The NY state ballot proposal will add language to the constitution that says no one can be denied civil rights because of national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or reproductive healthcare and autonomy.

The New York Times delivered its first presidential estimate Tuesday night as results poured in from Georgia and North Carolina.Nate Cohn, chief political analyst for the Times, noted around 9:20 p.m. ET that the pa...

Democrat Monica Gordon is projected to win with 65% of the vote for Cook County Clerk, according to The New York Times with data from the Associated Press. Gordon faced Republican candidate Michelle Pennington and Libertarian candidate Christopher Laurent in the special race to fill the remainder of the late Clerk Karen Yarbrough’s term.  After...The post

The referendum also known as the Equal Rights Amendment was one of many recent Democrat-driven ballot measures across the US centered around abortion.

The passage of Proposition 1 marks the first time an equal rights clause has been expanded to include pregnant people and pregnancy outcomes.

Westchester County Executive George Latimer will become New Yorks 16th Congressional Districts next representative after defeating Republican candidate Miriam Flisser on Tuesday night. He won the seat after ousting a top progressive incumbent in the primary earlier this year. The Associated Press called the race for Latimer at 9:26 p.m. Eastern, with 5% of the […]

NEW YORK (AP) Fresh off their exuberant run to the National League Championship Series last month, the New York Mets donated to the Baseball Hall of Fame one of those blue-and-orange OMG signs players often hoisted to accompany happy moments throughout the season. The particular sign that was gifted, used by the pitching staff during dugout celebrations, arrived at the Museum and will soon ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) won reelection Tuesday night, easily beating Republican challenger John Delaney and bringing him one step closer to a possible speakership, should Democrats retake the House majority. The Associated Press called the race for Jeffries at 9:08 p.m. with 40% of the vote counted. Jeffries received 77.4% to Delaneys 22.6% […]

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) has won re-election for a third term, according to a Decision Desk HQ projection. Gillibrand easily defeated New York Police Detective Michael Sapraicone in the solidly blue state. She also ran in the Democratic presidential primary in 2020.

Democratic New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand won re-election to a third full term Tuesday, easily defeating Republican challenger Mike Sapraicone, according to unofficial results.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) defeated Republican Tina Forte for the second time Tuesday night, winning a fourth term to her New York House seat easily. Ocasio-Cortez defeated Forte for New Yorks 14th Congressional District with 71% of the vote and 37% ballots counted so far. The Associated Press called the race at 9:05 p.m. ET. […]

Editors note: This post will be updated with the latest news throughout Election Night. Refresh for latest. 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET Polls just closed in the key swing state of Nevada, while Kamala Harris was projected to win New Jersey and New York, as expected, as well as Delaware. Donald Trump was projected to […]

There are at least 13 competitive races between the two states, which play a pivotal role in 2024

Vice President Harris won New York, an expected blue-state victory, according to a projection from Decision Desk HQ. The Empire State awards 28 electoral votes. The last time a Republican won New York was former President Ronald Reagan in 1984. The Democratic stronghold was home to former President Trump, who was born in Queens. He...

Gillibrand, an incumbent Democrat first appointed to her seat in 2009, secured her third full term.

The polls are closed in Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Louisiana, and New York, as well as the remaining parts of Kansas, Michigan, North Dakota, South […]

A judge has ordered Rudy Giuliani to appear in a New York courtroom to explain why he missed a deadline to surrender his belongings including a Mercedes that appeared to be the same car he was spotted in Tuesday as part of a $148 million defamation judgment.

IL Rep. Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston) is projected to win her eighth term in the Illinois House, beating Republican challenger Charles Hutchinson about 82% to 18%.  With 42% of the vote tallied, The New York Times called the race for Gabel at about 7:50 p.m., with data from The Associated Press.  Gabel, who was appointed House...The post

A sharply divided nation went to the polls Tuesday to choose between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump in a high-stakes presidential contest.