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The Singham web around Mamdani’s City Hall

Today's Daily Kickoff covers Zohran Mamdani’s ties to pro-China financiers, Steve Witkoff's controversial hostage comments, and the Israeli Knesset’s narrow passage of the 2026 budget to avoid early…

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