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Mamdani announces transition leaders, vows to deliver on ambitious agenda
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Mamdani announces transition leaders, vows to deliver on ambitious agenda

  • By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press
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Zohran Mamdani has announced a team including former city and federal officials — all women — to steer his transition to New York City Hall. The new mayor-elect said Wednesday that he will “work every day to honor the trust that I now hold.” He vowed that his administration would be both compassionate and capable. The 34-year-old democratic socialist won Tuesday over former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa. Mamdani now faces the task of following through on his ambitious affordability agenda while navigating the bureaucratic challenges of City Hall and a hostile Trump administration.

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With bombs and bravado, Trump puts his own stamp on Reagan's 'peace through strength' mantle

  • By AAMER MADHANI, BEN FINLEY and MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press
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It wasn’t so long ago that President Donald Trump spoke of building a legacy as a peacemaker. In his inaugural address, he said he would in part measure his success by “the wars that we end — and perhaps most importantly, the wars we never get into.” But nine months into his second term, Trump is beating a curious path to executing his “peace through strength” foreign policy agenda. That's a phrase he borrowed from Ronald Reagan, who saw building a strong military and economy as the bedrock to Soviet deterrence. Trump's update on the Cold War doctrine includes sharper threats, bombings and no shortage of bravado.