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Zohran Mamdani , the magnetic democratic socialist, might be taking a lot of flak for his threat to raise property taxes, but that charm has spawned a buddy cop relationship with President Donald Trump that appears to have helped leverage the freedom of a foreign student at Columbia University. |
Officials at the Ivy League school allege the U.S. Department of Homeland Security misrepresented themselves to gain access to a residence hall where five agents detained Elmina Aghayeva, an Azerbaijan-born student, "without any kind of warrant," according to university leaders. |
Aghayeva was freed several hours later, however, after Mamdani spoke with the president during their second meeting in the Oval Office. The mayor also spoke to Trump and White House chief of staff Susie Wiles about four other students targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, but their status remains unclear. | NYPD officers detain demonstrators during a protest organized by Columbia University students and professors against U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration policies and to demand that the school establish itself as a sanctuary campud on February 5, 2026. Amr Alfiky |
For more on Columbia and Mamdani's relationship with Trump, check out USA TODAY's coverage: |
Columbia student released after school says ICE lied to access dorm, arrest her: Homeland Security has ignored questions about Columbia's accusations while saying the dorm building manager and Aghayeva's roommate permitted agents to enter. |
Protesters gathered at Columbia University demanding Aghayeva's release: Watch. |
'Bad policy, but nice guy': At his Feb. 24 State of the Union speech, Trump complimented Mamdani, inaccurately labeling him a communist, as the two discussed building thousands of housing units in New York City. |
Hillary Clinton berates lawmakers after Epstein deposition |
House Republicans hauled former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton before the powerful Oversight Committee for more than six hours as part of its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. |
The former Democratic presidential candidate came out of the closed-door deposition swinging at lawmakers, saying their questions were not serious, and that her testimony should have been open to the public. |
Clinton said that she told the panel she knew nothing about Epstein's criminal activity, but blasted committee members for asking off-topic questions including about UFOs and the debunked Pizzagate conspiracy. She urged lawmakers to ask President Donald Trump, who defeated her in the 2016 election, "directly under oath about the tens of thousands of times he shows up in the Epstein files." |
Former President Bill Clinton is among the elite figures to appear in the files with or near Epstein and unidentified women. He has repeatedly denied any knowledge of, or wrongdoing associated with, the late financier's alleged crimes, but will testify before the committee on Feb. 27. | | The Epstein depositions demonstrate how the Clintons hold far less power in the Democratic Party, and American politics, than they once did. | | Square and Cash App operator Block said it would slash nearly half its workforce as AI reshapes its business, fanning fears of mass layoffs to come. | | | | How antisemitic remarks overshadowed San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie event aimed at promoting the city's economic recovery and housing development. | | | | Cuba says the participants in an incident with a speedboat off its coast have a history of criminal and violent activity. Here's who they are. | | | | Jose Sanchez died trying to cross the Rio Grande after he was deported in November. Now his partner is adjusting to life as a single mom of five. | | | | | Sign up for the news you want | Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don't miss out! We're always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. | | | | | |
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