State Assemblyman Micah Lasher won the crowded primary race for New York’s 12th Congressional District, CBS News projects. He will face a number of candidates from other parties in November to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler. The district encompasses a large portion of Manhattan, including the Upper West Side and Upper East Side and Midtown …
New Yorkers are heading to the polls in a Primary Day that could reshape the state’s representation in Washington. It also marks the first major test of Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s political influence and his ability to mobilize voters. He endorsed three left-of-center candidates: Claire Valdez in the 7th Congressional District, Brad Lander in the 10th …
Brad Lander defeated two-term incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman on Tuesday for the Democratic nomination in New York’s 10th Congressional District, which covers Lower Manhattan and parts of Brooklyn, CBS News projects. In what is a solidly blue district, Lander will be the favorite in the November general election against Republican Jennifer Moore, who was uncontested …
Democrat Cait Conley, a former national cybersecurity expert, will challenge Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in the battle for New York’s 17th Congressional Districtafter winning Tuesday’s primary, CBS News projects. Conley easily defeated Beth Davidson, a Rockland County legislator, and three other challengers. Cait Conley speaks to Politico Cybersecurity reporter Maggie Miller during Politico’s annual AI …
Anthony Constantino, a Trump-backed businessman and political newcomer, beat a more traditional Republican candidate in Tuesday’s GOP primary to replace Rep. Elise Stefanik in New York’s 21st Congressional District, CBS News projects. Constantino defeated Robert Smullen, a state assemblymember who had the support of the state Republican Party and other local GOP officials. Stefanik did …
Five large, active wildfires were threatening homes and forcing evacuations in Utah Tuesday. They range from north of Salt Lake City, to south of Provo. Rob Marciano is tracking them.
In what is considered one of the most talented classes in recent memory, the Washington Wizards selected BYU small forward AJ Dybantsa with the No. 1 overall pick of the NBA Draft. Heading into Thursday’s draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the Wizards were believed to be deciding between Dybantsa and Kansas phenom combo …
Washington — The House on Tuesday passed a landmark housing affordability bill, marking a rare bipartisan legislative accomplishment as lawmakers seek to address rising costs ahead of the midterm elections. House GOP leaders fast-tracked the legislation after the Senate approved it with overwhelming bipartisan support Monday. It passed the House in a 358 to 32 …
Just over 50 career and political intelligence staff at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence have lost their jobs since Bill Pulte became the agency’s acting director, Friday. Six career and political intelligence staff were terminated and 45 were sent back to their home agencies, according to three sources familiar with the personnel …
A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to move forward with an effort to expand fast-track deportations throughout the U.S., in a legal win for the president’s crackdown on illegal immigration. The 2-1 decision by a panel of judges at the U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia Circuit allows the …