President Donald Trump started November facing mounting challenges after election day and as the government shutdown stretched on, resulting in further declines in his presidential approval rating .

Democrats swept in the Nov. 4 elections, with wins in the New York mayoral race and the gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey .

In the Dems' wins, voters seemed to rebuke President Donald Trump in the first ballot box judgment of his return to power. Trump acknowledged Republicans underperformed, and some conservatives also pointed out the races were in blue states that Trump lost in 2024.

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