Overview
- Press secretary Karoline Leavitt held a scheduled White House briefing at 1 p.m. EST on Election Day.
- Voters were casting ballots in closely watched races across New Jersey, New York, Virginia and California.
- The federal government shutdown has reached 35 days, with some lawmakers casting the elections as a potential turning point.
- President Donald Trump has urged Senate Republicans to eliminate the 60‑vote filibuster to advance legislation during the standoff.
- The administration faces questions over recent military strikes in the Caribbean and stepped‑up immigration enforcement as Trump publicly backed Andrew Cuomo, Jack Ciattarelli and Jason Miyares without an open endorsement of Winsome Earle-Sears.