Americans vote in midterms seen as referendum on Trump
Control of both chambers of Congress, each held by the Republicans, is at stake in today’s midterm elections. Mr Trump’s approval rating stands at 34% in CNN’s poll average, and voters say the cost of living is their foremost concern. On the eve of polling, the Supreme Court rejected the administration’s bid to set aside 20,000 disputed Californian ballots.
Democrats must flip four Republican-held Senate seats while holding all their own; CNN has expanded its list of competitive seats to 11, adding South Carolina, with Texas and Kansas rising up the order. Republicans have poured money into traditionally safe contests, and Mr Trump spent his final weekend rallying in Iowa and Kansas. Prediction-market traders put the likelihood of a Democratic Senate at nearly 75%. A Democratic Congress would put a brake on a presidency that has waged war on Iran and imposed sweeping tariffs.