Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett.

And I'm Omna Navaz on the news hour tonight.

Voters cast ballots in state-level elections that could signal the future of U.S. politics.

A group of small businesses and states challenge President Trump's authority to impose sweeping tariffs, taking their case

all the way to the Supreme Court.

We are bearing the burden of an asphyxiating tax. Taxes went up by millions and millions,

millions of dollars that we did not have. It has made our business worse.

And we look back on the complicated legacy of the late former Vice President

Dick Cheney, the man who made the case for the Iraq War.

Welcome to the News Hour.

On this election day, voters cast ballots in key races across the country.

In Virginia, Democrat Abigail Spanberger will be the first woman to serve as governor.

With more than 70 percent of the vote counted, the former three-term congresswoman leads her Republican challenger,

Winsome Earl Sears, with 55% of the vote.

Spanberger spoke just moments ago.

We are built on the things we share,

not the things that pull us apart.

And I am proud that our campaign earned votes

from Democrats, Republicans, independence, and everyone

in between.

In New Jersey, Democrat Mikey Cheryl leads her Republican challenger Jack Chittarelli in the

governor's race, though the Associated Press has not yet called that race.

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