Dem candidate clears crowded field to face Trump-backed incumbent in NY

U.S. Army veteran Cait Conley emerged Tuesday from a crowded primary in New York's 17th Congressional District, setting up a high-stakes general election showdown against Republican Rep. Mike Lawler in a race expected to help determine control of the U.S. House.

Conley defeated four Democratic rivals to secure the nomination and will face Lawler in November.

Lawler, a two-term Republican and ally of President Donald Trump, has previously criticized Conley over her connection to the deadly U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021...