Security Clearance Is Early Test for Mamdani and Trump

“Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani will need a top-level security clearance from the federal government before he takes office. Whether President Donald Trump’s administration grants it will be one of the first tests of how the democratic socialist and a hostile government in Washington interact,” Politico reports.

“In the weeks between his decisive win and taking office at the beginning of the year, Mamdani can expect to be vetted by federal law enforcement for a clearance that allows him to be briefed on threats to the city.”