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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) backed the primary challenger to fellow Democrat Eliot Engel, after Engel was caught on hot mic saying he only wanted to speak at a George Floyd rally because of the upcoming election. A day before Engel’s gaffe, progressive groups united to support the candidacy of Jamaal Bowman, a former middle …

AOC is getting time on the small screen. Netflix’s new comedy “Space Force,” which premiered Friday, spoofs the New York City congresswoman. On the show, a bumbling member of the Air Force (played by Steve Carell) struggles while running the newest branch of the military, the Space Force. The show’s Astro-bureau was started at the …

I don’t know whether Henrik Lundqvist can reclaim the No. 1 job in nets from Igor Shesterkin when (and if) the Rangers reconvene at some point late next month or in early July. But I do know that David Quinn and the coaching staff would be making a mistake if they enter camp with minds …

Too soon … ? First photos are circulating of CBS All Access’ nine-part adaptation of Stephen King’s “The Stand,” which presents an apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil. Though production fell four days short due to the real-world pandemic, and a precise release …

You don’t have to “wait for it” — the film version of hit Broadway musical “Hamilton” is airing over a year ahead of schedule. It will stream on Disney+ starting July 3, moved up from its original fall 2021 release date. Disney CEO Bob Iger and “Hamilton” creator Lin-Manuel Miranda appeared on “Good Morning America” …

The cast of “Seinfeld” is mourning the patriarch of the iconic sitcom. Co-stars Jerry Seinfeld and Jason Alexander have shared somber tributes to the late great Jerry Stiller, who died of natural causes at 92, his family announced Monday morning. Stiller played Frank Costanza, the cantankerous father of George Costanza (Alexander), on Seinfeld’s eponymous show. …

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) insisted over the weekend that illegal immigrants are entitled to their “fair share” of federal and state stimulus funds because some pay more in taxes than corporations that have been bailed out. “Undocumented people pay taxes. So these folks, the folks that are working the farms to feed us, the people …

Jason Alexander missed out on some serious change. During a video chat between “Seinfeld” stars Jason Alexander and Julia Louis-Dreyfus on Tuesday, the two recalled the hysteria that surrounded the filming of the sitcom’s 1998 finale. Louis-Dreyfus remembered that walls and barricades had been erected around the set to keep paparazzi from getting photographs of …

You ask, we answer. The Post is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Rangers. Larry, how is it possible that Neil Smith has never really had a run as GM of …

The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the $484 billion coronavirus relief package to replenish the depleted small business loan program, with Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) being the only Democrat in both the House or Senate to oppose the bill. The House passed the bill, which includes $310 billion for the government’s phase-three Paycheck Protection …