Tom Suozzi’s victory, coming after congressional Republicans killed a bipartisan border security package, could provide Democrats with a road map to shoring up two political vulnerabilities.
Federal prosecutors appear to be focusing on possible wrongdoing by cryptocurrency executives, rather than by Democratic or Republican politicians. But the inquiries widen an explosive campaign finance scandal.
Chuck Schumer, the Senate majority leader, is said to be planning to transfer part of his war chest to key Democratic candidates as well as to the party’s Senate campaign arm.