Former Rep. Mondaire Jones (D., N.Y.) lost his comeback bid for his Lower Hudson Valley congressional seat against Rep. Mike Lawler (R.) after spending months bleeding support from former allies. Lawler led Jones by 16 points with 94 percent of the vote reported when the Associated Press called the race at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday. The GOP’s slim majority in the House of Representatives largely relied on Lawler and fellow Empire State Republicans flipping blue seats in 2022 and maintaining them in