paul schwartzman
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WaPo reporter specializing in stories about life, death and everything in between. Occasional cartoonist. Knicks, Mets, Jets. New Yorker, for better or worse.
Cuomo predicted during campaign that Trump would cut through Mamdani like a “hot knife through butter.”
Was it the other way around today? #Mamdani
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Was it the other way around today? #Mamdani
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Trump pivots from bashing Mamdani, predicting he will ‘do a great job’ as mayor
Trump warmed to Mamdani, even declaring he would finally feel comfortable moving back to the city with the 34-year-old democratic socialist running city hall.
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November 21, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Cuomo predicted during campaign that Trump would cut through Mamdani like a “hot knife through butter.”
Was it the other way around today? #Mamdani
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Was it the other way around today? #Mamdani
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A few headlines on an ordinary November Thursday
November 21, 2025 at 12:34 AM
A few headlines on an ordinary November Thursday
In the annals of NY politics, few stoked racial division more to build their name than Sharpton (see: Brawley, Tawana)
Al Sharpton introducing Mamdani, w/ mentioning Cuomo by name says, "it's saturday before election day only one candidate showed up," goes onto rail "the ugly islamophobia," in the final days of the race, "if you can't get a vote on your record, don't play us against each other."
November 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
In the annals of NY politics, few stoked racial division more to build their name than Sharpton (see: Brawley, Tawana)
October 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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As Trump tears down the East Wing, we keep getting this question: Can anyone stop him?
The answer, many experts fear, is no.
And Trump's planned ballroom is likely to be approved by a panel stocked by his allies, too.
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The answer, many experts fear, is no.
And Trump's planned ballroom is likely to be approved by a panel stocked by his allies, too.
w @wapops.bsky.social @jonathanreports.bsky.social
‘Our hands are tied’: Can anyone stop Trump’s tear-down of the East Wing?
Many preservationists fear the answer is no. A pro-Trump review board is expected to approve the president’s planned 90,000-square-foot ballroom, too.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:00 PM
As Trump tears down the East Wing, we keep getting this question: Can anyone stop him?
The answer, many experts fear, is no.
And Trump's planned ballroom is likely to be approved by a panel stocked by his allies, too.
w @wapops.bsky.social @jonathanreports.bsky.social
The answer, many experts fear, is no.
And Trump's planned ballroom is likely to be approved by a panel stocked by his allies, too.
w @wapops.bsky.social @jonathanreports.bsky.social
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Zohran Mamdani is leading the New York mayoral race with a platform focused on affordability. His rise reflects demographic shifts in New York, but his lack of experience and controversial positions have sparked debate.
How Zohran Mamdani is charming a famously hard-nosed city
Zohran Mamdani’s promise of a more affordable New York has vaulted him to the top of the polls — and Republicans’ enemies list.
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October 18, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Zohran Mamdani is leading the New York mayoral race with a platform focused on affordability. His rise reflects demographic shifts in New York, but his lack of experience and controversial positions have sparked debate.
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“He’s a vibe.”
“He has this hopeful energy that we haven’t seen, that reminds you of Obama.”
How Zohran Mamdani is charming a famously hard-nosed city
Zohran Mamdani’s promise of a more affordable New York has vaulted him to the top of the polls — and Republicans’ enemies list.
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October 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
“He’s a vibe.”
October 18, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Whaddya gonna do New York?
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How Zohran Mamdani is charming a famously hard-nosed city
Zohran Mamdani’s promise of a more affordable New York has vaulted him to the top of the polls — and Republicans’ enemies list.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Whaddya gonna do New York?
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A D.C. neighborhood is trying to push back against ICE, using whistles, a text chain and patrols to alert each other of raids.
“Can we stop ICE from coming? No,” said one longtime resident. “But can we make it uncomfortable? … Yeah.”
“Can we stop ICE from coming? No,” said one longtime resident. “But can we make it uncomfortable? … Yeah.”
A D.C. neighborhood long home to immigrants pushes back against ICE arrests
In Mount Pleasant, long home to a large Latino immigrant community, neighbors have sought ways to counter a pervasive sense of helplessness as ICE agents have swooped in.
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September 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A D.C. neighborhood is trying to push back against ICE, using whistles, a text chain and patrols to alert each other of raids.
“Can we stop ICE from coming? No,” said one longtime resident. “But can we make it uncomfortable? … Yeah.”
“Can we stop ICE from coming? No,” said one longtime resident. “But can we make it uncomfortable? … Yeah.”
“I think what people misunderstand is that I care about what they think about me personally, because I don’t.”
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Critics say she’s appeasing Trump. D.C.’s mayor says she’s out to win.
Mayor Muriel E. Bowser says her order appears to have played a key role in Congress holding off on extending Trump’s federalization of the D.C. police, which brought National Guard troops to city stre...
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September 7, 2025 at 1:35 PM
“I think what people misunderstand is that I care about what they think about me personally, because I don’t.”
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Adam Nagourney and Ben Oreskes unpeel the onion. The Mario-Andrew relationship is the stuff of novels, and nobody understands it better than Adam, who was in the middle of it for decades (gift article)
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Why Is Andrew Cuomo Still Running for Mayor? The Answer May Lie in 1977.
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August 24, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Adam Nagourney and Ben Oreskes unpeel the onion. The Mario-Andrew relationship is the stuff of novels, and nobody understands it better than Adam, who was in the middle of it for decades (gift article)
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The Mayor of the United States:
August 23, 2025 at 12:20 PM
The Mayor of the United States:
In D.C., a toddler died of hunger and thirst. Why didn’t anybody save her?
July 22, 2025 at 12:14 PM
In D.C., a toddler died of hunger and thirst. Why didn’t anybody save her?
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Grin and ‘Bare’ it: At this nudist resort, everyone has skin in the game
At Avalon, freedom means moseying about in nothing more than gobs of sunscreen and embracing a lifestyle that dates back nearly 100 years in the United States and longer in Europe.
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July 21, 2025 at 2:08 AM
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