Adam Edelman

After Glenn Youngkin ran successfully on education and cultural issues four years ago, the GOP is hoping to expand the message ahead of a key 2025 election.

The federal lawsuit is the first by Trump's Justice Department against states or municipalities that have sanctuary city policies.

In some cases, local officials have shied away from the “sanctuary city” label and pledged to work with federal immigration authorities — a departure from Trump’s first term.

The order allows the state Supreme Court to hear a challenge by the Republican candidate in the race — who trails by just 734 votes — to have 60,000 ballots thrown out.

The special elections for state House and Senate seats offered early tests of the political environment after the 2024 campaign and ahead of this year's governor's race.

Both parties are turning their attention to contests next year that could be the first tests of the political landscape after Trump’s victory.

Over the next two years, 38 governor's elections will be on the ballot, including in presidential battlegrounds and states with term-limited incumbents.

The posts build upon a series of messages Trump has delivered in recent weeks, including that the U.S. should buy Greenland and obtain control of the Panama Canal.

The lawsuit is the latest chapter in the long-running saga in the battleground state contest, as Democratic Justice Allison Riggs maintains a 734-vote advantage.

The ruling means Democrat Allison Riggs maintains her narrow advantage in the battleground state contest over Republican Jefferson Griffin, who may appeal the decision.