Mayor Zohran Mamdani signed an executive order Thursday creating the Mayor’s Office of Community Safety. He called it the first step toward building the office into a full agency, a cornerstone ...

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Shoko Kawata is the first mayor to take maternity leave in Japan’s history. Her decision has prompted debate about gender discrimination in the work force. By Javier C. Hernández and Kiuko Notoya ...

NEW YORK, N.Y. — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked the start of the city’s outdoor pool season Saturday morning by reviving a long-dormant mayoral tradition — jumping into the public pool ...

A former Mexico city mayor is defending the outfit she wore during a World Cup celebration over the weekend. Sandra Cuevas, who served as mayor of Cuauhtémoc from October 2021 to March 2024, turned ...

A Mexican former mayor has been a hit during her country’s World Cup performances — and she’s been forced to speak out. Sandra Cuevas, who previously served as the Mayor of Cuauhtémoc, has been ...

Janeese Lewis George has a lead over Kenyan McDuffie in the Democratic primary for D.C. mayor, but votes are still being counted. Seven candidates ran to replace outgoing Mayor Muriel Bowser, who ...

Dexter Fisher beat Tim Denson in Athens-Clarke County runoff after campaigning as the more moderate choice in Democrat-leaning city. Dexter Fisher speaks to supporters after he was elected ...

Corrections and clarifications: A previous version of this story misstated the state of the Washington DC mayor race. The race has not yet been called, as of 7:40 a.m. ET. The nation's capital is ...

“By choosing to move forward with the process to remove me from office, the City Council has made clear its vision for the future direction of our city. I respect both the Council’s legislative ...

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UNCOUNTED. ELECTION RESULTS MUST BE CERTIFIED BY JULY 10TH, AND THERE’S BEEN A CHANGE IN THE RACE FOR LOS ANGELES MAYOR. OVER THE WEEKEND, L.A. CITY COUNCILMEMBER NITHYA RAMAN JUMPED AHEAD OF REALITY ...