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Trump faces court elections and shutdown tests

President Trump enters a fraught week testing his clout on three fronts: elections in New Jersey, Virginia and New York City, a Supreme Court review of his tariffs, and a grinding government shutdown. He threatened to withhold funds if New York City elects Democrat Zohran Mamdani, whom he labeled a communist, though Mamdani is a democratic socialist. Trump is boosting Republicans via virtual events and Truth Social. He hails Wednesday’s tariff case under the 1977 emergency law as historic but will skip arguments. Polls show rising blame on him for the shutdown, even as aides downplay the stakes.

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