It’s Election Day 2025. And the results in New Jersey, Virginia and elsewhere Tuesday could be some of the most significant dominoes to fall in the federal government shutdown, which is set to become the longest in history on Wednesday.

The Senate is scheduled to reconvene at 3 p.m. on Monday, as the shutdown of the federal government approaches a record set during President Donald Trump’s first term. The dome of the U.S. Capitol is reflected in a window as people visit the Washington Monument,