Virginia’s Ghazala Hashmi becomes first Muslim elected statewide in the Old Dominion

Ghazala Hashmi captures Virginia's lieutenant governor seat, bringing doctorate credentials and focus on public education to statewide office.

Live Updates: In New York, Mayor’s Race Draws Highest Turnout in Decades

As of 6 p.m., about 1.85 million people, including early and mail-in voters, had cast ballots in the hotly contested race among Zohran Mamdani, Andrew M. Cuomo and Curtis Sliwa. Polls close at 9 p.m.

Government shutdown becomes longest in U.S. history after failed Senate vote

The Senate failed for the 14th time to advance a bill to end the government shutdown, now the longest in U.S. history. Follow live updates here.
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