keeping Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch on the job, but they might have a contentious relationship.

Reason

Zohran Mamdani promises to govern 'expansively and audaciously' in inaugural speech as NYC mayor

Mamdani pledges to reel in a new era of New York in his first speech as mayor, vowing to govern “expansively and audaciously” to fulfil campaign promises and improve the lives of millions of New Yorkers “abandoned” by previous administrations.

Euronews

Zohran Mamdani vows to govern New York ‘expansively and audaciously’ after being sworn in by Bernie Sanders –as it happened

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Zohran Mamdani sworn in as mayor of New York City

New mayor, 34, was sworn in by state attorney general Letitia James in old beaux-arts city hall subway station

The Guardian - US

Incoming NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani to be sworn in at abandoned subway stop on NYE

The private ceremony will take place at Old City Hall Station just before midnight

The Independent UK

Trump officials shielded border czar Tom Homan from normal vetting despite bribery probe, report claims

Unclear how Homan obtained a security clearance after FBI agents believed that he was not able to pass a background check, according to report

The Independent UK

Mamdani to be sworn in as New York mayor in abandoned subway station

Mamdani to take oath of office on New Year’s Eve in gilded age subway station beneath city hall

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Zohran Mamdani's Inauguration: The Significance of New York's Abandoned City Hall Station

Zohran Mamdani's inauguration at the abandoned City Hall subway station highlights New York's transit history and his progressive vision

International Business Times UK

Gender-affirming care rules create legal quagmire, critics say - Roll Call

Proposals that would sharply limit pediatric gender-affirming care could face host of legal challenges, lawyers and civil rights groups say.

Roll Call

Did that really happen? Four outrageous stories from Trump’s first year back that you may have forgotten about

A selection of the craziest stories from Trump’s first year back in office

The Independent UK

Trump-appointed judge: DHS must restore disaster grants to Democratic states

To "hold hostage funding" for these programs based on what appears to be "Defendants' political whims" is unlawful, judge rules.

Axios

More than a third of states sue HHS over a move that could curtail youth gender-affirming care

Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, its Secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and its inspector general over a declaration that could complicate access to gender-affirming care for young people

The Independent UK

Judge green lights New York’s driver’s license law despite Trump administration challenge

The Justice Department sued the state over the law in February

The Independent UK

Prosecutors defiant as they appeal Comey, James dismissals

Deputy AG Todd Blanche thinks the appeal will go in the government's favor.

Axios

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Stephen Colbert on Susie Wiles’s candid interviews: ‘She dished, bish’

Late-night hosts discussed the White House chief of staff ’s shocking and revealing interviews with Vanity Fair

The Guardian - US

Maga loyalist expands investigation into intelligence officials who angered Trump

Experts decry Jason Reding Quiñones’s ‘fishing expedition’ as subpoenas reportedly issued to John Brennan and others

International Business Times

Trump's Chief of Staff Admits to 'Score Settling' Revenge Prosecutions: 'When There's an Opportunity, He Will Go For It'

In a Vanity Fair profile, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has alleged that numerous prosecutions pursued by the Trump administration are motivated by revenge.

Axios

6 jarring quotes from Trump's chief of staff in Vanity Fair

She said Trump, who doesn't drink, has an "alcoholic's personality."

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The Independent UK

Purse pirates: UPS ripped off seasonal workers with unfair pay practices, lawsuit alleges

New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed a lawsuit accusing UPS of stealing tens of millions of dollars in pay from seasonal workers who help deliver packages during the busy holiday season

Reason

2 Grand Juries Have Rejected the Grudge-Driven Case Against Trump Foe Letitia James

The back-to-back setbacks are a striking sign that the mortgage fraud charges against New York's attorney general are legally shaky.

The Independent UK

White House quietly moves to get Senate confirmation for Lindsey Halligan after Trump’s embarrassing legal loss

President’s former personal attorney fumbled major cases against James Comey and Letitia James

The Guardian - US

Grand jury again declines to indict Letitia James on mortgage fraud charges

New York attorney general dodges indictment for second time in a week as Trump’s justice department seeks retribution

The Independent UK

Justice Department fails to reindict NY Attorney General Letitia James

The original indictment against James was thrown out by a judge in November

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Lindsay Lohan’s brother allegedly found a loophole to charge tenants $6,500 a month, now the state is coming after him

This might end worse than his sister’s career.

The Guardian - US

Trump had two mortgages he claimed were primary dwellings, records show

President did same thing his administration is now calling ‘mortgage fraud’ in case against Fed governor Lisa Cook

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