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- New York Is Quietly Preparing Against Trump’s Takeover of the City
New York is quietly preparing for a Donald Trump takeover of the country’s largest city. A wide range of New York’s most prominent civic leaders have for weeks been meeting behind the scenes to plan for the possibility of Trump sending in the National Guard or any other federal agents into New York City, according to multiple top elected officials. Alarmed at what Trump may do in response to Zohran Mamdani’s election as New York City mayor, Gov. Kathy Hochul has devised a virtual war room and convened a series of conversations with law enforcement, business officials and activist groups to stop or at least mitigate any federal incursion. More meetings are being scheduled, including with New York’s leading clergy and veterans groups, some of whom will be gathering around Veterans Day next week. “The goal is to prevent, and if we can’t prevent, then hopefully we can delay,” said… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.3 weeks ago - Why Nancy Pelosi Stands AloneNancy Pelosi will go down in history as one of the most consequential speakers in American history — the first woman to lead the House, a two-time speaker, and a skilled political brawler and legislative tactician. Among those who worked closely with her — and sometimes jousted with her — Rahm Emanuel has a unique perspective on Pelosi. Emanuel served on Pelosi’s House leadership team and then later became President Barack Obama’s chief of staff as Democrats labored to pass the Affordable Care Act. They weresometimes on opposing ends when it came to strategizing about how to get Obama’s legislative agenda over the finish line. But they stayed close over the years, and she was the first to call and congratulate him when he was confirmed to be Joe Biden’s ambassador to Japan. In an interview with POLITICO Magazine, Emanuel noted his appreciation for the realpolitik approach that she brought… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.3 weeks ago
- How Dick Cheney’s Lack of Restraint Paved the Way for Donald TrumpIn a profile of Dick Cheney published on April 30, 2001, the journalist Nicholas Lemann asked the new vice president to identify the “main organizing event in the world today,” something serving the function that the Cold War did in the previous era. After reeling off a bunch of international issues, Cheney arrived at a more important insight. Noting that the interconnected world of the 21st century had created new, potentially devastating threats, Cheney elaborated: “I think we have to be more concerned than we ever have [been] about so-called homeland defense, the vulnerability of our system to different kinds of attacks. Some of it homegrown, like Oklahoma City. Some inspired by terrorists external to the United States — the [1993] World Trade towers bombing, in New York.” It was months before Sept. 11, but Cheney — who died Monday at 84 — was troublingly prescient. He was also ready… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.3 weeks ago
- The Tech CEO ‘Making No Apologies for the Work With ICE’On Monday, in a letter to shareholders announcing $476 million of profit in the third quarter of the year, Palantir CEO Alex Karp quoted the Irish poet W.B. Yeats: “Things fall apart; the center cannot hold.” It was a peculiar part of an even more peculiar letter, where he proceeded to warn against the dangers of “proclaim[ing] the equality of all cultures and cultural values.” For Michael Steinberger, whose new book The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp, Palantir, and the Rise of the Surveillance State chronicles Karp’s political evolution, the letter was not all that surprising, given Karp’s recent turn toward MAGA politics and his penchant for framing his own thoughts in the writing of 20th-century thinkers. Karp, who has a PhD in neoclassical social theory, has long identified as a socialist and progressive. But over the course of the last decade, Karp has become an increasingly vocal supporter… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.3 weeks ago
- The Obstacles Facing Mayor Mamdani — According to New York InsidersA little more than a year ago, before launching his campaign, Zohran Mamdani and some of his supporters gathered to hash out their top three issues. They had: 1) rent freezes, and 2) fast and free buses. They were still figuring out the third, early backer Asad Dandia recalled on Tuesday. But by the end of the night, when the 34-year-old democratic socialist defeated former Gov. Andrew Cuomo to become the next mayor of New York City, those three top issues — the last ended up being universal childcare — had connected with voters so deeply that a jubilant crowd of his supporters chanted them like anthems. Mamdani’s message discipline — hammering away at core policies focused on affordability — contributed to his historic win in an election that turned out voters in greater numbers than at any point since 1969. Now, the checks he wrote on the campaign trail… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.3 weeks ago
- ‘There Should Be Flashing Red Lights’: Steve Bannon on Mamdani’s WinMore than a few Republicans are celebrating Zohran Mamdani’s victory, seeing the 34-year-old democratic socialist as a political gift and an albatross for the Democratic Party. Steve Bannon is not among them. The former White House chief strategist has long preached the idea that populism is the engine of modern politics. And he sees Mamdani’s election as mayor of New York City as proof of its staying power — and a sign of the growing anti-establishment force on the left that Republicans would be foolish to ignore. “Tonight should be a wake up call to the populist nationalist movement under President Trump,” he said in an interview with POLITICO Magazine just after midnight on Wednesday. “These are very serious people, and they need to be addressed seriously.” Bannon seemed impressed by the Mamdani campaign’s ability to turn out low-propensity voters — “this is kind of the Trump model” — though… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.3 weeks ago
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