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The United States' Democratic Party make decisive gains in local elections last week, hinting at new political fault lines in an unsettled electorate. Political scientist Charles Bullock of the University of Georgia, a veteran observer of US elections, analyses the implications for the 2026 midterms.

New York’s newly elected mayor rooted his campaign in the personal while, ironically, exemplifying the tradition of the American ‘melting pot’, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

New York Giants rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart scored two rushing touchdowns against the Chicago Bears Sunday and joined Cam Newton’s company for the most rushing scores by a quarterback over their first seven starts.

Activists in Los Angeles say the energy from the Hollywood strikes has been reignited by the success of the mayor-elect

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Margot Robbie’s company to make movie based on Northern Ireland academics’ stories of poverty and prison

Donald Trump warned that New Yorkers would flee to Florida after Zohran Mamdani's mayoral win. But what do the facts show? An in-depth look at migration trends, polls, and the political rhetoric behind the claim.

ICE is recruiting NYPD officers following New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's past calls to "#DefundTheNYPD' in 2020 and calling them 'racists'.

President Donald Trump has threatened to cut federal funding and potentially 'arrest' New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani over his immigration policies, despite Mamdani being a naturalised U.S. citizen.