Nicholas Fandos

Congressional primaries in Manhattan, Brooklyn and beyond could test the strength of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s socialist movement and reverberate across the country.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is fighting to expand democratic socialists' ranks in Congress. Two influential members of Congress are suddenly on the ropes. And then there's the Kennedy scion hoping to revive Camelot.

A super PAC created to counter spending from powerful pro-Israel groups will try to help Democrats critical of Israel’s wars and military actions.

Groups tied to OpenAI, Anthropic and other industry players have spent $16 million trying to pick the next member of Congress from Manhattan.

Turnout was low and the electorate was much older than it was last year when the mayoral race between Mamdani and Cuomo fueled heavy early voting.

Tuesday’s contests could test the power of progressive Democrats as New Yorkers pick nominees for a half-dozen coveted House seats. There are also closely watched races in Utah, Maryland and South Carolina.

The congressional primaries in New York on Tuesday will answer key questions about the potency of super PACs and the extent of Zohran Mamdani’s influence.

Ms. Valdez, a first-term state lawmaker, defeated the Brooklyn borough president, Antonio Reynoso, to win an open House seat in a district divided along demographic fault lines.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani shook the Democratic establishment by helping drive three progressive candidates to victory.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his allies swept a series of congressional primaries in New York City on Tuesday in a remarkable show of strength for the insurgent left that sent shock waves through the Demo