Tuesday's New York City election could help define the Democratic Party's future as opposes U.S. President Donald Trump.

Follow election day live updates for the latest news and results from key races across the US, including the gubernatorial elections in NJ and VA, and the CA vote on Prop 50.

President Trump is out to stop the 2025 midterms from turning into a preview of the 2026 midterms. Democrats want to keep the momentum going.

U.S. politicians and interest groups reacted to Democratic wins in a trio of races on Tuesday, the first major elections since Donald Trump returned to the presidency, giving the embattled party new momentum ahead of next year’s congressional midterms.

Exit polls in the 2025 races in New Jersey, Virginia, New York City and California showed Trump and the economy were on the minds of voters.

Off-year races in Virginia, New Jersey, California and beyond are seen as key early barometers of how voters are feeling about Trump and Democrats.

The so-called “blue wave” that didn’t quite crest in 2024 was more clearly in evidence this week, with a handful of Democratic female lawmakers rising to new heights in American politics—thanks in large part to the support of women under 30. Below, find five of the most significant wins for Democratic women on Tuesday.

Though President Donald Trump is not on the ballot, his agenda looms large over the races in New York City, New Jersey, and Virginia.

Americans voted in elections on November 4 in the first major test of whether Republicans can hold together the coalition of voters that propelled Donald Trump to the White House in November 2024. The result was a Democratic party triumph.

As voters across the US from New York City to New Jersey and Virginia prepare to cast ballots Tuesday, election officials are operating with sharply reduced support from a federal government agency that had previously helped states and localities counter bomb threats and cyberattacks.

In his first Truth Social post commenting on the election results, Trump suggested that the reasons why Democrats won is because he was not on the ballot and because of the government shutdown. Trump has repeatedly blamed Democrats for the shutdown despite Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and the White House.