One year after Donald Trump retook the White House and set into motion a dramatic expansion of executive power, the Republican president figures prominently in state and local elections being held Tuesday.

President Donald Trump is dialing up pressure on the Justice Department to freshly scrutinize ballots from the 2020 election, raising tensions with administration officials who think their time is better spent examining voter lists for future elections.

For Ciattarelli, who trails New Jersey Democrat Mikie Sherrill by single digits according to the latest rounds of pre-election polling, Trump has offered an endorsement and a ten-minute tele-rally. Ciattarelli has given Trump his unequivocal support, saying in October that he gives Trump an “A” grade.

It’s a consequential week ahead for Donald Trump’s presidency, with the impacts of the government shutdown spreading and major off-year elections slated for Tuesday. Follow for live updates.

While too much shouldn't be made out of off-year elections, the Nov. 4 election will be the first major electoral sign of the political mood and what voters think of the president.

On Tuesday in California, voters will decide whether to move forward with plans to redraw the state’s congressional map in a move to counter Republican gerrymandering efforts elsewhere ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Election Day is just 2 days away and the Governor races in New Jersey and Virginia mark the first major electoral tests of President Trump’s agenda. President and CEO of Voto Latino Maria Teresa Kumar and former Republican Congressman Joe Walsh join The Weekend to discuss the busy week ahead.

Newsom and his Illinois counterpart, Gov. JB Pritzker, have warned that Trump’s attempts to send the U.S. military into their states’ most populous cities — Los Angeles and Chicago — are precursors to deploying the military or federal agents to polling places in Democratic-leaning cities next year.

Former President Barack Obama is headlining rallies for Democrats running for governor in Virginia and New Jersey.

President Donald Trump has endorsed Iowa U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks for re-election in Iowa's 1st Congressional District, praising her as a "strong advocate" for Iowa and giving her his "Complete and Total Endorsement.

President Donald J. Trump has officially endorsed Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders in her bid for re-election in Arkansas.