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Mayor Gets Federal Security Clearance After Nine-Month Wait

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 3:10 AM UTC · How we work

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani received a federal security clearance on Wednesday.
The clearance ends a nine-month wait since Mamdani took office in January.
With the clearance, Mamdani can now receive classified briefings on terrorism and other national-security threats.
Mamdani’s clearance was granted a week after his meeting with President Donald Trump at Gracie Mansion during UN General Assembly.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani received a federal security clearance on Wednesday.
The clearance ends a nine-month wait since Mamdani took office in January.
With the clearance, Mamdani can now receive classified briefings on terrorism and other national-security threats.
Mamdani’s clearance was granted a week after his meeting with President Donald Trump at Gracie Mansion during UN General Assembly.