2026 congressional midterm elections
2026 congressional midterm elections
How big money scrambled to support Espaillat in the final weeks
Dark money donors to super PACs supporting Rep. Adriano Espaillat and Antonio Reynoso were revealed in post-election filings.
New York City
New rules: You don’t need labor during an election; you need them after
In the reshuffling of power over the past two years, Big Labor has lost several big races.
2026 congressional midterm elections
Cutting satire: Pro-circumcision Constantino campaign flyers are fake
A satirical artist based in Washington County is photoshopping NY-21 flyers of candidate Anthony Constantino that are getting the attention of North Country voters.
2026 congressional midterm elections
National Dems embrace Conley’s challenge to GOP Rep. Lawler
The DCCC is adding the Hudson Valley candidate to its Red to Blue program
Editor's Note
Editor’s Note: DAC déjà vu
The closing days division in the Harlem congressional race felt like last year’s mayoral race.
DSA
Opinion: DSA’s championship performance
The Democratic Socialists of America capitalized on anger with Bibi Netanyahu, Israel’s embattled prime minister, to (almost) sweep this week’s primaries.
2026 congressional midterm elections
6 jobs Jack Schlossberg can do instead of Congress
The Kennedy scion probably needs to scroll on LinkedIn, the job market’s rough right now.
News & Politics
Micah takes Manhattan
Rep. Jerry Nadler’s chosen successor, Micah Lasher, kept the coveted seat for the West Side.
Politics
Darializa Avila Chevalier upsets Rep. Adriano Espaillat
The democratic socialist won the upper Manhattan congressional seat with Mamdani’s backing.
Politics
Cait Conley wins NY-17 primary to take on Lawler
The candidate with national backing hopes to flip the Hudson Valley swing seat.
2026 congressional midterm elections
Mamdani ally Claire Valdez captures congressional seat
The DSA Assembly member will succeed Rep. Nydia Velázquez – not her pick, Antonio Reynoso.
News & Politics
Live blog: 2026 primary day in New York
A nice and humid referendum on the power of the left and the clout of Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
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2026 congressional midterm elections
Endorsement wars: Rep. Nydia Velázquez takes on Mamdani and the DSA
The member of Congress has endorsed against a bevy of DSA-backed candidates.
News & Politics
The 2026 NYC congressional primaries to watch
Six races that could transform the delegation.
News & Politics
Espaillat, Avila Chevalier spar over gentrification in Harlem church
The Rev. Al Sharpton invited the rival congressional candidates to make their cases to the National Action Network on the last weekend before the primary.
2026 congressional midterm elections
AIPAC is helping boost Espaillat against DSA challenge
But who’s funding outside spending in the final week of the election isn’t always clear.
2026 congressional midterm elections
The bitter NY-21 primary highlights a fractured GOP
Republican voters in the North Country must decide between backing establishment Assembly Member Robert Smullen and President Donald Trump’s pick, Sticker Mule CEO Anthony Constantino.
2026 congressional midterm elections
Mysterious pro-Reynoso super PAC is funded by teachers union, not AIPAC
Real Fight NYC has the American Federation of Teachers as one of its donors – and Randi Weingarten does “not play with AIPAC.”
2026 congressional midterm elections
Super PACs have spent millions boosting Adriano Espaillat and Darializa Avila Chevalier. Both candidates think that’s super hypocritical!
Espaillat has benefited from more than $4 million in outside spending. Some $1 million has been spent on Avila Chevalier. Both traded barbs about that during a forthcoming BronxNet debate.
2026 congressional midterm elections
How are New York’s congressional candidates using AI? Debate moderators want to know
“What’s your chatbot?” is the new “what’s your bagel order?”
