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California voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved Gov. Gavin Newsom’s measure that allowed the state to redraw its congressional map in favor of Democrats, pushing back against President Donald Trump’s effort to hold onto a Republican-controlled Congress by urging redistricting in Texas. Tuesday capped off a whirlwind, hyper-partisan two-and-a-half-month campaign for …

Democratic Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani has won New York City’s mayoral race, NBC News projects, defeating former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa in a stunning victory that cements him as one of the most prominent progressive figures in the country. Mamdani, 34, a democratic socialist representing Queens, overcame …

Democratic Rep. Mikie Sherrill has won the New Jersey governor’s race, defeating Republican Jack Ciattarelli in a closely watched contest that became a referendum on President Donald Trump’s influence in a blue-leaning state, NBC News projected Tuesday. Sherrill’s victory cements her as one of her party’s rising national figures and …

Democrat Abigail Spanberger has defeated Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to become Virginia’s first female governor, NBC News projected Tuesday night, flipping control of the state’s top office and giving Democrats a morale boost as they seek to regroup nationally under President Donald Trump’s second term. Spanberger, 47, a former CIA officer …

A majority of corporate donors backing President Donald Trump’s controversial White House ballroom project have major business interests before his administration — including government contracts, regulatory decisions, and federal investigations — according to a new report released Monday by Public Citizen, a nonprofit watchdog group. The analysis found that more …

President Donald Trump said he does not know Changpeng Zhao, the billionaire founder of the cryptocurrency exchange Binance whom he pardoned last month, dismissing concerns that the move was tied to his sons’ growing crypto business. “I don’t know who he is,” Mr. Trump said in a “60 Minutes” interview …

Virginians are heading to the polls on Tuesday, in what has become a high-stakes, drama-laced election cycle with nearly everything on the line — from the governor’s mansion to each of the 100 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates. With polls open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m., anyone …

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, a driving force behind the United States’ wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and one of the most influential — and polarizing — figures in modern American politics, died Monday night from complications of pneumonia and cardiovascular disease, his family said. He was 84. Cheney served …

President Donald Trump is increasing pressure on the Justice Department to reopen investigations into the 2020 election, prompting new concerns among current and former officials about political interference and the erosion of public confidence in U.S. elections. In recent weeks, Trump has urged senior administration officials to examine ballots and …

Voters in several states will cast ballots Tuesday in a handful of closely watched races that could signal where the political winds are blowing ahead of next year’s midterm elections — from a dramatic three-way fight for New York City mayor to a red-hot governor’s race in New Jersey and …

The Trump administration said Monday it will use all $4.65 billion in contingency funds to provide partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments for November, following a federal court order requiring the government to resume the food benefit program despite the ongoing government shutdown. In a court filing, the administration …

A federal judge in Oregon on Sunday temporarily barred the Trump administration from deploying the National Guard to Portland until at least Friday, ruling that there was “no credible evidence” protests in the city had spiraled out of control before the president ordered troops federalized earlier this fall. U.S. District …

The Trump administration faces a noon Monday deadline to update a federal judge on how it plans to resume payments under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, after weeks of disruption that have left tens of millions of Americans without food benefits during the government shutdown. U.S. District Judge John McConnell …

President Donald Trump threatened Saturday to cut off all U.S. aid to Nigeria and said he had ordered the Pentagon to “prepare for possible action” in response to what he called the country’s failure to stop the persecution of Christians. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump accused …

A federal judge on Friday barred President Donald Trump’s administration from enforcing an executive order that would require documentary proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections, ruling that the president overstepped his constitutional authority. U.S. District Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly said Trump’s directive violated the separation of …