The anchorman, who was arrested over a protest in Minnesota, told an audience in Manhattan, “I’m not going to let them turn me around,” and sang lines from a civil rights era freedom song.

State Representative James Talarico used the word “mediocre” in connection with a former House member who is Black. The controversy has repercussions for a key contest.

Mr. Robinson’s lawyers argue that the entire prosecution team has a conflict of interest because one prosecutor’s daughter was present when Charlie Kirk was killed.