Nicholas Fandos

Democratic leaders found that their traditional tools, from rallies to phone banks to big-name campaign events, were no match for the left’s ground game and messaging.

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

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.

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.

The strength of the mayor’s political brand will be tested on Tuesday, when his slate of leftist congressional candidates takes aim at Democratic incumbents.

In a Democratic primary for a coveted House seat in Manhattan, Micah Lasher is betting long experience can prevail despite anti-establishment headwinds.

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

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.

The Democratic battle over a House seat in New York City has reignited old tensions over gentrification, identity and who gets to define the left.

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

Erratic behavior and staff turnover have colored Mr. Schlossberg’s bid for a House seat in New York, raising questions about his readiness for office.

Chris Larsen, who hails from California, plans to spend $3.5 million to help Alex Bores, a New York congressional candidate at the center of a proxy war over A.I. regulation.

Jack Schlossberg, the grandson of John F. Kennedy, is among a slate of Democrats seeking to replace Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York.

Daniel Goldman is pledging at least $1 million of his own money, and possibly millions more, in hopes of fighting off a primary challenge from Brad Lander in New York City.