U.S. Congress

Readers discuss the congressman’s defeat. Also: Donald Trump’s Deep State; anti-obesity drugs; A.I. and our data; choosing baby names.

Mr. Bowman’s win in 2020 seemed to herald an ascendant progressive movement. In 2024, the center is regaining power.

We believe the prime minister is driving Israel downhill at an alarming speed, to the extent that we may eventually lose the country we love.

The congressman, who lost to George Latimer, was the first “squad” member to fall, in a painful defeat for the Democratic left.

John Mannion will challenge Representative Brandon Williams in what is considered one of the Democrats’ best hopes in the nation to flip a congressional seat.

Mr. Curtis has portrayed himself as a centrist workhorse in the image of the senator whose seat he is vying to fill: Mitt Romney.

Mr. Avlon, an author and former CNN personality, defeated Nancy Goroff, a retired chemistry professor, in a race in eastern Long Island.

Representative Jamaal Bowman of New York, a member of the House’s left-wing “squad,” was defeated by George Latimer in a race that exposed Democratic fissures.

The victory by the MAGA lawmaker in the conservative eastern part of the state put her on track to another term in the House, after she abandoned a more politically competitive district.

Representative Jamaal Bowman is facing George Latimer in a contentious House primary in New York.