#federal-funding-threats

#federal-funding-threats

Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani, the New York City mayor-elect, are scheduled to meet at the White House this afternoon in an encounter between two ideologically opposed leaders with conflicting visions for the nation's largest city. The meeting marks the first face-to-face discussion between the combative Republican president and the defiant democratic socialist who secured a commanding electoral victory last month with over 50% of the vote.

Berkeley leaders are moving to strengthen rules that bar the city and its employees from assisting in federal immigration enforcement, defying pressure the Trump administration has ratcheted up on local jurisdictions that have sanctuary policies. The City Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to adopt an ordinance that enshrines Berkeley's long-standing sanctuary rules into the municipal code. It's a mostly symbolic step that builds on a resolution the council passed in January, a day after Trump returned to office, that reaffirmed Berkeley's status as a sanctuary