Election Day 2025 approaches with controversial developments shaking gubernatorial contests in Virginia and New Jersey, the only two states holding governor races this year.

Many of the "No Kings Day" protests are again being formed by local activist organizations, progressive groups and nonprofits.

Tens of thousands of Kaiser Permanente nurses and health care workers across California are hitting the picket line Tuesday, as a five-day strike begins.

Maine, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Vermont celebrate the paid holiday on their own. Maine, New Mexico and Vermont all replaced the Columbus Day holiday with Indigenous Peoples Day in 2019. South Dakota renamed the holiday to Native American Day in 1990, according to ACLU South Dakota .

The National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk is Tuesday, Oct. 14, on what would have been his 32nd birthday, per The Hill. The House of Representatives passed a resolution in September designating Oct. 14 as the "National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk."