Just in: Zohran Mamdani says he's voting yes on ballot questions 1-5 and no on 6.

Today's elections are a shot at redemption for Dems, who are favored to win in VA, NJ, CA, PA and NYC. W/ Elena Schneider politico.com/news/2025/11/0…

NEW: It’s Election Day & the endorser-in-chief has stayed relatively distant from some of the cycle’s marquee races. A look at that dynamic playing out in NYC, NJ, VA, and beyond — politico.com/news/2025/11/0…

NEW: Donald J. Trump has largely stayed out of this cycle as Republicans run for gov in NJ and Va. Meanwhile he's thrown down for Democrat Andrew Cuomo in the final hours of this cycle. Story by Alec Hernández politico.com/news/2025/11/0…

📢We officially hit TWO MILLION votes - first time since 1969! 🗳️🗳️ Polls are open until 9pm. If you are on line by 9pm, you will be allowed to vote

BREAKING: Mamdani capped his campaign for NYC mayor with a historic win, defeating Cuomo in a contest closely watched by national Dems, Republicans and the White House. He'll be the first Muslim mayor of NYC — and Trump's new foil ahead of the midterms. politi.co/3LthNzY

"I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life, but let tonight be the last time I utter his name," Mamdani says in Brooklyn

NEW: Trump in part attributed Tues night's resounding GOP losses to his absence from the ballot, leaving rank-and-file Republicans scrambling over how to assign blame after their across-the-board defeats w/Aaron Pellish & Dasha Burns politico.com/news/2025/11/0…

NEW: Republicans got their midterms bogeyman in Mamdani. They’re already racing to make him stick. NRCC up w/ digital ads in 49 battlegrounds. NRSC donor letter warns GOP “must be prepared to fight back early” against “socialism” w/Nick Reisman POLITICO politico.com/news/2025/11/0…

NEW - Dems feel like it's 2017 all over again. “Democrats came out in record numbers, and this is a foreshadow of what we’re going to see next year.” w/ Erin Doherty Jessica Piper: politico.com/news/2025/11/0…

NEW: Who will lead Zohran Kwame Mamdani’s transition? A slate of women who’ve worked in the de Blasio, Adams and Bloomberg admins politi.co/4nDSVDa via POLITICO

Wow: Jared Golden not seeking reelection, he writes in a BDN op-ed. Was facing a primary from the left and a formidable challenge from former GOP Gov. Paul LePage. politico.com/news/2025/11/0…

NEW: Michael Blake is running against Ritchie Torres, challenging him on his support for Israel and his record in the district. Torres has $14.4M in the bank and beat Blake before. Exclu in partnership w/ the great Melissa Russo NBC New York politico.com/news/2025/11/0…

NEWS - Notes from the edge of the Dem wilderness: - Dem donors are "waking up," per 6 donor advisers - Dem say they'll invest in NC11, MI04, VA01 for first time in decades - Expansion ambitions in Senate: Ohio, Iowa, Alaska (Peltola pending) politico.com/news/2025/11/0…

NEW: Republicans are sizing up Newsom — a favorite left-wing foil — after he successfully pushed Prop 50 over the finish line Tuesday night, building a key part of Democrats’ redistricting firewall w/AlexGangitano politico.com/news/2025/11/0…

NEW: A group of New York officials have quietly been meeting for weeks to prevent, and prepare for, a federal takeover of the city once Mamdani is inaugurated My look inside the Kathy Hochul-led effort, how it came about and what they have planned > politico.com/news/magazine/…

SCOOP: Jack Schlossberg is running for Congress. Jack Schlossberg has already hired staff and could announce his NY-12 bid as soon as next week

NEW: Dem Senate candidates are panning the shutdown deal, from insurgents to Schumer's star recruits. Some renewed calls for Schumer's ouster as leader even as he voted against it. Potential 2028ers, House hopefuls piled on the new litmus test politico.com/news/2025/11/1… POLITICO