From Democratic election wins on the east coast to California's approval of a redistricting effort to the Supreme Court weighing a case challenging presidential power, a lot has happened following Election Day in the US.

If you're just catching up, here's what you need to know.

Mamdani wins New York mayoral race

• The 34-year-old Democratic socialist will be the first Muslim and South Asian mayor, and the youngest elected in a century

• President Trump, who previously threatened to take funding away from New York if Mamdani won, has renewed his attacks on the mayor-elect, calling him a "communist"
• Mamdani has vowed to take on "authoritarian Trump" and fight for affordability

Democratic wins in Virginia and New Jersey

• Democrat Mikie Sherrill won the New Jersey governor's race, in which she campaigned on reducing the high cost of living
• Virginia saw another Democratic victory with Abigail Spanberger winning the governor's race
• Democrats say Tuesday's wins are a repudiation of President Trump's policies, while Vice President JD Vance brushed off the results

California redistricting proposition passed

• The golden state voted to approve a rare mid-decade redistricting proposal that would place more power in Democrats' hands in Congress
• The proposal was Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom's answer to a recent Texas redistricting plan that gives Republicans more House seats

Supreme Court takes on tariffs case

• The high court has started hearing arguments on a case that challenges the legality of Trump's sweeping tariffs brought by a dozen states and a group of small businesses who argue he illegally bypassed congressional approval
• Its outcome could decide just how much power presidents have in making major economic decisions without Congress' approval

You can read more about the Supreme Court hearing on Trump's tariffs here

And check out four takeaways from the Democrats big election night here

We're now ending our live coverage - thank you for joining us!

Trump's remarks America Business Forum in Miami have now ended.

It was about an hour long and touched on many of his previous grievances about his predecessor as well as swipes at New York's mayor-elect.

In reference to Mamdani, the president also said: "We'll help him a little bit, maybe."

Asma Khalid
Co-host, The Global Story Podcast

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, tells me on the BBC's Global Story podcast that New York has chosen "hope not fear, unity over division" by electing Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani.

Khan congratulated Mamdani: " He must be really proud, his team, but also - as importantly - New Yorkers because they've chosen hope over fear. They've chosen unity over division."

Khan said he hasn't spoken to Mamdani, but had texted him: " I know from personal experience, you're bombarded with thousands of messages. It took me days when I first won, and indeed the second and third time to respond to messages. I'm sure he'll respond in due course. He's probably sleeping as we speak, which is, you know, fair enough."

London mayor evoked by conservatives as cautionary tale

When asked about why some in the conservative movement in the US had evoked his mayoralty as a cautionary tale against voting for Mamdani during the campaign, Khan said "one of the things I learned in the playground is when somebody tries to bully you, stand up for yourself."

"You're seeing examples of some of that movement trying to bully minorities, trying to bully voters, trying to bully Zohran and myself. And I'm really pleased that they've been unsuccessful when it comes to both London and New York."

Khan worries about broader impact

"I can't run away from the fact that it's incredibly distressing. Distressing not to Zohran or myself, we're quite stoic and resilient. But imagine if you are a minority thinking about getting involved in politics. Imagine if you are a proud American who is Muslim or a proud Londoner who is Muslim. Your mother and father, your uncle or auntie will probably discourage you from putting your head above the parapet, discourage you from getting involved in public service, discourage you to run to be the mayor of these great cities. And that is so heart-breaking."

Specifically referencing President Trump's comments over time about Mr Khan, he said "I may live rent free inside President Donald Trump's head, but I can reassure you he does not live rent free inside my head."

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At this morning's news conference, Mamdani, a democratic socialist, appeared to be non-committal about whether he will move to Gracie Mansion, the lavish nearly 230-year old official mayor's residence.

"I did get a text from my super late [last] night," he says, referring to the live-in employee in many New York apartment buildings who handles day-to-day requests from residents.

"My focus right now is on the transition team," he says. "I will speak with my wife, I will think about this further but when I have something to share it will be done so publicly."

Mamdani and his wife Ruma Duwaji currently lives in a rent-stabilised one bedroom apartment in the Astoria neighbourhood of Queens. He pays $2,300 a month and his opponents criticised him for living in the affordable housing despite earning $140,000 annually as a state lawmaker.

Gracie Mansion, situated on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, has housed New York mayors since 1942. Mamdani is yet to say whether he'll move into the residence.

Former NYC mayor and multi billionaire Michael Bloomberg famously shunned living in the estate - instead opting to stay in his own mansion in the same area.

"It's a great house for everybody, not for one family," he said in 2012., external

BBC Monitoring

Some Iranian media outlets noted Zohran Mamdani's leftist policies but they mostly focused on him being the city's first Muslim mayor, an opponent of US President Donald Trump and critic of Israel, rather than him being a democratic socialist.

Iran is the largest Shia-majority country in the world and Mamdani, who was born in Uganda, is of Indian Shia Muslim heritage

All broadcast media in Iran is controlled by the state and content can be expected to reflect the position of the establishment. Iran’s state run rolling news channel IRINN highlighted Mamdani’s description of himself as Trump's "worst nightmare".

While some pundits and politicians in Iran celebrated what they saw as a rise in anti-Israel sentiment in the US politics, many foreign-based anti-establishment users on social media voiced their concerns over the mayor-elect's faith.

Some accused Mamdani of being an antisemite, but others responded to critics, warning them against projecting their fears from living under Iran's theocracy onto the secular American system.

Trump is now saying they put in a "communist" in New York, a verbal attack he has frequently levelled at Mamdani. "We skipped socialist and we put in a communist instead."

Mamdani rejects that label and self-identifies with democratic socialism, a political ideology. It has no clear definition but essentially means giving a voice to workers, not corporations. Mamdani has promised to tax millionaires to pay for expanded social programmes. It's the politics of Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez with whom Mamdani has often shared a stage.

Trump says New Yorkers will flee "communism" because of Mamdani's victory.

"I hope it works out for New York," he says. "We'll help him a little bit, maybe."

Trump says that after last night's election results, the difference between the two parties could not be more clear, saying it's a choice between "communism and common sense".

"Our opponents are offering an economic nightmare and we are offering an economic miracle," he said. "They put America last, we put America first."

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Trump says mayors and governors will try to take credit for making the US more affordable, but they "didn't do a damn thing", he said.

It's another reference to yesterday's elections. He says his administration will bring prices down soon.

Remember: New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani campaigned on a platform of affordability and lowering the city's cost of living. Among his promises are rent freezes, free buses and universal childcare.

Natalie Sherman
Reporting from the US Supreme Court

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Dale Patton is chairman of Old Mansion, a 149-year-old family-owned spice importing business based in Virginia.

The company which supplies national restaurant chains, has already paid hundreds of thousands of dollars in tariffs this year on spices like black pepper, cumin and paprika.

And he is expecting those bills to hit the millions - though the final bills have been near-impossible to predict."We've been on the front lines," he says. "And it's going to get worse.”

A decision against the White House would be "very big", he says.

While he knows the court case is unlikely to represent the final word on tariffs, he says a ruling against the measures "would take a lot of uncertainty out of my business”.

President Trump is now addressing the crowd in Miami at the America Business Forum.

He says the American people restored their sovereignty a year ago by electing him, but adds "we lost a little bit of sovereignty last night in New York", a reference to Democrat Zohran Mamdani's win.

"But we'll take care of it," he adds.

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Danielle Kaye
New York business reporter

While we wait for remarks by President Trump at the American Business Forum, here's what else is happening today in US politics.

Oral arguments do not offer a crystal ball on how the Supreme Court will rule, especially on a case as contentious as the challenge to President Trump's use of tariffs this year.

But the justices' scepticism of the government's claim - that the president has the power to impose sweeping tariffs - could mean a bumpy road ahead for the Trump administration, as it tries to defend a core pillar of its economic policy.

Perhaps most notable were comments and concerns from several of the court's conservatives, including Justice Neil Gorsuch, a Trump appointee, who cautioned about a "gradual but continual accretion of power in the executive branch". Another Trump appointee, Justice Amy Coney Barrett, questioned whether the the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) conferred tariff authority to the president.

A lawyer for the businesses that challenged Trump's IEEPA tariffs reiterated their stance that "tariffs are taxes" and only Congress has the authority to impose them.

"We agree with the idea that tariffs have foreign policy implications," said Neal Katyal, a lawyer for businesses that brought the tariff challenge. "But nonetheless, they exclusively committed that power to the Congress."

"We will never get this power back if the government wins this case," he added.

Still, the plaintiffs did not escape pointed questioning from several conservative justices. Justice Samuel Alito questioned whether tariffs are universally revenue-raising in nature - a crucial element of the legal debate. Justice Barrett wondered whether Congress would actually want the president to use a tool that is weaker than completely shutting down trade as leverage with trading partners.

The court's ruling will have big implications for the US economy, and for businesses not only in the US but also around the world. On the line is an estimated $90bn worth of import taxes already paid.

President Donald Trump is due to speak shortly. He is addressing the American Business Forum, held at Kasya Center Arena in Miami, on the first anniversary of his win in the 2024 presidential election.

His remarks come after a slew of US elections that delivered decisive wins for Democrats and rejections of Republican candidates that Trump had endorsed.

Stay with us as we bring you the latest from his speech. You can follow along and watch live above.

US Vice-President JD Vance says the Democratic election wins are not a big deal.

"I think it's idiotic to overreact to a couple of elections in blue states," Vance writes on X on Tuesday.

But, he says Republicans need to do better at turning out voters than they have in the past. It's a critical time to focus in on the home front ahead of the 2026 midterms, he says.

"We're going to keep on working to make a decent life affordable in this country, and that's the metric by which we'll ultimately be judged in 2026 and beyond."

Republicans in California have filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging Proposition 50, the referendum that allows California's Democrat-controlled legislature to redraw its congressional maps.

Yesterday, voters overwhelmingly backed the measure which was opposed by Republicans. Democrats hope to gain at least five more seats in Congress by redistricting as part of measures to combat a similar redistricting effort by Republicans in Texas and other states.

Currently, Republicans hold a small, five-seat majority in the 435-member House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Congress.

A look nationally shows the effort in Democrat-heavy California won't be enough on its own to cancel out gains by Republicans who have also redone voting maps. Four Republican-led states have already redrawn their lines so far this year, giving the party a likely advantage in nine new voting districts.

You can read more about Proposition 50 here.

BBC Monitoring

Zohran Mamdami’s Muslim identity dominated Israeli media coverage of his mayoral election victory, with many portraying him negatively for apparently holding "anti-Israel" views.

The main headline on the right-wing Channel 14 News’ website declared:, external "Pro-Palestinian Mamdani opened his victory speech in Arabic". It said the New Yorker’s victory was the result of rising "hatred" in the US towards Israel.

The right-wing Yisrael Hayom newspaper referred, external to Mamdani as "one of the country's most significant anti-Zionist voices".

On Channel 12 News, panellists appeared visibly stunned when a reporter said between 16% and 30% of Jews in New York had voted for Mamdani. "Do you see Jews leaving New York now?" one anchor asked.

Channel 12 highlighted President Trump’s Truth Social post that said: "Any Jewish person that votes for Zohran Mamdani, a proven and self professed JEW HATER, is a stupid person!!!"

However, the channel also noted that Mamdani had pledged to fight antisemitism and Islamophobia in his victory speech.

The Ynet news website said , externalhis campaign had centred on sharp criticism of Israel and an effort to “soften the violent slogan 'globalise the intifada'” Pro-Palestinian activists say it is a call for international solidarity with Palestinians; their critics see it as an implicitly antisemitic slogan.

Ynet described Mamdani's win as an "economic and political upheaval in New York and a signal to Israel".

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer says Democratic wins across the country on Tuesday show that the American people are fed up with President Trump.

"Last night was a clear, unmistakable repudiation of Trump and a vindication of what Democrats have been fighting for over the last several months and all year. Americans have been feeling the real world repercussions of Trump's policies."

Schumer adds that the election results should serve as a "five-alarm fire" for Republicans to realise that "their high cost house is burning and they only got themselves to blame".

Senator Bernie Sanders, an Independent from Vermont, just finished speaking at a press conference prior to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer taking the stage.

A reporter asked if Democratic party leadership not supporting Mamdani poses a risk for the party or for similar candidates in the 2026 midterms.

Sanders responded, "Well, the party leadership did not support Mamdani in New York, and he won. Party leadership is not supporting Platner in Maine, and I think he's going to win."

"So I think there is a growing understanding that leadership and defending the status quo and the inequalities that exist in America is not where the American people are."

Sanders is a supporter of both Mamdani and Graham Platner who is running for the Senate in Maine.

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We've just heard from mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, who held a press conference at the Unisphere in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York.

If you're just joining us, this is what he said:

• He announced his transition team, which will help him prepare for when he becomes the mayor on 1 January - and said that he'll announce the people he's appointed to oversee his agenda in government "in the coming days"
• Mamdani condemend a "a sense that is growing" in the United States that you are allowed to violate the law - he declared that "everyone must be held accountable" whether they are an ICE agent or the president of the United States
• A brief phone call was held last night with Republican rival candidate Curtis Sliwa last night - but he didn't say if he spoke to independent rival Andrew Cuomo, whom he beat in the Democratic primary in June
• Asked about the safety of Jewish New Yorkers, Mamdani pledged to work with Jewish leaders across the city in "fighting the scourge of antisemitism"
• On Donald Trump, Mamdani vowed to tackle what he called the "twin crises" of "an authoritarian administration and an affordability crisis" - and added that he was "leaving the door open" to speak to the president despite not having heard from him yet

BBC Monitoring

Arab media outlets this morning celebrated , externalZohran Mamdani's win as "the first Muslim" to serve as mayor of New York City.

Several outlets, including the Qatar-based Al-Araby TV, external and the Saudi-funded Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, external, said Mamdani would be, external "the first Muslim mayor for the biggest American city".

Saudi-funded Al-Arabiya led with the story, external in its 04:00 GMT bulletin and highlighted "the war of statements" between Mamdani and US President Donald Trump.

Al Arabiya and UAE-based Sky News Arabia described Mamdani, external as "a fierce opponent of Trump".

Qatari Al Jazeera said, external "Mamdani, a Muslim accused of communism, makes history in New York."

The London-based Al-Quds al-Araby said, external Mamdani's win "paves the way for a new era of progressive policies in the city".

Arab social media users also celebrated Mamdani's victory, which some partly attributed , externalto his anti-Israel and pro-Palestine stances. Some regarded his win, external as "a defeat for Zionists in the US".

Zohran Mamdani is notable in many ways - New York City's first Muslim mayor, the youngest since 1892, and the first born in Africa.

Famed for his charisma, he joins the ranks of some other big figures who have led New York over the years.

Rudy Giuliani is perhaps one of the most famous former mayors, having led the city through 9/11. He is known for his high-profile crackdown on crime in the city in the 1990s. He served as mayor from 1994-2001.

The former lawyer cuts a controversial figure, and was disbarred in 2024 after false claims he made after Donald Trump's 2020 presidential loss.

Michael Bloomberg is another memorable former mayor, having founded the news service that bears his name. Like Giuliani, he served for three terms from 2002 to 2013.

Both former mayors tried to run for president, with Giuliani seeking the Republican nomination in 2008, and Bloomberg the Democratic nomination in 2020.

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