Benjamin Oreskes

The bumpy rollout of the tax created an opportunity for Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s opponents to fight him in court and in the City Council.

Federal prosecutors say the woman met with an F.B.I. informant several times to plan an attack on the building, which houses the governor’s office.

Graham Platner’s campaign for Senate imploded last week. The activists who backed him are seeking a candidate to carry his populist message in the race against Republican Susan Collins.

Maine Democrats vying to become the state’s new Senate nominee met, and mostly agreed, at a debate filled with halting answers and stilted deliveries.

They won Democratic state legislative primaries in Buffalo and Syracuse, showing how the party’s messaging and ground game can work outside New York City.

After democratic socialists captured two House primaries and several state legislative contests in New York, the group’s leaders mulled how to use their expanding influence.

The party secured key victories in New York City, but battles across the state suggest a larger fight awaits in the fall.

After propelling Zohran Mamdani to become mayor of New York City, the Democratic Socialists of America are trying to take down incumbents in the House and the State Legislature.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani paid roughly $1,000 for a standing-room-only ticket to Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals, using access to house tickets not available to regular fans.

Outside groups have spent roughly $12 million to support or oppose Mr. Bores’s campaign for a House seat in Manhattan, elevating his name in a crowded race.