In a Sunday interview on “Meet the Press,” Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect, said he had made a forceful case to the president that troops were not needed in the city.

A day after Zohran Mamdani got a surprisingly warm reception at the White House from President Donald Trump, New Yorkers told CNN they were cautiously optimistic and slightly impressed with the mayor-elect.

While surrounded by members of the media, New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, center, helps to serve meals at at POTS, a Bronx nonprofit that provides food assistance, in New York, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

In an exclusive interview with Meet the Press, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani says he’s open to an “alternative” to increasing taxes on the wealthy or on businesses to fund his proposals, after speaking with New York Gov.

President Donald Trump and N.Y.C. Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani seemed to have an unexpectedly cordial meeting on Friday, Nov. 21, despite their vast political differences

Arabic numerals are simply the digits 0 through 9—the standard number symbols used in every classroom in the United States.

Fox News anchor Brian Kilmeade said the friendly meeting between President Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani has left JD Vance “jealous.” The president and New York City Mayor-elect recapped a closed-door meeting to reporters in the Oval Office Friday afternoon,

Postcolonial scholar says Palestinian rights are 'near and dear' to Zohran, who showed 'grit' under campaign pressures.