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New Yorkers could play an outsized role Tuesday in determining control of the U.S. House as Republicans cling to suburban seats they won two years ago by seizing on fears of crime, and Democrats try to claw them back by warning that a right-wing Congress might ban abortion. If everything goes their way, Democrats hope to pick off a handful of Republican...

On Election Day, voters in New York should be sure to check both sides of their ballot, as there are six measures to weigh in on. The first of which is Proposal 1, a a proposed constitutional amendment that has been dubbed the “Equal Rights Amendment.” Here’s what Proposition 1 states and why some people are fighting against it.

The last NBC News poll of the 2024 presidential campaign showed the election as neck and neck, and with razor-thin margins in critical battleground states, the Latino vote could be decisive. There are 36.2 million Latinos are eligible to vote in 2024, according to the Pew Research Center, the second-largest voting block in the country. Though Democrats have historically had...

These sleeper congressional races could determine which party wins a majority in the House or Senate, which will have a substantial impact on the next president’s agenda.

Officials are bracing for “constitutional sheriffs,” who believe they can seize voting machines and patrol polling places, to try to interfere in the elections.

With Election Day just days away, leaders in New Jersey are taking steps to secure polling locations. It comes after a series of incidents at voter sites across the country. NBC New York’s Pat Battle reports.

The race for New York’s 17th congressional district between Republican Rep. Mike Lawler and former Democratic Rep. Mondaire Jones remains tight in the days before the Nov. 5 election. NBC New York’s Linda Baquero reports.

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday called his rally at Madison Square Garden, an event that included crude and racist insults by several speakers, a “lovefest.”

At a press conference on Tuesday, Donald Trump called his Madison Square Garden rally a “lovefest.”

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe insulted Puerto Rico during a Trump event at Madison Square Garden. Here’s what to know about him.

Bad Bunny threw his support behind Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday by sharing a video of the Democratic presidential nominee shortly after a comedian at Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally made crude jokes about Latinos and called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage,” angering artists and some Hispanic Republicans. Bad Bunny, whose official name is Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio, is...

Thousands of Trump’s supporters packed Madison Square Garden to hear from the former president and a long list of his close allies. News 4’s Melissa Russo reports. 

Donald Trump is finally getting his Madison Square Garden moment. With just over a week to go before Election Day, the former president will take the stage Sunday at one of the country’s most well-known venues.

The Environmental Voter Project says more than 130,000 first-time voters, who prioritize climate change, have already cast ballots. Combined with the impacts of extreme weather and climate change, they could decide this election. National climate reporter Chase Cain shows us where climate voters could have the most influence.

A new bill making its way through New York City Council would take away at least one major stress for pet owners living in the city. The just-introduced legislation would allow people to use their own paid sick time to take of their pets when necessary.

A proposed city council bill could allow employees to use paid sick time to take care of pets, a measure supporters argue will help pet ownership easier and ease the mental health crisis. New Yorkers have mixed feelings about the new policy proposal. NBC New York’s Gus Rosendale reports.

Voters born in the mid-to-late ’90s who have only known the Republican Party led by Donald Trump say the idea of a “normal election” feels foreign to them

The shortfall was more than 8% from the previous year and the third highest on record, the Treasury Department said Friday.

On Election Day, voters in New York should be sure to check both sides of their ballot, as there are six measures to weigh in on. The first of which is Proposal 1, a a proposed constitutional amendment that has been dubbed the “Equal Rights Amendment.” Here’s what Proposition 1 states and why some people are fighting against it.

Former President Donald Trump laced into Vice President Kamala Harris and other Democrats on Thursday in a pointed and at times bitter speech as he headlined the annual Al Smith charity dinner in New York. Trump, in remarks that often felt more like a rally performance than a comedy routine, repeatedly criticized Harris over her decision to skip the event in a break from presidential tradition as...