The nation’s biggest city will pick its next mayor on Tuesday in an election that has sparked debate over the future of the Democratic Party. Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani, a 34-year-old state assembly member and democratic socialist who jolted the party with his victory in the New York City primary in June,

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New York Republicans are making a last-ditch bid to stop Democrats from moving most local elections outside New York City to even years, when voters turn out en masse to pick the president.

Share ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s highest court on Thursday upheld a law shifting local elections to even-numbered years, bringing most county and town elections in line with statewide and federal races. The state Court of Appeals ruled unanimously ...

Mamdani poised to become youngest NYC mayor in more than a century; Ghazala Hashmi leading race for Virginia's Lt governor.

In a 28-page complaint filed in Brooklyn’s federal court, the New York Republican State Committee — along with three counties, eight towns and more than a dozen elected officials and candidates — claim that the law “suppresses local speech, increases racial polarization and erodes democracy.”

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With NYC mayoral election day looming, Mamdani’s momentum is powered by strong support from younger and progressive voters.