Mamdani-Backed Progressives Sweep NY

Three congressional candidates endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani won Democratic primaries, defeating two incumbents and shocking the party establishment.

Darializa Avila Chevalier unseated five-term Rep. Adriano Espaillat, while Brad Lander and Claire Valdez also claimed victories, marking a dramatic expansion of the city's democratic socialist movement.

The results were a sharp rebuke to centrist, pro-Israel Democrats and groups like AIPAC, which had heavily backed their opponents.

The sweep signals a growing influence of left-wing politics in the Democratic Party and raises questions about the party's direction ahead of the November elections.