Monday’s Campaign Round-Up, 9.29.25: Eric Adams ends re-election bid in New York City Today’s installment of campaign-related news items from across the country.

NYC mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist, called Mayor Eric Adams "extreme" and "radical" in response to the mayor's video posted to social media.

NYC Mayor Eric Adams withdrew from the re-election race, citing low poll numbers, media scrutiny, and withheld campaign funds.

New Yorkers already have enough dates to keep straight—garbage day, Gridlock Alert Days, days when the Q train is mysteriously suspended—so here’s one more possible shake-up: Mayoral elections could soon shift to even-numbered years.

President Donald Trump threatened to withhold federal funding for New York City if the progressive Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral election. Trump, who is from New York City, said the democratic socialist Mamdani "will prove to be one of the best things to ever happen to our great Republican Party."

Harrisburg, Pa. — The U.S. Justice Department sued six more states on Thursday, saying the states are illegally blocking the agency’s wide-ranging effort to scrutinize detailed voter data in a brewing court fight over what states say is the private, protected information of residents.