Election Night Live updates: Democrats notch wins for governors, mayor over Trump's picks  —  EDITED BY NELL CLARK, CURTIS YEE, BERNARD MCGHEE, MICHELLE L. PRICE, LUENA RODRIGUEZ-FEO VILEIRA, ASHLEY THOMAS, KIANA DOYLE AND TIA GOLDENBERG  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source …

Kansas Republicans drop push to enter nation's widening redistricting battle  —  Add AP News on Google Add AP News as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google.  Share  —  Kansas' Republican House leader on Tuesday dropped efforts to force a redraw of U.S. House districts …

FBI Warns of Criminals Posing as ICE, Urges Agents to ID Themselves  —  In a bulletin to law enforcement agencies, the FBI said criminal impersonators are exploiting ICE's image and urged nationwide coordination to distinguish real operations from fakes.  —  Criminals posing as US immigration officers …

Pennsylvania voters retain three state Supreme Court justices, preserving Democrats' 5-2 majority  —  NBC News projects the incumbents survived an up-or-down vote to keep their seats on the battleground state's high court.  —  Pennsylvania voters approved the retention of three state Supreme Court justices …

UPS plane crashes at Louisville's airport, injuries reported  —  IMPORTANT: There is a shelter-in-place issued within a 5-mile radius of the airport and all the way north to the Ohio River.  —  A UPS plane has crashed at Louisville's international airport, causing an explosion, giant plumes of smoke and fire spreading nearly a mile.

Spanberger wins Virginia governor's race  —  Former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) defeated Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R) in Virginia's gubernatorial election on Tuesday, according to Decision Desk HQ, becoming the first woman to serve as governor of the commonwealth.

America's Dumbest Billionaires Fail to Stop Zohran Mamdani  —  Well, it's official: Zohran Mamdani will be the next mayor of New York City.  He will be the first Muslim mayor in the city's history, the first Democratic Socialists of America member since David Dinkins, and the second-youngest, just behind Hugh J. Grant in 1889.

His Works Completed, Dick Cheney, Mass Murderer of Iraqis and American Democracy, Dies  —  As much as the Trumpists claim to disavow the War on Terror, they walk a path paved by the most powerful vice president in U.S. history.  —  Pocket  —  The week before Dick Cheney died …

GOP senators assail Trump Pentagon pick in rare show of disunity  —  A contentious episode on Capitol Hill spotlighted the growing frustration among Republicans who say they have been cut out of important national security decisions.  —  Just now  —  Republican senators …

FBI fires, unfires, refires agents linked to Jack Smith probe  —  The firings focus on personnel with connections to former special counsel Jack Smith's probe of Trump and an earlier FBI investigation known as “Arctic Frost.”  —  WASHINGTON — At least two FBI employees involved …

Democrat Johnny DuPree Flips Republican-Held Mississippi Senate District in Pine Belt  — Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email  —  Johnny DuPree, a Democrat who served as the mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for 16 years, has won a Republican-held Mississippi Senate seat.

Virginia Governor Election 2025 Live Results: Abigail Spanberger Wins, NBC News Projects  —  See live results from the 2025 Virginia governor election.  Track vote counts and updates as polls close on Election Day.

Administration hints furloughed workers may not be paid after shutdown  —  Agencies are sending messages indicating that workers who are on the job will be paid when the government reopens — with no mention of those on furlough, despite a 2019 law protecting their wages.

White House scrambles to limit fallout of Trump threats to withhold SNAP food aid benefits  —  The White House just sent a raft of shutdown talking points to Hill Republicans, as the GOP scrambles to limit the fallout of President Donald Trump's threats earlier Tuesday to withhold SNAP food aid benefits …

Voter Turnout Highest in Half Century as Mamdani Phenomenon Galvanizes Electorate  —  The number of voters casting ballots in the tense three-way race for mayor between Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa broke records, with more than 2 million check-ins, according to the city Board of Elections.

CBP agent hit by sandwich in DC testifies: ‘Could smell onions and the mustard’  —  The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agent struck by a sandwich in Washington, D.C., this summer testified Tuesday during resident Sean Dunn's federal misdemeanor trial.

Trump Negotiating Deal With Ozempic Maker to Sell Some Weight-Loss Drugs for $149  —  Novo Nordisk, as well as Eli Lilly, would gain Medicare and Medicaid coverage for their blockbuster weight-loss drugs  —  The Trump administration is negotiating a deal with weight-loss drugmakers Eli Lilly …

Statement of Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Regarding Today's Election Statement of Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin Regarding Today's Election  —  “Early this morning, law enforcement responded to threats that were received by email involving certain polling places in Bergen, Essex …

Trump Weighs Options, and Risks, for Attacks on Venezuela … The Trump administration has developed a range of options for military action in Venezuela, including direct attacks on military units that protect President Nicolás Maduro and moves to seize control of the country's oil fields, according to multiple U.S. officials.