The committee is eliminating the donor threshold, which had functionally barred Bloomberg from the stage.Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg. | Sue Ogrocki, File/AP PhotoThe Democratic National Committee is drastically revising its criteria to participate in primary debates after New Hampshire, doubling the polling threshold and eliminating the individual donor requirement, which could pave the way for former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg to make the stage beginning in mid-February.Candidates will need to earn at least 10 percent in four polls released from Jan. 15 to Feb....…The committee is eliminating the donor threshold, which had functionally barred Bloomberg from the stage.Democratic presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg. | Sue Ogrocki, File/AP PhotoThe Democratic National Committee is drastically revising its criteria to participate in primary debates after New Hampshire, doubling the polling threshold and eliminating the individual donor requirement, which could pave the way for former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg to make the stage beginning in mid-February.Candidates will need to earn at least 10 percent in four polls released from Jan. 15 to Feb....WW…

Eric Adams, left, talks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 12, 2021, following a meeting with President Joe Biden. | Susan Walsh/AP PhotoEric Adams, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York, met President Joe Biden for the first time Monday and said he and the president became fast friends.The meeting was “good” and “authentic,” Adams said, before adding, “you know they call me the Biden of Brooklyn.”Speaking to a small group of reporters outside the White House, Adams described Biden as “just a plain talk person” and said he had borrowed...…Eric Adams, left, talks to reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Monday, July 12, 2021, following a meeting with President Joe Biden. | Susan Walsh/AP PhotoEric Adams, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York, met President Joe Biden for the first time Monday and said he and the president became fast friends.The meeting was “good” and “authentic,” Adams said, before adding, “you know they call me the Biden of Brooklyn.”Speaking to a small group of reporters outside the White House, Adams described Biden as “just a plain talk person” and said he had borrowed...WW…

The former presidential candidate has been ubiquitous in the city, sucking up the oxygen in the race and assuming any attention is better than none at all.The former presidential candidate has consistently led the crowded Democratic field. | Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesNEW YORK — Andrew Yang kicked off his New York City mayoral campaign with a series of stumbles, gaffes and rough headlines.So far, it seems to be working out great for him.Yang has the in polls and has : As they cautiously hosted virtual campaign events, he was barnstorming the city until a Covid-19 diagnosis .Another...…The former presidential candidate has been ubiquitous in the city, sucking up the oxygen in the race and assuming any attention is better than none at all.The former presidential candidate has consistently led the crowded Democratic field. | Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesNEW YORK — Andrew Yang kicked off his New York City mayoral campaign with a series of stumbles, gaffes and rough headlines.So far, it seems to be working out great for him.Yang has the in polls and has : As they cautiously hosted virtual campaign events, he was barnstorming the city until a Covid-19 diagnosis .Another...WW…