What to Know

Though Boston Mayor Michelle Wu is running uncontestd after Josh Kraft dropped out, there are several contested City Council races on the ballot in Tuesday's election.

Other key races on the ballot in Massachusetts include mayoral elections in Beverly, Easthampton, Everett, Fall River, Lawrence, Somerville, Taunton and Worcester.

In Maine, voters will decide two ballot measures -- a proposed red flag gun law and a GOP-backed initiative to enact strict voter ID laws and highlight th rare problem of noncitizen voting.

Polls in most communities opened at 7 a.m. and will close at 8 p.m., though those hours may vary in some areas.

One year after Donald Trump retook the White House and set into motion a dramatic expansion of executive power, the Republican president figures pro

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