California's Proposition 50 could reshape congressional districts while New York City voters will decide on election timing and affordable housing measures.

Democrats have swept the first major elections of Donald Trump's second term, with the US president saying the ongoing government shutdown is a "big factor".

Democrats won handily in Tuesday’s elections nationwide, with Zohran Mamdani becoming mayor of New York City and Democratic candidates emerging victorious in New Jersey and Virginia.

The results underscore the widespread backlash to Trump’s polarizing governance in the first year of his second term in office

Los Angeles, New York City and San Francisco build housing at some of the slowest rates of major cities in the country. Over the past decade, New York City added just 30.6 housing units per 1,000 residents — far fewer than Atlanta or Miami’s roughly 140 housing units — according to NYU’s Furman Center data.

Republicans asked a federal court to block newly approved maps in California that were designed to flip as many as five House seats for Democrats.

Most California voters didn't like redrawing their congressional districts to favor Democrats, according to the AP Voter Poll.