NHL Draft first round draft order as each selection is made, beginning with Matthew Schaefer picked No. 1 overall.

The Islanders took defenseman Matthew Schaefer as the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NHL draft, making him the fifth defenseman drafted first overall since 2000.

Schaefer played only 17 games last season before breaking his collarbone in December, but Schaefer’s acumen on both ends of the ice propelled him to the top of nearly all draft boards.

Zohran Mamdani's upset victory in New York's Democratic mayoral primary has split his party and given Republicans a new figure to weaponize.

Many Democratic leaders and donors are panicking about Zohran Mamdani, the 33-year-old democratic socialist who won the party's nomination to be the next mayor of New York City. Why it matters: Establishment Democrats looking to recover from 2024's losses fear Mamdani could hurt the party's brand nationally — while young progressives believe his formula could spread beyond New York.

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Zohran Mamdani had just been elected Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York — a jaw-dropping achievement for a politician who most voters in America’s most populous city had barely heard of a few months ago.