Off-year elections are the tea leaves of U.S. politics, and just as reliable. Still, here are clues from 2025 contests in Virginia and New Jersey.

NBC News National Political Correspondent Steve Kornacki looks at the New York City Democratic mayoral primary with one week until election day. Kornacki explains how frontrunners Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani could still appear on the general election ballot even if they fail to clinch the Democratic nomination.

Here is how the NYC mayoral primary candidates have proposed tackling the issue of crime based on social media posts, interviews, statements during debates and as part of their formal policy plans.

The recent underperformance in New York City bank stocks tied to commercial real estate comes as Zohran Mamdani, a self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist with a focus on affordable housing, is gaining traction in the city's mayoral race.

Andrew Cuomo and Zohran Mamdani bitterly clashed over age and experience Thursday in the final debate before New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary, as Cuomo warned that electing the progressive state assemblyman is unprepared for the job and Mamdani hammered the former governor over scandals during his time in Albany.

Mayoral candidate Brad Lander, admired in New York politics for his policy chops and mocked for his lefty self-importance, tried something off brand when he cut his first TV ad this cycle: Donning a blue suit,

Early voting starts today in Central New York’s primary elections. The early voting polls are open from 9 a.m. today until Sunday, June 22. Election Day in the primary is Tuesday, June 24. Who’s on the ballot?