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This is Ira Glass.

On This American Life, one thing we like is a good mystery.

Sometimes about really big things, but most times, the little mysteries are the best.

Todd Mason is a Trump supporter who lives on Maryland's eastern shore.

He supports the ice sweeps in Minneapolis and blames activists for the violence there.

A recent CNN-SSRS poll taken before Pretty's killing found a big partisan split on this.

Eight in ten Democrats or those who lean Democratic think ICE is making cities less safe, while two-thirds of Republicans and those who lean Republican think ICE is making them safer.

Frank Lankford, NPR News, Denton, Maryland.

This is Ira Glass.

On This American Life, one thing we like is a good mystery.

Sometimes about really big things, but most times, the little mysteries are the best.

Mayor Zoran Mamdani blamed the huge shortfall on his predecessor in City Hall.

While we did not create this crisis, we will solve it.

To plug the gap, he wants to follow through on a campaign promise.

To do that, he'll need the support of Governor Kathy Hochul at a time when she's walking a political tightrope in her re-election campaign, balancing pressure from her party's progressive wing while appealing to moderate voters.

Democrats are reluctant to raise taxes at a time when they hope to win back some Republican-held congressional seats here.

For NPR News, I'm Steve Kastenbaum in New York.

This is Ira Glass.

On This American Life, one thing we like is a good mystery.