Democrats and Republicans have come together to pass a resolution formally rejecting socialism, signaling rare bipartisan agreement in Congress. The move arrives just before the high-profile meeting between Trump and Mamdani, adding heightened political interest and prompting renewed national debate over economic systems and government direction.

As New York City prepared for a transition in leadership, national attention converged on Zohran Mamdani, whose rise reflects a broader shift in the city’s political identity. Just hours before his first meeting with Donald Trump in Washington, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bipartisan resolution condemning what it described as the “horrors of socialism.” Though symbolic and nonbinding, the timing of the vote placed the national legislature and New York City’s incoming leadership in sharp contrast. Continue reading…