Elections

Tuesday’s elections in Wisconsin and Florida were kind to the favorites, but not to billionaire White House adviser Elon Musk.

There’s a critical deadline this week that Mayor Eric Adams needs to meet in order to appear on the primary ballot. Now, his attorney is pushing a judge to act fast on the bribery case hanging over his campaign. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports. 

President Trump said in a Sunday-morning phone call that he was “not joking” about a third term, adding that “it is far too early to think about it.”

Smartmatic settled a related defamation lawsuit in April against One America News for an undisclosed sum.

Connecticut Republican leaders have requested a federal investigation into the integrity of the state’s electoral system, citing alleged election crimes in Bridgeport. Five people were arrested last week following an investigation into the handling of absentee ballots during the 2023 mayoral election cycle in Bridgeport. Inspectors from the Office of the Chief State’s Attorney arrested Wanda Geter-Pataky, 68, Alfredo Castillo,...

The push to get on the ballot in the race for NYC mayor has begun, as hopeful candidates look to get enough signatures in their quest to either unseat Mayor Eric Adams, or in his case, capture a second term. It comes as a new poll says former Gov. Andrew Cuomo is outpacing others in the race, and he hasn’t...

The Trump administration’s downsizing and disbanding of federal agencies has hit efforts that improve election security and monitor foreign influence.

The race for New York City mayor could soon be heating up with former Gov. Andrew Cuomo eyeing City Hall. But despite sagging poll numbers and a corruption case against him, Mayor Eric Adams says he’s still in it to win it. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports. 

It’s safe to say Mayor Eric Adams is in for a roller-coaster 2025, as he will be running for re-election while awaiting a federal corruption trial. But there’s another familiar name to New Yorkers who is making noise in the race for mayor, and he hasn’t even announced he’s running. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

Four years ago, then-President Donald Trump rallied his supporters to march to the U.S. Capitol and urged his vice president to stop the congressional certification of Democrat Joe Biden’s victory. No such drama is expected when Congress convenes to count the Electoral College vote this Jan. 6 — Monday.

Over the next two years, 38 governor’s elections will be on the ballot, including in presidential battlegrounds and states with term-limited incumbents.

The New York City Campaign Finance Board, which oversees a key public campaign matching program, announced Monday that Mayor Eric Adams will not receive over $4 million in matching funds his campaign requested

Donald Trump says he would consider a possible pardon for Mayor Eric Adams amid an ongoing corruption investigation. This news comes as the mayor’s top adviser abruptly steps down. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports. 

Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine officialized his run for NYC Comptroller early Thursday, declaring in a post on X that he would use the office to “address our city’s historic crisis of affordability and livability, and to restore broken confidence in government.” Levine was a two-term New York City Council and a public school teacher, becoming Borough President in 2022….

A man suspected of burglarizing a Trump campaign office in Virginia was arrested in California over the weekend, authorities said.

Republicans will now have a narrow majority in the House next year, with Democrat Adam Gray flipping California’s 13th District.

A record number of Americans are seeking alternative residences outside of the U.S. with voters feeling a mix of emotions as President-elect Donald Trump soon takes office, according to a global investment firm. Election week, from Nov. 4 through Nov. 10, versus the previous week saw a nearly 400% increase in inquiries from U.S. nationals, according to new data NBC…

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to social media to address split-ticket New York voters who supported her candidacy and President-elect Donald Trump, as Democrats grapple with the fallout of Vice President Kamala Harris’ defeat. On Monday, Ocasio-Cortez, a Democrat, posted an election debrief to her more than eight million Instagram followers. She wondered how those who backed her reelection also voted…

The GOP is set to have 53 seats in the 100-member Senate following Dem. Ruben Gallego’s victory over Rep. Kari Lake in Arizona.

Racist text messages following the election are getting the attention of the New York Attorney General’s office. The unknown culprits have been targeting Black people nationwide. News 4’s Kay Angrum spoke with a Harlem resident who received one of those texts.