High-profile races are unfolding across the country on Tuesday, including New York City's mayoral election and governor's races in New Jersey and Virginia.In California, voters will consider a ballot measure that puts forth a redrawn congressional map that could net Democrats five House seats.

Polls are now open across New Jersey for a massive, watched-across-the-nation Election Day that will decide who becomes the state’s next governor.

In Virginia and New Jersey, voters will elect new governors, and the outcome of these contests could be bellwethers for next year's congressional midterm elections.

The Senate is voting on whether to advance a House-passed continuing resolution to end the government shutdown, which has now matched the longest in U.S. history at 35 days.

President Donald Trump says he “won’t be extorted” by Democrats to reopen the government, making clear that he has no plans to negotiate as the government shutdown will soon enter its sixth week.