Virginia gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears led the state’s Republican ticket in delivering a final message to voters ahead of Election Day on Monday. Earle-Sears and her fellow candidates made the comments during a gaggle with reporters at a campaign event inside a Virginia diner. A reporter asked Earle-Sears what her “elevator pitch” would be to convince any Virginia voter who still remains on the fence about her race...

Mayoral frontrunner Zohran Mamdani struck a defiant tone in an early morning speech Monday in response to President Donald Trump’s “threats” to block federal funding to New York City if the democratic socialist is elected Tuesday. Mamdani marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to City Hall at sunrise in a dramatic demonstration on the eve of Election Day. Flanked by supporters, local officials and Attorney General Letitia James, Mamdani...

The Senate returns to Washington, D.C., this week as the government shutdown nears a record-shattering milestone and as lawmakers remain entrenched in their positions. Come late Tuesday night, the government shutdown will officially become the longest on record, at 36 days, smashing through the previous record etched into the history books in early 2019. And while that record approaches, and payday deadlines are missed and federal benefits dry...