Your guide to election night 2025 Politics Nov 4, 2025 2:43 PM EST

A handful of state contests on Tuesday will offer an early test of how Americans are feeling less than a year into President Donald Trump’s second term.

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As the government shutdown nears the record for longest ever, Trump is showing his support for Republican gubernatorial candidates during tele-rallies, and is sending election monitors to high-stakes votes in New Jersey and California . Meanwhile, former President Barack Obama and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders are stumping for Democratic candidates who represent different ideological factions but share core kitchen-table economic messages .

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