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Democrat Mikie Sherrill elected governor of New Jersey, defeating opponent who aligned with Trump

By MIKE CATALINI and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON
Nov 04, 2025 8:43 pm - U.S. Rep. Mikie Sherrill on Tuesday was elected governor of New Jersey, shoring up Democratic control of a state that has been reliably blue in presidential and Senate contests but had shown signs of shifting rightward in recent years.
Abigail Spanberger elected Virginia governor in a historic first that boosts Democrats ahead of 2026

By OLIVIA DIAZ and BILL BARROW
Nov 04, 2025 8:33 pm - Democrat Abigail Spanberger won the Virginia governor’s race Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears to give Democrats a key victory heading into the 2026 midterm elections and make history as the first woman ever to lead the Commonwealth.
Administration hints furloughed workers may not be paid after shutdown

By Hannah Natanson, Jacob Bogage and Riley Beggin
Nov 04, 2025 8:27 pm - The Trump administration is sending notifications to federal staff suggesting that only those who are working during the government shutdown will be paid when it ends, despite a 2019 law that also guarantees pay to furloughed employees.
22 — yes, 22 — candidates running for Durbin’s Senate seat; 7 seek GOP governor nomination

By Marni Pyke
Nov 04, 2025 6:28 pm - A farmer, a sheriff and an electrician are among the candidates as the filing period for the March 17 primary ends.
Arlington Heights weighs ICE ban on municipal sites

By Christopher Placek
Nov 04, 2025 5:39 pm - Some Arlington Heights trustees want to ban federal immigration authorities from using municipal property for enforcement operations, mirroring measures enacted by other local governments.
Border Patrol official behind Chicago immigration crackdown defends tactics as Trump cheers

By SOPHIA TAREEN
Nov 04, 2025 4:27 pm - ROSEMONT — The Border Patrol commander leading an immigration crackdown in Chicago applauded his agents’ aggressive tactics that have prompted resident backlash and lawsu...
DC ‘sandwich guy’ goes on trial, says prosecution is half-baked

By Salvador Rizzo
Nov 04, 2025 3:50 pm - The D.C. man who flung a sandwich at a federal agent in a show of resistance to President Donald Trump’s takeover of local law enforcement went on trial this week, as his lawyers blasted the Justice Department for what they described as excessive and ham-fisted policing.
Most Trump ballroom donors have federal contracts, watchdog says

By Justin Sink
Nov 04, 2025 3:49 pm - A majority of the corporate donors who have been named as donors to President Donald Trump’s ballroom construction project have received government contracts in recent years, according to a report released Monday by a watchdog group.
Wheeling prohibits agents from using village property to prepare for immigration enforcement activities

By Russell Lissau
Nov 04, 2025 2:59 pm - Wheeling has formally banned federal agents from using municipal property to plan immigration-related activities.
Judge hears testimony about crowded cells and overflowing toilets at Chicago-area immigration site

By CHRISTINE FERNANDO
Nov 04, 2025 2:21 pm - A judge heard testimony Tuesday about overflowing toilets, crowded cells, no beds and water that "tasted like sewer” at a Chicago-area building that serves as a key detention spot for people rounded up in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

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