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In addition to naming New York Rep. Elise Stefanik as U.N. Ambassador, President-elect Donald Trump tapped Lee Zeldin to lead the EPA and former cop and ICE director Thomas Homan as his “border czar.” NBC New York’s Rana Novini reports.

President-elect Donald Trump is expected to name Stephen Miller as his deputy chief of staff for policy at the White House, a source with knowledge of the transition team’s plans said Monday, NBC News reports.

Here are five things to know about former police officer and immigration officer Tom Homan.

Arab and Muslim voters moved away from the Democratic Party this year in ways that led some community leaders to warn of a lasting shift from a voting bloc that has been reliably Democratic for two decades since it abandoned the GOP, NBC News reports.

Democrat Laura Gillen was projected to win a tight race on Long Island, according to NBC News, one of the hotly contested New York congressional districts that could determine the balance of power in the House of Representatives. In a rematch from 2022, the Republican incumbent Anthony D’Esposito had been trying to hold onto a congressional district right outside New…

Wiles will be the first ever female White House chief of staff.

Subsidies to buy insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplaces are set to expire at the end of 2025. If they’re not extended, coverage could become unaffordable for many.

Tens of thousands of Americans are looking into moving abroad after Donald Trump’s historic presidential reelection.

Some in the Castle Hill neighborhood of the Bronx said that Donald Trump’s visit to a local barbershop weeks before Election Day had an impact on voters, especially Latino men.

Hours after being dealt a resounding loss, Kamala Harris conceded the presidential election to Donald Trump Wednesday afternoon in a speech to supporters at her alma mater, Howard University. Here is a transcript of what the vice president said in her concession speech.

The owner of a Bronx barbershop that president-elect Donald Trump visited as part of his campaign said the former president left a lasting impact. NBC New York’s Gaby Acevedo reports.

Donald Trump’s federal criminal cases likely will be dismissed now that he has been elected president, while his state criminal cases could at the least be frozen until after he leaves office.

After losing the 2024 election to Donald Trump, Kamala Harris delivered a concession speech at Howard University in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday afternoon.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who may play a key role in public health issues under Trump’s second administration, offered more details on what he would do in that role.

Rep. Mike Lawler is the projected winner of New York’s 17th congressional district, NBC News projects, an area where the balance of political power has switched back and forth in recent elections. Lawler had been in a tough campaign against Mondaire Jones, a former Democratic congressman who was one of the first two openly gay Black men to serve...

Two terms used by the NBC News Decision Desk include races either being “too early” or “too close” to call. What is the difference between the two?

With Donald Trump set to win swing states Georgia and North Carolina, NBC News projects, much of the focus turned to the remaining states that could go either way — especially on the so-called “blue wall.”

Cedric Richmond, co-chair of the Harris-Walz campaign, spoke to supporters at Howard University saying Vice President Kamala Harris will not speak until Wednesday.

In a spotlight race that could play a big role in determining the balance of power in the House of Representatives, Democratic Rep. Pat Ryan will top Republican challenger Alison Esposito, NBC News projects, in a campaign that polls showed came down to the wire.

Democratic U.S. Rep. Andy Kim was elected Tuesday to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican businessman Curtis Bashaw for the seat that opened when Bob Menendez resigned this year after his federal conviction on bribery charges.