American voters head to the polls to decide all 435 House seats and 35 Senate contests in a pivotal assessment of the administration's second term. While non-partisan analysts favor Democrats to reclaim the House, capturing the Senate requires defending all incumbent seats and flipping at least two conservative bastions such as Texas, Ohio, or Alaska. Several crucial Senate races face last-minute turmoil, including an unusual intraparty endorsement in Michigan and a federal inquiry into candidate recruitment tactics in Alaska. Securing either chamber would grant Democrats the leverage to demand policy concessions and freeze judicial confirmations.
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Gaining control of either chamber would grant Democrats subpoena power to investigate all…: Gaining control of either chamber would grant Democrats subpoena power to investigate alleged self-dealing within the Trump administration.
Securing the Senate majority requires Democrats to successfully flip at least two histori…: Securing the Senate majority requires Democrats to successfully flip at least two historically Republican strongholds among seven contested states.
High fuel costs tied to a February attack on Iran and broad tariffs have dragged presiden…: High fuel costs tied to a February attack on Iran and broad tariffs have dragged presidential approval ratings toward historic lows.
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US President Donald Trump's approval rating is hovering near his all-time lows, dragged down by deep voter frustration over the war with Iran and the resulting rise in fuel prices.
WASHINGTON: American voters will deliver a verdict on the first two years of President Donald Trump's second term in Tuesday's (Nov 3) midterm elections, with polls and non-partisan analysts favouring Democrats to wrest the House from Republicans while control of the Senate remains uncertain.
The battle for the Senate is unfolding across nearly 10 closely contested statewide races, most in Republican strongholds.
History is against Trump's Republicans: the sitting president's party has lost ground in Congress in all but two midterm elections since World War II.
Trump's approval rating is hovering near his all-time lows, dragged down by deep voter frustration over the war with Iran and the resulting rise in fuel prices.
There is little doubt this year's election is all about Trump, the central US political figure for most of the last decade. Trump himself has told his supporters repeatedly to "pretend I'm on the ballot", a message…
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