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Donald J. Trump speaking at a primary night news conference on Tuesday in the lobby of Trump Tower in Manhattan.

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Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Win Easily in New York

By PATRICK HEALY AND MAGGIE HABERMAN

Good Wednesday morning. New York delivered expected, but much needed, victories for its home candidates, and The New York Times was there to capture the results and the scene in real time.

Donald J. Trump wrested control of the Republican presidential race on Tuesday with a commanding victory in the New York primary, while Hillary Clinton dealt a severe blow to Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont with an unexpectedly strong win that led her to declare that the Democratic nomination was “in sight.”

Mr. Trump was poised to take most of the 95 Republican delegates at stake, substantially adding to his lead over Senator Ted Cruz of Texas and significantly improving his chances of winning the Republican nomination. Mr. Cruz came away with no delegates, a major setback, while Gov. John R. Kasich of Ohio had a shot at picking up some in Manhattan and the capital region.

Mrs. Clinton’s decisive victory ended a string of wins by Mr. Sanders, and female, black and Hispanic voters turned out for her in especially strong numbers.

The two hometown winners beamed throughout their victory speeches, but it was Mr. Trump who particularly seemed like a different candidate. As he spoke in the lobby of Trump Tower, there were no freewheeling presentations of steaks and bottled water, as in the past. There was no reference to “Lyin’ Ted” or “Crooked Hillary.” He called his opponent “Senator Cruz” instead, and he made no mention of Mrs. Clinton.

It reflected the growing influence of Paul J. Manafort, whom Mr. Trump has empowered with a greater purview in his campaign.

In the Democratic race, Mrs. Clinton was set to win roughly 30 more delegates than Mr. Sanders, out of 247 at stake.

“The race for the Democratic nomination is in the home stretch, and victory is in sight,” Mrs. Clinton said in her speech.

Mr. Sanders held a rally at Pennsylvania State University in State College on Tuesday night, then flew home to Burlington, Vt., and spoke to reporters just after the race was called.

“There are five primaries next week, and we think we are going to do well, and we think we have a path toward victory,” Mr. Sanders said.

He intended, he added, to stay in Vermont to get “recharged and take a day off.”

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What We’re Watching Today

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Mrs. Clinton will be in Philadelphia, where former President Bill Clinton clashed this month with a Black Lives Matter protester over the 1994 crime bill he signed. She will also attend a discussion on gun violence with Eric H. Holder Jr., the former attorney general. Mrs. Clinton has often criticized Mr. Sanders over his positions on this issue.

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Mr. Trump will be in Maryland and Indiana, whose primary on May 3 could be a major factor in whether he accrues enough delegates to secure the nomination. Mr. Cruz will also hold events in Philadelphia.

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Tax Day may have come and gone, but lawmakers are just getting started with the Internal Revenue Service. After John Koskinen, the I.R.S. commissioner, testified on Tuesday before the House Ways and Means Committee, the House is expected to vote on Wednesday on four bills addressing what Republicans denounce as an agency run amok. The legislation includes measures to prevent the agency from rehiring employees fired for misconduct and to freeze hiring until the I.R.S. can certify that none of its employees had been delinquent on their own taxes, among others. Emmarie Huetteman

Eric Thayer for The New York Times

A Homecoming, and a Triumph, for Hillary Clinton in New York

By AMY CHOZICK

Mrs. Clinton has had dramatic highs and crushing lows in her political career, but New York has always been the state that loved her back.

Eric Thayer for The New York Times

How New York Took Primary Day: Personally

By MICHAEL BARBARO AND NOAH REMNICK

The state found itself in a new and unfamiliar role on Tuesday: potential kingmaker at a point when party nominations have usually been sewn up.

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Voting Problems Prompt Comptroller to Vow Audit of New York City’s Elections Board

By ELIZABETH A. HARRIS

The city comptroller, Scott M. Stringer, said he wanted to determine whether tens of thousands of Democratic voters had been improperly barred from the polls.

Damon Winter/The New York Times

New York Primary Takeaways: Trump and Clinton Wins Highlight Opponents’ Limits

By ALEXANDER BURNS

Hillary Clinton showed the breadth and durability of her coalition, and Donald J. Trump showed no weakness.

The 2016 Race

Realistically, Bernie Sanders Cannot Afford Losses

By NATE COHN

The New York result confirms that he is on track to lose the pledged delegate race and therefore the nomination.

How Every New York City Neighborhood Voted in the Democratic Primary

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See results from your neighborhood.

News Analysis

The Test for Donald Trump: Win Delegates, Not Just Voters

By JONATHAN MARTIN

Mr. Trump is gaining steam at the ballot box, but his challenge now is to secure the delegates he may need in the event of a floor fight at the Republican convention.

Stay tuned throughout the day: Follow us on Twitter @NYTPolitics and on Facebook for First Draft updates.

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What We’re Reading Elsewhere

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Vox delves into what it calls Mr. Kasich’s “underpants gnomes theory of winning the Republican nomination.”

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The Daily Beast writes: “Chinese-language press and state media — especially foreign policy columnists — have written extensively and favorably about Trump’s geopolitical views. Many pro-Beijing writers have looked past his threats of a trade war with China, viewing his willingness to undercut America’s existing alliances in Asia as an incredible strategic opportunity.”

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And NPR writes that Mr. Sanders, whose “whole campaign is built on inequality,” is losing to Mrs. Clinton in the states where inequality is the highest.

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