Democrats won big in the elections. Here’s what you missed.

民主党在选举中大获全胜。以下是您错过的内容。

Apple News Today

2025-11-05

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Democrats won big in last night’s election results. Zohran Mamdani won the race for New York mayor, and there were victories in the New Jersey and Virginia gubernatorial races. Plus, California voted Yes on a key redistricting measure. ABC offers key takeaways. The Supreme Court is set to hear arguments over Trump’s signature tariff policy. Greg Stohr of Bloomberg explains why some businesses that have already paid steep import taxes might get a refund if Trump loses. Plus, the latest on a Kentucky plane crash, the shutdown drags on but negotiations are picking up, and why some living people in Maine received letters informing them of their own deaths. Today’s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.
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  • Good morning. It's Wednesday, November 5th.

  • I'm Sheena Basu.

  • This is Apple News Today.

  • On today's show, a clean sweep for Democrats on election night,

  • a Supreme Court case that could define Trump's economic legacy, and the latest on the UPS plane crash in Kentucky.

  • Let's start with last night's elections, which were seen as an early gauge of voter sentiment in President Trump's second term.

  • Democrats won key victories by large margins.

  • CNN projects that Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic candidate, will be elected the next mayor of New York, New York.

  • In neighboring New Jersey, the Fox News Decision Desk projects that Democrat Mikey Sherrill will become the state's next governor there.

  • CNN has projected the former Democratic Congresswoman and CIA case officer Abigail Spanberger will be elected governor of Virginia.

  • NBC News projects that the Prop 50 race in California will be decided in favor.

  • Yes, wins on Prop 50 in California and we are For progressives, Mamdani's victory was evidence that a left-wing economic agenda,

  • combined with clear messaging, could build a new coalition of voters.

  • He will be the first Muslim and first South Asian to lead New York City and, at 34, the youngest in over a century.

  • Last night in his victory speech, he alluded to the odds he was up against.

  • Over the last 12 months, you have dared to reach for something greater.

  • Tonight, against all odds, we have grasped it.

  • The future is in our hands.

  • My friends, we have toppled a political dynasty.

  • More than 2 million votes were counted in New York City Tuesday, making it the highest turnout in more than half a century.