The founders of the initiative, the States Forum, say they hope to extend successful Democratic policies across states and even to the national level.

Should they be open or closed? In even years or odd? The mayor’s charter revision panel is considering shaking up the city’s voting system.

A panel created by Mayor Eric Adams wants to consider using an “open primary” system for elections in New York City. Here’s ...

The Trump administration can move forward with plans to slash the federal work force and dismantle federal agencies, the ...

Mr. Mamdani roundly defeated Andrew M. Cuomo in the Democratic contest, widening his primary-night lead by a significant ...

Feeling out of step with President Trump’s G.O.P., Senator Thom Tillis and Representative Don Bacon are deciding to retire.

Zohran Mamdani’s lead in first choices in New York City’s ranked-choice mayoral primary, and his inevitable victory when ...

Mr. Mamdani, the likely winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, drew tens of thousands of new voters to ...

One can see this constituency as economic parasites on Manhattan's wealth, though they prefer to see themselves as cultural ...

As the New York Times’ exquisite graphic maps of the election results show, Cuomo carried the Upper East and West sides of Manhattan and Park Slope in Brooklyn, which are full of affluent white ...

When Zohran Mamdani walked onto a small stage in Long Island City Tuesday night to declare victory in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, few in the political establishment expected him to ...