Mamdani receives federal security clearance giving him access to classified briefings

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani has received a federal security clearance, ending a monthslong wait that had left him without direct access to classified intelligence on terrorism and other threats facing the city.

“Yes, I have my security clearance,” Mamdani said Wednesday when asked about the status of his clearance during a press conference in Brooklyn.

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